Open wide: VW beetles on view at the seventh annual VW Beach Bash in Pass-A-Grille.
![Lauren Hallahan of Clearwater poses with the Volkswagen 1969 Beetle and the 1978 TinTop Weekender camper she owns with her husband Thom. “I like the technology [of VWs] because they’re air cooled,” she said. The Hallahans use their camper several times a year. Showing a reporter the various features of the vehicle, she said, “They don’t make stuff like that anymore.”](https://i2.wp.com/thegabber.com/wp-content/uploads/vw-beach-bash-028.jpg?ssl=1 "VW Bash")
Lauren Hallahan of Clearwater poses with the Volkswagen 1969 Beetle and the 1978 TinTop Weekender camper she owns with her husband Thom. “I like the technology [of VWs] because they’re air cooled,” she said. The Hallahans use their camper several times a year. Showing a reporter the various features of the vehicle, she said, “They don’t make stuff like that anymore.”
Low rider: A passerby photographs several VWs lined up on 9th Avenue in Pass-A-Grille during the seventh annual VW Beach Bash on Saturday, October 3.
Volkswagens of all shapes, colors, sizes and ages invaded Pass-A-Grille in St. Pete Beach Saturday, October 3 for the annual VW Beach Bash. Organizer Amanda Trail said about 80 cars were on view at the event, now in its seventh year. Hundreds of visitors came to the venue on 9th Avenue to admire the cars, also known, among other things, as love bugs and hippie buses.
