Event>> Edition38 X Pt.i

Despite being a Volkswagen driver for several months now, I've never been an avid member of the Veedub movement. I was raised on the blue oval where performance is our creed. As an outsider to the VW community all I could see was lowered cars on BBS RS wheels. To me it struck me as a lifestyle movement rather than a car scene. Back in March of this year, Rod specifically requested for me to cover this show called Edition38. I'll have to admit to my ignorance that I had to google it to see what sort of show it was. You can probably guess that I was less than keen on covering this but I figured that there is always going to be one bad apple in every show season and that I'd just have to try get on with it with an open mind …

Arriving at the show early on Saturday morning, I was promptly relieved of £25. A bit of a tough pill to swallow considering most UK shows are closer to £15 to attend. It was later that I learned that the entry fee covers you for the entire weekend which is actually a pretty nice idea.

One of the first cars to really grab my attention was this Passat CC which was running 20' Bentley Mulliner wheels. I'll have a spotlight on this later in the week. The attention to detail was superb.

Being a Caddy driver myself, I was interested to see how others had modified theirs. KW seem to provide the best drop for the Caddy. Although this example was a bit extreme, it was cool to note some of the changes that I felt could work on a more subdued example.

The Lupo was a popular choice with a lot of the owners who had cars on display. I always liked the small hatch, a credible alternative to the Mini et al.

This MKV Golf on pneumatic suspension looked the part parked up on the lawn. As I strolled around the grounds, I began to develop an appreciation for just why these guys (and gals) choose to modify their cars this way.

Coming from a performance background and predominantly covering motorsport events, it's sometimes difficult to see cars as anything other than performance vehicles.

I really struggled with this concept, but sometimes it's cool just to make a car look good.

Under the constant watchful eye of Big Brother, it's getting more and more difficult to enjoy your car in a 'spirited' fashion.

I'm sure I'm not alone in that when I park up at home or at the shops, I love looking back at my car to admire it. It may not be especially pretty but it's just the fact that it's mine. Can you imagine walking away from the above in a car park full of mundane grocery and school run cars? It's a Passat wagon and it looks amazing ! Sure it may not be the fastest car on the earth but you can bet it turns more heads than you'd like to give it credit for.

I began to develop an appreciation for the lowered on BBS style. It's so common because it looks so bloody good ! I'm also pretty sure that there is a lot more to this than meets the eye, but details only a VW connoisseur would pick up on.

Yes, that's a V8. Yes, it's in a VW and yes, there is a spotlight coming. Care to guess what chassis it's sitting in ?

Reading through some of the comments on Jeroen's stories from the VW Fanatics show, it seemed a lot of you guys thought the VW scene was boring and predictable. Well how does this grab your attention? A car sure to divide opinions, you can expect a spotlight soon.

Europe's finest video-guy Stephen Brooks was on site to also capture the event. His video from Edition is due out early next week, so keep your eyes peeled for it here on Speedhunters.

That's the end of part one of our E38X coverage, expect a lot more in part two along with some stray marques that sneaked in to the show.

Paddy

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1

VW with V8, hmmmmm... there is no doub this VW is a MK1 Golf ;)

2

nice Pictures. Good job. :)

3

Omggg that matte black golf!!! jizzed in my pants

4

V8 Camper Van ?

5

Ryan's car is stupidly hard!

6

Any shots of a red mk2 golf on reno turbines? on the floor low,black roof realy raty?



The MK4 is awesome! as is the passat estate!

7

DOPE your going to spotlight the ZOMBIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



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8

Might be a mk1 Jetta, or mk2 Golf or Jetta

10

The V8 is in a candy red MKI Golf with Torque Thrust II-s if I remember correctly. My brother showed me some pics after he went there.

11

Wait a minute! From when you got to pay in order to do your job? I've always though that pros. have some kind of accreditation to enter those events!

12

My problem with the VW scene is that about 1 in 20 of those nice cars has more than 200HP.

13

Ah!! for once i can say that a car on 'here' belongs to someone i know... The Passat CC - Holla back Impact! love the Caddy too.. surely there must be more coverage though??

14

Awesome photos!!! What lens did you use to take the photos?? The cars almost look like miniature toy cars. I really like the effect of the way you captured the cars.

15

The matte black Golf, looks so amazing.

16

v8 is probably in that red mkIor II golf next to that white mk5 golf gti

17

The only problem with so many VWs being slammed on BBS wheels is that it gets old after a while. "Oh you have RSs? Me too. And that guy, and that guy, and that guy..." You get the idea. There's not THAT much variety most of the time. Sure some people mix it up once in a while, but still...

18

lukin meannnnn !

19

Jeff, i can understand where you're coming from, but having driven cars in excess of 400hp, I can also say that my 110hp Mk3 Golf 1.8L 8v is just as fun. It's not necessarily about the power, or how fast you go, just the joy of driving the machine, and getting the most out of it. It's very cliché, but the germans have a word for it: fahrvergnügen. ;)

20

not to advertise but his paintwork is phenom. he own the Caddy too - look closer <----

21

1 in 20 run less than 200BHP? Pah... you know nothing Jeff!

22

Jeff.. seriously? 1 in 20 of the cars above probably has LESS than 200bhp, or didn't you notice the GTi's, R32's, V8's etc among all the BBS RS's? Of which maybe 20% of the cars pictured above actually have, if that...

23

Glad you got the feel for it and had a good day. What an awesome show!

24

fuck that v8 junk that CC is by far the cleanest and best car on the lot.........buddy knows whats up

25

Picking up where I left off in part one , I had just about changed my preconceptions of the VW scene

26

Might that be a mk1 with the v8?

27

Ha ha, first pic is us setting up camp. Great weekend that could have been even better with a bit more sun on Sunday. Good pics

28

haha..... look in that 1st pic, not a bbs rs in sight. the vdub scene has far more to offer than is often assumed from the out side. anyway jap cars look so much better once youve try to style them like the vdub scene....hahahaha

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