The ex-Chris Jory's Oval getting rescued by Russell Ritchie
Readers of our 20th Anniversary Special Edition might be pleased to read that the ex-Chris Jory Oval could well be hitting the show circuit once again some time in the future.
We revisited the original feature about the Oval, which appeared in Issue 1 back in '87, then tracked the car down to show readers the current state of the Oval, which was hidden at the back of someone's garden rotting away. It was in a really bad state - to the point you wouldn't even recognise it.
This sparked a mammoth number of phone calls to us in the office from people wanting to know where the car was and how they could get it so they could bring it back to its former glory. Initially, the car was not up for sale (the owner took a lot of convincing), but it has now exchanged hands. The new owner is none other than VW collector Russell Ritchie from Aberdeen, Scotland. This is great news! Hopefully, we will be seeing the car at The VolksWorld Show next year! Good luck with the project, guys!
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chas
August 25 00:51
i saw this about a week after issue 1 feature dumped in a bus stop in haywards heath. was there few days with pool of oil under back and a big chunk of filler half inch thick come off bottom of front valence. presumed tow rash. did look pretty but saw it about a few times after that and it looked like it led a hard life.
alexb476
June 10 22:51
Very nice site!
stu
February 03 15:53
This very car is the car that got me interested in vws & more importantly ovals all those years ago!, prior to this car being in volksworld issue 1 i'd never even seen an oval!, but glad i did!, i hope they return it to exactly how it looked back in 87...
jake walker
May 30 15:23
happy days.....
im glad to see the once most reconised vw beetle of its day will be put back to it former glory.i can see the car being but back on the front page where it belongs some time soon so a big good luck to the buyer oh and well done to volksworld for finding the car