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Mark your calendars for Bug-a-Palüza 20, held April 21-22, 2018!
| 1. Beetle Early – Stock 1949-1957 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1st Place | Chris Carson | 1954 Beetle Strato Silver Blue Matallic |
| 2nd Place | Gretchen Miller | 1955 Beetle Beige |
| 3rd Place | Mark Delaney | 1954 Vw beetle Islandic green |
| 2. Beetle Early – Custom 1949-1957 | ||
| 1st Place | Jeff Spearn | 1956 ragtop merlot red |
| 2nd Place | Clay Poole | 1956 BEETLE OVAL POLAR SILVER |
| 3rd Place | William Odum | 1957 Bug Black and red |
| 3. Beetle Mid – Stock 1958-1967 | ||
| 1st Place | Tammy Richter Jones | 1965 Type 1 Bahama Blue |
| 2nd Place | Chris Eanes | 1964 Beetle Sea Blue |
| 3rd Place | Maurice McDonald | 1965 Pearl White Beetle |
| 4. Beetle Mid – Custom 1958-1967 | ||
| 1st Place | Larry Townsend | VW Beetle/ White & Red |
| 2nd Place | Mark Phillips | 58 Beetle Green |
| 3rd Place | Bobby Lovett | 1964 Bug black/red |
| 5. Beetle Late – Stock 1968-1979 | ||
| 1st Place | Hannah Howard | 1968 Volkswagen Beetle Blue/white |
| 2nd Place | Tony Ortiz | VW/Beetle/Light Blue |
| 3rd Place | Dustin Duncan | 1973 Beetle Orange |
| 6. Beetle Late – Custom 1968-1979 | ||
| 1st Place | Joe Griffey | 1969 Beetle Torch Red |
| 2nd Place | Bruce Paul | VW /1975 Beetle/ Bright Orange |
| 3rd Place | Paul Torp | 1974 beetle pink |
| 7. Super Beetle – Stock | ||
| 1st Place | Bruce Eanes | 1971 super beetle elm green |
| 2nd Place | Leroy & Rachel Young | 72 Super Beetle Orange |
| 3rd Place | Linda Baxter | 1973 Super Beetle Sports Bug Blue |
| 8. Super Beetle – Custom | ||
| 1st Place | Patrick Turner | 1975 Super Beetle red |
| 2nd Place | Paul Torp | 1971 super beetle green |
| 3rd Place | Shane Mitchell | 1971 Super Beetle Green Pearl |
| 9. Beetle & Super Beetle Convertibles – Stock | ||
| 1st Place | Tera Harrell | 1967 Convertible Beetle Like Green |
| 2nd Place | Ken Johnson | 1971 VW Super Beetle Convertible |
| 3rd Place | Tammy Safford | 1969 Beetle Convertible Green |
| 10. Beetle & Super Beetle Convertibles – Custom | ||
| 1st Place | James Steele | 1966 Beetle Convertible Gulf Blue |
| 2nd Place | Darrell and Nanseay Adkins | 1969 Beetle Convertible Red |
| 3rd Place | Paul Torp | 1970 beetle convertible green |
| 11. Type II Campers | ||
| 1st Place | Melanie Hurst | 1971 westfalia camper brown and white |
| 2nd Place | Andrew Tigiros | 1970 campmobile Red |
| 3rd Place | Chris Wilburn | 1972 Type 2 camper White |
| 12. Type II Transporter & Truck Early | ||
| 1st Place | Greg Southerland | 1963 Single cab green |
| 2nd Place | Mike Turner | 1967 Single cab Black |
| 3rd Place | Frank Sheddan | 1961 Type 2 Dropgate Truck Gray and Black |
| 13. Type II Transporter & Truck Late | ||
| 1st Place | Don Underwood | 69 type 2 transporter bay window bus teal and white |
| 2nd Place | George Walcott | 79 Type 2 |
| 3rd Place | Nancy Maxwell | 1978 VW Bus Orange and White |
| 14. Type II – Custom | ||
| 1st Place | Jack Denton | Volkswagen/ Micro Bus/Turquoise |
| 2nd Place | Cody Wilson | 1974 37421 red and white |
| 3rd Place | Darryl Allen | 1966 Type 2 Green/white |
| 15. Type III & Type IV – Stock and Custom | ||
| 1st Place | Tim Hardesty | 1966 Squareback White |
| 2nd Place | Dexter Austin | 1968 Squareback VW Red |
| 3rd Place | Peter Schlaf | 1971 Type 3 Fastback Iberian Red |
| 16. Thing – Stock | ||
| 1st Place | Cindy Breeden | 73/thing/orange |
| 2nd Place | Don Bindrim | 1973 Thing Pumpkin Orange |
| 3rd Place | Denise Brown | 1973 Thing Orange |
| 17. Thing – Custom | ||
| 1st Place | Joe Pitney | 1974 Thing Blue |
| 2nd Place | Julie Iles | 1974 VW Thing Red |
| 3rd Place | Buddy Qualls | 74 Yellow Thing |
| 18. Karmann Ghia Coupe – Stock | ||
| 1st Place | Steve Speer | 1974 Karman Ghia Maroon |
| 2nd Place | Cindy Breeden | 72/karmann ghia coupe/ blood orange |
| 3rd Place | Karla Clark | 1965 Karmann Ghia coupe viper red |
| 19. Karmann Ghia Convertible – Stock | ||
| 1st Place | Jack Denton | Volkswagen/ Karmann Ghia Convertible/white |
| 2nd Place | Jeff Chatman | 1971 Karmann Ghia Convertible Red |
| 20. Karmann Ghia – Custom | ||
| 1st Place | Les Harrison | 1963 Karmann Ghia Convertible Black |
| 2nd Place | Daniel Bobo | 1964 red ghia |
| 21. Rail Buggy – Street | ||
| 1st Place | Benjamin and Marshall Morrison | 2016 rail buggy copper / silver |
| 2nd Place | Brett Powers | 1971 Street buggy Yellow |
| 22. Rail Buggy – Off-Road | ||
| 1st Place | Kenneth Thacker | 69 rail |
| 2nd Place | Ronnie Johnson | 1969 Rail Buggy Blue |
| 3rd Place | Nancy Lowman | 70 Rail Buggy |
| 23. Baja & Off-Road | ||
| 1st Place | Jeremy Edwards | 1965 Blue Baja Bug |
| 2nd Place | Scott Obryant | 1969 Baja bug Savanna beige custom |
| 3rd Place | Floyd Dixon | 1971 Bug Green and black |
| 24. Dune Buggies | ||
| 1st Place | Oliver Mauser | 1970 VW Dune Buggy Orange |
| 2nd Place | Butch Mays | 1963 Berry Mini T Burgundy |
| 3rd Place | Jerry Rosson | 1962 Dune Buggy Orange Flamed |
| 25. Trikes | ||
| 1st Place | Raymond Miller | 2003 Boom Red |
| 2nd Place | Gary Stroud | Trike |
| 3rd Place | Grant Rodgers | 1983 VW-Trike Red |
| 26. Beaters | ||
| 1st Place | Eddie & Gabriel Colón | 1958 Ragtop bug Blue |
| 2nd Place | Mark Sundberg | 1963 beeetle brown |
| 3rd Place | Brandon Nicholson | 1968 Beetle White |
| 27. Hood Rides | ||
| 1st Place | Kirk Wilburn | 1960 VW Beetle black & red |
| 2nd Place | Anthony Childress | 66 Bug White |
| 3rd Place | Patrick McGuire | 1966 Bug Sea blue |
| 28. Volks Rods | ||
| 1st Place | Scott Roberts | 1959 Bug Black and green |
| 2nd Place | Dennis Goldsmith | 64 Beetle Olive |
| 3rd Place | Tim Elliott | 67 volksrod |
| 29. Special Interest | ||
| 1st Place | Kale Carter | 1981 Kombi Clipper/Brazilian Bus Yellow |
| 30. Kit Cars | ||
| 1st Place | Grant Rodgers | 1970 Maxi-taxi. Kit car Hugger orange |
| 2nd Place | Pete Hankins | 1958 Porsche Speedster replica tan |
| 31. Radical Custom | ||
| 1st Place | Gary Crull | 1972 fridolin orange pearl |
| 2nd Place | Bobby Austin | 1967 Bug Truck Black |
| 3rd Place | Benjamin Harris | 1974 Beetle Blue |
| 32. New Beetle | ||
| 1st Place | James Hartline | 1998 Volkswagen new beetle red |
| 33. Mk1-Mk2 Jetta/Golf/Rabbit/GTI | ||
| 1st Place | Wayne Bynum | 1992 GOLF GTI WHITE |
| 2nd Place | Benny Broyles | 91 vr6 jetta coupe candy blue |
| 3rd Place | Ricci Mann | 1993 Cabriolet Red |
| 34. Mk3-Mk4 Jetta/Golf/Rabbit/GTI | ||
| 1st Place | Greg Marvin | 96 GTI |
| 2nd Place | Money Eberhardt | 2002 Jetta Wagon, silver |
| 3rd Place | Zach Keller | 2003 GTI VR6 (24V) Black |
| 35. Mk5-Mk6 Jetta/Golf/Rabbit/GTI | ||
| 1st Place | Andy Simmons | 2012 Golf R Deep Pearl Black |
| 2nd Place | Erick Cortes | 2013 Volkswagen Golf R Blue |
| 3rd Place | Brian Burger | 2010 Sportwagon Salsa Red |
| 36. Corrado/Scirocco | ||
| 1st Place | Steve Marr | 1992 Corrado Black |
| 2nd Place | Chris Cooley | 1977 Scirocco White |
| 3rd Place | Robert Ribaric | 1978 Scirocco Green |
| 38. Vanagon/Eurovan | ||
| 1st Place | David Rose | 1993 Eurovan turquoise |
| 2nd Place | Tiffany Eberhardt | 1985 Vanagon Wolfsburg Weekender – Nevada Beige |
| 3rd Place | Steve Marr | 2003 Eurovan MV Weekender Silvio |
| 39. Current Production | ||
| 1st Place | David Mitchell | 2015 Volkswagen GTI Grey |
| 2nd Place | Jai Johnston | 2012 Beetle Candy White |
| 3rd Place | Danny Harrell | 2015 GTI Tornado Red |
| Best Paint – Air-Cooled | |
|---|---|
| Beverly Ogle | 1969 Volkswagen Westfelia Multi |
| Best Paint – Water-Cooled | |
| Benny Broyles | 91 vr6 jetta coupe candy blue |
| Best Interior – Air-Cooled | |
| Mr M | 65 Black Beetle |
| Best Interior – Water-Cooled | |
| Wayne Bynum | 1992 GOLF GTI WHITE |
| Best Engine – Air-Cooled | |
| Gary Crull | 1972 fridolin orange pearl |
| Best Engine – Water-Cooled | |
| Wayne Bynum | 1992 GOLF GTI WHITE |
| Best of Show – Air-Cooled | |
| Gary Crull | 1972 fridolin orange pearl |
| Best of Show – Water-Cooled | |
| Wayne Bynum | 1992 GOLF GTI WHITE |
| Best Show Car Display | |
| Darryl Allen | 1966 Type 2 Green/white |
| Best Camp Site | |
| Kale Carter | 1981 Kombi Clipper/Brazilian Bus Yellow |
| Best Sound System | |
| Mark Phillips | 58 Beetle Green |
| Engine Sound Off (Air-Cooled) | |
| Kenneth Thacker | 69 rail |
| Engine Sound Off (Water-Cooled) | |
| Clark Cowan | 13 GTI |
| Oldest VW in Attendance | |
| Mark Delaney | 1954 Vw beetle Islandic green |
| Longest Distance Award | |
| Manny the Hippie | Stockton, CA |
| "It’s Your Coal Truck" (David Johnston Memorial Award) | |
| Mike Kolbas | 1971 super beetle Red. Orange top |
| Ladies’ Choice | |
| Beverly Ogle | 1969 Volkswagen Westfelia Multi |
| Club Participation Award | |
| Circle Jerks | |
| Engine Giveaway | |
| Tracy Scott | |
| Transmission Giveaway | |
| James Hartline | |
| Long Block Giveaway | |
| Tim Wilson | |
| 50/50 Giveaway | |
| Robert Huffer | |