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Theci t ywasal r eadybusywi t haver yposi t i vebuzzgoi ngar ound. Ther ewer eheapsofi nt er st at eand i nt er nat i onalt our i st s,dayt r i pper s,dej ect edSwanssuppor t er sf r om i nt er st at eandj ubi l antHawksf answho wer est i l l cel ebr at i ngt hewi n.Wesol dt hesmal l numberofBeet l er af f l et i cket st hatwer eavai l abl ewi t hi naf ew mi nut es.I nevi t abl y ,wesoonst ar t edt oheart heusualVW st or i es.Youknowhowi tgoese. g.“ mydadhada Beet l eanduski dsusedt osi tbehi ndt hebackseatont r i ps” ,“ ourf ami l yof6wentt oDar wi ni naBeet l ei n 1961” ,“ mynewhusbandandIt our edEur opei naKombi onourhoneymoon” ,“ Il i vedi nakombi f or18mont hs” et c.Al waysgr eatf unandamusi ngt ohear . Onmor et hanoneoccasi onpasser sbyt ol dust hatt heyhadonceownedaKombi camperandnowr egr et t ed, ver ymuch,havi ngsol di tyear sago.Atonest agewhi l eIwast al ki ngt oaf ewpeopl eIsi ght edt hegr eatf or mer Wal l abycapt ai n,JohnEal espassby .Unf or t unat el y ,heseemedpr eoccupi edanddi dnotst opt ol ookatt he VWs,IknowImi ssedagr eatphot ooppor t uni t ywi t honeoft heal l t i megr eat sofi nt er nat i onal r ugbyuni on.At ar ound1. 30pm i thadbecomequi t ewar m,ourt hr oat swer epar chedbecauseoft heconst antt al ki ngwehad beendoi ngf orhour sand,ver ycl ear l y ,t heever danger ousdehydr at i onhadst ar t edt osur r ept i t i ousl ycr eepi n. Andr ew Er mel ,wi t hhi sext ensi veOH&S t r ai ni ng,suggest edt hatweneededt ot akei mmedi at er emedi al act i on.For t unat el y ,f orust her ewasani nt er nat i onal beercaf ér i ghtnextdoorandacool andver ygener ousl y f i l l edt al lgl assofFr anzi skanerHef fWei ssbi er ,onceagai n,savedt heday . Thet i mewentver yqui ckl y ,i twassoon2. 15pm,andwehadt opackup.Oncewewer er eadyt oexi tt he secur i t ymenassi st edust ol eavet heAt r i um wi t hout ,asf arasIam awar e,knocki ngdownanyoft hemi l l i ng t hr ongofpasser sbywhower est i l l cr owdi ngt hear ea.I thad,onceagai n,beenawonder f ul day ,f ul l ofposi t i ve exper i encesf oral loft hecl ubmember swhower ei nvol ved.Iam al sover ysur et hatt hemanyhundr edsof Mel bour ni ansandi nt er st at eandover seasvi si t or st hatwe,andourVWs,hadent er t ai nedal sohadagr eatday . Thanksheapst oal lwhoat t endedandcont r i but ed. JohnSt evens
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DOVW 2014 UpdatesThe Club’s 60th Celebration
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As Im over in the UK Ive had to hire a car, I’ve had a blue Nissan Qashaqai and found it had some great features like a 6 speed manual transmission, electronic hand brake, reversing camera, keyless entry and a smooth engine for a medium sized SUV. On my recent trip to London I was pleased to see that the local daily driven aircooled community was not completely extinct , it indeed still has a faint pulse. It took me a few days out of London on a country road that I finally came across a white 1500 Beetle driven by an elderly English gentleman in a hurry to get across the relatively busy country intersection. The water-cooled Volkswagens of any vintage seemed to be limited too. I hunted the streets for the fairly familiar to see VWs in Australia, but the oldest VWthat I could see on a regular basis was a Mark 4 Golf. I saw a Mark 2 Golf GTI in a carpark and Mark 1 GTI disappear up a local side street but I did not see another golf until the end of the trip. After following a beetle I came across ‘Woolleys Motors’ in Higham, Norfolk. Heading over I also saw a fewVolkswagens in their yard; one with an interesting large bumper, it was a pink beetle with some sad rust around both headlights, there lay also a a few 6V/early 12V model small bumper Beetle and a number of T2 and T2 Kombis. I did not see another air-cooled Volkswagen until I entered a wayside stop on a Motorway at the outskirts of London. This where I found a Westfailia T2 Camper and a big bumper white 1300 Beetle with some special wheels (Empi I think) in a distinctive star pattern. The last air-cooled Volkswagens I saw in the UK where 12Westfailia T2 Campers on the Monday Bank holiday in August! On my way back to Gatwick International Airport from Kent where I was staying a 1700s Farmhouse, I saw a very sad example of a Mark 1 Golf, with a lot of rust all through the bodywork. So sad to see one of the few Mark1s in such poor condition, but it still it was a survivor and hopefully someone in Kent will rescue this car! As a final goodbye, as I was unloading the Nissan hire car, a black current Beetle cabriolet drove pass me as if to say ‘au revior’! I have a new series of UK Volkswagens included in this and the rest of the 2014 club magazines for your interest. Yours into UK Volkswagens, Chris Scane
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Vintage Bits Genuine car care products. Throughout the history of Volkswagens there has been the production of genuine products to go with it. Here’s a more uncommon one - car care products. With so many brands dedicated only to the production of such products, why would Volkswagen bother? The money making opportunity? Or perhaps to offer products of true quality? You be the judge
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