Aircooled VW South Africa

You might have thought that this Puma at the George Show was just another shell with a roof chop, but it is a very rare factory cabriolet, imported from Brazil in the early 80's. It was very tastefully re-done by Errol Hotz from Cape Town with a 'Speedster' theme, after saving it from a junk yard in Mitchell's Plain





This is a CAR (South Africa) Puma ad of 1980, promoting the imported version.



The only other time I saw a factory Puma cabrio in South Africa, was this one in Vereeniging a few years ago, note the later tail lights and subtle differences. The Cabrio Puma has a unique rear lid with engine vents, different from the sedan

Hi Pine

looks a lot like an Alfa Spider!!!!!

Stuart

Errol indeed did a good job on the Puma in a short period of time... he is a very talented guy, who just manages to do just about everything himself.

The Puma was actually purchased from our club mechanic Ebrahiem, and not from a scrap yard. He had the Puma, including cabriolet top in his yard for quite a few years until he needed the space. Errol, heard of the Puma for sale, went to look at it, and snapped it up. The rest as they say is history...

Muds