The first car I owned was a 1967 VW Bug; after a year of saving money mowing lawns, I traveled to Denver, Colorado from Colorado Springs with five hundred dollars in my pocket to purchase it. It was customized with a dented bumper, and I had to tow it home since I didn’t even have a license. Over the next few months, with some assistance from my dad, I restored the car and was ready to roll when the state of Colorado granted me a license. Since then, I have always appreciated the Volkswagen Bug and am excited for Bug Out 85 to make its return this year.
If you share a love of car shows and are looing for things to do near Locust Grove, then mark your calendar for Sunday May 28th and plan to head up to the Sumerduck Dragway in Fauquier. Bug Out 85 will start at 7:30 in the morning with over three hundred show cars for fans to see. There will also be drag races and engine pull contests as well as a huge swap meet. Bug Out 85 will also have live music and a kids zone. This is the longest running Volkswagen car show in the United States.
Through March 15th, tickets to Bug Out 85 can be purchased online for only ten dollars! Afterwards, admission tickets return to the regular price of twenty dollars. Do you have a car that you would like to enter into the show? Visit the Bug Out 85 website to get more details.
For the latest news on Bug Out 85, you can join their Facebook group . I am looking forward to attending the event; maybe I will even see my old car there-you never know.
