Aircooled VW South Africa

Howzit Guys!

Always been a Beetle fan since my first Bug at 17! (73 model)
Bought a 62 in december to restore with my boys, going to have allot of good memorys with the old girl!
I'm in the Alberton area and currently drive her every day, cant get enough of driving a car again where you are part of the experiance and not just a passanger!

Hi,
My name is hannes (hansman), and I am from Polokwane. I've been a Beetle enthusiast all my life. My first car was a 1961 Beetle and it was later replaced by a 1976 Beetle S.

Over the passed years I became the proud owner of a 1958 Beetle, a 1978 Beetle, a 1976 Bay Window Kombi (Brazillian Type) with the corner windows as well as a 1967 Karmann Ghia.
I drive them on a daily basis (rotating them each week).
I am currently busy restoring a split window Panel Van as well as an oval window Beetle.

I find your forum very helpful and interesting. Thanks for accepting me as a member.
I hope to exchange ideas and can make use of the member's ideas and advice.

Regards,
Hansman

Good to see another member from the popo. Welcome hansman.

all newbies. I hope you all gonna enjoy this forum as much as I do Please feel free to share your knowledge and expieriences with us

Dankie Ricky & Dr Watson & Jonno Dub & Jolas: Ek voel tuis!

Welcome one and all. Enjoy the breeze!

Hey all im Nic and new to all this, just picked up myself a 72 standard 1600 bug, needs plenty of work due to channels in bad shape rust wise. well im located in Durban and am a student on a very limited budget. First plan is to get her running smoothly and replace the front transmission mount as mine is shot. Then work at her till shes roadworthy and can get COR.
Well other then that will keep in touch.

Regards
Nic

Welcome to all new members!

Newb here.

A guy from Sweden that has no sense of humor.
A bit computer nerd but not the nerdiest of them.
Cheers

Hi Guys,

Bossie (a.k.a. Marius) has been away from the forum for about two years after I sold my Fleetline that was in restoration - seatcover issues. My Father-in-Law and I came across a Beach Buggy two weeks ago, got the transaction sorted, and are no BACK-IN-THE-GAME! Now it is time to get a nice Splittie again (a mobile one this time around - it'll keep the seatcover off my back!) HEHEHE. So if you know of a nice running Splittie that is up for a good home...let me know!

Cheers,
Marius.

Welcome everyone
MrCuteMonkey as long as your sense of humor has not been surgically removed there is still hope

Bossie2004 - it's true what they say, once you've owned an aircooled it NEVER leaves you. The engineering simplicity is something that is seldom seen on modern cars - that's what I like most about aircooleds. Oh, and all the hunderds of options you've got to modify them.

Good day Guys

Great to be here on proper aircooled forum.

If anyone can help me i am looking for a 1967 splitwindow kombi. i would like somthing that is in a restorable condition, the more orginal the better.

thanks guys. i will be comming back more often this time.

Welcome to all the new members, and welcome back Marius!

Hi all, I came across this site while surfing the internet looking for wiring diagrams for VW beach buggy. Will definately log in when I need advice!!

hey guys, Ryan here. pretty active on th VWCSA forum but new here. good chance that i'll be getting a beetle soon so will most probably need loads of advice. current rides are a honda LS 125 and a 16v mk2 golf (which is in a sad state after an accident with a corsa and i'm still waiting on insurance money)

hope i dont bug u too much