Aircooled VW South Africa

Now this is just class!!! This is the type of thing that turns a good car into a great one...
well done, really good work

i like the detail.

Good work young man good work

I got the horn button hardware from House-of-Ghia. I collected it from the Post Office yesterday.



I also got my natis and lic disk. My car is registered as a Volkswagen Other.....
The disc has a S on it (a vintage licence or something) does anyone know the restrictions of having such a special licence?

Welcome to the Volkswagen Other club My Fastback and the Bay that we wanna buy both have Volkswagen other on the licence disk...

The Ghia is looking good!

If I am correct. The S means you can only drive the car to shows and back. You cannot use it as a daily driver.

didi wrote:I got the horn button hardware from House-of-Ghia. I collected it from the Post Office yesterday.

So what happened to the carbon fibre horn middle thingy?

Dont look now but the steering wheel is on the left side

Good luck with the toll gates and the parkades at Menlyn/Brooklyn/Centurion Mall..

In the words of the Cousin

"Highja........eish,some one stole your starring wheel..!!!"

hitlers revenge wrote:If I am correct. The S means you can only drive the car to shows and back. You cannot use it as a daily driver.

This is my daily driver I wonder if it is difficult to change?

Bugger wrote:Dont look now but the steering wheel is on the left side

Ha Ha, it took me a full morning to get used to it. I once got in on the "wrong side"

Pine wrote:So what happened to the carbon fibre horn middle thingy?

It was so far off the mark it wouldn't fit in the chrome hornring

Pine wrote:Good luck with the toll gates and the parkades at Menlyn/Brooklyn/Centurion Mall..

That's why you take a seatcover with

Didi, did you ask for a "S" licence? To get an "S" licence you need to belong to a vintage car club. You can only use your car for shows and special events. And you are not supposed to have passangers in the car and not to be used as a daily driver. BUT - do the traffic cops know what the "S" is actually for these days .

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT
NATIONAL ROAD TRAFFIC ACT, 1996 (ACT No. 93 OF 1996)
DRAFT NATIONAL ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATIONS, 1999

21. (1) The owner of a motor vehicle, other than a breakdown vehicle:
(a) which is a trailer drawn by a tractor and not operated on a public road;
(b) which is a tractor and not operated on a public road;
(c) which:
(i) has been adapted, rebuilt or changed to be used solely for racing purposes as a stock-car, racing car or racing cycle;
(ii) has been certified by the secretary of the racing club of which the owner of the motor vehicle is a member, as being solely used for racing purposes;
(iii) has been registered for the purpose of racing; and
(iv) is not operated on a public road;
(d) which, in the opinion of the MEC, is 40 years or older of age, and which is used solely:
(i) in any race or sport referred to in regulation 317;
(ii) in an event organised by a properly constituted motor club; or
(iii) for exhibition purposes;
(e) which is a fire-fighting vehicle; or
(f) which may only be operated on a public road under an exemption in terms of the Act,
may apply to the MEC concerned for special classification of the vehicle concerned with respect to motor vehicle licence fees, at his or her appropriate registering authority, by making a declaration on form ELF1 to the effect that the vehicle is as contemplated in paragraphs (a) to (g), accompanied by:
(i) the acceptable identification of the owner; and
(ii) any additional information or documents required by the MEC concerned.
(2) (a) The MEC shall consider the application and notify the applicant and registering authority concerned accordingly.
(b) If the application is granted, the registering authority shall issue a certificate of special classification on form ELF3 to the owner and record the particulars of the special classification on the register of motor vehicles.
(3) The owner shall submit the certificate of special classification upon licensing of the vehicle concerned.
(4) For the purposes of this regulation, the words Aoperated on a public road@ shall not be construed to include the presence of such motor vehicle on a public road for the purpose of:
(a) being driven to the premises of the owner in order to take delivery thereof;
(b) crossing a public road from the premises of the owner to another over a distance of not more than one kilometre; or
(c) proceeding to or from a place where repairs are to be or have been effected to such motor vehicle.
(5) A motor vehicle which is not a tractor or a caravan and which is not designed for the conveyance of persons, excluding the driver, or of goods, or both, shall be recorded as Aspecially classified@ on the register of motor vehicles and the motor vehicle licence fees payable in respect of such vehicle shall be adjusted accordingly.
(6) (a) The owner of a motor vehicle, other than a motor vehicle conveying persons or goods for reward, who
(i) receives a pension in terms of the Military Pensions Act, 1976 (Act No. 84 of 1976);
(ii) suffers from a pensionable disability which has been determined at not less than 50 per cent in terms of that Act; and
(iii) by reason of such disability requires the use of such motor vehicle to enable him or her to earn his or her livelihood,
may apply to the MEC on form ELF1 obtainable from the Corporation, to specially classify such motor vehicle, in relation to the payment of motor vehicle licence fees, and such application shall be accompanied by:
(aa) the acceptable identification of the owner; and
(bb) any additional information or documents as may be required by the MEC concerned.
(b) On receipt of the application referred to in paragraph (a), the MEC concerned shallC
(i) consider such application;
(ii) notify the applicant concerned and the appropriate registering authority accordingly; and
(iii) if the application is granted,
(aa) issue a certificate of classification on form ELF 3 obtainable from the Corporation; and
(bb) record such classification on the register of motor vehicles.
(c) On receipt of the certificate of classification referred to in paragraph (b)(iii)(aa), the owner shall submit such certificate to the appropriate registering authority when applying for the licensing of the motor vehicle in terms of regulation 24 or 30.
(d) This subregulation shall only apply until 30 June 1999, after which date any certificate issued under it, shall be invalid.
(7) (a) The MEC may at any time cancel a certificate of classification issued in terms of this regulation and notify the owner and registering authority concerned accordingly.
(b) The registering authority shall update the register of motor vehicles upon receipt of a notification contemplated in paragraph (a).
(8) If a motor vehicle which has been specially classified under this regulation is operated contrary to the conditions of its classification, such motor vehicle shall no longer be so specially classified and the owner of such motor vehicle shall be liable for the licensing thereof with effect from the date upon which it is so operated.".

I have been involved in a vintage car parade escorted by cops. Before the parade the cops walked around admiring the cars. One asked me whats the S for on the licence disk.

Advice for driving with a S licence.

Drive with it, If a cop stops you, You were on you way home, at 5pm on a monday, returning from a club meet.

hitlers revenge wrote:Didi, did you ask for a "S" licence? To get an "S" licence you need to belong to a vintage car club. You can only use your car for shows and special events. And you are not supposed to have passangers in the car and not to be used as a daily driver. BUT - do the traffic cops know what the "S" is actually for these days .

When I bought the car it had a "S" licence. I registered the car in my name and they simply re-issued it. I didn't even need to do a roadworthy test. This also raises some issues regarding insurance.

Tom, thanks for the info. It puts a lot into perspective. The question: Is the juice worth the sqeeze?
I think the right thing to do is to convert it back to a normal licence.