Indholdsfortegnelse for August 2018 i VolksWorld

This is my first ever air-cooled VW; I’ve only had water-cooled Volkswagens before, such as Golf GTIs,” reveals Andy Palmer setting the scene for this feature. “I’ve been after a Bug for the last 25 years and to an extent I blame it on my friend, Jason. His first car was a Beetle and he’s owned one ever since.” But for Andy, it was always going to be a luxury and it’s only recently that he’s had enough spare cash to spend on something like this as well as a garage to keep it in. Andy started his search for a suitable car at the end of 2014 and finally got his hands on this ’65 after a 12-month campaign. “We looked at absolutely loads of Beetles for sale; they…

“you can always find something that needs doing, but we’ve got ours pretty much as we want it now” The Freemans purchased their 1968 Bay Window seven years ago as a restoration project from a friend who lived locally to them in West Wales. They then spent just over two years getting it up to a level that they were happy with. “It was just a little bit ropey before we took a grinder to the bodywork and got started,”enthuses Ben.“There were plenty of bodywork repairs to complete and, moving more up to date, we’ve also added a full air ride suspension system with the controls mounted just below the dashboard. When the suspension was originally lowered, the ride was too harsh, so we fitted the air ride for comfort…

It’s 40 years since the final production run of Beetles left Volkswagen’s Emden factory bound for the United Kingdom. Although the cars had sold around the world in millions, by the late 1970s they were losing their appeal as technology and design moved on. Buyers had begun to favour comfort and modernity over the Bug’s utilitarian and increasingly anachronistic design. VW attempted to prop up sales in the latter years by marketing numerous ‘special editions’, which tended to amount to little more than variations on the standard paint and trim colours. Alas, such cosmetic tweaks were insufficient to arrest the decline in popularity, and Volkswagen ceased Beetle manufacture in Germany in January 1978. Perhaps inevitably, the concluding batch of vehicles was advertised as yet another special edition – the ‘Last…

When Niels Timmerman announced that he would be organising a second Barndoor gathering in Amersfoort, we immediately booked a ferry crossing as this was one event that we simply couldn’t miss. The first gathering took place in 2014 and was widely hailed as a great success, hence many Barndoor owners across Europe set about completing projects and fixing up their vehicles to ensure they would be able to join the fun at the next event (the gathering is held once every four years). While this event was billed specifically for Barndoors, it’s actually a very well-rounded vintage meeting with some amazing classic VWs (not to mention a handful of coach built specials) in attendance. The plan was to amass as many Bandoor (1950-1955) Type 2s as possible, although there would…

“The Wolfsburg factory was so bomb-scarred that Karl had to use cardboard for the walls of his office” When Heinz Nordhoff arrived at Wolfsburg in late 1947 to take over control of the Volkswagen factory from the British armed forces, he was keen to make a fresh sweep of things, a break from the past. That inevitably meant some people found themselves ousted from their positions and replaced by those chosen specifically by the new boss. But there were some who had played vital roles in VW’s early, struggling years and who would go on to have even more impact under the company’s new boss. One of those was Dr Karl Feuereissen, who would mastermind Volkswagen’s sales and service network until he died, actually at work, in 1955. Much of…

July Dorset Volksfest Date:13-15 July 2018 Location:Wareham, Dorset Contact:dorsetvolksfest.co.uk Volks Weald Date:13-15 July 2018 Location:Penshurst Place, Kent Contact:volksweald.co.uk Bug Jam Date:20-22 July 2018 Location:Santa Pod Raceway, Northants Contact:www.bugjam.co.uk Dub Odyssey Date:27-29 July 2018 Location:Hooton Lodge, Rotherham Contact:www.dubodyssey.com Dubtoberfest Date:27-29 July 2018 Location:Cheltenham Racecourse Contact:www.dubtoberfest.co.uk Kent VWFestival Date:27-30 July 2018 Location:Coldred, Kent Contact:www.kentvwfestival.org.uk Super VWFestival Date:27-29 July 2018 Location:Le Mans, France Contact:www.supervwfest.com August Le Bug Show Date:3-4 Aug 2018 Location:Spa Francorchamps, Belgium Contact:www.vwbugshow.be Beachdubbin Date:5 Aug 2018 Location:Southsea Common, Portsmouth Contact:www.beachdubbin.co.uk Tatton Park Date:5 Aug 2018 Location:Tatton Park, Knutsford, Cheshire Contact:www.vwnw.co.uk Dub Vacation Date:6-12 Aug 2018 Location:Stonham Barns, Stonham Aspal, Suffolk IP14 6AT Contact:www.dubvacation.com VW Whitenoise Date:9-12 Aug 2018 Location:Euston Park, Euston, nr Thetford Contact:www.vwwhitenoise.com VW Festival Date:10-12 Aug 2018 Location:Harewood House, Leeds Contact:www.vwfestival.co.uk Let’sBug Together Date:14-19 Aug 2018 Location:Lesce-Bled, Slovenia…

If you attended The VolksWorld Show this year you’ll almost certainly recognise this delicious Double Cab, as it was positioned on our stand alongside a similarly-themed Beetle, which is better known as ‘Black Jack’. The Beetle was featured back in our Summer 2015 issue, and, painted gloss black and fitted with a red interior, it’s a subtle, yet oh-so-cool ride. In fact, owner, Paul Hunter, was so happy with the way the Bug turned out that he commissioned Dean Jones of Classic Car Revivals to work his magic once again, albeit on a Split Screen Double Cab truck this time round. While the Bug project was essentially a stock style restoration (albeit narrowed, lowered and wearing a set of BTR rims), this time round the plan would be to include…

Now, Lee’s Bug has a rather interesting provenance. It was originally owned by the manager of a vineyard in Portugal, which is why it was fitted with the extra spotlight for patrolling the estate at night! When the car was around 18 years old, it was stored away in one of the barns on the estate, as by now the manager had taken delivery of a more modern replacement. It was discovered by an enthusiast who imported it to the UK in 2016 and subsequently hit it with a tuning stick before selling it to Lee in order to fund another project. “There are a few jobs to do, including tidying up the wiring, and it’s sitting far too low at the moment,” he says. Lee’s already converted it to…

If you jump out of a modern car and into an old VW, then drive it in the rain, you will undoubtedly think the wipers are awful. However, with a well-maintained system (and some perspective) it is possible to get good clear forwards vision when the weather turns rubbish. With most air-cooled cars being 40 years old now, there has been a lot of time for components to wear or seize due to corrosion. Even if your wipers are just fine and dandy, you would be wise to follow the steps in this guide to give everything a once over and a bit of maintenance, so let’s break out the rubber gloves and dive in. 01 Check blades When was the last time you changed your wiper blades? I’m guessing…

Why not grab your passport and get down to the Le Mans racetrack in France for this annual air-cooled VW extravaganza. There’s a raft of new stuff going on this year, including a drive-in movie, bands, track sessions, parades and a special display of Formula V cars. As well as the usual car displays, there’s always a throng of traders in attendance – perfect for finding that oddball continental ‘thingy’ for your car that you might not find at a UK show. You can find out more at www.supervwfest.com. Oh, and we forgot to say – if you quote code LEMANSVWwhen booking, you’ll get 20% off all ticketing.…

Really enjoyed this latest issue of VolksWorld, especially your chatting about fixing, repairing and keeping your VW running on the road. It is a good thing getting your hands dirty every so often… reminds me of driving (and repairing along the way) my 1949 Hebmuller (14-00258) for 27 years. Anyway, I picked up this 1960s era Ichimura, Japan, 1500 VW Notchback several years ago complete with rust, dents and in need of repair. I took it apart, straightened out the body and chassis and had them sandblasted. I decided to send it through my Restor-Version Shop with a new body paint scheme, decals and all the small metal parts, tyres and interior cleaned and polished. As you’ll probably know, in the USA, from the 1920s through the 1970s, there was…

We bumped into this car quite by accident – the initial plan had been to photograph a Camper, which belonged to our old friend, Jim Dix. But when he opened the garage and spotted the Beetle, well, we simply couldn’t leave without taking a closer look. It was actually more like bumping into an old acquaintance, as this is quite a well-known vehicle, which has been in and around the UK VW scene for many years. In fact, it was even featured on these very pages in December 1992. However, this was back in the days of short ’n’ sweet stories, hence we felt that this survivor had more than earned the right to a more extensive exposé this time round. Jim explained, “I picked the Split up from Steve…

Fiona is only the third owner of this 1966 Beetle, finished in Sea Sand, the first being a sub Post Master at Sticklepath, Barnstaple, North Devon. He purchased the car from Devonshire Motors Ltd of The Square, Barnstaple – their tax disc holder still adorns the windscreen! Interestingly Mr Denner never washed the Beetle and only ever travelled to and from Barnstaple. He ran the car up until his death in 1988. It eventually emerged from its garage, where it had been stored for 10-15 years, with all four wings dented and covered in dirt and dust. It was purchased by a Mr Corne and driven from Barnstaple to Knaresborough, Yorkshire, its longest journey ever! The wings were carefully repaired and the bodywork then cleaned. At the time the Beetle…

I didn’t realise until one of the show’s organisers, Rob Loughrey, sent through a press release that Stanford Hall has been going for 42 years. That’s the VW show of course, the stately home goes back a tad further, I’m sure. That’s an amazing statistic, as is the fact that this fabulous show seems to just get better year on year. Oh, and the weather was equally as good, too. It was an absolute scorcher and was the crowning glory on what has become a must-do event for any VW lover. For the benefit of anyone who might have spent the last four decades hiding under a rock, the Stanford Hall VW show is organised by the Leicestershire & Warwickshire Volkswagen Owners’ Club. It’s predominantly a stock, concours event with…

To UK readers of a certain age, the name Cartune will forever be associated with one particular accessory – yep, you’ve got it – stainless steel taper tips. However, delving further into the company’s history it seemed they offered a lot more than just exhaust tailpipes. Cartune was started by Mike Griffin sometime in the early 1960s. Alongside his colleague, Roy Vaughan, they advertised VW tuning products such as wide 5 disc brake conversions and MAG superchargers in Safer Motoring magazine from a postal only address in Mitcham Surrey. What was to follow bore more than a striking resemblance to some of the VW tuning specialists of Southern California. “by 1975 problems were looming” Hotting up It was from around 1967 that things started to get a bit more interesting.…