Aircooled VW South Africa

To all the new arrivals, WELCOME!

Hi there, I look forward to being part of this forum. I have always been a VW fan, my first car being a 1972 Beetle 1600 and my current daily drive is a Jetta 6 TSI (Red).
Me and my son have been busy for the last 8 years with a project to build a fast toy , the type 1 engine built was completed about 7 years ago, destined to go into a 1964 Beetle, then change of plan to go to a Porche replica, 60% through, change of plan again as we realise my son would not fit as he is 2.00m tall, back to a Beetle, this time a 1968, the project is nearing the end now, will post pictures once it's done.

Just been told that the first project beetle was a 64 and the current one a 68.

Welcome Spitfire, and all other newbies.

Please start a Project thread and start posting right away, as we are all VW junkies, we survive on snippets of progress, and normal OD on a once off post.

Don't hold out man...... let us have it man.......Please.....



Herman

Hi All,
Im a newbie Wayne and just recently got my beetle. It kinda fell on my lap the day i was forced to sell my bike with my newborn and the fiancé rambling on how dangerous two wheels is. So instead of selling i swoped it for "Pampoen" (the beetles used to be corny badge on the back) and some cash as i saw this car needs to be saved from this owner.

Anyway this is my second beetle as my first one (a Baja) nicknamed "rusty"my brother and i heat ceased the engine on some dirt track in Bloemfontein and never saw it again after it was towed in. Awesome forum as it helped me fix 2 major issues on pampoen already

Hi Retrovan, I am no good at taking photo's and have only taken a few of the engine build, need to get up to speed with technology, will start a project thread and post in due course.

Hi guys, Jaco here. I'm actually a Ford fan but I inherited my late fathers Beetle a couple of years ago and unfortunately had to sell it. Since I sold it I thought about the car on many occasions and recently I got a hold of the new owner who where willing to sell it back to me. I'll be home in January as I work on a rig in Angola and will then be able to collect the car round about mid January. I can't wait and I'm bursting with excitement. It needs loads of work so I'll have many questions come next year. Anyway, I'll post some pics when I'm home. Merry Xmas and a happy new year to all.

Awesome, another expat on the forum
Welcome one and all

Hi Guys! Bought my first Beetle yesterday & LOVE it!!! Did the 300-kms from CT to Vredendal this morning & what a blast! It can cruz 100 / 110 km/h all day long! Its a 74 1600 twin port. The previous owner spend a LOT of time & money on it, so I got it for a bargain! He kept all the invoices & footage from the build for me, WHAT A TRUE BEETLE LOVER! First car I bought that I get a 5L oil can & funnel with & when I stop at the petrol station people is taking pics of it! Haha! Thanks for this forum, I will definitely use your knowledge & advice in the future!

noobs..
@henlo nice looking bug you got there!

Thanks man! Have lots of plans for it!

henlo wrote:Thanks man! Have lots of plans for it!

Hope some of those plans include putting up more photos..

riaanj wrote:

henlo wrote:Thanks man! Have lots of plans for it!

Hope some of those plans include putting up more photos..

Thanks, that's for sure!

Hey one and all!!! My names jody I'm from cpt.....I've just got my first project 1963 bug that I've always being wanting, and I've decided to just join up ....I'm looking forward to all the good advice and knowledge from all you beetle guys!...one more thing I'm looking for a 1960-1963 back windscreen ( the smaller one) as mine broke when the panel beater took mine out (pissed and sad!!!!!), if any of use got one or can refere me to someone who has you'll be much loved. I'm based in cpt and my number is 0738131788 jody.....thanx in advance cheers!

Happy New years peepz and welcome to all the new ppl u did not make a mistake by joining the forum

Hi everyone, I'm new to the forum, joined a couple of days ago.

I'm a total newbie as far as VW classics go. My girlfriend and I have recently moved to Blouberg, CT from Johannesburg and as part of the lifestyle change we've bought a 1975 baywindow kombi and are in the process of restoring her with the aim of doing some serious "road tripping" around SA and Africa in the coming years.

I'm super excited to be part of this forum and I'm looking forward to learning a ton about this community. The "bug" has definitely bitten

VW enthusiast, here I come...