Thank You!
The numbers are in! Bug-a-Palüza 20 raised $22,302.78 for the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Chattanooga! Thank you for supporting our show. Mark your calendars next year for Bug-a-Palüza 21, coming to you April 27-28, 2019 at Camp Jordan in East Ridge, TN!
Upcoming Events
Stevenson Bug Blast – June 8-10, 2018 – Stevenson, AL
An all VW car show, swap meet, and campout in Stevenson, AL. Just an hour or so from Chattanooga, it is held at the Stevenson City Park June 8-10, 2018. Admission is just $5 per person for the entire weekend!
Swap-a-Palüza – September 15, 2018 – East Ridge, TN
Do you have a lot of old VW parts piling up in your garage? This is your chance to unload them, for free! We’re hosting a free swap meet and campout September 15! Also a top 15 car show hosted by Stateline Wagens!
Bug-a-Palüza 20 Results!
Congratulations to all our winners! If you were not present to claim your trophy, please contact us to make arrangements. Trophies and prizes unclaimed over 90 days will be forfeited.
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| 1. Beetle Early – Stock 1949-1957 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1st Place | Gretchen Miller | 1955 Beetle Beige |
| 2nd Place | David Carr | 1957 Beetle Green |
| 3rd Place | Randy Edwards | 1956 Oval Window Beetle Stratos Silver |
| 2. Beetle Early – Custom 1949-1957 | ||
| 1st Place | Clay Poole | 1956 Beetle Polar Silver |
| 2nd Place | Labron Holland | 1951 VW Beetle Yellow |
| 3rd Place | Bradley Mondun | 1957 Beetle Black |
| 3. Beetle Mid – Stock 1958-1967 | ||
| 1st Place | Jerry Gowin | 1958 Beetle Black |
| 2nd Place | Kenny Renew | 1964 Beetle Red |
| 3rd Place | Tammy Richter Jones | 1965 Type I Bahama Blue |
| 4. Beetle Mid – Custom 1958-1967 | ||
| 1st Place | Dale Terrell | 1960 Rag Top Bug Blue/ Tan |
| 2nd Place | Bruce Paul | 1963 Beetle Diamond Green |
| 3rd Place | Larry Townsend | 1964 Beetle White/Red |
| 5. Beetle Late – Stock 1968-1979 | ||
| 1st Place | Bert Knupp | 1970 Type 1 Police Car Green and white |
| 2nd Place | Ken Johnson | 1974 Beetle (SunBug) Yellow |
| 3rd Place | Tony Ortiz | 1973 Beetle Light Blue |
| 6. Beetle Late – Custom 1968-1979 | ||
| 1st Place | Paul Torp | 1974 beetle pink |
| 2nd Place | Anthony Rini | 1969 Beetle Brown |
| 3rd Place | John Weaver | 1973 Type 1 Black |
| 7. Super Beetle – Stock | ||
| 1st Place | Frank Sheddan | 1971 Type 1 Beetle sedan Yellow |
| 2nd Place | Cathy Spencer | 1972 Super Beetle Yellow |
| 3rd Place | Michael Grider | 1971 Super Beetle Orange/MetalFlake |
| 8. Super Beetle – Custom | ||
| 1st Place | Patrick Turner | 1975 Super Beetle Red |
| 2nd Place | Paul Torp | 1971 super beetle green |
| 3rd Place | John Lehmberg | 1972 Super Beetle Inferno Red |
| 9. Beetle & Super Beetle Convertibles – Stock | ||
| 1st Place | Tera Harrell | 1967 Convertible Beetle |
| 2nd Place | Jami Lowery | 1979 Beetle White |
| 3rd Place | Casey Mathews | 1968 Beetle Black Betty |
| 10. Beetle & Super Beetle Convertibles – Custom | ||
| 1st Place | Tom Wilson | 1971 SB Conv. Red |
| 2nd Place | Paul Torp | 1970 convertible green |
| 3rd Place | Raul Garcia | 1976 Super Beetle Convertible Red & White |
| 11. Type II Campers | ||
| 1st Place | John Jewett | 1970 Bus White |
| 2nd Place | Peter Schlaf | 1973 Volkswagen T2 Riviera Camper Kasan Red |
| 3rd Place | Richard & Maryann Heckler | 1972 VW Campmobile Wine |
| 12. Type II Transporter & Truck Early | ||
| 1st Place | James Steele | 1964 Double Cab Mango Green |
| 2nd Place | Mark and Gina Renwick | 1965 Type 2 Kombi Velvet Green / Pearl White |
| 3rd Place | Mark Phillips | 1962 single cab truck copper head orange and cream |
| 13. Type II Transporter & Truck Late | ||
| 1st Place | Jacob Walcott | 1979 Transporter II Teal and White |
| 2nd Place | James Gill | 1972 T2 Transporter VW Bus Yellow and Creme |
| 3rd Place | Kenneth Thonpson | 70 Red Type 2 |
| 14. Type II – Custom | ||
| 1st Place | Amanda Koontz | 1969 Type 2 Multi Colored |
| 2nd Place | Eric Leclaire | type 2 1961 |
| 3rd Place | Henry Lewis | 1964 VW Bus Red and White |
| 15. Type III & Type IV – Stock and Custom | ||
| 1st Place | Tim Hardesty | 1966 Squareback White |
| 2nd Place | Heath White | 1968 type 3 square back tan/brown |
| 3rd Place | Maurice McDonald | 71 type 3 fast |
| 16. Thing – Stock | ||
| 1st Place | Maryann Underwood | 1973 thing orange |
| 2nd Place | Cindy Breeden | 1973 Thing Orange |
| 3rd Place | John Copen | 1973 Thing Blue |
| 17. Thing – Custom | ||
| 1st Place | Joe Pitney | 1974 Thing Blue |
| 2nd Place | A Justin Gilbert | 1973 Thing Orange |
| 3rd Place | William Qualls | 1974 Thing Type 181 Yellow |
| 18. Karmann Ghia Coupe – Stock | ||
| 1st Place | Steve Sands | 1966 Karmann Ghia Red |
| 2nd Place | Deannah McAvoy | 1969 Karmann Ghia Blue with white top |
| 3rd Place | Tony Clark | 1973 Karmann Ghia Yellow w Black top |
| 19. Karmann Ghia Convertible – Stock | ||
| 1st Place | Pam Denton | 1968 Karmann Ghia Convertible white |
| 2nd Place | Donna Sharp | 1962 Karma Ghia Blue |
| 20. Karmann Ghia – Custom | ||
| 1st Place | Les Harrison | 1963 Karmann Ghia Convertible Black |
| 2nd Place | Justin Roop | 1969 Karmann Ghia Black/white roof |
| 21. Rail Buggy – Street | ||
| 1st Place | Pete Hardy | 1972 VW RAIL BLUE |
| 2nd Place | Lonnie Thacker | 1969 Vw rail Orange |
| 3rd Place | Daniel Johnson | 1969 Rail buggy Blue |
| 22. Rail Buggy – Off-Road | ||
| 1st Place | Nancy Lowman | 1968 Vw rail Purple |
| 2nd Place | Eric Bowman | 1971 Vw rail Blue |
| 3rd Place | Rusty Tidmore | 1970 Vw rail Black |
| 23. Baja & Off-Road | ||
| 1st Place | Jeremy Edwards | 1965 Beetle(Baja) Blue |
| 2nd Place | Floyd Dixon | 1971 Baja bug Green and black |
| 3rd Place | Daniel Edwards | 1974 Baja Black/Gray |
| 24. Dune Buggies | ||
| 1st Place | Will and Rita Adams | 2007 Berrien Nostalgia Dune Buggy Millennium Yellow |
| 2nd Place | Butch Mays | 1963 Berry Mini T – Dune Buggy Wine / Burgendy |
| 3rd Place | Lee Pryor | 1972 Fiberglass buggy Red |
| 25. Trikes | ||
| 1st Place | Bruce Longmire | 1971 Trike Dark wine |
| 2nd Place | Troy Hixson | 1969 Beetle trike Black |
| 26. Beaters | ||
| 1st Place | Brooklyn Blaylock | 1971 Ghia Red |
| 2nd Place | Marty Nicholson | 1974 Beetle Black |
| 3rd Place | Denise Lansford | 1969 Beetle Rust |
| 27. Hood Rides | ||
| 1st Place | Sam Bunker | 1967 Beetle Yellow |
| 2nd Place | Tom Griffith | 1971 VW Campmobile Shiny Patina FatBottomGirl |
| 3rd Place | Craig Cearns | 1966 Big with trailer Brown and ivory |
| 28. Volks Rods | ||
| 1st Place | Alton Odum | 1958 Bug Blue |
| 2nd Place | Travis Jarrett | 1973 Beetle Black |
| 3rd Place | Glenn Sloat | 1972 Beetle Red/black |
| 29. Special Interest | ||
| 1st Place | Mark Phillips | 1967 vw homemade red and white |
| 2nd Place | Robert Huffer | Type 2 bus gocart |
| 30. Kit Cars | ||
| 1st Place | David Basil | 1937 Jaguar SS100 Beige |
| 2nd Place | Tony Sanderson | 1982 London roadster Cream/Brown |
| 3rd Place | Pete Hankins | 1958 Porsche Speedster tan |
| 31. Radical Custom | ||
| 1st Place | Scott Romero | 1966 Beetle Roadster Teal/White |
| 2nd Place | Dan Fenton | 1957 Beetle- Black Cherry/ Silver |
| 3rd Place | Dennis Massey | 1969 Chop top V8 bug Flat black |
| 32. New Beetle | ||
| 1st Place | James Hartline | 1998 Beetle Ted |
| 2nd Place | Ellen Tunstall | 2008 New Beetle Convertible Yellow |
| 3rd Place | Samantha Dixon | 2002 Volkswagen New Beetle 2D GLS 1.8T Green |
| 33. Mk1-Mk2 Jetta/Golf/Rabbit/GTI | ||
| 1st Place | Dean Eidel | 1981 Vw pickup Silver |
| 2nd Place | Ricci Mann | 1993 Cabriolet Red |
| 3rd Place | Frederick Reeves | 1984 mk1 vw GTI rabbit reflex silver |
| 34. Mk3-Mk4 Jetta/Golf/Rabbit/GTI | ||
| 1st Place | David Mann | 2004 R32 Black Magic Pearl |
| 2nd Place | Zach Keller | 2003 GTI Black |
| 3rd Place | Gene Carr | 1996 GTI White |
| 35. Mk5-Mk6 Jetta/Golf/Rabbit/GTI | ||
| 1st Place | Roy Cowan | 2013 GTI Grey |
| 2nd Place | Graham Harris | 2008 GTI Candy White |
| 3rd Place | Erick Cortes | 2013 VW Golf R Raising blue (black wrap) |
| 36. Corrado/Scirocco | ||
| 1st Place | Steve Marr | 1992 Corrado SLC |
| 2nd Place | Brian W Stewart | 1987 Scirocco GTX Tornado Red |
| 37. Passat | ||
| 1st Place | Jason Fitzpatrick | 2012 Passat White/Silver/Blue |
| 2nd Place | Stephen Everhardt | 2002 Passat Silver |
| 38. Vanagon/Eurovan | ||
| 1st Place | John Galik | 1986 Vanagon Syncro Silver |
| 2nd Place | Tiffany Eberhardt | 1985 Vanagon Wolfsburg Westfalia Weekender Nevada Beige |
| 3rd Place | Craig Smith | 85 vanagon weekender |
| 39. Current Production | ||
| 1st Place | Ricci Mann | 2017 GTI Sport Silver |
| 2nd Place | Brian Burger | 2017 Sportwagen MK7 Golf 4 motion Pure White |
| 3rd Place | Jai Johnston | 2012 Beetle White |
| Best Paint – Air-Cooled | |
|---|---|
| Amanda Koontz | 1969 Type 2 Multi Colored |
| Best Paint – Water-Cooled | |
| Dean Eidel | 1981 Vw pickup Silver |
| Best Interior – Air-Cooled | |
| Amanda Koontz | 1969 Type 2 Multi Colored |
| Best Interior – Water-Cooled | |
| Dean Eidel | 1981 Vw pickup Silver |
| Best Engine – Air-Cooled | |
| Will and Rita Adams | 2007 Berrien Nostalgia Dune Buggy Millennium Yellow |
| Best Engine – Water-Cooled | |
| Dean Eidel | 1981 Vw pickup Silver |
| Best of Show – Air-Cooled | |
| Amanda Koontz | 1969 Type 2 Multi Colored |
| Best of Show – Water-Cooled | |
| Dean Eidel | 1981 Vw pickup Silver |
| Best Show Car Display | |
| Bert Knupp | 1970 Type 1 Police Car Green and white |
| Best Camp Site | |
| Kale Carter | 1981 Kombi Clipper Yeller |
| Best Sound System | |
| Mark Phillips | 1958 bug suzuki green |
| Engine Sound Off (Air-Cooled) | |
| Kaleb Thacker | Dune Buggy |
| Engine Sound Off (Water-Cooled) | |
| Craig Smith | 85 vanagon weekender |
| Oldest VW in Attendance | |
| Timothy Hayes | 1950 Beetle Brown |
| Longest Distance Award | |
| Dan Fenton | Windsor, Ontario Canada |
| "It’s Your Coal Truck" (David Johnston Memorial Award) | |
| Kierstyn Viola | 1974 Transporter Red and White |
| Ladies’ Choice | |
| Kierstyn Viola | 1974 Transporter Red and White |
| Club Participation Award | |
| Knox Volks Motor Club | |
| Engine Giveaway | |
| Francisco Valdez | |
| Transmission Giveaway | |
| Dennis Teems | |
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Begun in 1999, Bug-a-Palüza has grown from a handful of enthusiasts spending a Sunday afternoon in the dealership parking lot to one of the largest annual VW events in the region.
Since 2008, Bug-a-Palüza has donated over $227,000 to the Ronald McDonald House, which goes to help local families of critically ill and injured children. Consider helping them even more by making a donation today.
