Aircooled VW South Africa

Welcome Dennis..
you will find mostly VW air-cooled nutters here......hence the name
we welcome everyone as long as they don't try and take our vintage buses out the country..... it's a great forum to belong to...even if you drive a 1.9tdi polo....maybe if you venture out this side of the Globe sometime we can arrange for a factory tour at VW and you can see the Polo being built !! awesome experience
welcome !

hi guys
i have a big vw event happening in august 2012, it will be broadcast on e-tv and or kyknet and also on a local potchefstroom radio station. we want to make this a event to remember. it's called the BEETLE-RUN and it's a annual north west university event organized by one of the on-campus hostels. can anyone give me a contact number of someone in charge or apart of the beetle club that can help me to get all you guy to come join us.
any question please email me at

regards william

HI All

My name is Jeremy, I'm currently building a KCC speedster with a 2.275lt air cooled type 1 engine. I've just joined to get some inspiration and advice on completing the car

Thanks
J

Welcome to the new guys Jeremy start a new thread under "projects" asap and the more pics the better - same thing Willie, under "general" or wherever, and just update it from time time so that everyone sees it - hope you have a cool turn out

What has happened to all the other "newbies", and all the "lurkers" out there, lets see your projects, vehicles, etc, etc. It's always nice seeing new threads and pics

Hi all.Iam Jay Moodley.just relocated from Scottburgh,KZN.I am semi retired and loving it here in Goodwood ,Cape Town.My first car was a Beetle(Surprise,surprise! ),,,,,It was a 1961 ,,,,,1100,,6 volt,bought for R300 and sold a year later for R275.I am now the proud owner of a 1975 Beetle 1300.with only 41010 km! and the first one to say I am recapturing my youth gets it!:-)..I look forward to joining all of you on the next outing.

Hey howzit Jay, welcome to the Cape boss Stunning looking Beetle. Look up Air Cooled Culture on facebook, the Beetle owners are very active there. Also check out Phenomenal Bugs, give Muderick a PM.
The Cape is a great place, but bru, you are going to miss your bunnies and rotis - trust me, a Durban bunnie is a Durban bunnie

Hi there All,

Just signed up and still working things out here, everyone has been very helpful many thanks,
loving the whole VW scene here in Sunny South Africa, I have been living in East London for just over a year now and I have to say loving this country as my new home! It beats the good old British weather any day

Owning a Vw Kombi overseas has always been just out if reach for me due to high prices etc and many many rust buckets out there,you never really know what your going to get, I've always tried to have a interesting cars. (pics to follow) My brother with huge sadness has just sold is 78 Danbury crossover, things are getting tough over there in the UK and unfortunately he’s had to let her go but he's always got his eye out for a new project, it’s been a real labour of love over past three years,
And loads of fun but he’s very happy to hear that now I am a pound owner of a air-cooled classic and even thinking of moving here just to own one again!

I look forward to the advice and stories as well as the meets that will be organized here in South Africa lets get one going in EL and Lets keep these classics here for everyone to enjoy.



kind regards newbie Adam

Welcome here, nice to have a member of the ADAM's family here..

You will see that there are a few ACVWSA guys in E.L. as well as here in P.E.

You in good hands
Enjoy
Herman

HI Welcome all the new guys

Post more pics and let us check your projects out

Pierre

hi all ;Im in Sydney Australia and have had many beetles. don't own one presently. I am about to buy a 74 puma, in South Africa and send it jack Wiejker in Pretoria . Has any body sent car to him for resto'? if so how did you find his work? how did you find it for "value for money"? hows the quality?

Anthony

Hi all lovers of the peoples car 'VW' beetle

I'm still a new bee..Zzzz.
I have a 1976 red Beetle wich has a 1600 engine single port this was my first car which I kept after receiving more than 15 offers and i still have it.

so it was standing for more than two years and one day decided to give it a new look please don't hate me for it...'Volksrod' the project is well on it's way and still going strong at this point.
The more time i spent welding taking out the rust and dents ...etc the more i love it .

I would like to make contact with people of the same interest and share knowledge , resources ...etc and most important have fun.

Hi Guys,

Im Kamal Hanuman from Durban, South Africa. I just bought my first Kango. Not sure of the actual model.

It has a 1600tp motor. There is some work I need to do on it. The engine would be first to start of with as I think I might have pushed it a bit while driving home the day I bought it, its picked up an oil leak. Yeah, I guess thats just the start.



Regards
Kamal

Hi everyone I had my first beetle when I was 17 the one I think was in the 50's it had the arms for the indicators I bought it for fifty bucks from the OOmie next door at that time I did not think how valuable this bug would have been and sold it to a student for 20 bucks.I am now building one up pics to follow soon. I was gifted this by a close friend. I got this type4 motor from another friend which I am rebuilding to fit this bug as we are old bike do it youself mechanics I have fair knowledge of aircooled motors. I tried to source parts at the local spares but these new generation guys dont have a clue what I am looking for. I therefore surfed the net and came across the forum I was over the hills and must say LONG LIVE THE VW FORUM I trust I will receive loads of info from fellow members I am also not very pc literate so guys please forgive if I post things in the wrong sections.Sometimes I duplicate things as we do not have good reception here on the plots and the pc just stalls in the mids of submitting. regards to you all bug buds

hi guys my name is wes I recently purchased a red 77 super..I have always been inlove with beetles..Im 28 and dont know much about them but what the hell you never to old to learn haha..at the moment its a non runner but hopefully with your guys help I can turn that around..it was running but been standing a few months no she dont wanna start. I was told to sell her for spares but I was like wtf not a chance ha, nothing better than a lowered vw beetle,.so funky man..any help I receive from everyone will be greatly appreciated, I live in durban so if you know of anyone that has the passion to help me out please feel free to introduce me to them

well here she is...