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Source: Standard-Examiner, Ogden, UtahAug.mini storage 18--KAYSVILLE -- The atmosphere was more like a family reunion than a car show Saturday when about 150 Volkswagens and vintage bikes lined up at a Kaysville park.The event, believed to be the most well-attended air-cooled Volkswagen gathering in the state, was the eighth annual "No Show" VW and vintage-bicycle gathering and swap sponsored by the VeeDub Club of Northern Utah.There were no entry fees and no rules about where cars needed to be shown.Participants only were asked to fill out a paper stating who they were and the year of their Volkswagen."We didn't want the car-show feel," said Brian Thomson, of Kaysville, who organizes the event with his wife. "We wanted to hang out and play with bikes and cars."And play is what they did.Different events, like a small bike race with big kids, were held throughout the day.And those associated with the club gathered before and after the event to cruise to Brigham City in their cars for shakes and to barbecue together in the park.Thomson offered those who brought their cars homemade trophies designed to commemorate accomplishments in different categories, like those vehicles decorated only by nature over the years, to encourage all to participate."We wanted to give everyone the opportunity to come and show off a car, even though they didn't spend $100,000 on their car," Thomson said.Sponsor Blackline Racing was at the event to give away a $6,000, 114-horsepower Volkswagen engine equipped for racing.Owner Colton McAllister, 23, of South Ogden, said his business debuted its first race car at the event in 2009.He said he gained much support from those who visited his car there."We got so much response from it, we've been coming back ever since," he said, nothing that people from the show wself storagent to the Bonneville Salt Flats to see his car race."People from the club would follow us on our website and would follow our project," he said.Thomson pointed to Serge Bernardo, of Cottonwood Heights, as a fun member of his club.An employee of Delta Airlines and a frequent traveler, Bernardo posts pictures of Volkswagens from throughout the world onto the club's website as he travels.His wife, Mishele, said the trips are often totally centered around Volkswagens.Among their most noteworthy trips, she said, were to Wolfsburg, Germany, the birthplace of the Volkswagen Bug, and San Juan, Puerto Rico, where a museum hosts a private collection of hundreds of Volkswagens.Bernardo's twin, Gus Bernardo, of Farmington, also is a great enthusiast.Originally from Brazil, the brothers said they grew up with Volkswagens."They were the most simplest car ever built," Serge Bernardo said. "They were the most popular car ever made in the whole world. They kept them simple with exchangeable parts every year."Gus Bernardo said he's hoping to return to Brazil to purchase a Volkswagen bus and have it shipped home.Todd and Darla Rhodes, of Hooper, were there with their late-1960s car, which they describe as a dune buggy on a Volkswagen.Pinpointing a year their car was made was difficult, as Todd Rhodes said he patched it together with parts from many different years.The two drove their car to the event and then sat under a canopy as people came by to talk about their creation.They also enjoyed talking to others about their vehicles."When you do something yourself,' Todd Rhodes said, "you appreciate what other people have done."Copyright: ___ (c)2013 the Standard-Examiner (Ogden, Utah) Visit the Standard-Examiner (Ogden, Utah) at .standard.net Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉