Aircooled VW South Africa

A buddy told me about some cars standing in a yard around the corner from me.Took the caamera and went to have a look.

This is what I found








The Beetle is a 58 and there is a Bay Jurgens as well.The cars are all in a sorry state and the owner is gone and no-one can find him.

Dibs on the coconuts in the tree in front of the Fastbacks

Interesting pics, thanks Chris. Automatic Fastback means IRS suspension, and most probably front disk brakes.. would be interesting to see what happens to these cars?

Dibs on everything salvagable on the Ghia

Dibs on the fasty's for Blitz and the 58 for yours truly

Chris, pm me the physical address if you want, lets find out if there is some deceased/insolvent estate that wants to sell some cars !

There is a chap in Stutterheim, just yonder of the high school, who has a collection similar, if not even more extensive, than this. It is like a grave-yard. He is a professor in King Williams Town, and will not part with any of his Germans. If anyone is in that neck of the woods, please snap away and show us the gems.

RIP LHD Fastback

If the car was closer I would have probably made some inquiries, IRS and disc spindles are always useful

Hloni wrote:There is a chap in Stutterheim, just yonder of the high school, who has a collection similar, if not even more extensive, than this. It is like a grave-yard. He is a professor in King Williams Town, and will not part with any of his Germans. If anyone is in that neck of the woods, please snap away and show us the gems.

If you're referring to Stutterheim in the Eastern Cape, my mother in law lives just yonder that school in the old age home. I sometimes drop my wife off with her mom while I scout the area for old VW's. I've often asked shop keepers, tow truck drivers, etc. if they know of anything and bar one old bus that I missed by about a year I've never heard of anything else.

'Myth busters unite' and lets crack this urban legend. Give me some more details and I'll find it.

MuddaF******they are gettin rotten, why are some peops so stubborn....sell the stuff...to US...

Forgot to add: Dibs on beetle bits including fenders (F & R) and doors if they ok and hood lid and engine lid.

VW-rules wrote: If you're referring to Stutterheim in the Eastern Cape, my mother in law lives just yonder that school in the old age home. I sometimes drop my wife off with her mom while I scout the area for old VW's. I've often asked shop keepers, tow truck drivers, etc. if they know of anything and bar one old bus that I missed by about a year I've never heard of anything else.

'Myth busters unite' and lets crack this urban legend. Give me some more details and I'll find it.

Well, if you drive past main entrance to the school (school being on your right), the tar becomes dirt. Take your 1st right, then a left. The chap's house is on your right. Eish...it's been a while since I went there, so could be not too accurate with the directions! If and when you find this fella's house, the pics will be identical to those of Chris. It is a graveyard. An exclusive German yard. Busses, bugs and a Merc or two!

Hloni wrote:

VW-rules wrote: If you're referring to Stutterheim in the Eastern Cape, my mother in law lives just yonder that school in the old age home. I sometimes drop my wife off with her mom while I scout the area for old VW's. I've often asked shop keepers, tow truck drivers, etc. if they know of anything and bar one old bus that I missed by about a year I've never heard of anything else.

'Myth busters unite' and lets crack this urban legend. Give me some more details and I'll find it.

Well, if you drive past main entrance to the school (school being on your right), the tar becomes dirt. Take your 1st right, then a left. The chap's house is on your right. Eish...it's been a while since I went there, so could be not too accurate with the directions! If and when you find this fella's house, the pics will be identical to those of Chris. It is a graveyard. An exclusive German yard. Busses, bugs and a Merc or two!

Anybody approached this guy?

This is it, nobody home so I couldn't get in or ask questions. I'll try again next time I'm in Stutt. I could see 4 x Beetles, 2 x bay SCs and a SW variant. Also 7 Mercs and 2 Fiats. Look on Google Earth 32 33' 35.60S 27 24' 38.21E

Check out the pressing on the rear gate of the wide load - Would like that !

Springer wrote: Check out the pressing on the rear gate of the wide load - Would like that !

Pretty easy to recreate if you can't find an original....

Google Earth 32 33' 35.60S 27 24' 38.21E

Do I just copy and paste this into google earth?