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Sat Apr 26, 2014 3:58 am

A few barndoors on the move.. 8)

Fri May 02, 2014 12:47 am

Nice thanks.

Fri May 02, 2014 1:16 am

Here are a couple of movies from the show. They are about 20 mins long each, but hopefully not to boring!

Barndoors:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3_BpUG7C5g

Schwimmwagens:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-u5yP1KF7vM

Fri May 02, 2014 4:10 am

speedbuggyseb wrote: Here are a couple of movies from the show. They are about 20 mins long each, but hopefully not to boring!

Barndoors:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3_BpUG7C5g

Schwimmwagens:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-u5yP1KF7vM
Can't view this in the US due to the copyright on the audio track :(

Fri May 02, 2014 11:01 am

Fri May 02, 2014 3:20 pm

Sat May 03, 2014 4:18 pm

Mon May 05, 2014 2:04 am

:lol:

Mon May 05, 2014 11:50 am

Here he take a warm up in Rikki's bus :D

Who knows what are with the other registrated guys on the gathering??

Whats the matter with Tonny Larson??

And the other cars/guys?

:?: :?: :?:

Mon May 05, 2014 12:28 pm

some BW pics

Wed May 07, 2014 5:13 am

What a great show .
Al pics can be found here : https://www.facebook.com/pages/TVPhotography/583226125045686?ref=hl

Wed May 07, 2014 6:04 am

Barndoor Mafia wrote: How was the swap/traders area?? Parts galore??

Trading was very light. I have heard of a couple of traders where, due to the very high cost of trade plots, it was not financially feasible for them to sell at the show. Higher trade plot costs also lead to higher part prices.

Isn't OCTO $5 all in for a bus, all occupants, and a trade space?

A second feedback item is that the Barndoors were too tightly parked (compare it to the OCTO 2012 Barndoor Gathering). They were a cargo door width apart. Whilst this might have made for nice neat full participant shots, it meant most owners did not stay by their bus. They headed elsewhere for comfort. And there was plenty of room for the Barndoors to be a 'bus-width and a half' apart. So a key feature of these types of shows - interaction between show-goers and bus owners - was, in the main, lost. It only struck me on the way home how few owners I had got to talk to about their bus. 'Lucky them!'. Beat you to it :)

Not meant as a moan - I really enjoyed the event - just honest feedback to be put in the organising pot for 2018.

Thu May 22, 2014 1:17 pm

Took some time but I finaly got my Ben Pon Show pics online!
Check them out on www.volksfahrer.nl

Here are some:

My own bus and a very nice barndoor that was just finished

Thu May 22, 2014 2:20 pm

RockStock wrote: Barndoor Mafia wrote: How was the swap/traders area?? Parts galore??

Trading was very light. I have heard of a couple of traders where, due to the very high cost of trade plots, it was not financially feasible for them to sell at the show. Higher trade plot costs also lead to higher part prices.

Isn't OCTO $5 all in for a bus, all occupants, and a trade space?

A second feedback item is that the Barndoors were too tightly parked (compare it to the OCTO 2012 Barndoor Gathering). They were a cargo door width apart. Whilst this might have made for nice neat full participant shots, it meant most owners did not stay by their bus. They headed elsewhere for comfort. And there was plenty of room for the Barndoors to be a 'bus-width and a half' apart. So a key feature of these types of shows - interaction between show-goers and bus owners - was, in the main, lost. It only struck me on the way home how few owners I had got to talk to about their bus. 'Lucky them!'. Beat you to it :)

Not meant as a moan - I really enjoyed the event - just honest feedback to be put in the organising pot for 2018.

Bummer about the high cost to trade/sell. Yes, OCTO is only $5/€3.5 to get in and if you choose to trade/sell, still the same price and you get a 15ft x 12ft spot. The June meet is held at the Long Beach Veterans Stadium, fairly large venue so there is plenty of parking space for both participants and spectators.

My Dad, Chuck, and Comrad both had an awesome time. They came back with accents and an appreciation for European beer. :wink:

Thanks Air Vin ……….. it’s about time!!! OKAY :D

Thu May 22, 2014 8:13 pm

volksfahrer.nl wrote: Took some time but I finaly got my Ben Pon Show pics online!
Check them out on www.volksfahrer.nl

Here are some:

AirVIn! You make grrrreeeeaaaatttt photos! I guess thats why you are a staff photographer ;)

Awesome hanging out ...but I was I a little bummed that we didn't get to camp together in your bus like HO13 :oops: :wink:

Fri May 23, 2014 4:16 am

Cool pics

Thu Feb 26, 2015 3:46 pm

Official premiere of the 'Ben Pon Show The Movie' will take place on March 1st, 2015!
This will be part of the AirMighty Megascene - 5th Anniversary Birthday Bash program in De Lieve Vrouw - Theater Film Café in Amersfoort (NL).

Here it is, the official 'Ben Pon Show The Movie' trailer - DVD is for sale via www.BenPon.nl
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In this documentary we look back at the highlights of the Vintage Volkswagen Event, the '1st European Barndoor Gathering & Vintage VW Show' aka the 'Ben Pon Show', that took place on the weekend of 19-20 April 2014. We will show you and bring you back to this EPIC weekend from start to finish. With over 11.000 weekend visitors, participants from over 25 countries and 1.200 cars this ended as the most international event to date in Amersfoort (NL). Here we all enjoyed a long weekend with camping, stunning vintage VWs and friends. Set a world-record of 76 Barndoor buses gathering in one location... and much, much more!

The trailer of the BEN PON SHOW THE MOVIE:

Fri Feb 27, 2015 5:28 am

That video makes me want to pack my shit and go there..... real bad

Sat Feb 28, 2015 1:21 pm

Brian_Mccue wrote: That video makes me want to pack my shit and go there..... real bad

Brian, you should it was an amazing time.

Thu Feb 09, 2017 2:58 pm

Check the site:

http://www.benpon.nl/

Ben Pon Show | 19-20 May 2018

2018 here we come