Following a five-year absence, due to the Covid pandemic, the 3rd European Barndoor Gathering & Vintage VW Show, otherwise known as the Ben Pon Show, made a welcome return this year.
After a year and a half of planning, the team welcomed visitors to the new site of ‘The Strip' in Enschede in The Netherlands, close to the German border, over the weekend of 19-21 May.
Although the event officially began on the Friday, eager enthusiasts met earlier at the BBT premises in Belgium for a ‘Barndoor & Coffee’ meeting, where they had the opportunity to visit Bob Van Heyst’s private VW collection, before all setting off for the show together.
There are few things cooler than an organised VW cruise, but when the vehicles in transit comprise largely Barndoor…