Volume 57 Number 4 October 2011
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President’s Report Welcome Volkswagen enthusiasts to the start of a new club year and a new president. I would like to start by thanking the outgoing com-‐ mi<ee for all their efforts over the past year and especially Dean who is stepping down a@er two years at the helm. It would be remiss of me not to also menAon Lawrence who is relinquishing his role as editor with Xavier taking up the reins, so expect to see some changes in the magazine as Xavier ex-‐ ercises his editorial talents. The AGM went smoothly with all key posiAons filled however we are sAll looking for two volunteers to step up and take on the posiAons of Event Coordi-‐ nator and Motorsport Officer. If you are interested contact the commi<ee and we can explain the duAes. Also as always we are looking for event ideas and people to organise them. Talking of events we have had a couple over the last month, there was the Teddy Bears picnic to
But all could be well as rumour has it the problem could finally be solved. Hopefully John will divulge the whole story in a later magazine. The FederaAon Square display was well received with a lot of visitors showing interest in the cars. Good news is that we have been invited back in August 2013 and 2014. There was also the VW Magazine VW drag rac-‐ ing event at Warwick in Queensland in which the Loco Gringos raced two cars and although they did not win, did quite well with Andrew making it into the top group. More important was that both cars came home unbroken. Don’t forget the Day of the Volkswagen on the 6 No-‐ vember at Yarra Glen Race Course, this is the main public event for the club and if you have never been to one come and have a look, this is probably the largest VW show in Australia so see you all there. Michael Cronin -‐ VWCV President
VWCV MOTORSPORT REPRESENTATIVE WANTED! The VWCV has a proud history of successful involve-‐ ment in Motorsport. This was facilitated through the clubs membership of a collecAve of what was at the Ame of incepAon five Car Clubs referred to as Group 5. As Ame has passed the clubs involvement has waned, and our membership of the Confedera-‐ Aon of Australian Motorsport CAMS and Group 5 have lapsed. When I took on the roll as the Motorsport RepresentaAve I did so on the basis that there was an interest in the Club becoming involved in Motorsport once more, and that a number of members where in-‐ terested in returning to the sport. Since that Ame I have rejoined the Club with CAMS and with Group 5 to facilitate the interest in motorsport for members of the club sAll interested in compeAng. The club is nearly in the posiAon to not only issue licenses, and conduct events, but also rekindle the past Motor-‐ sport Championship round of events that use to exist within the club.
Due to a change in my circumstances I am unavailable to conAnue in the roll as VWCV’s motorsport representaAve. There is further work to be done to complete the return of the club to motorsport acAvi-‐ Aes. At our last elecAons there were no nominaAons for the roll of Motorsport RepresentaAve, hence the posiAon is vacant. Most of what is required is admin-‐ istraAve and can easily be ac-‐ commodated in less than an hour to an hour and half each week on average, most of it either on the telephone or via E mail, and other than occasionally contacAng CAMS during the day it can be carried out in the evening. There will be Ames when more Ame is required, such as when we start to run events, but there will also be Ames when none is need. Unless I can find a replacement for this posiAon all motor-‐ sport acAviAes related to the VWCV will cease with my resignaAon. Therefore we need to determine if there is anyone within the club interested in taking over this roll, and conAnuing this work? WELL ARE YOU? Contact Bill Malkoutzis on 0409 439 315
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Club Event Reports Teddy Bear’s Picnic at Eildon -‐ 4 SEPTEMBER 2011 If you went down to Eildon on 4 September 2011 you’d be sure of a good sur-‐ prise ‘cause every keen VW teddy would be there not necessarily in disguise. We had fantasAc weather, sorry it was Fathers Day but it suited some dads. Well John and I set off for our 4th Teddy Bears Picnic/BBQ cruise to Eildon but John didn’t make it as he went home on the RACV tray truck. Jan had several kind offers to accompany others and ended up with Mr and Mrs Cronin, alias Mi-‐ chael and Evan. My teddies had a great Ame on the tow truck. It must have looked amusing, a bearded bloke, in a Kombi filled to the brim with teddies, needing help home. Our keen cruise’n team headed off to Alexandra outer to morning tea at Mary and Ted Jones’s property. A fabulous array of goodies and hot drinks, then shown around Mary and Ted’s vehicles, one VW and a great assortment of old cars from days gone by. Ted’s set up is amazing with quite well sorted garages and sheds and all were saved from the bush fires that came so close. At Eildon, a beauAful sunny, lazy day, the water glistening and the teddies were lined up in the shade, of course. Jenny and I chose an old ra<y loved Ted owned by Mary Jones. The Club donated JB Hi-‐Fi vouchers and teddy trophies were handed out. Well all the mums and dads gathered up the Ared li<le teddy bears and we headed home. John didn’t kick the cat, she was alright when I got home! Jan Stevens -‐ Kombi Chook
Fabulous FederaMon Square -‐ 25 SEPTEMBER 2011 At the Atrium entrance to FederaAon Square, in Flinders Street in the heart of the Melbourne CBD, a car show is held on the last Sunday of each month. It is so popular that Victorian car clubs need to book their spot with the manage-‐ ment of FederaAon Square years in advance and there are now almost permanent bookings. Our last gig here was two years ago and we had to wait for 3 long years to get that secured. So you can imagine the excitement when we found out, earlier this year, that we were booked in for Sunday 25 September 2011. The adverAsement seeking ex-‐ pressions of interest went into the club newsle<er several months ago and the fourteen available spots were booked within weeks. On the Sunday morning we met in the Russell Street Extension, just off Flinders Street. Some very keen and excited members were there an hour and a half before the nominated meeAng Ame. The day was superb, clear sky, sunny and no wind, we could not have asked for a be<er weather. By 10am the street was full of VWs and already the passers by were in awe, as well they should be! We had a terrific representaAon of the Volkswagen marque with a Passat (noAce that I menAoned your VW first John), Golf, Rabbit, Karmann Ghia, Rat Split Kombi, Split Microbus, 2 Bay Kombi Campers, Split Window Beetle, 2 Standard Beetles, Karmann Beetle, Hot Rod Beetle and, of course, Herbie. The atrium entrance is sheltered and provides an ideal venue for a small car show, whatever the condiAons. At 10am the FederaAon Square security staff started to marshal us into the available spots in small groups. We decided to have the cars set up in a horseshoe design with the smaller VWs in one large group and the Kombies making up the balance of the display. It looked a real treat! We had our club banners set up, a membership table with lots of forms, newsle<ers, mulA-‐coloured DOTVW flyers, membership applicaAons, a portable DVD player running two DOTVW DVDs, colouring book Kombi sheets for the younger VW enthusiasts and other assorted goodies.
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Fabulous FederaMon Square -‐ 25 SEPTEMBER 2011 (Cont’d) By 10.30am we were all set to go. The event appar-‐ ently received quite a bit of media pre-‐publicity as quite a number of people that I spoke to on the day had come into the city specifically to see the VW car show. We had hundreds of interested people who wandered through the cars stopping to talk to the proud car owners, asking quesAons, gemng their pho-‐ tos taken in front of the cars etc. I think Herbie re-‐ ceived the most a<enAon but, from my observaAons, all the cars a<racted heaps of admirers. I do remem-‐ ber that one young lady told me was quite smi<en by the gleaming green duco on John Farlow’s beloved Passat. We had a lot of interest in our Kombi with many people commenAng on how they would love to just get in one and take off to see our wonderful coun-‐ try. Evan’s Kombi, full of so@ cuddly toys, was a hit with the kids. Peter’s Hot Rod Beetle provided very appropriate 60’s and 70’s background music. The Ame flew by and soon it was 2pm, with half an hour to de-‐ parture Ame. By this stage of the game my throat was parched and in dire need of lubricaAon. When the indefaAgable Anthony Surie made me aware that the nearby café had supplies of Fran-‐ ziskaner Heff Weissbier, our favourite German beer, Jan and I decided that we should invesAgate. Anthony was on the money. The restoraAve qualiAes of beer are truly amazing and we were back in ten minutes, refreshed, revitalised, and ready to pack up. We were on the way home by 2.30pm. This was an extraordinarily successful day for the VWCV. It re-‐ quired minimal organisaAon but gave each of us heaps in return. It was a day that was thoroughly enjoyed by all the VWCV members who a<ended and the hoards of public who came, saw, and marvelled. I am happy to say that we have the venue booked in August 2014 and 2015 but, in the circumstances, hold off polishing your VW, in anAcipaAon, for just a li<le while. John Stevens
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Warwick Drag Racing With packing complete and a good night’s sleep we le@ at dawn on Thursday and headed around the ring road to the Hume highway and places north. Unfortu-‐ nately this year only two VWCV cars could make it they were the Grey Ghost driven by Andrew Ermel with Greg as his crew, Beetle Juice driven by Steve “Spacer” Craven and supported by Ewan, Tony came along as our media con-‐ sultant (photographer) which le@ me as crew chief to try and keep them in or-‐ der, drivers can be so temperamental. This year the trip went smoothly as we aimed for Dubbo with the only incident being Steven’s .trailer’s number plate falling off. We stopped in Ardlethan, a small town just of the highway south of West Wyalong for fuel, where the old saying it’s a small world was reinforced when as the normally the cars caused some interest and as usual Andrew (a@er more VW bits) started talking to the garage owner who just happened to race VW of road vehicles and had also met Bruce Myers of Myers Manx fame, the original VW powered beach Buggies. So a@er we managed to drag Andrew away we headed to Dubbo and our overnight stop. Bright and early the next day it was onto Warwick where our marquee was waiAng for us. This made life easier as there was no need to set up camp, all we had to do was drive the cars in to the marquee, set up the Loco Gringos banner and Ae up the four giant cut out cacA (with much shaking of heads by Steve and Ewan). Saturday started with the street parade and staAc display in Warwick, which lasted unAl 11:00, then back out to the track for qualifying. All started well unAl Steven’s second run when he stalled and had to be pushed back, before panic rude words could set in a quick diagnosis showed it was fuel pump problems and luckily only a fuse so it was back out for another run. As the line up moved forward the clouds started to close in and as Andrew got about half way down his fourth run for the day the rain came down in buckets. It did stop just long enough for the track officials to nearly get the track dry when it started to pour. So that was it for the day, with the rest of the weekend racing looking dubious we all went to the dinner and tradiAonal tappet cover racing while listening to the rain beet down on the marquee. Despite the weather both Andrew and Steven had good passes on the day. We awoke on Sunday to a beauAful blue sky li@ing spirits and giving everybody a new sense of purpose, a@er a short delay due to water on the track the racing was back on with some good Ames being recorded. As qualifying progressed the clouds kept coming in with the ever-‐present threat of rain, luckily it held of and allowed the heats to go ahead. An-‐ drew managed a quick enough Ame to get into the Top Shootout; this year they’re where ten fast enough cars for the first Ame one was water-‐cooled. Both Steve and Andrew managed 3 wins out of 4 although once again Steven failed to beat Rose we are not sure if this is deliberate but it is now two in a row. With the rain holding there was Ame for the finals to be run and then it was load the cars and wait for the presentaAons. Then finally back to Melbourne. Craig Hughes from VW magazine Australia did another excellent job of organising the event and during the dinner he confirmed that first VW drag meet will be at Wizard in Sydney during Feb 2012. I would also like to than the staff and officials from Warwick drag way for the fantasAc efforts in making it another great weekend of racing. As a foot note don’t think you need to have a special car to come to these events there are quite a few people who race their unmodified street car in fact one of the racers who walked away with a swag of trophies was driving a new beetle. The secret is not speed but consistency and it is harder to beat a slow car as you first have to catch it and then make sure you don’t go faster than your dial in Ame. Michael Cronin -‐ VWCV President
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DotVW 2011 Programme The Day of the Volkswagen is on again at Yarra Valley Race Course. This year is looking to be another big year for the Day of the Volkswagen with Volkswagen Group Australia our ma-‐ jor sponsor for the event. RepresentaAves from the 2010 Volkswagen dealer of the year will be on hand to answer any quesAons you may have about the new cars on dis-‐ play or any other model from the Volkswagen range. 30 Years of the Day of the Volkswagen The DOTVW theme this year is celebraAng 30 years of the Day of the Volkswagen. The VW Club of Victoria has been running the event for 30 years and that’s quite a mile-‐ stone in the Club history. For all those nostalgia buffs a display of the trophies awarded over the last 30 years will be on display giving you the opportunity to remember the days gone by. We are also planning on screening footage from previous DOVWs. MulMple entry to the venue Yarra Valley Race Course has two entrances, one for vehi-‐ cles to be judged and one for entry for cars that are not being judged. Signage at the front gate should help iden-‐ Afy the correct gate to use. We will have two Electronic Message Boards at the entrances indicaAng the judging entrance (the first open gate on your right from Arm-‐ strong Grove) and the general parking entrance (the sec-‐ ond open gate on your right from Armstrong Grove). A venue map has been included in the magazine to show the vehicle paths to enter the correct gate and then park inside the venue. The Day of the Volkswagen 2011Judging Arrangements. All cars will be judged before they are parked. If your car is to be judged please enter the judging lane entrance be-‐ ing the first open entrance gate. The gate will be located half way down the driveway to minimise a build up of cars on Armstrong Grove. Once you pass the judging entrance gate there is room on either side of the lane to park you car and complete any final detailing before judging. You can spend as much Ame as you like detailing your car be-‐ fore conAnuing down the judging lane entrance to the venue gates where the judges will be waiAng for you. If you don’t need to detail your VW, please feel free to join the judging lane straight a@er entering the gate. Judging will be available from 8.30am to 9.00am for Vol-‐ unteers who are working on the day but want to enter their car for judging. The public judging Ames are from 9.00am to 11.00am. Once your car has been judged you are free to park your car inside the grounds. A parking volunteer will be at the end of the judging lanes to assist with direcAons if needed. It is not necessary to park cars in model groups. Please feel free to park with your friends.
This year, the Day of the Volkswagen judging arrange-‐ ments will again be organised by club members John Goodison and Lloyd Davies. It will conAnue the tradiAon of a ‘Show and Shine’ event established over many years. John and Lloyd will try to ensure that the judging will be fair for all who enter. Good luck to all. Program 7.30am 8.00am 9.00am 9.00am -‐ 11.00pm 2.00pm 3.00pm
ENTRY for TRADES SITE ONLY ENTRY for SWAP SITES ONLY CAR SHOW and PUBLIC ENTRY JUDGING of SHOW and SHINE PRESENTATION of TROPHIES CLOSE of DAY
NO ALCOHOL, BBQs or DOGS are permiDed on the venue grounds. Please feel free to bring a picnic lunch as there are plenty of shaded trees and beauNfully grassed areas available for your use. The venue also has 4 free BBQs that are available for use.
Volunteers We also need volunteers to run the day. This means giv-‐ ing an hour or so of your Ame to direct traffic, marshal cars, judge cars, serve on the Club stand, help with the plaster mould painAng, colouring in or Scalextric racing. Volunteering your Ame gives you the opportunity to work alongside other Club members, to get involved and ex-‐ pand your network of friends in the Club as well as help-‐ ing the event to run smoothly. This year each Volunteer will receive a limited ediAon Day of the Volkswagen 2011 Volunteer’s Polo-‐shirt and Pin for their contribuAon. We hope you join us at Yarra Glen and help make this premier event another great day. To volunteer please email your details to Cameron Young at cameron@allardice.com.au Swap Sites For all those hungry for that elusive rare part we will be running the ever popular swap meet. Entry for swap set up will be 8.00am with buyer’s entry strictly from 9.00am. Membership Our club membership and merchandise stand will once again offer VWCV merchandise items and also available will be:
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Day of the Volkswagen 2011 T-‐Shirts Day of the Volkswagen 2011 T-‐Shirts for Kids This year we will be offering a small quanAty of DOVW T-‐Shirts in children’s sizes 4,6,8,10 and 12 2011 and 2010 DOVW Dash Plaques 2009 and 2010 day of the Volkswagen DVD by Classic Restos 7 Wagensville Deluxe October 2011
DotVW 2011 Programme (Cont’d) Prices are adverAsed on the Club’s web site Entry Costs www.vwclub.com.au and you can pre-‐order DOVW mer-‐ The Club is offering a cash incenAve to pre-‐register for chandise through the website using PayPal. the Day of the Volkswagen. Our Membership Officer will be available to answer any To park in the grounds you don’t have to have your car quesAons you may have in regards to VWCV membership judged. We are keen to get as many Volkswagens inside and to take new membership applicaAons on the day. the grounds as possible so remember is it possible to just park your car inside. There is however a limit to the num-‐ Entertainment ber of cars we can fit inside the venue and when the A special event this year will be the Total Fire Band band grounds are full we have to close the gates. Don’t be dis-‐ playing all the popular and appropriate music for a German appointed, get there early to make sure you are able to car show. Total Fire Band is a three piece combo which will park inside. be circulaAng throughout the venue during the day be-‐ tween 10.00am and 2.00pm so keep your eye and ears out You can purchase pre-‐registraAon entry for both show for them. and shine judging and ground parking only using Pay Pal from our Club’s website www.vwclub.com.au/. Pre-‐ The public address system will be available for all traders RegistraAon will be open between 26th September and during the day. Traders will be making announcements for 21st October 2011. We have to close pre-‐registraAon two show specials and normal club announcements will be weeks before the event to make sure the pre-‐registraAon made through out the day to assist with parking and pro-‐ sAckers arrive in the mail to you in Ame for the event. gramme of events for the day. The Club is also offering addiAonal incenAves for Mem-‐ Kids AcMviMes bers who pre-‐register. We have many acAviAes to keep the younger Volkswagen enthusiasts happy this year. The venue offers a play ground Entry costs for 2011 are: with slides and swings plus for the arAsAc you can colour in Members of the Volkswagen Club of Victoria a picture of your favourite Volkswagen or you can paint a Pre-‐registraAon Car entered for judging $20 plaster mould for FREE. Pre-‐registraAon Car parking only $20 FREE face painAng will be available between 11.00am and Non-‐Members of the Volkswagen Club of Victoria 1.00pm at the Kids Dome and for the speed freaks you can Pre-‐registraAon Car entered for judging $25 race on the Scalextric track and try and win one of the Pre-‐registraAon Car parking only $25 many prizes up for grabs. Entry on the day – members and non-‐members A new a<racAon this year will be FREE organised games Entry on the day Car entered for judging $30 and fitness acAviAes. Entry on the day Car parking only $25 Swap sites (per site) $50 Catering We have two Espresso Cafe vans available for those con-‐ Entry price includes entry for two adults and one car. noisseurs of fine coffee. We welcome back Robin and Sue form Espresso Mobile Café – Wheelers Hill and Richard and Walk in entry $10 per adult Lee from Espresso Mobile Café – Bayswater. Children under 12 free The Lions Club of Park Orchards will be serving breakfast To have your car judged All 10.00am then lunch items for the remainder of the day. Please have your Pre-‐Paid Show and Shine RegistraAon sAcker a<ached to your windscreen upon arrival at the The menu is: gate. Entry for the Show and Shine closes strictly at Breakfast All 10.00am Egg and bacon rolls 11.00am. Entrants will only need to stop for the free Lunch from 10.00am Steak sandwich DOTVW 2011 Show Bag with contents kindly donated by Sausages in bread supporters of the Day of the Volkswagen including Shan-‐ Pies, pasAes non’s Insurance, Just Cars Magazine, Armor all, VW Hot Dogs Magazine Australia and Car Safe. Chips Salad rolls Parking Sushi Parking volunteers will direct vehicles on the day to en-‐ All day So@ drinks & water sure a smooth entry into the grounds. Areas have been For dessert see Jim at the Supawhippy van for a refreshing allocated for groups such as the Audi Club, Melburg Lu@, so@ serve. 8 Wagensville Deluxe October 2011
DotVW 2011 Programme (Cont’d) the 356 Club, the 901 Register, the Syncro group and the Karmann Ghia Club and these areas have been noted on the venue map. Filming the DOVW Unfortunately Fletch from Classic Restos is unable to at-‐ tend this year due to prior commitments. We do however have the services of Digital Media SoluAons Australia to film the day and your car. If you would like to book your car to be included in this year’s DVD please email your details to John Farlow at farlowj@internex.net.au We also need interviewers to ask the quesAons, those probing restoraAon quesAons so if you like to try your hand as a media presenter please send your details to farlowj@internex.net.au DirecMons to the DOTVW
1. Take the Maroondah Highway east to Lilydale 2. From Lilydale head east on Maroondah Hwy to-‐
wards Castella St 5.1 km 3. Keep le@ at the fork 260 m 4. ConAnue onto Melba Hwy 3.2 km 5. Turn le@ to stay on Melba Hwy 800 m 6. Take the 1st right to stay on Melba Hwy 3.7 km 7. Turn right at Healesville Yarra Glen Rd 550 m 8. Turn le@ at Armstrong Gr 450 m Yarra Glen Race Course, Armstrong Grove, Yarra Glen See you all on the day!!!
Details for Melbourne Cup Weekend Trip Saturday 29th October – Tuesday 1st November 2011 Hello Fellow VWCV members. Details have now been finalised for this year’s event. So far 11 sites have been booked and there are sAll some sites le@ for camping. Bookings can be made at the Bright Holiday Park on 5755 1141 The meeAng point details are as follows: LocaMon: BP Service staAon on the Hume Fwy M31. Just past Wallan -‐ Melways Ref: 250 J7 Look for Mc Donald’s, KFC, Subway signs. Time: 7.45am for 8.00 am for departure ROUTE: WALLAN to CHILTERN morning tea CHILTERN to BEECHWORTH lunch BEECHWORTH to BRIGHT 3.30pm arrival. AcMviMes planned include: • Drive to Falls Creek • Drive to Brown Brothers (Millawa) • BBQ’s and a dinner at the Alpine Hotel. • Theme night on the Monday evening (Halloween) remember to bring a costume and trinkets for trick or treat. Look forward to seeing you all there.
John Goodison 0417 576 329
VENUE MAP ON REAR PAGE FOR EASY REFERENCE ON THE DAY!
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VWCV History of the Day of the Volkwagen Victoria Looking back over 30 years of involvement in the Day of the Volkswagen (DOTVW) Victoria has been a good experience for a Club Historian as my involvement in the club has evolved from keen new member, acAve member in motorsport, leaving the club to focus on a family, returning as an acAve member to finally assisAng the commi<ee for almost 4 years. This also reflects the change in club from a strong motorsport hub to an events and show focus. The origins of DOTVW go back to the very first club concourses held in the 1960’s and 1970’s and of parAcular note was the events held at Lilydale Showgrounds, where I first saw VWs on show in the late 1970’s. Then a@er some enthusiasm from this club in 1981, one of the big early shows was held at Caribbean Gardens in Scoresby. Michael Clarke remem-‐ bers this well and strongly holds this to be the early DOTVW. Gary recalls in 1980 that the commi<ee of the VWCV decided to have a VW drive day. It was arranged to drive to Yan Yean Reservoir for picnic lunch. This was an unusual event for the Ame as the club had historically been a compeAAon club. Gary was new on the commi<ee and had been pushing for such an event. It was generally accepted that only a few would a<end. But Gary, from his daily contact with VW owners and knowing their buying habits, knew that resto-‐ raAon would be the growing interest in future. These owners were searching for an avenue to show their cars and meat like minded people. The event was a smashing success, far greater than the commi<ee imagined. Meanwhile, the VW Club of South Australia had an event called The Day of the Volkswagen. At the next commi<ee meeAng Gary seized on the turn out figures, and pointed to the recent South Australian event, and said “see, this is what people want. We should be catering to these VW owners”. There were many such members in the club already, such as Ken Crook, owner of the white oval sunroof in right hand side of Yan Yean picture. A@er much grumbling from the compeAAon set, but with support from newer members such as Maria Ta<ersall, the commi<ee agreed. Maria Ta<ersall and Gary were given the job of organizing the event. Maria was a real dynamo. In 1982 she selected the site of Eltham Lower Park for the event. It had something for everyone and a nice semng. Everything went well with the organizing. We adverAsed it well. We even had an official photographer there to take high quality memento shots of the owners and their pride and joy. Gary and Chris are sAll trying to find this pho-‐ tographer as the photos would be great to see again.Gary’s team at Wolfsburg AutomoAve built a fun car out of an old beetle and some spare Ans of genuine VW touch up paint. Gary drove their 13 window split kombi delivery van towing tandem trailer with the Beetle poinAng backwards on the trailer. John MarAn in a wolf suit in the drivers seat, drove the mulA coloured Beetle off the trailer without any ramps as Gary was towing it forward. This took everyone by surprise and was a great talking point. The wolf then conAnued driving around the oval for the rest of the a@ernoon handing out lollies to the kids.
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VWCV History of the Day of the Volkwagen Victoria The event went very well considering it was a first Ame event. Nothing like this had ever been held in Victoria before. The club picked up many new members. Gary gives all the credit to Maria Ta<ersall. She did so much work. Gary found it very difficult to wear 2 hats at one Ame on the day as sponsor and organizer. My sponsorship gave the financial back-‐ ing the event needed to get rolling. The commi<ee was sold. The event became a regular feature of the club calendar. The next year, the event was also held at the same locaAon. A larger Day of the VW commi<ee was set up to handle it this Ame. Gary was also on the commi<ee and although he thought consistency was important, the commi<ee voted to change the venue the third year. This became a pa<ern. 2 years here, 3 years there. Albert Park, Dandenong Sale yards, Fairlea Women’s Prison, Calder Park. Some locaAons were good,. some bad. Especially on wet days. Finally Gary convinced the commi<ee to move it well away from September due to constant bad weather. The first Ame the event was held at Albert Park, the Col-‐ lis’ were walking around admiring the line up of cars. Two well dressed men were walking in the opposite direcAon straight toward us. One had a droopy mustache and white10 gallon hat. Lesley being an avid Beatle fan looked at this man and thought to herself ‘that looked like George Harrison’ She remarked as such to me, but Gary thought that could not be true. We read in a news-‐ paper arAcle a few days later that George Harrison was indeed in Melbourne for a few days at that Ame, to or-‐ ganize the purchase of a private island off the coast of Australia. In fact it named the very hotel across the road from Albert park right near the event as being his place of residence while here. Lesley Collis was absolutely convinced that it was him who visited our show to fill in Ame, and reviewing the glimpse Gary would confirm it. The recent events at Yarra Glen, Cranbourne and back to Yarra Glen have been the jewel in the VWCV Crown and set up the club for the future to come. DOTVW has had a strong life for 30 years with the event changing and maturing, but it has never lost its appeal as a great place to show off your VW and meet likeminded people. It is a great event and a credit to the club. Thanks should now go to a long list of people over last 30 years.. There is a lot of work involved before and on the day, but as they say many hands make light & enjoyable work and you will never regret chipping in. Be a part of it! Chris Scane -‐ Club Historian & Gary Collis -‐ Ex Commi<ee Member SALES & WANTED
Send your For Sale and Wanted Ads to the Editor: VWCV Editor GPO Box 1215 Melbourne VIC 3001 Email: editor@vwclub.com.au
For Sale: Yellow June 1976 (pre pollution) VW Golf two door 1600cc 4 speed manual, rebuilt ported head, Mechanical advance distributor, GTI exhaust manifold and 2 inch exhaust, short throw gear shift estimate 100 hp. Custom rear cargo area, fresh roof lining, Straigh steel bumper bars, good dash, choice of wheels and tyre, and more. Currently on CH rego. It goes and drives beautifully. $2750 as is. Call Bill Malkoutzis Mob 0409 439 315
For Sale: 1974 Porsche 911S Targa (looks like a 1986 model) with whale tail, Cream exterior, Black interior 2.7litre with all possible upgrades, late model 5 speed Carrera manual gearbox. Carrera rear guards, Fresh roof, choice of three sets of wheels and tyre, new Koni Shocks, and fully rebuilt calipers, car has been restored but still needs a little work. Have owned the car since 1992. Currently registered with plates FM 0911 $26,000 with RWC, $25,000 without RWC . Call Bill Malkoutzis Mob 0409 439 315
For Sale: Sliver 1976 Mark 1Scirocco ( updated to later plastic bumpers) unfinished Project car. Body shell was bent now straight front half in primer, rolling shell. Original 1600cc engine and 4 speed gearbox included. Needs mechanical reassembly, and paint. Lots for spare parts included spare dash windscreen etc. $3200 as is with all parts. Call Bill Malkoutzis Mob 0409 439 315.
For Sale: 1969 Lowlight Kombi $6000 Chassis # 2302 176 036 Unregistered, unrestored, unmolested. 20000 OG miles, only registered for 14 years. 2nd owner, completely original, dead straight and complete less the engine, but all salvageable engine parts included. All original sale papers and books from 69, original radio and rear middle seat. Has typical rust in the typical places, drivers floor, nose and small amount in sills. Selling with new replacement CV Boots and related fixtures, new low light lenses and unused OEM handbrake cables. Call Xavier Larkin 0407 346 666
For Sale: '64 Model Baja 1600. Vin No. 6169436 $3,000 Call John on (03) 5597 6566
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