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Bor i swa sr a c i nghi sT oua r egbyt hewa y , whi c hc a us edaf ewhea dst ot ur n.

S oa f t ert hepr es ent a t i onsha d ni s hedi twa sofft oPa nt her sf oral a t et eaa ndbed.

S unda ywa sa not herunev ent f ul t r i pba c kt oMel bour ner ea dyt o s t a rpr epa r a t i onsf orWa r wi c k .

I twoul dnotber i ghtt o ni s hwi t houtt ha nk i ngCr a i ga ndhi sba ndofhel per sf r om VW Ma ga z i neAus t r a l i aa ndt he c r ewa tWS I Df ora nex c el l entev ent .

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Changest oRenewi ngyourCl ubCH Permi t s I tha snowbeenov eray ea rs i nc et hei nt r oduc t i onoft henewc l ubper mi ts c hemef or“ Cl a s s i ca ndHi s t or i c ”v ehi c l es .

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Mos tmember sha v et a k enupt heopt i onoft he45da yper mi tov ert hemor eex pens i v e90da yper mi ta sma nyha v e f oundt ha tt he45da y sa l l owsf ormor et ha na mpl eus eof t hei rc a r sdur i ngt he12mont hper i od.Asma nyof t henew per mi t si s s uedl a s ty ea rundert henews c hemea r enowc omi ngupf orr enewa lt hi sy ea rIwi l lbea s k i ngt ha tc l ub member sf ol l owaf ewba s i cs i mpl es t eps .

Cl ubmember ss houl dens ur et ha tt hei rmember s hi pi spa i dupi nf ul l f ort heens ui ngy ea ra ndt ha tt hev ehi c l eha s beenma i nt a i nedi nr oa dwor t hyc ondi t i on.

T her enewa lc a nnowbepr oc es s edbyt hec l ubper mi toffic er s , whoa r ea v a i l a bl ea ta l lr egul a rVW c l ubmeet i ngs , uponpr es ent a t i onoft her enewa l f or mf ora ut hor i z a t i ona nds i gni ng.Onl yt hec l ubper mi toffic er sMi k eCr oni na nd Andr ewE r mel a r ea ut hor i z edf ort hi swi t hVi cRoa ds .Undernoc i r c ums t a nc es houl damembers i gnt hei rownper mi t .

Renewa l sma ya l s obema i l edt ot hec l ubpos toffic eboxf orpr oc es s i ngbyt hec l ubper mi toffic er sa tt henex tr egul a r c ommi t t eemeet i ng.T oa v oi ddel a y si npr oc es s i ngt heper mi tt her enewa l f or ms houl dbes entt ot hec l uba ss oona s i t ’ sr ec ei v edbyt hememberwi t has t a mpeds el f a ddr es s edenv el opet oens ur ei t ss peedypr oc es s i nga ndr et ur nt o t hemember .T hi swi l l ens ur et ha tper mi tr enewa l sa r epr oc es s edont i mea ndi na c c or da nc ewi t ht heVW Cl uba nd Vi cRoa dsr equi r ement s .

Thef ol l owi ngar et her e qui r e me nt sf orne wpe r mi tappl i c at i onswhi c hc anbee as i l ybedonebye mai l : Wi t ht hea dopt i onof t henewCHper mi ts c hemet hec l ubha sdev el opedt hef ol l owi ngr ul esi nr ega r dst os uppor t i ng av ehi c l ebei ngpl a c edont heCHs c hemeundert hec l ub' sna me.

Ass uc ha na ppl i c a ntf ort hes c hemewi l lneedt o meetwi t ht hef ol l owi ngr equi r ement s .

1.T hea ppl i c a nt ’ sv ehi c l emus tbeaVol k s wa gena ndmus tbe25y ea r sol dorol der .

2.T hev ehi c l emus tnotbemodiedbey ondt hos emodic a t i onsa l l owedundert hegui del i nesa ss etdowni n Vi cr oa dsda t as heetVS 18.T ha ti s , i tmus tbeVol k s wa genpower eda ndha v ea nor i gi na l unmodied Vol k s wa genbodya nds us pens i on.Not et ha tt heVW Cl ubdoesnots uppor tE ngi neer edModiedv ehi c l eson t hec l ubper mi ts c heme.Wehowev erma yc ons i dermodic a t i onst ha tha v ebeendonepur el yf ors a f et y r ea s onss uc ha st he t t i ngofs ea tbel t sa nd6t o12v ol tc onv er s i ons .

3.F ory oura ppl i c a t i ony ouwi l l needt os uppl yt hef ol l owi ngi nf or ma t i onbyema i l orma i l edt ot hec l ubpos t box . o Ades c r i pt i onoft hev ehi c l ei nc l udi nga nymodic a t i onst ot hev ehi c l e. o Ac ur r entVi c t or i a nRoa dwor t hyCer t ic a t e( RWC) .

Pl ea s eens ur et ha tt heRWCc ont a i nst hec or r ec t“ VI N” a ndengi nenumber sa ndt ha tt hea ppl i c a nt ’ sownhomea ddr es sa ppea r sont her oa dwor t hyc er t ic a t e ori ss uppl i edwi t ht hea ppl i c a t i on. ( Mos tRWCsonl yha v et her epa i rmec ha ni c ’ sa ddr es s ) .T hec l ubdoes notpr ov i dev ehi c l es a f et yc hec k si nl i euoft heRWCa st hi si snotc ov er edbyouri ns ur a nc e o Pr oofofmember s hi p( c l ubmember s hi pnumber ) a ndami ni mum of12mont h’ sc ur r entmember s hi p pa i dupi na dv a nc ewi t ht heVol k s wa genCl ubofVi c t or i a . o Aphot ogr a phoft hev ehi c l ef orv er ic a t i onont heCl ub' sper mi tda t aba s e.

Onc eI ha v er ec ei v eda l l t her el ev a nti nf or ma t i ona nddet er mi nedt ha ty our a ppl i c a t i onmeet st hec l ub’ sr equi r ement s I wi l l s uppl yy ouwi t has i gnedor i gi na l a ppl i c a t i onf or m endor s edbyac l ubper mi toffic erv er i f y i ngt heel i gi bi l i t yof y ourv ehi c l ef orpa r t i c i pa t i onont hes c heme.Vi cRoa dswi l l nota c c eptper mi ta ppl i c a t i onsont hef or msdownl oa ded f r om t hei nt er net .Appl i c a t i onsf orc l ubper mi t sa r eonl ypr oc es s edv i aema i l ont heWednes da yni ghtofea c hweek a nda r es ubs equent l yma i l edoutt oa ppl i c a nt st henex tda y .

I ts houl dbenot edt ha tha v i ngac a ront heCl a s s i ca ndHi s t or i cCl ubPer mi tS c hemei sapr i v i l egea ndnotar i ghta nd t ha ta l l c a rc l ubsha v et her i ghtt os etel i gi bi l i t yr ul esa bov et hos es etdownbyVi cRoa ds .

T heVW Cl ubha ss ett hes e r equi r ement si nor dert opr es er v eourc l a s s i ca ndhi s t or i cVol k s wa gens , a ndnott opr ov i deac hea pr egi s t r a t i onf or modiedorol dc a r swhi c hdonotc ompl ywi t ht hes c heme.

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3 Wher ei nGer ma nya r eKombi sma de? ti st hec ommonna mef ort he 6 Wha met a l s hr oudi ngonVW a i r c ool ed mot or s ?

9 I naVol k s wa genT DI , wha tdoest he‘ D’ s t a ndf or ?

12 VW Aus t r a l i ar ec ent l yr el ea s edt he s por t y . . .

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4 Apopul a rVW c ol ouroft hemi d70s wa s . . .

5 Popul a rc oa c hbui l di ng r ma s s oc i a t ed wi t hVol k s wa gen? ti st hehea r t l a ndc i t yi nGer ma ny 7 Wha f orVol k s wa gen?

8 Wha ta r el a t emodel VWsgener a l l y na meda f t er ?

10 T hel a t es tmodel Gol fi sk nowna saGol f MK? 11 Whoi sgener a l l yc r edi t edwi t ht he c onc eptoft heKombi orT r a ns por t er ?

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Hangi ngRock CarShow -Sunday 1 2 February T hi sa nnua l ev enti sus ua l l yt he r s tbi gVWCVga t her i ngof t hey ea r .

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30a m.I twa sav er y c ool mor ni ng, i nmor ewa y st ha none, a ndI r egr et t edbei ngi ns hor t sa tt ha tt i meoft heda y .

I ti sgoodt ha ti twa sa huges er v oa st her ewer el i t er a l l yhundr edsa ndhundr edsof c a r smeet i ngt her ea ndl ea v i ngi ngr oups ,l l i ngupwi t h f uel , ha v i nggr oupdi s c us s i onsa ndenj oy i ngt hes c ene.

Att henomi na t eddepa r t ur et i mewe r edupt he28VWs , c ompr i s i ngawi der a ngeofBa yKombi es , S pl i tKombi es , Beet l es , Ka r ma nnBeet l es , Gol f sa ndT y pe3s , a ndc r ui s edupt hehi ghwa yi nt r ueGer ma ni cf or ma t i on.T het r i c kwi t h t hi sev enti st os t a yt oget herunt i lweent ert heHa ngi ngRoc kgr oundss owec a na l lpa r kt oget her .

Ia m ha ppyt o r epor tt ha twea c hi ev edt hi sobj ec t i v e, notl i k et woy ea r sa gowheny our c or r es pondentdr ov epa s tt heuns i gnpos t ed t ur nofft oHa ngi ngRoc ka ndnea r l ygott oBendi gobef or eI c oul dt ur na r ound.

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25a m, a l l t hepr i mes pot sha da l r ea dybeena l l oc a t eda ndweendedupbei ngputouton t hema i ndi s pl a yov a l .T hi si snotaba ds potbuti nt hehots unt hel a c kofs ha dei nc r ea s edt her i s kofdehy dr a t i on whi c h, f ors omeonewhoha dt odr i v ehome, wa sabi tof a ni s s ue.T heus ua l f or ma tof t heda ywa sf ol l owed, pa r ky our c a r , s etupa nydi s pl a yy ouha dpl a nned, a ndhea dofff ort he r s tofma nyt our soft hi shugec a rdi s pl a y .Wi t hov er 3, 000c a r si ti sj us ta bouti mpos s i bl et os eei ta l l butmos tVWCVmember sga v ei tagoodt r y .I nt hema i na r eat her e wa sf ooda v a i l a bl e, c a rmer c ha ndi s el i nesf ors a l ewi t hs omei t emsdi s c ount edbyupt o40%a ndev enaba rf ort hos e notdr i v i nga ndk eent oc omba tt hedr ea deddehy dr a t i on.

T her a ngeofc a r swa st ot a l l yov er power i ng.T her ewer eCa di l l a c s , Cor v et t es , F or dsi nc l udi ngaGT 40, GT HOs , Mi ni Mok es , Ol ds mobi l es , Pl y mout hs , Hol dens , Mor r i sMi nor s , Mi ni s , J a gua r s , L ot us esa ndev enaWW1v i nt a get r uc kwi t h s ol i dr ubbert y r est ha tt heybel i ev ema yha v es eena c t i v es er v i c eont heWes t er nF r ont .

Mos tmember sr et i r edba c kt o t heVWCVa r eaf orr es ta ndr ec uper a t i ons ev er a l t i mesdur i ngt heda ybef or ehea di ngoffona not hert ourofdut y .

Ata bout2pm t hes k ys t a r t edt ol ookomi nousa ndaf ew member swer eabi tc onc er neda boutt hepos s i bl e pa ndemoni um t ha twoul doc c uri ft hehea v ensopeneda nda l l t hec a r sha dt ogooutt heoneex i ta tt hes a met i me.

S oourr a nk ss t a r t edt ot hi nouta ndI bel i ev et ha tmos tmember swoul dha v egoneby3pm.I twa sav er ys uc c es s f ul , ent hr a l l i nga ndex ha us t i ngda yt ha tI a ms ur ewa senj oy edbya l l VWCVmember s .T he25y ea rr ul edi dnota ppea rt o ha v er educ edt henumber sa ta l l .I a m ha ppyt or epor tt ha twema dei thomebef or eCount downa ndt her a i n.

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T heMel bour neCl ubwa si nv i t edt oj oi nVol k s c l ubBendi gof ort hei ra nnua l i c ec r ea mr unt oE c huc a .

T her ewer et woc r ui s esor ga ni s edf r om Mel bour ne, onel ea v i ngS a t ur da ya ndt hes ec ondl ea v i ngS unda ymor ni ng.

F ourc a r sc r ui s edt oBendi goonS a t ur da y ,s t oppi nga tHea t hc ot ea r ound11.

00a mt oc hec koutt heHea t hc ot e ma r k et s .

J ohna ndJ a nS t ev enst hr ewc a ut i ont ot hewi nd, a ba ndoni ngt hei rKombi t ot r i a l t hei rnewol dBeet l e.

Whi l e i tt ooks omes t a r t i ng, onc ei tgotgoi ngi tl ook edbea ut i f ul ont her oa di ni t sc or a l r edpa i nt .

J ohnha v i ngt het r oubl ewi t hhi sBeet l ewa sapl ea s a ntc ha ngef r om myPa s s a tbei ngt hec ent r eofa t t ent i oni nt he mec ha ni c a l depa r t menta ndI mi ghta ddmyPa s s a twa sf a ul t l es sov ert het woda y sa ndqui t eapl ea s ur et odr i v e.

Andr ewMengy el wa si nhi sKa r ma nnc onv er t i bl ea ndMi c ha el Cr oni nma des ur et her ewa sa tl ea s toneKombi ont he c r ui s e.

Chr i s , Wendya ndL a ur aAbl eyf r om t heBendi goCl ubj oi nedourgr oupa tHea t hc ot et oenj oyt hef a moust a ndoor c hi c k enpi ea tt heHea t hc ot eba k er ybef or el ea di ngourc r ui s et oBendi gowi t has hor ts t opa tL a k eE ppa l oc k .

Our gr oupma des ur et heba k er yr a noutof t a ndoorc hi c k enpi esa ndI t hi nkMi c ha el Cmi s s edouta sI boughtt hel a s tone a ndMi c ha el wa sbehi ndmei nt hequeue.

Oura c t i v i t yf ort hea f t er noonwa sal ongt es tdr i v ei nt henewS c i r oc c o.

WendyAbl ey , whowor k sf orS y mesMot or s , k i ndl ya r r a ngeda c c es st oabl ueS c i r oc c of ora nhour , s of ourof uswentf orav er yenj oy a bl edr i v eput t i ngt heS c i r oc c o t hr oughi t spa c esa r oundt heout s k i r t sofBendi go.

T heS c i r oc c oi sagr ea tc a ri nl ook sa ndper f or ma nc ea ndt het es t dr i v eendedf a rt ooqui c k l y .

OurCl ubwa spr ov i di ngbr ea k f a s tonS unda ybef or es et t i ngoutt oE c huc as oa f t erbuy i ngenougheggs , ba c ona nd s a us a gesf ort henex tda ywes ha r eds omepi z z a sa tT ony ’ sOnHi gh.

S unda ys a wusc ook i ngbr ea k f a s tnex tt oL a k eWeer oona .

T hes ec ondc r ui s eof c l ubmember sf r omMel bour nej oi ned usa ddi nga not hers i xc a r sors o.

T oget herwi t ht heBendi goCl ub, t her ewer ea bout40c a r sf orbr ea k f a s t .

T oma k et hec r ui s et oE c huc aev enmor ei nt er es t i ngwewer ej oi nedbyot herBendi goc a rc l ubsr es ul t i ngi na bout30 c a r st r a v el l i ngt oE c huc a , i nc l udi ngs omeHol dens , Va l i a nt sa ndac oupl eof Amer i c a nmodel si na mongs tt hema j or i t y of Vol k s wa gens .T hec onv oywa squi t ei mpr es s i v ea ndt hemi ni c a rs howa tE c huc apr ov edqui t eas i t ea sweenj oy ed api c ni cl unc h.L or r a i nea ndIwa l k edt ot hewha r f ,v i s i t i ngt hebl a c k s mi t ha ndwoodt ur nerbef or et hec r ui s e des c endedont het ownt obuyt hei c ec r ea m.

Dr i v i nghomeweendur eds omehea v ywea t heri nc l udi ngwi nda ndr a i n, wi t hBeet l esa ndKombi sbei ngbl owna l l ov ert her oa d( t hePa s s a ti snoteffec t edbyc r os swi nds ) buta tt heendoft heda ya l l wer ea bl et or et ur nt ot hes a f et y oft hei rga r a gesnont hewor s ef orwea r .

Weha dagr ea tt woda y si nBendi goa ndwewoul dl i k et ot ha nkVol k s c l ubBendi gof ori nv i t i ngust oj oi nt hemont hei r i c ec r ea mr una ndma k i ngusf eel s owel c omedur i ngourv i s i t .

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T hi si sar ea l l ygr ea tVW ev entt ha ti shel dev er yt woy ea r s .T hi swi l l beourt hi r dVa l l a .I k nowt ha tt hi si sal ongwa y offbuti fy oudon’ tma k et hec ommi t mentnowy ouwi l l mi s sout .Youowei tt oy our s el fa ndy ourbel ov edVW t o got oa tl ea s toneVa l l a .

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VWCV Hi st ori an’ sCorner T hec l ubnews l et t er , t he‘ Wa gens v i l l eNews ’ ha sbeenagr ea tr oa dma pof c l uba c t i v i t i esf ornea r l y60y ea r s .

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