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Hi all, So lets catch up on the start to the summer... As one of my last winter mods this season I wanted to change up the bakelite steering wheel for something a bit more sporty. I like the Scirocco TS steering wheel which is 38cm, flat and has 3 holes in each spoke but I wanted something a bit smaller as that was the same diameter as the stock bakelite wheel. I found that the manufacturer of that wheel, Petri, made 3 versions: the 38cm flat Scirocco TS wheel, a 40cm concave version for the Passat TS and a 35cm concave version with a different boss for a 70's BMW. I fancied a 35cm flat version so I sourced a Scirocco TS boss and scoured the internet for a suitable flat 35cm 3 spoke wheel with 3 holes in each spoke finding a 1960's Italian sports wheel by an OEM Fiat manufacturer in Egypt. After some customisation to the wheel it all fitted together. Edition 38's smaller 1-day show 'Early Edition' now their sole show of 'Edition Reloaded' was awesome with great weather and an unreal array of mostly water-cooled cars. Next up in May was the Rothfink Industries Barryfornia show held on the promenade of Barry Island beach in South Wales, again the weather and cars were awesome. After a family holiday in France I came home only to head out again to Bristol Volksfest where the good weather continued as well as the excellent quality of cars. Unrelated-to, but after, this show I was contacted by Rich from polodriver.com who were looking for a Mk1 Polo to join one of two static displays at the Goodwood Festival of Speed celebrating the career of Bertone car designer Marcello Gandini, the first being Lamborghinis and the second being everything else. I drove the 3 hours down to Goodwood and dropped the Polo and keys off next to a Zonda! This turned into an amazing weekend where I was able to park on the coveted Cartier Style et Luxe concours d'elegance lawn, be treated as a driver, attend the Bonhams car auction, attend the Goodwood Summer Ball, attend the Cartier Summer Garden Party and generally have fun watching the hill-climb racing. It was awesome, thank you Rich. As the show was winding down on Sunday, especially as a football final had drawn some people away early, I did air-out the car for 20 minutes to watch the confused looks on peoples faces (whether they had seen it earlier air-ed up looking stock or not). The following week it was back to a local show, Dubs at the castle, in Caldicot where I was surprised to pick up the Judge's choice best 'Daily Driver' trophy. I'd spoken to a few people about the torrentially wet drive associated with Goodwood so can only assume they took this aversion to a trailer or transporter to be a regular thing (I do commute in it on the odd sunny day). Either way I was happy to be recognised by the Judges and, with a trip to America looming, this might have been the last show of 2024. That said, I'll probably try and fit something in later in the year...

I am very grateful to Rich for extending this invite and you can see how it turned out in his article: http://polodriver.com/polo-1975-1981/volkswagen-polo-stars-at-2024-goodwood-festival-of-speed-in-celebration-of-marcello-gandini/