Aircooled VW South Africa

Hi All

My name Is Veeemal, i am from the Centurion area in PTA , I have recently aquired a Beetle 1600 S ,the condition is very good ,just needs a bit of TLC to get it 100%.
I am currently re doing the brakes and rear main oil seals on the axles.I love old Beetles and hope mine gives me lots of pleasurable knm's.

Veemal.

Hi,

My name is Brendon Muller, located in Bloemfontein.

Have joined the forum for advice
I am actually a land Rover Defender addict but have always wanted to get a Bug and modify it into an off-Roader / Overland vehicle.

Yesterday I just happened to get a nice standard 1972 VW Beetle in the scrap, so have the perfect project car.
It is running a well a motor seems to be in excellent condition, even with temperatures at -1 this morning it started first go.

Cheers Brendon

Welcome to you all! And Brendon, we wont hold The Land Rover thing against you.

Welcome Brendon,
We all have an aircooled addiction here, and part of the cure, is to talk about it......
Now me being an honest man, feel that one should admit to ones short falls.

But man, If I was you, ...I would lie about this Land Rover thing





Herman

Herman, that would be like you saying you didn't own a VW

Some things you just can't hide

Hi guys, my name is Cecil Oosthuizen and I have recently bought myself a '69 notchback. I have joint the forum to draw on your vast experience on aircooled VW and the best way of restoring them.

Hi There! I'm a Newbie! I have a 74S beetle! looking to find something new and build it from scratch...I don't really know much about bugs but thought this is the perfect place to start to learn! I thank you in advance for your help!

Hi There All Im a Newbie! I Have a 74 S... Im Looking To Get Something New Though To Start Building From Scratch. I don't Know Much About Bugs But Really Want To Learn, I Thought This Would Be The Perfect Place To Start & Learn:hangloose: So I Thank You In Advance For all Your Help!

Hi Guys. Sadly, I don't own a VW product any more, but I believe a may qualify to chew the cud with members of the botherhood. I was head of VWSA PR Department from 1965 to 1993 (with a short detour in the '70's) when I retired. Most promotional activities involving VW (and Audi) products during those years either originated in, was passed by or involved the PR department. I'm out of it now, living in retirement in Jeffreys Bay, but there's nil wrong with my memory! I happened on the Forfum by sheer lick. I was surfing the web looking for a long-lost friend when a saw the post about the Capital Vee parts with George van Straaten and Meyer Botha's names on it. We arranged that gig - Meyer Botha's participation in the World Championship of Formala Vee in Daytona Beach, FL, USA. I think it was 1968 or 1969.

So much for my memory. Omitted my name! I'm Ronnie Kruger.

WELCOME Ronnie!!

Cool! Nice to have you here to share history.

rsk@sainet.co.za wrote:So much for my memory. Omitted my name! I'm Ronnie Kruger.

Bwaaahahaha..
Welcome here, hope you'll find us as interesting as we find you (well hope to when you share some stories & pics & so on)..

Hi. Hope I've clicked the right button. Came across the website quite by accident, and though I currently do not own an aircooled VW, I was involved with them for a major part of my life - as PR manager of VWSA, (aircooled) VW works rally driver and developer of a few tweeks. I know quite a bit about the history of VWSA and its products - not nearly as much as my old friend John Lemmon, of course, with whom I last had contact more than a decade ago. Thanks for accepting me as part of the ACVW family.
Ronnie Kruger.

Hi Ronnie and welcome You don't perhaps have any old sales literature or paint colour codes/charts, etc in your garage or attic ?

Your friend John is actually a registered member here, but not active at the moment - looking forward to some cool info from "those days"