This is what I found
The Beetle is a 58 and there is a Bay Jurgens as well.The cars are all in a sorry state and the owner is gone and no-one can find him.
"Barn Find"
-
Chris
- ACVWSA Junkie
- Posts: 11732
- Joined: Sun Jun 10, 2007 11:02 pm
- What model do you have?: Beach Buggy
- Location: Port Elizabeth
- Been thanked: 1 time
"Barn Find"
A buddy told me about some cars standing in a yard around the corner from me.Took the caamera and went to have a look.
This is what I found
The Beetle is a 58 and there is a Bay Jurgens as well.The cars are all in a sorry state and the owner is gone and no-one can find him.
This is what I found
The Beetle is a 58 and there is a Bay Jurgens as well.The cars are all in a sorry state and the owner is gone and no-one can find him.
Damn,I'm good!
Beach Buggy (Running and now Aircooled!)
VW TDi DC
Jetta V TDi
Beach Buggy (Running and now Aircooled!)
VW TDi DC
Jetta V TDi
-
Pine
- ACVWSA Junkie
- Posts: 15033
- Joined: Sun Sep 18, 2005 5:54 pm
- What model do you have?: Oil on the driveway
- Location: Wilderness
- Has thanked: 231 times
- Been thanked: 233 times
- Contact:
Re: "Barn Find"
Dibs on the coconuts in the tree in front of the Fastbacks 
Interesting pics, thanks Chris. Automatic Fastback means IRS suspension, and most probably front disk brakes.. would be interesting to see what happens to these cars?
Interesting pics, thanks Chris. Automatic Fastback means IRS suspension, and most probably front disk brakes.. would be interesting to see what happens to these cars?
-
hitlers revenge
- ACVWSA Junkie
- Posts: 6486
- Joined: Wed Jan 18, 2006 11:38 pm
- What model do you have?: buggy
- Location: back in the 'Fell
- Been thanked: 36 times
Re: "Barn Find"
Dibs on everything salvagable on the Ghia
Last edited by hitlers revenge on Mon Feb 22, 2010 9:13 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Why do we celebrate the guy that invented the wheel??
Surely we must celebrate the guy tat invented the other three
Surely we must celebrate the guy tat invented the other three
-
karmakoma
- Full-time Bug Nutter
- Posts: 4126
- Joined: Sat Mar 29, 2008 9:11 pm
- What model do you have?: 69 dual trunk coupe
- Location: Gauteng
- Has thanked: 1 time
- Been thanked: 8 times
Re: "Barn Find"
Dibs on the fasty's for Blitz and the 58 for yours truly 
Chris, pm me the physical address if you want, lets find out if there is some deceased/insolvent estate that wants to sell some cars !
Chris, pm me the physical address if you want, lets find out if there is some deceased/insolvent estate that wants to sell some cars !
-
Hloni
- Exhaust Pipe
- Posts: 1538
- Joined: Tue May 27, 2008 4:30 pm
- What model do you have?: It was a '75.
- Location: Sharonlea, Randburg
- Has thanked: 14 times
- Been thanked: 11 times
Re: "Barn Find"
There is a chap in Stutterheim, just yonder of the high school, who has a collection similar, if not even more extensive, than this. It is like a grave-yard. He is a professor in King Williams Town, and will not part with any of his Germans. If anyone is in that neck of the woods, please snap away and show us the gems.
"Volkswagen customers want a relationship with their cars. Names like The Thing, Beetle, Fox, and Rabbit support this" - Kerri Martin
-
Blitzkrieg
- ACVWSA Junkie
- Posts: 10784
- Joined: Wed Mar 07, 2007 10:41 am
- What model do you have?: none
- Location: Johannesburg
- Has thanked: 91 times
- Been thanked: 44 times
Re: "Barn Find"
RIP LHD Fastback
If the car was closer I would have probably made some inquiries, IRS and disc spindles are always useful
If the car was closer I would have probably made some inquiries, IRS and disc spindles are always useful
If it's too low, you're too old 
-
VW-rules
- Crankshaft
- Posts: 743
- Joined: Sun Sep 07, 2008 5:59 pm
- What model do you have?: 1961 Bus
- Location: East London SA
- Has thanked: 10 times
- Been thanked: 8 times
Re: "Barn Find"
If you're referring to Stutterheim in the Eastern Cape, my mother in law lives just yonder that school in the old age home. I sometimes drop my wife off with her mom while I scout the area for old VW's. I've often asked shop keepers, tow truck drivers, etc. if they know of anything and bar one old bus that I missed by about a year I've never heard of anything else.Hloni wrote:There is a chap in Stutterheim, just yonder of the high school, who has a collection similar, if not even more extensive, than this. It is like a grave-yard. He is a professor in King Williams Town, and will not part with any of his Germans. If anyone is in that neck of the woods, please snap away and show us the gems.
'Myth busters unite' and lets crack this urban legend. Give me some more details and I'll find it.
If a married man speaks in the forest and his wife is not there to hear him, is he still wrong?
-
zubz
- Valve
- Posts: 1080
- Joined: Wed Apr 01, 2009 10:03 am
- What model do you have?: 62 LHD Rag, 69 Auto
- Location: Johannesburg
Re: "Barn Find"
MuddaF******they are gettin rotten, why are some peops so stubborn....sell the stuff...to US...
-
zubz
- Valve
- Posts: 1080
- Joined: Wed Apr 01, 2009 10:03 am
- What model do you have?: 62 LHD Rag, 69 Auto
- Location: Johannesburg
Re: "Barn Find"
Forgot to add: Dibs on beetle bits including fenders (F & R) and doors if they ok and hood lid and engine lid. 
-
Hloni
- Exhaust Pipe
- Posts: 1538
- Joined: Tue May 27, 2008 4:30 pm
- What model do you have?: It was a '75.
- Location: Sharonlea, Randburg
- Has thanked: 14 times
- Been thanked: 11 times
Re: "Barn Find"
Well, if you drive past main entrance to the school (school being on your right), the tar becomes dirt. Take your 1st right, then a left. The chap's house is on your right. Eish...it's been a while since I went there, so could be not too accurate with the directions! If and when you find this fella's house, the pics will be identical to those of Chris. It is a graveyard. An exclusive German yard. Busses, bugs and a Merc or two!VW-rules wrote: If you're referring to Stutterheim in the Eastern Cape, my mother in law lives just yonder that school in the old age home. I sometimes drop my wife off with her mom while I scout the area for old VW's. I've often asked shop keepers, tow truck drivers, etc. if they know of anything and bar one old bus that I missed by about a year I've never heard of anything else.
'Myth busters unite' and lets crack this urban legend. Give me some more details and I'll find it.
"Volkswagen customers want a relationship with their cars. Names like The Thing, Beetle, Fox, and Rabbit support this" - Kerri Martin
-
zubz
- Valve
- Posts: 1080
- Joined: Wed Apr 01, 2009 10:03 am
- What model do you have?: 62 LHD Rag, 69 Auto
- Location: Johannesburg
Re: "Barn Find"
Anybody approached this guy?Hloni wrote:Well, if you drive past main entrance to the school (school being on your right), the tar becomes dirt. Take your 1st right, then a left. The chap's house is on your right. Eish...it's been a while since I went there, so could be not too accurate with the directions! If and when you find this fella's house, the pics will be identical to those of Chris. It is a graveyard. An exclusive German yard. Busses, bugs and a Merc or two!VW-rules wrote: If you're referring to Stutterheim in the Eastern Cape, my mother in law lives just yonder that school in the old age home. I sometimes drop my wife off with her mom while I scout the area for old VW's. I've often asked shop keepers, tow truck drivers, etc. if they know of anything and bar one old bus that I missed by about a year I've never heard of anything else.
'Myth busters unite' and lets crack this urban legend. Give me some more details and I'll find it.
-
VW-rules
- Crankshaft
- Posts: 743
- Joined: Sun Sep 07, 2008 5:59 pm
- What model do you have?: 1961 Bus
- Location: East London SA
- Has thanked: 10 times
- Been thanked: 8 times
Re: "Barn Find"
This is it, nobody home so I couldn't get in or ask questions. I'll try again next time I'm in Stutt. I could see 4 x Beetles, 2 x bay SCs and a SW variant. Also 7 Mercs and 2 Fiats. Look on Google Earth 32 33' 35.60S 27 24' 38.21E
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
Last edited by VW-rules on Sun Apr 03, 2011 5:36 pm, edited 1 time in total.
If a married man speaks in the forest and his wife is not there to hear him, is he still wrong?
-
Klaus
- Carburettor
- Posts: 1951
- Joined: Tue Jan 15, 2008 1:30 pm
- What model do you have?: 68'Bug 69'Bus 75'SC
- Location: JHB
- Has thanked: 13 times
- Been thanked: 11 times
Re: "Barn Find"
Check out the pressing on the rear gate of the wide load - 
Would like that !Camping is cheaper than therapy.
"Wanna sell it" "Yeah, but there's a national shortage on 'for sale' signs."
PROUDLY KAAPSE KOMBI KULT FOLLOWER
"Wanna sell it" "Yeah, but there's a national shortage on 'for sale' signs."
PROUDLY KAAPSE KOMBI KULT FOLLOWER
-
Barry
- Single Port
- Posts: 1254
- Joined: Fri Jun 15, 2007 9:02 am
- Location: Stellenbosch
- Been thanked: 12 times
Re: "Barn Find"
Pretty easy to recreate if you can't find an original....Springer wrote:
Barry
Metalshaping courses, full builds, replacement panels.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Garage-Cl ... 2857822743" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Metalshaping courses, full builds, replacement panels.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Garage-Cl ... 2857822743" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
-
zubz
- Valve
- Posts: 1080
- Joined: Wed Apr 01, 2009 10:03 am
- What model do you have?: 62 LHD Rag, 69 Auto
- Location: Johannesburg
Re: "Barn Find"
Do I just copy and paste this into google earth?Google Earth 32 33' 35.60S 27 24' 38.21E