Bug-a-Palüza 2024 Results!
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| 1. Beetle Early – Stock 1949-1957 | ||
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| 1st Place | Bobby Morgan | 1957 Beetle ragtop Coral Red |
| 2nd Place | Ed Beard | 1950 1950 Standard Gray |
| 3rd Place | Michael Turner | 1957 type1 coral red |
| 2. Beetle Early – Custom 1949-1957 | ||
| 1st Place | Ron Hillman | 1956 Beetle Velvet Green |
| 2nd Place | Marlon Smith | 1956 Vw oval ragtop bug Diamond Blue Metallic |
| 3rd Place | Scott Hopkins | 1956 Beetle Black |
| 3. Beetle Mid – Stock 1958-1967 | ||
| 1st Place | Dave Binnix | 1966 Beatle Jade Green |
| 2nd Place | Carl Pope | 1963 Bettle Gray |
| 3rd Place | Stephen Sorrells | 1958 VW Beetle Sedan Coral Red |
| 4. Beetle Mid – Custom 1958-1967 | ||
| 1st Place | Blake Parson | 1960 Beetle Blue |
| 2nd Place | Curtis Barnes | 1962 Volkswagen Beetle Blue |
| 3rd Place | Wes Stewart | 1966 Beetle Candy Brandy Wine |
| 5. Beetle Late – Stock 1968-1979 | ||
| 1st Place | Tammy Copeland | 1973 Beetle White |
| 2nd Place | Tony Ortiz | 1973 Beetle Light blue |
| 3rd Place | Hannah Morton | 1968 Volkswagen Beetle Blue/White |
| 6. Beetle Late – Custom 1968-1979 | ||
| 1st Place | Elizabeth Vradenburg | 1968 Type 1 Beetle Black |
| 2nd Place | David Yokeley | 1969 Beetle Blue |
| 3rd Place | Ben Schutte | 1970 Beetle Green |
| 7. Super Beetle – Stock | ||
| 1st Place | Corey Litchfield | 1973 Vw super beetle Yellow |
| 2nd Place | Stacy Beeler | 1971 Super Beetle Chrome Yellow |
| 3rd Place | James Stansberry | 1972 Super beetle Green |
| 8. Super Beetle – Custom | ||
| 1st Place | Patrick Turner | 1975 Super Beetle Red |
| 2nd Place | Ramon Amador | 1972 Super beetle Balck and orange |
| 3rd Place | Andrew Womac | 1971 Beetle Green |
| 9. Beetle & Super Beetle Convertibles – Stock | ||
| 1st Place | Alisdair Kinloch | 1970 VW Convertible Beetle White |
| 2nd Place | Bill Snider | 1979 Super Beetle Epilogue Convertible Black |
| 3rd Place | David Haislop | 1973 Convertible Yellow |
| 10. Beetle & Super Beetle Convertibles – Custom | ||
| 1st Place | Tom Wilson | 1971 SB Beetle Convertible red—black top |
| 2nd Place | Shelli James | 1971 Super Beetle Convertible Red with Black Top |
| 3rd Place | Tim Lovvorn | 1968 Vw Convertible Blue |
| 11. Type II Campers | ||
| 1st Place | Astol Rodriguez | 1970 Westie |
| 2nd Place | Sidnei Hartof | 1971 Vw bus westfalia pearl with red roof |
| 3rd Place | Lukas Howlett | 1973 Westy Orange |
| 12. Type II Transporter & Truck Early | ||
| 1st Place | James Steele | 1964 Double Cab Mango Green |
| 2nd Place | Matthew McBride | 1964 split window bus mouse grey |
| 3rd Place | John Sanders | 1967 MicroDeluxe Bus White/Red |
| 13. Type II Transporter & Truck Late | ||
| 1st Place | Paula Knuckles | 1978 transporter |
| 2nd Place | Robert Givler | 1968 Double Cab |
| 3rd Place | Jorge Picazo | 1967 BUS TAN AND ORANGE |
| 14. Type II – Custom | ||
| 1st Place | Mark O’steen | 1967 Volkswagen Bus 21 Window Mouse gray / White |
| 2nd Place | Brandon + Lindy Berg | 1964 VW Double Cab Turkis Green |
| 3rd Place | Elias Hernández | 1980 Combi vw Green |
| 15. Type III & Type IV – Stock and Custom | ||
| 1st Place | Chris Carson | 1965 Variant Velvet Green |
| 2nd Place | James Hartline | 1964 Notchback Red |
| 3rd Place | Vance Stewart | 1969 VW Variant (Squareback) Imperial Blue Metallic |
| 16. Thing – Stock | ||
| 1st Place | Oramae Layton | 1973 VW Thing White |
| 2nd Place | Ron Smith | 1974 Thing Blue |
| 3rd Place | Cindy Breeden | 1973 Thing Orange |
| 17. Thing – Custom | ||
| 1st Place | Julie Iles | 1974 Custom Thing Red |
| 18. Karmann Ghia Coupe – Stock | ||
| 1st Place | Sam Suddarth | 1964 Karmann Ghia Blue w/white top |
| 2nd Place | Cindy Breeden | 1972 Karmann Ghia Coupe Blood orange |
| 3rd Place | Linhares Family | 1968 Karmann Ghia L554 Cherry Red |
| 19. Karmann Ghia Convertible – Stock | ||
| 1st Place | Jack Denton | 1968 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia white |
| 2nd Place | Donna Sharp | 1962 Karma Ghia Blue |
| 20. Karmann Ghia – Custom | ||
| 1st Place | Les Harrison | 1063 Karmann Ghia Convertible Black |
| 2nd Place | Bruce Johnson | 1967 Karmann Ghia Orange/Yellow |
| 3rd Place | Daniel Maldonado | 1961 Karmann Ghia Convertible Blue |
| 21. Rail Buggy – Street | ||
| 1st Place | Axel Ortiz | 1969 Railbuggy Green |
| 2nd Place | Hunter Bradford | 72 Dune buggy Purple |
| 3rd Place | Mac McDonald | 1967 Karmann ghia Black and red |
| 22. Rail Buggy – Off-Road | ||
| 1st Place | John Critchfield | 85 type 183 |
| 2nd Place | Eric Bowman | 1973 Volkswagen Beetle l White, Yellow, Black |
| 23. Baja & Off-Road | ||
| 1st Place | Jeremy Edwards | 1965 Baja Beetle Grabber Blue |
| 2nd Place | Jeff Johnson | 1970 Vw bettel baja White ,yellow,orange,red,black |
| 3rd Place | Joe Middleton | 1973 Volkswagen Beetle Red |
| 24. Dune Buggies | ||
| 1st Place | Allie Oliver | 1965 Allison Daytona Red/white |
| 2nd Place | Mike Blount | 1970 EMPI imp Tye dye |
| 3rd Place | Daryl Matthews | 1970 Dune buggie Green |
| 26. Beaters | ||
| 1st Place | Terry Tidwell | 66 Bug Light blue/ rust |
| 2nd Place | Sharon Lynn Duble | 1973 VW SuperBeetle Orange |
| 3rd Place | Eric Williams | 1972 Beetle Green |
| 27. Hood Rides | ||
| 1st Place | Bobby Roberts | 1969 Beetle Patina |
| 2nd Place | Toccoa Lawson | 1965 Type White |
| 3rd Place | Tony Callahan | 1965 Beetle Patina |
| 28. Volks Rods | ||
| 1st Place | Darrell Apple | 1974 bug Black |
| 2nd Place | Stacy Rinehart | 1964 volksrod pickup black |
| 3rd Place | Charles Jones | 1972 Beetle Green |
| 29. Special Interest | ||
| 1st Place | Robert T Knupp | 1970 Type 1 Police Car Fir Green and Traffic White |
| 2nd Place | Robert Jenkins | 1965 Beetle White |
| 3rd Place | Sheri Snider | 1995 Porsche 911 / 993 Cabriolet White |
| 30. Kit Cars | ||
| 1st Place | Cary Garrett | 1957 Porsche 356 replica Red |
| 2nd Place | Bruce Favaloro | 1953 Mg td kit White |
| 31. Radical Custom | ||
| 1st Place | Rodney Culp | 1967 Beetle Hot Pink |
| 2nd Place | Christopher Allen | 1971 Volkswagen Black |
| 3rd Place | Bailey Hannah | 1969 Beetle Blue |
| 32. New Beetle | ||
| 1st Place | Roxanne Hillman | 2017 Beetle Dune Convertible White |
| 2nd Place | Jon Goldsmith | 2012 2012 Turbo Launch Edition Black |
| 3rd Place | Adam Veatch | 2019 Volkswagen Beetle Haberno Orange |
| 33. Mk1-Mk2 Jetta/Golf/Rabbit/GTI | ||
| 1st Place | Chloe Johnson | 1989 Cabriolet White |
| 2nd Place | Bart Hammock | 1981 Rabbit Pickup Blue |
| 3rd Place | Alfredo Gomezcana | 1985 VW Atlantic black and white |
| 34. Mk3-Mk4 Jetta/Golf/Rabbit/GTI | ||
| 1st Place | Jonathan Hart | 2004 Jetta GLI Platinum Gray |
| 2nd Place | Luis Sanchez | 2004 Vw Jetta Gil Blue |
| 3rd Place | Jonathan Guerrero | 2002 Cabrio Blue |
| 35. Mk5-Mk6 Jetta/Golf/Rabbit/GTI | ||
| 1st Place | Richard Rabbett | 2007 Jetta Yellow |
| 2nd Place | John Knight | 07 Jetta |
| 3rd Place | Travis Kent | 2008 GTI Black |
| 36. Corrado/Scirocco | ||
| 1st Place | Brian Stewart | 1987 Scirocco GTX Tornado Red |
| 2nd Place | Larry Boehm | 1985 Volkwagen Scirocco |
| 3rd Place | Josephine Malinowski | 1990 Corrado White |
| 37. Passat | ||
| 1st Place | Heiko Vavris | 1984 Quantum GL5 deluxe Biscaya blue metallic |
| 38. Vanagon/Eurovan | ||
| 1st Place | Alex Bizzell | 1984 Vanagon Creme and Beige |
| 2nd Place | Nick Wilson | 1991 vanagon syncro westfalia flash silver metallic |
| 3rd Place | Justin Court | 2001 eurovan silver |
| Best Paint – Air-Cooled | |
|---|---|
| Astol Rodriguez | 1970 Westie |
| Best Paint – Water-Cooled | |
| Alex Bizzell | 1984 Vanagon Creme and Beige |
| Best Interior – Air-Cooled | |
| Elizabeth Vradenburg | 1968 Type 1 Beetle Black |
| Best Interior – Water-Cooled | |
| Chloe Johnson | 1989 Cabriolet White |
| Best Engine – Air-Cooled | |
| David Yokeley | 1969 Beetle Blue |
| Best Engine – Water-Cooled | |
| Jonathan Hart | 2004 Jetta GLI Platinum Gray |
| Best of Show – Air-Cooled | |
| Astol Rodriguez | 1970 Westie |
| Best of Show – Water-Cooled | |
| Roxanne Hillman | 2017 Beetle Dune Convertible White |
| Best Show Car Display | |
| Axel Ortiz | 1969 Railbuggy Green |
| Best Camp Site | |
| Kale Carter | Boat |
| Best Sound System | |
| Ramon Amador | 1972 Super beetle Balck and orange |
| Engine Sound Off (Air-Cooled) | |
| Noah Voils | 1969 Bug Green |
| Engine Sound Off (Water-Cooled) | |
| Jonathan Hart | 2004 Jetta GLI Platinum Gray |
| Oldest VW in Attendance | |
| Ed Beard | 1950 1950 Standard Gray |
| Longest Distance Award | |
| Juan Rubio | 1969 Bettle Red from Stickney, IL |
| Ladies’ Choice | |
| Mark O’Steen | 1967 Volkswagen Bus 21 Window Mouse gray / White |
| Club Participation Award | |
| VW.VOCHOCLUBCHICAGO | |