I never knew there was such a great site for aircooled VW's in SA! I have a 1968 bug called Martha, which has been mine for 3 years now. My Grandfather bought her (he is like me, crazy about beetles) and no body in our family wanted her, so I got her. We used her to travel to a farm we had a house on for a year, as you can see in the picture. She is in need of a respray, but because I live in the Karoo, it can wait until I have the finance. Like all beetles she is opinionated and full of personality. I think she is in need of an overhaul because after half an hour to an hour of running the oil pressure drops DRASTICALLY to 5 pounds per square inch and the oil pressure light comes on! I love origionality and want to keep her as origional as possible, however I made one exeption of installing a CD player. I need a light switch, the origional type that has a dimmer and a windscreen wiper switch. Otherwise she is intact (exept for a few dents).
Matt
Martha My '68 bug
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Re: Martha My '68 bug
Nice My bug,a real beauty
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Re: Martha My '68 bug
Welcome & lovely picture!
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Re: Martha My '68 bug
Hey there Mike 
Welcome to the sight
If you ever need anything, you can contact us at Grand Slam on 021 845 6702, we do have a passion for these wonderful little bugs and do complete restorations, engine overhauls and have lots of bits and pieces in our secret stash 
I am also a very fond lover of the Karoo!!! So will try to help you with any bits and pieces that you may need
Where EXACTLY are you in the Karoo
I have family in Springbok and Blackrock, if that is of any help to you
Kind regards and again WELCOME, you have truly met a GREAT bunch of folks on this site
Es/ aka Juergen
Welcome to the sight
If you ever need anything, you can contact us at Grand Slam on 021 845 6702, we do have a passion for these wonderful little bugs and do complete restorations, engine overhauls and have lots of bits and pieces in our secret stash I am also a very fond lover of the Karoo!!! So will try to help you with any bits and pieces that you may need
Where EXACTLY are you in the Karoo
I have family in Springbok and Blackrock, if that is of any help to you Kind regards and again WELCOME, you have truly met a GREAT bunch of folks on this site
Es/ aka Juergen
My rides - 58, 62, 63 & 70 Beetles also 58 Karman Ghia
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Re: Martha My '68 bug
Sorry, that should have been MIKE not Matt My rides - 58, 62, 63 & 70 Beetles also 58 Karman Ghia
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My bug
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Re: Martha My '68 bug
Hi Jurgen...
Closer to the garden route in the Great Karoo. Are you guys in the Strand?
Matt
Closer to the garden route in the Great Karoo. Are you guys in the Strand?
Matt
Isn't that what you'd expect from VW?
Just beetling along
Just beetling along
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Re: Martha My '68 bug
that sounds like it could be oil relief valves which arent working correctly, or the wrong grade oil (too thin?)My bug wrote:I think she is in need of an overhaul because after half an hour to an hour of running the oil pressure drops DRASTICALLY to 5 pounds per square inch and the oil pressure light comes on!
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Re: Martha My '68 bug
Yes they are but they are very busy working on Bobbie Beetle!!!My bug wrote:Hi Jurgen...
Closer to the garden route in the Great Karoo. Are you guys in the Strand?
Matt
"MO" - 1965 Splitscreen bus --> http://www.aircooledvwsa.co.za/viewtopi ... =37&t=9305" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
"BOBBIE" - 1963 Beetle --> http://www.aircooledvwsa.co.za/viewtopi ... 23&t=11338" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
"BOBBIE" - 1963 Beetle --> http://www.aircooledvwsa.co.za/viewtopi ... 23&t=11338" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;