The Cal-look Lounge

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The 2015 Great Canadian VW Show Weekend is brought to you by CIP1.com and many other fine sponsors!!

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Host hotel for 2015… 

Holiday Inn North Vancouver 
Special rates of $149/night when you mention The Great Canadian VW Show (GCVWS). 

Holiday Inn North Vancouver 
700 Old Lillooet Rd, North Vancouver, BC V7J 2H5 
(604) 985-3111 
http://www.hinorthvancouver.com/ 
https://goo.gl/maps/EX8Am

Rooms are running low! Please book asap!

FRIDAY AUGUST 21ST 

AVR Open House & BBQ 12pm-330pm
AVR Import Specialties
#6 34220 South Fraser Way, Abbotsford, BC V2S 2C6 
https://goo.gl/maps/20Mlf 

A perfect way to start off the GCVWS weekend. Come hang out with the fine folks at AVR, check out the shop & showroom and have some tasty eats! Only 15 minutes away from Mission Raceway Park and the drag racing!
 
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1/4 Mile Drag Racing 4pm-11pm
Mission Raceway Park
32670 Mission, BC V2V 5V6 
https://goo.gl/maps/g96we
 
The DVKK sponsored Strip Show and the Zündfolge Car Club & AVR sponsored Stock Motor Challenge. 1/4 mile drag racing open to all air-cooled & water-cooled VWs. Whether you have a bone stock 36'er, a high strung 2L turbo, 16 valves or a bunch of burnt ones...bring it out and have some fun on the 1/4 mile!!
 
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SATURDAY AUGUST 22ND

Pancake Breakfast 10am-1pm
Regency VW 
2555 Barnet Hwy, Coquitlam, BC V3H 1W4 
https://goo.gl/maps/Uzkri 
 
Come hang out and grab a bite to eat with all your VW friends and enjoy a Show & Shine and Pancake Breakfast. Co-hosted by the Strictly German Volkswagen Association and Regency VW!

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VW Cruise 1pm-3pm
All VW Cruise (air-cooled  & water-cooled) from Regency VW through the scenic Port Moody/Coquitlam waterfront and Cates Park and ending at the Thunderbugs Reunion and Vintage Speed & Collectables Event at the Holiday Inn North Vancouver.

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The Thunderbugs Reunion and Vintage Speed & Collectables Event 3pm-6pm
The Ballroom at the Holiday Inn North Vancouver 
700 Old Lillooet Rd, North Vancouver, BC V7J 2H5 
(604) 985-3111 
https://goo.gl/maps/EX8Am
 
The Thunderbugs are BC’s oldest VW club and were true pioneers of the local VW/Cal-Look scene! We will be honouring them and celebrating their history with a gathering of original members, stories, pictures and memorabilia.
Limited edition Thunderbugs t-shirts will be available with proceeds going to the local Firefighters charity.

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The Vintage Speed & Collectables event is Canada’s largest collection of rare, NOS, OEM and hard to find VW parts, accessories, toys & literature for sale and on display all under one roof. This will be your chance to find that ultra rare or collectable part before the big show on Sunday!
 
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$5 donation for entry, all proceeds go to the local Firefighters charity. 

Co-hosted by the Thunderbugs, the Zündfolge Car Club, OKVW, Dub Allstars, Kootenay VW Society, the DVKK and the Strictly German VW Association.

For details on how to reserve a table for display or sales contact silasbancroft@gmail.com

The All VW Club Night! the Zündfolge Car Club, DVKK, Strictly German VW Association, OKVW, Thunderbugs, Yolo Racing, Dub Allstars and the Kootenay VW Society present the Casual Show & Shine and Dinner and Movie Night
6pm until late...
Seymours Pub 
700 Old Lillooet Rd, North Vancouver, BC V7J 2H5 
https://goo.gl/maps/EX8Am

Head on over to Seymours Pub, its conveniently located within the Host Hotel grounds. The lot fills up quick so get your spot early! Fantastic dinner specials, prizes and awards for Friday's "Strip Show" which includes $1000 in Cash Payouts! 

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PLUS…VW Gassers – The Movie! A 1 hour documentary movie all about the pioneers of drag racing VW’s in California in the early days. Features original Super8 film footage of all the old school gassers…DDS, Inch Pincher, Tar Babe, Lightning Bug, Underdog, StuttBee, Anderson Bros…plus interviews with Darrell Vittone, Ron Fleming, Paul Schley and many, many more! A real history lesson of old school VW racing and a true step back in time!

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PLUS...The Yolo race team and the Firefighters Without Borders will be on hand selling tickets for a chance to win a trip for two anywhere Westjet flies! Please support our local Firefighters and their causes!

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SUNDAY AUGUST 23RD 

24th Annual Great Canadian VW Show
presented by CIP1.com

Swap meet registration & setup 7am-10am (see below for details)
Car show registration & setup 8am-11am (see below for details)
Spectator gates 8am-5pm

*** Same Location Confirmed ***
Concord Pacific Expo Site, 88 Pacific Blvd, Vancouver, BC

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The Great Canadian Volkswagen Show will welcome approximately 5000 car enthusiasts and their families to the Concord Pacific Expo Site. Air-cooled and Water-cooled, New and Old, VWs will be on display and ready for judging throughout the park. Families can enjoy taking part in a variety of activities and vendors will be showcasing what’s new and hot on the market!

Western Canada's largest VW event attracts some of the finest Stock and Custom VWs from around the Pacific Northwest, including many past and present Hot VWs Magazine feature cars (18+ cars shot at past GCVW shows). Over 100 awards in 48 Classes. All types of VWs in any condition welcome. Dealer Displays, Swap Area, 50/50 Draw, Trivia Contests and more...an entire day of VW fun for the whole family!
 
Please note: For the safety of all spectators, once vehicles are parked in the car show and swap meet areas they must remain there until after the awards ceremony (which runs from approx 330pm-430pm).

Swap Meet Area spaces are available for every type of VW parts vendor. We offer small private (15' x 15') swap spaces for $40. Swap setup opens at 7am and closes when space is filled (on a first come, first-served basis) and is usually full by 10am. For Dealer Display and New Product Vendor areas, please contact the show administrator to pre-register. 

This year we have gone old school and done away with the pre-registration for displaying your VW in the show. A simple new morning of registration is in effect! The fee for displaying your VW in the show is $25 CAD. Registration on Sunday morning takes place from 8am to 11am, space cannot be reserved or guaranteed day-of-show.

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allright!!!

word on the street is that the Thunderbugs Reunion and Vintage Speed & Collectibles event on saturday is going to be insane!! it sounds like there will be a lot of original Thunderbugs members present and they're all doing their best to collect all their cool old gear (pics, patches, jackets, etc) to have on display!! we're all very excited to have a chance to honour and celebrate this cool club!!  8)

plus...limited edition Thunderbugs t-shirts will be for sale and tables will be full of rare and hard to find vintage speed parts, collectibles, toys & literature!!

plus...dont forget about the show-n-shine & dinner & movie afterwards at seymours pub where raffle tickets will be sold for the chance to win a trip for 2 to anywhere westjet flies!!

plus...all proceeds raised from the t-shirt sales, the raffle and the reunion/collectables event go towards the local fire fighters charities!!

so...it looks like all the GCVWS events on saturday are shaping up to be quite awesome and will include a day & night full of fun & laughs, stories, good times and great people!!  8)

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Where is the main event going to be on Sunday?

Read yesterday that it will be at last years venue, but if there is a issue ( with the city) they have a backup close by.

Grab your passport and come up for the weekend, you won't regret it

I'd love to come! Host hotel is booked, where else is good to stay? And not $200 a night...

Hey Zach, it is not a bad one day trip from Seattle, that's  what we did last year. Hope to see you there.
Jim

Hey Jim!
The missus wouldn't dare let me go alone (she really wants to check out Vancouver) and there's no way I'm getting her out of bed at 4am the day of the show!
I'm going to look around but this late in the game I'm not holding my breath.

PM sent

IMPORTANT UPDATE!!!

show location has been confirmed (same as last year...Concord Pacific Expo Site, 88 Pacific Blvd, Vancouver, BC), original post has been updated with all relevant info!! please check it out!!

it's going to be another great weekend at the 2015 GCVWS, hope to see you all there!!

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zach, i'll look into it and get back to you...

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a spectacular line up of GCVWS events all weekend!! see you all there!!

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pm sent to zach regarding accomodations!

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coming soon...friday august 21st events...a great way to kick start the GCVWS weekend!!

AVR open house & bbq, DVKK Strip Show and the Zündfolge Car Club & AVR sponsored Stock Motor Challenge!!

next sunday...the main event...the Great Canadian VW Show 2015!!

the largest VW show and swap meet in Canada!! all makes & models of air-cooled & water-cooled VWs are welcome!!

the show location is at Concord Pacific Place @ 88 Pacific Blvd in Vancouver BC right beside False Creek & Science World with the stadiums, downtown and the North Shore mountains as a backdrop!!

swap meet registration 7am-10am. car show registration 8am-11am. spectator gates 8am-5pm.

make sure you get your show shirt early as they will sell out fast (features a cool local Victoria acvw, see pic). graphic by http://eyemechanic.webs.com

see you all there!!  8)

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earlier today on breakfast television...

http://www.btvancouver.ca/videos/4427084445001/

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this saturday night...we'll have VW Gassers - The Muscle Beetles Story playing on the big screens at Seymours pub!! it features original Super8 film footage of all the old race cars from back in the day and includes interviews with all the legends...Darrell Vittone, the Schley Bros, Ken Lowry, Ron Fleming, Larry Kelley and many more!!!

click the link below to see the movie trailer and we'll see you there...!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dbY4GQ3s6E


big thanks to mike walravens, kobus cantraine, frederic peeters and the rest of the crew at european bug-in productions for creating and sharing this incredible film with everyone!!

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