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Th i smi g h th a v eb e e nac o n c e r n i nr e l a t i o nt ot h es i z eo ft h ev e h i c l e , b u ta f t e re x t e n s i v ewi n dt u n n e lt e s t i n ga tt h eT e c h n i c a lUn i v e r s i t yo fB r a u n s c h we i g , t h e r e s u l t i n gd r a gc o e ffic i e n twa sl e s st h a nt h eB e e t l e .

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I ti sn o wo n eo ft h el o n g e s tc o n t i n u o u s l y o p e r a t i n gV o l k s wa g e nc l u b swo r l d wi d e !

Th efi r s tme e t i n gwa sh e l di nag a r a g ec o n v e r t e di n t oah a l la tAl v i eP a r kMo t o r si nHi g hS t r e e tRo a d , Mo u n tWa v e r l e y .

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I n1 9 5 7 , b r a n c h e swe r ef o r me di n Wa r r a g u l a n dB a l l a r a ta n do t h e rc l u b swe r ef o r me di no t h e rs t a t e s .

Th eV o l k s wa g e nCl u bo fVi c t o r i awa st h efi r s tV o l k s wa g e n Cl u be s t a b l i s h e di nAu s t r a l i a .

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Th es u b u r bo f Wa v e r l e ywa sas e mi r u r a l l o c a t i o ni nt h e1 9 5 0 sa n dh a dma n yn o t a b l ef e a t u r e sa n dar i c hh i s t o r yi t s e l f .

Go l dwa s d i s c o v e r e dj u s to ffHi g hS tRdi n1 8 9 3 .( Th i swa sa l s ot h es i t eo f Vi c t o r i a ' sfi r s tMc Do n a l d ' sr e s t a u r a n to nS p r i n g v a l eRo a d ; t h i s o p e n e do n1 2S e p t e mb e r1 9 7 3 , a n dh a sb e c o meAu s t r a l i a ' sl o n g e s ts u r v i v i n gMc Do n a l d s . )Th ea r e al e n ti t s e l fwe l lt ob et h e o r i g i n a l l o c a t i o nf o re a r l yme e t i n g sa n dc o n t i n u e dl a t e r , wi t hma n ymo t o r k h a n a sb e i n gh e l di nt h eg e n e r a l a r e a .

Th ec o mmi t t e ec o n s i s t e do f : MrGe o r g eRe y n o l d s , MrOt t oWe g e n e r , MrL a u r i eWe s t o n , MrRo nKe n n y , MrB r u c eMu mme r y a n dMrJ a c kB e e c h a m.Th eL a d i e sCo mmi t t e ec o mp r i s e dMr sJ a c kB e e c h a m, Mr sNa n c yL u c a sa n dMi s sJ u n eHo l l o wa y .

Th eCl u bh a sr e c e n t l yo b t a i n e dab l a c ka n dwh i t ep h o t oo fac l u bg a t h e r i n go fme mb e r sa n dt h e i rc a r si n1 9 5 4a n dt h i si s f e a t u r e do nt h ec l u bwe bs i t ea n dt h ec o v e ro f t h i ss p e c i a l e d i t i o no f Wa g e n s v i l l e .

Th ep h o t oc a mei n t ot h ep o s s e s s i o no f ap h o t o r e s t o r e ro nt h eS u n s h i n eCo a s twh oh a db e e nr e q u e s t e dt or e s t o r es o meo l dp h o t o sf o ral a d ywh ol i v e du pn o r t h .

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Th ec l u bme mb e rt h e nc o n t a c t e dt h ec l u bh i s t o r i a no nh i sr e t u r nt oMe l b o u r n ea n dt h es t o r yo ft h e k e yp i e c eo f o u rh i s t o r ywa sd i s c o v e r e d .

Ad d e dt ot h i s , t h ep h o t or e s t o r e rt o l dmet h el a d ywh or e q u e s t e dt h ewo r kwa sa c t u a l l y t h ed a u g h t e ro f o u rfi r s tP r e s i d e n t , Do nB o wda n dh ewa st o l dt h efi r s tP r e s i d e n ti st h eg e n t l e ma ni nt h el i g h tc o l o u r e dc o l l a r e d k n i t t e dj a c k e ti nt h emi d d l eo f t h ep h o t o .

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Of p a r t i c u l a ri n t e r e s ta r et h ep e o p l ei nt h ep h o t oa n dt h ec l u bh i s t o r i a ni so nami s s i o nt oi d e n t i f ya sma n ya sp o s s i b l et oma k e o u rh i s t o r ya sc o mp l e t ea sp o s s i b l e .

Th ema l eme mb e r si nt h e i rj a c k e t swi t hwi d el a p e l s( p r o b a b l ys o met we e do n e s )a n dt i e s we r ei n d i c a t i v eo ft h et i me s , a swe r et h el a d i e si nt h e i rf r o c k sa n dt wi ns e t s .

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Th es o c i a l s i d ewa sa l s oj a mp a c k e dwi t hg e n e r a l me e t i n g s , b o wl i n ga n dan u mb e ro f o t h e rs o c i a l e v e n t s .

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Th e r ewe r e a l s oan u mb e ro fe n g a g e me n t sa n dma r r i a g e sa s s o c i a t e dwi t ht h ec l u bt h a th e l p e dt h eE d i t o ro f‘ Wa g e n s v i l l eNe ws ’ fi l l u pt h e b a c kp a g e .

1 9 60s a wt h ei n t r o d u c t i o no f ‘ V o l k s ’ , aq u a l i t yb l a c ka n dwh i t ep r o d u c t i o no f t h eCl u bma g a z i n ewi t hac o l o u rs p l a s ho nt h ef r o n t c o v e ra n dt h i swa ss e n t t ot h ep r i n t e r sb yt h eE d i t o rj u s t l i k ei t i st o d a y .

Th eAp r i l 1 9 61 e d i t i o ni st h eo l d e s t c o p yo f t h en e ws l e t t e r t h ec l u bh o l d sa tt h emo me n ta n dd e t a i l st h eo ffic eh o l d e r si n c l u d i n gP a tWh i t a k e rwa st h eP r e s i d e n t , Ar n o l dHe n d e r s o nwa s t h eVi c eP r e s i d e n ta n dT r e a s u r e r ,F r a n kKi l f o y l e( l a t e rAu s t r a l i a nRa l l yCh a mp i o n )wa sS e c r e t a r y / E d i t o r ,Ke v i nL o t twa st h e P u b l i cRe l a t i o n sOffic e r , Ro g e rAb r a h a mwa st h eL e g a l Offic e r( t h eL e g a l E a g l eo f t h et e a m) , Da v i dCo l l i e rwa st h eCo mp e t i t i o n S e c r e t a r y , T o mP h i l c o xwa st h eP r o p e r t yS t e wa r d .Al s os e r v i n go nt h ec o mmi t t e ewe r eB r u c eF y e r , J o eHo d g k i n , Ke v i nKe mi s t e r ( l a t e rt ob eT r e a s u r e r ) , J a c kRo g e r s , Ad r i a nV a nDe rS c h o o t( g r e a tf r i e n do fRo g e rB a c k wa y )a n dfi n a l l yJ o h nWo o d h o u s e .

Hi g h l i g h t so f1 9 61 i n c l u d e daS p r i n tMe e t i n ga n dt h eCo r d sRi n g sMo t o r k h a n ai nAp r i l , t h eAu t u mnT r i a l i nMa y( o r g a n i s e db y J o eHo d g k i n ) , aMo t o r k h a n ai nJ u n e , a n dr o u n d i n go u tt h eCl u by e a rwi t ha nE c o n o myRu n( o r g a n i s e db yGe o ffAr ms t r o n g )a n d t h eAn n u a l Di n n e rDa n c ei nJ u l y .

Th eCl u ba l s oh a dt h r e ep r o v i s i o n a l c e n t r e sl o c a t e da t-B a l l a r a twh e r eHe l mu tS c h r e i n z e rwa s t h ec o n t a c t ,B a c c h u sMa r s ha tt h eCo r a ma i nS e r v i c eS t a t i o na n dL a t r o b eV a l l e ywh e r eGr a e meCo mb e nwa st h ec o n t a c t .

Un f o r t u n a t e l yGr a e mewa su n we l l a n dc o u l dn o t c o n t i n u ei nh i sr o l e .

L a t ei n1 9 61 Da y l e s f o r dwa sa d d e dwi t hR. L i mbt h ec o n t a c t a n dF a y eAn d e r s o nr e p l a c e dGr a e mea n dc o v e r e dt h eL aT r o b eV a l l e y .

Al s oi n1 9 61 2t h ec l u bc o mmi t t e ec h a n g e dwi t hGe o ff Ar ms t r o n ga sVi c eP r e s i d e n t / Co mp e t i t i o nS e c r e t a r y , B e v e r l e yHe i n e ra sS e c r e t a r y , I r e n eL e s l i ea sAs s i s t a n tS e c r e t a r y , Ni c kDi B a s s i s t aa sT r e a s u r e r , P a tWa r da sP r o p e r t yS t e wa r d , a n da l s oF r a n kKi l f o y l er e ma i n i n ga sE d i t o r .

I n1 9 62s o meo ft h eme mb e r sf o r me dan e wc l u b–VW Au t oCl u b ,wi t ht h ema i nf o c u sb e i n gs o c i a le v e n t swi t hab i to f mo t o r s p o r tb u tn o tt ot h el e v e l so fc o mp e t i t i v e n e s sa sVWCV .

Th eVWACfl o u r i s h e dt h r o u g ht h e60 sa n d7 0 sb u tc o u l dn o t f o r mac o mmi t t e ei nt h emi d8 0 sa n dwa sd i s b a n d e d .

An u mb e ro fs e n i o rme mb e r so fo u rc l u b( i n c l u d i n gt h eVWCVCl u b Hi s t o r i a n )we r eme mb e r so fVWAC. Wa g e n s v i l l e60 t hAn n i v e r s a r yE d i t i o n -P a g e2 3-

I n1 9 62 3t h ec l u bc o mmi t t e ec o n t i n u e dwi t hf a mi l i a rma k e u p ,P a tWh i t a k e ri nt h eCh a i r ,b u tan e wS e c r e t a r ya n dMi n u t e S e c r e t a r y–Ge o ffWo r t h i n g t o na n dL e s l e yWh i t a k e r ,r e s p e c t i v e l y .P a tp i c k e du pt h eE d i t o r ’ sp o s i t i o nwi t hn e wCo mmi t t e e me mb e r si n c l u d i n gM. F l a n a g a n , F .

B r e ws t e ra n dRo yJ a c o b s e n .S o meo ft h eh i g h l i g h t si nt h es e c o n dh a l fo f1 9 62i n c l u d e d-a mo t o r k h a n aa t1 2mi l ep o s t( f r o mt h eCB D)a tS o me r t o ni nAu g u s tp r i o rt ot h eAGMa tS p e n c e rMo t o r si nCe c i l S t r e e t , S o u t h Me l b o u r n eo nt h e1 6t hAu g u s t , t h eCa l t e xCa rRa l l yi nHo r s h a mt h ef o l l o wi n gwe e k e n dr u nb yt h eWi mme r aL i g h tCa rCl u b wi t hat r i pt oL a k eMo u n t a i no nt h es a mewe e k e n d .

S e p t e mb e rs t a r t e dt h es a mewa ywi t ht h eS o me r t o nMo t o r k h a n aa n dt h e GMa tS p e n c e rMo t o r s , t h eVWAB a l l o nS e p t e mb e r2 0 t ha tt h eP a l a i si nS tKi l d af o l l o we db yt h eS h e l l T r i a l t wod a y sl a t e rt h a t we e k e n d , fi n i s h i n gt h emo n t hwi t haB o wl i n gNi g h ta tHa wt h o r n .

Th e1 9 63 4c l u bc o mmi t t e es a wab i gs h a k eu pwi t h an e wP r e s i d e n t–P .Wa r d ,Ro yJ a c o b s e na sVi c e P r e s i d e n t , Mr s Ma u r e e n Ke mi s t e r a s S e c r e t a r y / T r o p h yS t e wa r d , a n dRo g e rB a c k wa ya n d BS mi t hs h a r e dt h eCo mp e t i t i o nS e c r e t a r yp o s i t i o n ( h i g h l i g h t i n gh o w mu c hwo r kt h e r ewa st od o ! ) .

Co mp l i me n t i n gt h e s ec h a n g e sn e wp o s i t i o n swe r e c r e a t e d ; M. F l a n a g a na sT r i a l sL i a i s o nOffic e ra n dJ .

Gr e e n a s P u b l i c Re l a t i o n s Offic e r .

Th e1 9 63y e a rwr a p p e du pwi t haCh r i s t ma sP a r t yo nt h e1 4 t hDe c e mb e rf o l l o we db yaHi l l c l i mbt h en e x td a yr u nb yt h e S o u t h e r nS p o r t i n gCl u b .An t i c i p a t i o no fg o i n gt oAd e l a i d ea tt h ee n do ft h en e x tmo n t ha n dt h ei n t e n s er i v a l r yt h a th a s c o n t i n u e du n t i l t o d a ywa sv e r ye v i d e n t .P a tWh i t a k e rmu s th a v ef o c u s s e dh i se ffo r t so nt h eCl u bCh a mp i o n s h i p sb e c a u s eP a t we n to nt ob et h e1 9 64a n d1 9 65Mo t o r k h a n aCh a mp i o na n dt a k et h e“ Ro yJ a r v i sP e r p e t u a l T r o p h y ”a n dt h e“ L a u r i eWh i t e h e a d P e r p e t u a l T r o p h y ”f o rt h o s ey e a r sa sF r a n kd i dfi v ey e a r sp r e v i o u s l y .

P a twa sa l s oMo t o r k h a n aCh a mp i o ni n1 9 66.

Th e1 9 64 5c l u bc o mmi t t e es a wa n o t h e rb i gs h a k eu pwi t han e wP r e s i d e n t-Ro yJ a c o b s e n , I a nWi l l i a msa sVi c eP r e s i d e n t , Mr Ke v i nKe mi s t e ra sT r e a s u r e r , J .

S h e e h a nj o i n sJ .

Gr e e ni nt h eCo mp e t i t i o nS e c r e t a r yp o s i t i o n( a g a i nh i g h l i g h t i n gh o wmu c hwo r k t h e r ewa st od o ! )I a nWi l l i a msa n dJS h e e h a na sT r i a l sL i a s i o nOffic e r sa n dE dS mi t ha sP u b l i cRe l a t i o n sOffic e r .

J o i n i n gt h e c o mmi t t e ewa sD. McCa r t h ya n dDa v eE v a n s( t h eCl u b ’ sfi r s th i s t o r i a n ) .

Th e1 9 65 6c l u bc o mmi t t e es a wa ne r ao fs t a b i l i t yu n d e rP r e s i d e n tRo yJ a c o b s e n , wi t ht h eo n l yc h a n g e sb e i n gRo bP r e n d e r g a s t o nc o mmi t t e ea n dMa u r e e nKe mi s t e ra sE d i t o r .

Un f o r t u n a t e l yt h e r ea r en omo r er e c o r d su n t i l t h el a t e1 9 60 sa n dIk n o wRo y t e n d e r e dh i sr e s i g n a t i o na f t e rt h ec o mmi t t e ea b o v efi n i s h e d . g e rB a c k wa ywo r k e dh a r do nh i se ffo r t so nt h eCl u bCh a mp i o n s h i p sb e c a u s eh ewe n t o nt ob et h e1 9 63a n d1 9 67Mo t o r k h a n a Ro Ch a mp i o na n dt a k et h e“ Ro yJ a r v i sP e r p e t u a l T r o p h y ”a n dt h e“ L a u r i eWh i t e h e a dP e r p e t u a l T r o p h y ”f o rt h o s ey e a r sa sF r a n ka n d P a td i dp r e v i o u s l y .

Da v i dMi t c h e l l a l s oa c h i e v e dt h ed o u b l ei n1 9 68a n dj o i n e dt h eCl u bwi t h i nac l u bwi t hF r a n k , P a ta n dRo g e r .

I n1 9 69t h ep r e c u r s o ro ft h efi r s t‘ B u gI n ”wa sh e l da tAl b u r y , NS Wa n daVWCVme mb e rwo nt h eo u t r i g h tt r o p h ya g a i n s ta l l c o mp e t i t i o n .

B yt h ee n do ft h e60 st h eCl u b h a da b o u t7 0me mb e r sa n dme t a tt h eVWf a c t o r yi nCl a y t o nf o r t h e i rg e n e r a lme e t i n g s .

Th i swa s a r r a n g e db yP a tWh i t a k e rwh o wa st h eVWCV P r e s i d e n ta n d a l s owo r k e da tVW Au s t r a l i a .

Th e1 9 69 Cl u bCh a mp i o n s h i p wa sf o u g h t o u t o v e rs e v e nc l a s s e s wi t ht r o p h i e swo r t h$ 1 0 0( al o t o f$ $i nt h o s ed a y s )a n dt h e Ar ms t r o n gT r o p h y( e x t r a$ 3 0 ) f o r1 s tOu t r i g h t .

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1 9 7 0wa sab i gy e a ri nt h eh i s t o r yo f t h ec l u bwi t ht h e6t hAl l Au s t r a l i a nV o l k s wa g e nRa l l yp l a n n e df o rE a s t e ri nMe l b o u r n et h a t y e a r .

Da v i dMi t c h e l l wa st h eP r e s i d e n t , Da v eE v a n swa sVi c eP r e s i d e n t , J o h nMa y owa sS e c r e t a r ya n dKe nHo s k i n gwa sT r e a s u r e r .

Th i sRa l l ywa sab i e n n i a l e v e n ta n dt h ep r e c u r s o ro ft h eB u gI nwh i c hh a sb e e nh e l dt h i sy e a ri nGe e l o n ga n ds p o n s o r e db yt h e VWCl u bo fVi c t o r i a .

Da v i dMi t c h e l l h e l dt h eP r e s i d e n c yo f t h eCl u bu n t i l 1 9 7 2wh e nKe v i nHu r f o r dt o o kt h eCh a i ru n t i l 1 9 7 4 ; Da v eE v a n sc o n t i n u e d i nh i sr o l ea sVi c eP r e s i d e n tt h r o u g h o u tt h i sp e r i o d .

Th eme e t i n g swe r es t i l l a tt h eCl a y t o nf a c t o r y( 1 0 5 6Da n d e n o n gRo a d , Ca r n e g i e )a n dl a t e ra tt h eL i g h tCa rCl u bo fAu s t r a l i a ( L CCA)i nQu e e n sRo a d , Al b e r tP a r k .

Mo t o r k a n a swe r eh e l di nKe i l o ru n d e rt h eP o we rL i n e s( Re s e r v e )a n dwe r el a t e rh e l do n t h ec o r n e ro fS t u da n dWe l l i n g t o nRo a d s , Ro wv i l l e .

I h a v ep u to u tt h eS OSf o rh e l pwi t ht h e s ep a r t so ft h eVWCVHi s t o r ya n d B r i a nRe a da n dRo bCa r s o nh a v eb e e nv e r yh e l p f u l .

B r i a nr e me mb e r saf e wo f t h es e n i o rme mb e r so f t h eCl u bi nt h e1 9 7 0 s , s o me o fwh i c hk e p tu pt h e i ri n v o l v e me n ti nt h eCl u bi n t ot h e1 9 8 0 s . v i dE v a n s ,Ke nCr o o k ,Ro n n i eAd a msa n dAl a nF l u d et o g e t h e rwi t ht h eg e n e r a lme mb e r s h i pwe r ep r e t t yi n v o l v e di n Da mo t o r k h a n a st h e n .B r i a nr e me mb e r st h e1 9 7 3mo t o r k h a n ac h a mp i o n s h i pwe l l .Heo n l ywo no n ee v e n tf o rt h ey e a r ,b u t c o n s i s t e n c ywa st h ek e y , a n dB r i a ns t i l l h a st h et r o p h y , an i c ep e wt e rmu g .

Th e ya l s ou s e dt oc o mp e t ei nr a l l i e si nt h e' Gr o u p5 ' , a n dt h eCl u ba l s oo r g a n i s e do n eo ft h e s ee a c hy e a r .

Wh e nB r i a nmo v e dt oGe e l o n gh eu s e dt ot r a v e l u pt ot h eme e t i n g sa t t h eL i g h t Ca rCl u bwi t hP h i l l i p' Ha n k ' Ha n c o c k , a n dT r e v o r Wi n d mi l l a n dt h e i rp a r t n e r si no n eo f t h e i rB e e t l e s .

Un f o r t u n a t e l yb y' 7 5B r i a nf o u n dt h et r a v e l l i n gu pf r o mGe e l o n gab i tmu c h , T r e v o rh a dmo v e dt oCo ffsHa r b o u r , a n dHa n kh a dh a dama r r i a g eb r e a k u p , s ot h e yd i d n ' tt r a v e la sag r o u pa n ymo r e , a n d b e c a mel e s sa c t i v ei nt h eCl u b .

B r i a ns e n ti ns o meo l dr a c i n gp i c t u r e so f t h i se r a , o n ea t a ni n v i t a t i o na u t o c r o s sa tHMASCe r b e r u s .

B r i a nt h i n k s h ema yh a v ei n v e n t e dt h e' r a t ' c o n c e p twi t ht h a tc a r .

I t wa sc e r t a i n l ywe l l b e f o r et h e yb e c a mep o p u l a r .

I t h a da n 1 8 3 5 c cmo t o r , a n dwa sp r e t t yq u i c kf o rt h ed a y .

I nt h a t p i c t u r eB r i a nwa sr u n n i n gab i twi d eo nt h ec o r n e r , b u t wa sh a n g i n gt h et a i lo u tfl a tt ot h efl o o r .B r i a nwa s u n s u r ea b o u tt h er e s u l t s , b u tr e me mb e r si twa sal o to f f u n .B r i a nwe n to nt oc l a i mt h e1 9 7 3Mo t o r k h a n a Ch a mp i o n s h i pa n dt a k et h e“ Ro yJ a r v i sP e r p e t u a l T r o p h y ”a n dt h e“ L a u r i eWh i t e h e a dP e r p e t u a l T r o p h y ” t h a ty e a ra sF r a n k ,P a t ,Da v i da n dRo g e rh a dd o n e p r e v i o u s l y . f o r t u n a t e l y , t h ec l u br e c o r d sa f t e rt h i sd a t ea r eab i ti n c o mp l e t e , s oi twa sn o te a s yt oc o mp a r et h emo d e r ne r awi t ht h e Un a c h i e v e me n t si nt h ep e r i o d1 9 5 4t o1 9 7 4 .

I fa n yo ft h el o n gs t a n d i n gme mb e r so rp a s tc h a mp i o n sc o u l ds e n dmeas u mma r yo f k n o wnc h a mp i o n so ft h e i re r a , I wo u l db ev e r yg r a t e f u l a n dwo u l dp u b l i s ht h e mi nt h en e x tv e r s i o no ft h ec l u bh i s t o r y .

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Th e1 9 8 8VWCVCo mmi t t e eh a dan e wP r e s i d e n t–Mi c h a e l Cl a r k .

Ma r kZe l l n e rwa st h eVi c eP r e s i d e n t / Gr o u p5r e pa n d Co mp e t i t i o nS e c r e t a r y , B r u c eWo o d wa r dwa sT r e a s u r e r , B i l l Ma l k o u t z i swa sS e c r e t a r y ,J o h nRo s e n g r a v ewa sP r o p e r t y T r u s t e e ,Ne i lT a t t e r s a l lwa sE d i t o rwi t hJ o nE d s e l la s I n c o r p o r a t i o nOffic e r !

Ast h e1 9 8 0 se n d e dJ o nE d s e l l t o o ko v e ra sP r e s i d e n ta n dt h e Cl u bwa ss t r u g g l i n gf o rme mb e r sa g a i n .Ob v i o u s l y , i n t e r e s t i nt h eCl u bh a dd e c l i n e da n db y1 9 8 9t h eme mb e r s h i ph a d d r o p p e dt oa b o u tt h i r t y .

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VWCV60 t hAn n i v e r s a r yQu i z Hi n t : Ma n yo ft h ea n s we r sa r es o me wh e r ei nt h i sma g a z i n e .

Co n s o l i d a t e da n s we r sc a nb ef o u n do nt h el a s tp a g e .

P a u l L o o f sa n dh i s1 9 5 5B e e t l et h a th a s t r a v e l l e dt h ewo r l dt h r e et i me s !

I nt h es p i r i to f c e l e b r a t i n go u r60 t hy e a ra n dOv a l wi n d o wV o l k s wa g e n s , I wo u l dl i k et os h a r et h i sf a s c i n a t i n gs t o r yo f aCa n a d i a n ma n , P a u l L o o f s , wh od o c u me n t e da n dfi l me dt h ej o u r n e yo f h i sV o l k s wa g e nB e e t l et h a th a sb e e na r o u n dt h ewo r l dt h r e et i me s s i n c e1 9 5 5 , o n ey e a ra f t e ro u rc l u bwa sf o r me d .

F i f t y n i n ey e a r sa f t e rb u y i n gt h ec a r , L o o f s ’ B e e t l ei ss t i l l o nt h er o a dwi t hi t sd e t a i l e ds t o r yr e v e a l e di nt h ed o c u me n t a r yfi l ma n d i n t e r a c t i v ewe b s i t e , ‘ On c eMo r e , Th eS t o r yo fVI N9 0 3 8 4 7 ’ ( o n c e mo r e . c a ) .

Af t e rs t u mb l i n gu p o na r c h i v ef o o t a g eo fL o o f sa n d h i s1 9 5 5B e e t l e , V o l k s wa g e nCa n a d ak n e wt h e r ewa sas t o r yt ot e l l a n dt r a c k e dd o wn8 2 y e a r o l dL o o f s .

o n gwi t hRe dUr b a n ,t h ey e a r l o n gp r o j e c tb r o u g h tt h es t o r yo fVI N9 0 3 8 4 7t ol i f e ,i na3 0 mi n u t el o n gd o c u me n t a r y .

Al V o l k s wa g e nb r a n dma r k e t i n gma n a g e r , L y n n eP i e t t e , c o mme n t e d : “ Wef e e l t h a ti tr e a l l ys p e a k st oo u rf a n s , n o to n l yr e i n f o r c i n g t h ee mo t i o n a l c o n n e c t i o ns oma n yp e o p l eh a v et ot h eb r a n d , b u tc e l e b r a t i n gt h et r u l yr e ma r k a b l es t o r i e st h a ts oma n yo fo u r o wn e r sh a v e .

I ti sn o ts omu c ha b o u tas i n g l ec a r , a l t h o u g ht h i sB e e t l ei sr e ma r k a b l e , i ti smo r ea b o u th o wo n ec a rc o n n e c t ss o ma n yd i ffe r e n tp e o p l ea n dt h e i re x p e r i e n c e s , p r o v i n gi t s e l fa sTh eP e o p l e ’ sCa r . ” Th efi l mi sj u s to n ep a r to f t h ep r o j e c ta sa ni n t e r a c t i v ewe b s i t eu s e st h efi l ma sp a r to f a ni mme r s i v ee x p l o r a t i o no f t h eB e e t l e ’ s 5 9 y e a r( a n dc o u n t i n g )h i s t o r y .

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Th eP a s tP r e s i d e n t s Wh e nt h ei d e ao fac o mme mo r a t i v ee d i t i o no ft h ec l u bma g a z i n ewa sr a i s e dt oma r kt h e60 t hy e a ro ft h eV o l k s wa g e nCl u bI t h o u g h ti twa st i met op u r s u es o me t h i n gt h a tIh a db e e nt h i n k i n ga b o u tf o rs o met i me .Af e ws i mp l eq u e s t i o n sa mo n g s t me mb e r ss h o u l du n c o v e rs o meg r e a tt a l e s .

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S h ewa sb e mo a n i n gt h ef a c tt h a tp e o p l ewe r es a y i n gy o u wo n ’ tg e to v e r$ 8 , 0 0 0f o ri t .S oIwe n tt h r o u g has e r i e so f n e g o t i a t i o n swi t hh e ro v e rt h en e x t t womo n t h s .

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Th a t g r e e nb e e t l ei smyd r e a mc a r .

WHA T’ SY OURNE X TDRE AMCAR? Myn e x td r e a mc a rwo u l db et h er e da n dwh i t eB a yWi n d o w mi c r o b u st h a tIh a v e .I twa ss o me t h i n gIa l wa y swa n t e d .

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S ot h er e d a n dwh i t emi c r o b u sh a sa l wa y sb e e no nmyb u c k e tl i s t .

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WHA T’ S THE B E S TE X P E RI E NCE Y OU’ VE HAD I NA VOL KS WAGE N? Th efi r s tt i meIwe n tt oV a l l a .I twa sal o n gt i mea g o ;i twa s ma y b e9 6o r9 7 .

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TY E ARS WE RE Y OU THE P RE S I DE NT OF THE WHA VOL KS WAGE NCL UB ?

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HOW L ONG HA VE Y OU B E E N I NVOL VE D I N VOL KS WAGE NS ?

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HOW MANYVOL KS WAGE NSHA VEY OUHADOVE RTHE Y E ARS ?

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J E RR YS E I NF E L DWASONCEAS KE DI FHEHADAF A VORI TE P ORS CHE .S O IWANTE D TO AS KY OU THE S AME QUE S TI ON.HA VE Y OU GOT OR HAD A F A VOR TE VOL KS WAGE N? Th a two u l ds t i l l b emyt y p e3 4Gh i a .

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WHYVOL KS WAGE N? u s tl i k et h ewa yt h e ya r ep u tt o g e t h e r .I ’ v eg o tab i to fa n Ij a p p r e c i a t i o nf o rme c h a n i c a l t h i n g s .

I p l a y e da r o u n dwi t hV8 si n myt e e n sb u tt h e nIg o ti n t oV o l k s wa g e n s : s ma l l e rc a r s ; s ma l l e r e n g i n e s .

Ama t eo fmi n eh a daV o l k s wa g e nwh e nIwa s1 8o r1 9 a n dh o n e s t l yIu s e dt ol a u g ha th i mal i t t l eb i tt h e nIk n o c k e d a r o u n dwi t hh i mf o ral i t t l eb i ta n dg o ta nu n d e r s t a n d i n go f wh a ti twa sa l l a b o u t .

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VEY OUE VE RCOMEACR OS SONECARANDTHOUGHT HA ‘ THI SI SAL MOS TTOOGOODTOB ETRUE ’ ?

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Ime a nI ’ v ec o me a c r o s ss o meg r e a to l dV o l k s wa g e n so v e rt h ey e a r sa n db o u g h ta c o u p l eo ft h e ma swe l lb u tt h e r ei sa l wa y ss o me t h i n gh i d d e n a wa ya n ds o me t h i n go u tt h e r es o me wh e r e .

WHA TI SY OURNE X TDRE AMCAR? o rmei two u l db ea ne a r l y9 1 1P o r s c h e .

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WHA TI STHEB E S TTHI NGY OUHA VEF OUNDA TAS WAP ME E T? Th eb e s tt h i n gwo u l db eaMo n a r oMo t o r st wi nc a r b u r e t t o rk i t f o ra ne a r l y3 6h pb e e t l e .E v e r y o n ewa ss t e p p i n go v e ri ta n dI s p o t t e di to nt h eg r o u n da n dIk i n do ft h o u g h tIk n e wwh a ti t wa ss oI p i c k e di tu pa n dp a i dt h eg u yt h emo n e yf o ri ta n dt h e n g o tag u yo v e rwh oI k n e wwo u l dk n o wa n ds u r ee n o u g hi twa s .

Th a t ’ so n eo ft h ef e wV o l k s wa g e nt h i n g st h a tIwi l lp r o b a b l y n e v e re v e rp a r twi t h .

I fId i dp a r twi t hi t , Iwo u l d n ’ ts e l li t .

I ’ d r a t h e rg i v ei tt os o me o n ewh oIk n e wwo u l du s ei tb e c a u s eI wo u l dl o v et os e et h a tt h i n go nac a r .

WHA T’ STHEONETHI NGY OUHA VEAL WA Y SL OOKE DF OR B UTNE VE RB E E NAB L ETOF I ND? I wo u l dl o v et og e ta n o t h e rMo t oMe t e rRa l l yP a c k .

I ’ v eh a do n e , myo l do v a l wa sl o a d e du pwi t ha c c e s s o r i e s , a l mo s te v e r ys i n g l e a c c e s s o r yy o uc o u l di ma g i n ea n dI h a do n ei nt h a t .

I h a damo t o r me t e rr a l l yp a c ko nt h a tf o rt h e5o r6y e a r st h a tIo wn e di ts o I ’ dl o v et og e ta n o t h e ro n ej u s tt op u ti n t ot h ec o l l e c t i o n .

OUAREOB VI OUS L YAGOODVOL KS WAGE NMAN. NOW,Y HA VEY OUE VE RTHOUGHT‘ GE EI FTHA TCARHADAVW B ADGEUPTHEF R ONTI WOUL DB UYONEOFTHOS E ’ ?

Nu p , t h e ya r ee i t h e rg o o de n o u g hf o raV o l k s wa g e no rt h e ya r e n o t .

I FS OME ONEWASTOGE TI NTOY OURCAR, WHA TWOUL D THE YMOS TL I KE L YF I NDONTHERADI O? l i s t e nt oab i to f S E Nt h e s ed a y s : ab i to f s p o r t sr a d i o .

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HOW L ONG HA VE Y OU B E E N I NVOL VE D WI TH VOL KS WAGE NSF OR? S i n c ea b o u t2 0 0 4 .

I h a da l wa y swa n t e do n e .

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J E RR YS E I NF E L DWASONCEAS KE DI FHEHADAF A VORI TE P ORS CHE .S O IWANTE D TO AS KY OU THE S AME QUE S TI ON.HA VE Y OU GOT OR HAD A F A VOR TE VOL KS WAGE N? Non o tr e a l l y .

WHYVOL KS WAGE N? AsIs a i dIh a da l wa y swa n t e daKo mb i .

Myd a dmi s s e do u to n b u y i n gab e e t l ewh e nwewe r ei nGe r ma n ya n dh ec o u l d n ’ tg e t o n es oh es e t t l e do naRe n a u l ti n s t e a da n dt h e ns i n c et h e nI ’ v e a l wa y swa n t e do n e .

HA VEY OUE VE RCOMEACR OS SONECARAND Y OU’ VE THOUGHTTHI SI SAL MOS TTOOGOODTOB ETRUE ? u l d n ’ ts a yo n ec a r .B u tt h eE r me l ’ sc o l l e c t i o no f AhIwo V o l k s wa g e n si sa l mo s tt o og o o dt ob et r u e .

WHA TI SY OURNE X TDRE AMCAR? I ’ dl i k et or e n o v a t emys p l i t t y , b u tI ’ da l s ol i k es o me t h i n gl i k ea c o u n t r yb u g g y .

VEY OUB E E NCHAS I NGANYP AR TI UL ARVOL KS WAGE N HA ORVOL KS WAGE NP AR TTHA TY OUHA VENE VE RB E E NAB L E TOF I ND? No , n o tr e a l l y .

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OUAREOB VI OUS L YAGOODVOL KS WAGE NMAN. NOW,Y HA VEY OUE VE RTHOUGHT‘ GE E , I FTHA TCARHADAVW B ADGEUPTHEF R ONTI WOUL DB UYONEOFTHOS E ’ ?

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WHA T’ SY OURF ONDE S TVOL KS WAGE NME MOR Y ?

Th ec a ma r a d e r i eo ft r a v e l l i n ga sag r o u pwi t ht h eV o l k s wa g e n c l u b .Go o dme mo r i e sa n df u nt i me s …An dl o t so fs i n g l ema l t s c o t c h .

HA VEY OUE VE RS OL DAVWANDTHOUGHT‘ GE EI MGL AD TOS E ETHEB ACKOFTHA T’ ? , n o tr e a l l y .

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WHA TI SY OURF A VOURI TEORMOS TDE S I RAB L ECOL L E CTI B L EVOL KS WAGE N? I twa sa l wa y st h e2 1 wi n d o wb u sa n dI b o u g h to n e .

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WHA T’ STHEB E S TRE S TORA TI ONY OU’ VEDONEORS E E N? t e wa r t ’ s( myb r o t h e r )67b u s .

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HA VEY OUE VE RCOMEACR OS SACARANDTHOUGHT‘ THI SI SAL MOS TTOOGOODTOB ETRUE ’ ? e a hI d i d .

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Id i d n ’ te v e nwa n tt ol e a v ewi t h o u t b u y i n gi to rp a y i n gf o ri ti nf u l l .

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WHA TI SY OURNE X TDRE AMCAR? Ahr e a l l yIwa n tt og e tt h e61s u n r o o fb e e t l ewi t ht h efl a s h k i tu pa n da b o u t .

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S OI WANTE DTOAS KY OUTHES AMEQUE S TI ON. HA VEY OUGOTORHADAF A VOURI TEVOL KS WAGE N? My65b u s .

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WHA T’ SY OURF ONDE S TVWME MOR Y ?

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E VE RS OL DAVOL KS WAGE NANDTHOUGHT“ GE EI ’ MGL ADTOS E ETHEB ACKOFTHA T” ?

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Vi n t a g eV o l k s wa g e n s : 1 9 5 4Ra g t o pB e e t l e

1 9 5 4b r o u g h twi t hi tav e r ys p e c i a l v e h i c l e , t h eOv a l ‘ 5 4B e e t l e .

Th i smo d e r a t e l yp r i c e ds a l o o nwa si n t r o d u c e dt oAu s t r a l i aa so n e o ft h emo s ta d v a n c e do rmo s tu n o r t h o d o xo nt h ema r k e ti ni t sd a y .

Co mf o r t , q u i e t n e s s , s p e e df r o mt h e3 0 h pe n g i n ea n dt h e a b i l i t yt oc o v e ra l l t y p e so fr o a ds u r f a c e sa ta v e r a g es p e e d sma d et h e‘ 5 4a na t t r a c t i v ec a rf o rAu s t r a l i a nc o n d i t i o n s .

Un o r t h o d o xf e a t u r e si n c l u d e dt h ee n g i n ed e s i g na n di t s c o mp a c tr e a rmo u n t i n g .Th efl a t4e n g i n ewa sa i r c o o l e dt o a l l o wf o rq u i c kwa r mu p s , t h ea b i l i t yt oo p e r a t ee ffic i e n t l ya t h i g ht e mp e r a t u r e sa n di th e l p e de l i mi n a t er u n n i n gn o i s ea n d f u me s .

Th e‘ 5 4a tt h et i meo f r e l e a s eh a da na v e r a g et o ps p e e d o f62 mp h ,7 2 mp hb e i n gt h eh i g h e s ts p e e dr e c o r d e da n di t c l o c k e das t a n d i n g1 / 4mi l eo f2 3 .

8s e c o n d s . a dc o n d i t i o n so f t h e5 0 sc a n n o tb ec o mp a r e dwi t hwh a twe Ro h a v et od r i v eo nt o d a y ,a n dt h ei n d e p e n d e n t l ys p r u n gf o u r wh e e l so nt h e‘ 5 4ma d el i g h two r ko f Au s t r a l i a nr o a d sb a c k t h e n .

T e s t su n d e r t a k e no nt h eV o l k s wa g e ns h o we dt h eAu s s i e ma r k e tt h a tt h eV o l k s wa g e nwa st h ev e h i c l ef o rd o wnu n d e r .

Gr a v e la n dp o th o l e dr o a d swe r en o tap r o b l e ma th i g hs p e e d s , c u t t i n gt h r o u g hmu da n ds l u s hwa sa c h i e v e dwi t hmi n i ma l s l i d ea n dh i g h wa yc r u i s i n gp r o v e dt ob eac o mf o r t a b l ee x p e r i e n c e ma k i n gt h e‘ 5 4e x c e p t i o n a l u n d e ra l l c o n d i t i o n swi t hc o mp l e t ec o n t r o l . s i g n e df o rh a r da n dt o u g hu s e , t h eb r a k i n go nt h e‘ 5 4wa swe l l u pt os t a n d a r da n da tt h et i mewa sa mo n gt h eb e s tt e s t e d .

De S t a n d a r db r a k i n ga t3 0 mp hwo u l ds u c c e s s f u l l ys t o pt h ev e h i c l ewi t h i n2 6f ta n di two u l dr e ma i ns t r a i g h twi t hn os i g no fp u l l i n g . e a t u r ec o mf o r t s5 5y e a r sa g owe r emo d e s t , s i mp l eb u te ffe c t i v e .Th e‘ 5 4 ’ sh e a t e rh a do u t l e t sf o ra l l f o u ro c c u p a n t s ’ f e e twi t h Cr t womo r ef o rwi n d s c r e e nd e mi s t i n g , mo s t e ffic i e n t wh e nt u r n e dr i g h t u pa n da p p a r e n t l yj u s t t h er i g h t t h i n gf o rd r y i n gwe t s h o e s i nwi n t e r t i me !

As ht r a y swe r es t a n d a r df o ra l l t h es mo k e r s , f r o n ta n dr e a r , ac o n v e n i e n tp u s h b u t t o ng l o v e b o xwa ss i t u a t e do n t h ep a s s e n g e rd a s ha n dr e a rp a s s e n g e r sh a da s s i s ts t r a p sfi t t e dwi t hc o a th o o k sf o rt h o s et i g h tc o r n e r s .

Th ei n t e r i o rfi n i s hwa s o fh i g hq u a l i t ywi t ht h er e s t r a i n e du s eo fc h r o met r i m, ac o mb i n e di g n i t i o ns wi t c h / s t a r t e ra n ds e l f p a r k i n ge l e c t r i cwi n d s c r e e n wi p e r s .

S e a t sa n dt r i mwe r efi t t e dwi t hh i g h g r a d el e a t h e rp l a s t i ca n db o t hf r o n ts e a t swe r ei n d i v i d u a l l ya d j u s t a b l e .

At n i g h t h e a d l a mp swe r ea d e q u a t ef o rt h et i meg i v i n gaf a i r l yl o n g a n dwi d ewh i t eb e a m.Wh e nd i p p e dt h el i g h twa ss h o r ta n d s p r e a d .As u p p l e me n t a r yd r i v i n gb e a m wa sr e c o mme n d e df o r t h o s es e r i o u sn i g h td r i v e r s .

Th et o o l k i twa ss e e na ss p a r s eb u ta d e q u a t ec o n s i s t i n go faj a c k t h ewi n d u p , s i d e a n c h o r i n gt y p ea n dt h es p a r ewh e e l wh i c hwa s e a s i l yr e mo v e df r o mu n d e rt h eb o n n e twi t hmi n i mu mf u s sa n d d i r t yh a n d s .

Th eV o l k s wa g e n‘ 5 4d i di t sj o be ffic i e n t l yi ni t sd a y , p e r f o r me da si t sd e s i g n e r si n t e n d e da n df o rs o mel u c k yo n e ss t i l l i sd o i n gs o .

I nt h e5 0 si twa sc o n s i d e r e dt oh a v ead e g r e eo f fi n i s h b e t t e rt h a ts o meh i g h e rp r i c e dv e h i c l e s , i tr a nwe l l , wa sq u i e ta n d c o mp l e t e l yf o o l p r o o f .

Th eo wn e ro ft h eb e a u t i f u l1 9 5 4Ra g t o pp i c t u r e dh e r e ,Ch e r y lE r me l ,wa sa s k e dr e c e n t l yh o wt h i swo n d e r f u le x a mp l eo f V o l k s wa g e nh e r i t a g ewa sp e r f o r mi n g .‘ I t ’ sg o i n gwe l l ! ’ s h er e p l i e d .

Th i sc a rh a swo na wa r d sa n dt h i si sn o ts u r p r i s i n gwi t ht h e E r me l f a mi l yk e e p i n gi ti ng o o ds h a p e .

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Vi n t a g eV o l k s wa g e n s : 1 9 4 3Kd F Wa g e n

Th i si sas p e c i a l s h o r ts e r i e so nv i n t a g eV o l k s wa g e n s .

Ma n yma yc o n t e s twh a ti s , i nf a c t , av i n t a g eV o l k s wa g e n , b u tn oo n ec o u l d d e n yt h eKd F Wa g e nc e r t a i n l yq u a l i fi e s .

I nmye s t i ma t e swi t hs oma n yc h a n g e st ot h eVWl i n e u p , a n y6v o l tv e h i c l emu s tq u a l i f y a sav i n t a g eV o l k s wa g e n , b u tma y b ewec o u l dh a v eab r o a d e rd i s c u s s i o nwi t h i nt h ec l u bi nt h ef u t u r e !

Wh i l ed o i n gmyr e s e a r c h f o rt h eb i r t h d a ye d i t i o no f‘ Wa g e n s v i l l eNe ws ’ ,t h i sc a rwa sd i s c o v e r e da n di ti swo r t hs h a r i n gs o meo ft h eh i s t o r yo ft h e Kd F wa g e nwi t hy o u .

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