The history of my very special 1957 Air-cooled Volkswagen beetle and a tribute to a special person.
Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2018 8:41 pm
Today is one of the sad days of my life. I'm very lucky to be the owner of a very special beetle. This beetle was bought in early February 1957 by my father in law from Lindsay Saker Krugersdorp. It was the first vehicle sold by this franchise in Krugersdorp.
In 1963 he (my father in law) sold this car to his aunt (My wife's grandmother's sister). She was the custodian of this car until December 1996. This old lady, Mrs Biemie Vermooten, owned and used this Oval window beetle for 33 years and cherished it and cared for it in a very special way. A man with the name or surname of Shlorky was entrusted with the mechanical care of this car. She only sold the car to me because of the family connection. Her husband, Dr Ferdinand Vermooten, was an inspector in the Dept of Education but died in 1995. After his death, and my petition to her to buy the car, I was offered the opportunity to own this special car.
The reason for this history lesson and my sadness, is that Mrs Biemie Vermooten passed on this morning at the age of 102, yes you read correctly, 102. She stayed on in her own house on her own until this morning at about 2h00 when she suddenly fell ill. Her neighbor took her to hospital, where she passed on at about 4h00.
We as a family, but I especially as the next custodian of a very special 1957 Oval Beetle, say thank you to someone who made an impact on our lives, but also left something to the next generation. I salute you.
This beetle is cared for and cherished and will probably be passed on to my son.
Rudi.
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In 1963 he (my father in law) sold this car to his aunt (My wife's grandmother's sister). She was the custodian of this car until December 1996. This old lady, Mrs Biemie Vermooten, owned and used this Oval window beetle for 33 years and cherished it and cared for it in a very special way. A man with the name or surname of Shlorky was entrusted with the mechanical care of this car. She only sold the car to me because of the family connection. Her husband, Dr Ferdinand Vermooten, was an inspector in the Dept of Education but died in 1995. After his death, and my petition to her to buy the car, I was offered the opportunity to own this special car.
The reason for this history lesson and my sadness, is that Mrs Biemie Vermooten passed on this morning at the age of 102, yes you read correctly, 102. She stayed on in her own house on her own until this morning at about 2h00 when she suddenly fell ill. Her neighbor took her to hospital, where she passed on at about 4h00.
We as a family, but I especially as the next custodian of a very special 1957 Oval Beetle, say thank you to someone who made an impact on our lives, but also left something to the next generation. I salute you.
This beetle is cared for and cherished and will probably be passed on to my son.
Rudi.
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