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> NOW at the NEW RACV Club 501 Bourke Street, Melbourne . July 2005 www.vwclub.com.au Volume 51 • Number 3TRANSCRIPT
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July 2005Volume 51 • Number 3
VWCVGeneral Meetings> NOW at the NEW RACV Club
501 Bourke Street, Melbourne .
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Inform
ation
Volkswagen Club of Victoria Inc
ABN 73 091 008 987Address: GPO Box 1215 MELBOURNE VIC 3001
Web Site: vwclub.com.auPhone: 0401 310 704
General Meetings
Melbourne Club meetings held every third Tuesday of themonth at 8pm at the RACV Clubrooms (Henty Room),
501 Bourke Street, Melbourne, unless advised of an alterna-tive venue in the Club magazine.
Albury Wodonga members meet the first Tuesday of everymonth at the Biralee Tavern, Melrose Drive, Wodonga.
Annual Membership Fees
• Full Membership: $40
• Additional Family Membership: $20
• Joining Fee: $10
To join the club, please complete the membership form in thisnewsletter and forward together with cheque for payment to
the Club’s postal address as quoted on the form.
Disclaimer
All material in this newsletter represents the opinions of theauthor(s) and does not carry any endorsement by the Editors
of Committee unless otherwise stated. Any material adver-tised for sale does not carry any endorsement by the Cluband the onus is on the purchaser to ensure the purchased
goods meet their requirements.
Each VWCV Committee Member is a volunteer, carrying outClub duties in their own leisure time. The club has no paid
officials, only enthusiasts dedicated in furthering the interestsof the club and it’s members. Could members please bear
this in mind when contacting Club Committee Members.
Paul’s Ramblings 6
Calendar of Events 8
VWCV 4 Day Tour 13
Kombi Recreation 16
Motorsport News 18
Membership Mumbo 19
Concours d’élégance 20
Club Clothing 21
New RACV Club 22
Air-Cooled VW Engine 24
For Sale 26
Herbie Overloaded 28
Weekend at Wagga 30
Membership Discounts 34
Membership Application 35
Inside> this issue
Wagensville News is the monthlynewsletter of the Volkswagen Club ofVictoria Inc. Correspondence, articlesand items of news are invited andshould be sent to:
The Editor27 Scotia Street, West Preston,VIC 3072Email: [email protected]: 9484 8953
Deadline for the next issue:Friday 29th July 2005
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VWCV Dyno Day
> Saturday 30th July from 10am
Come along & measure the
Power & Torqueof your engine...
> The dyno will measure and compare power transfer at different points on your vehicle, thus telling you howyour engine can be modified, or improved, to get more efficient power from it
> To be held at Australian Volkswagen Performance Centre, 10/25-35 Luscher Rd, Croydon
> $35 per car for VWCV Members $45 per car non club members
> Sausage Sizzle & Trophies from AVWPC
> For information please contact:Jen Littlechild on 0431 160 097
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Com
mittee
committeePresident - Paul Kinsey
03 9876 1463 • [email protected]
Vice - President - Richard Graham0418 527 862
Secretary - Andrew Ermel03 9369 1360 • [email protected]
Treasurer - Andrew Donnelly0417 506 766 • [email protected]
Additional Committee Members - Eric Roberts03 5367 2757
Public Officer - Jon Edsell03 9844 3420 • [email protected]
Restoration & Technical Sessions - Paul Blacker
Membership Secretary - Ross Woolley0401 310 704 • [email protected]
Pointscore Officer - Matt Kinsey03 9484 8953 • [email protected]
Technical Officers - Bill Malkoutzis • 03 9439 5904Gary Collis • 03 9370 3100
Motorsport & Group 5 - Jon Edsell03 9844 3420 • [email protected]
Club Clothing - Mercedes Woolley03 9735 9386 • [email protected]
VW Cruises - Nathan Leversha0419 340 250 • [email protected]
Wagensville News Editor - Matt Kinsey03 9484 8953 • [email protected]
Social Secretary - Jen Littlechild0431 160 097 • [email protected]
Club Historian - Dave Evans03 9808 6044
Wanted• Are you passionate
about motorsport?
• Have you participated/
assisted in motorsport
events in the past?
• Are you keen to
do more?
The VWCV are looking
for someone to take on the
role of motorsport officer.
If you think you can assit us
in any way with this
challenging position,
please contact the club for
more information.
Contact Paul Kinsey on
(03) 9876 1463
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grouped very close together in the western sky.
We didn’t get an accurate count of howmany attended but we estimate approxi-mately 120+ VWs. Thanks to all those whoattended and made this event one of thebest attended events in our club’s 50 yearhistory.
Special thanks must go to Vice-PresidentRichard Graham who organised this event.
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Welcome to the July edition ofWagenesville News.
The big news of last monthwas the cruise to the DromanaDrive-in to view the movie“Herbie – Fully Loaded” onSaturday the 25th of June. A large gathering ofVolkswagens of all types met atthe Brandon Park ShoppingCentre late in the afternoon, andthen proceeded in convoy downthe Monash Freeway on toHastings Road, through Baxterand then on to the MoorooducHighway through to Dromana.With so many cars involved itwas difficult to all keep together,and unfortunately a few cars losttheir way. Thanks to people whochased those cars up and showedthem the way to Dromana.
The Volkswagens took upapproximately 90% of the drive-in at whichHerbie was screening with all the non-VWcars at the back of the drive-in. It was asight to behold when looking from the backtowards the screen, all the VWs watchingHerbie. It looked just like the picture on thecover of the June Wagensville News.
We also had a very good view as the sunset in the west and of the junction whenthree planets, Mars, Venus and Saturn were
Paul’sRamblings
> Paul Kinsey - VWCV Club President
> A Kombi “teaming with the theme” at the Point Cook Air Museum,VWCV 2005 Concourse. The bus belongs to Tony Anstee. Photo courtesy of Brad Wells.
The VWCV July General Meeting will be at the NEW RACV Club
501 Bourke Street, Melbourne - see page 22 for details...
Richard showed persistence and dedicationto ensure the event was a success. Theadvertising of the event through radio andthe newspapers was great and this certainlycontributed to the great attendance. Well done Richard!
Two other Herbies joined Richard’sHerbie on the night, one from Andrew Ermeland Xavier Larkin.
The next General Meeting on Tuesdaythe 19th of July will be held at the newRACV Club at 501 Bourke Street. This facili-ty is brand new and a big improvement overthe old RACV Club. Details on location, andhow to get there are shown in this month’smagazine on page 22.
I draw your attention to the dress codewhich will be required, and all that attendmust meet this requirement.
I would also like to thank the clubmembers who have forwarded articles forthe Club magazine. The inclusion of these is really making our magazine great readingand is setting a very high standard.
Upcoming events this month are thebowling night on the 15th of Julyat the Altona North Complex andthe Dyno Day at Australian VWPerformance Centre on the 30thof July.
I’ll see you at the nextGeneral Meeting, the first in thenew RACV Club. •
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CAR STACKERS AUSTRALIA
> VWCV’s youngest member - Tom Hobley with his first car (a Beetle of course!)
Photo courtesy of Andrew Hobley.
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July
Friday 15th July*
VWCV Bowling NightVenue: Oztenpin Altona, 216-230 Blackshaws Road
Time: From 7pm$20 per head gets you two games plus hot finger food.
Licenced. Pool tables and live music next door if youwant to party on. Let’s get a few teams
happening, it’ll be lots of fun.Contact: Jen Littlechild for more information
on 0431 160 097.
Sunday 17th July*
Group 5 Speed Event - Round 6Venue: Victorian Mini Club at the Gippsland Park, Latrobe Road, Morwell
Time: The event will start at 9.30am; but you will need to be there by about 8.30am to get your car scrutineered, and to get your licence checked and number allocated.
Contact: Contact Jon Edsell ([email protected] or 03 9844 3420 AH) for any information. Supp. Regs. andentry forms available from the PIARC website, www.piarc.com.au about 3 weeks before the event.
Tuesday 19th July*
VWCV General Meeting - NEW RACV ClubVenue: 501 Bourke Street, Melbourne (just around the corner from the old venue) - see page 22 for details.
Sunday 24th July*
VWCV Cruise to Mount MacedonContact: Jen Littlechild for more information on 0431 160 097 and see advertisment on the opposite page.
Saturday 30th July*
VWCV Tech Day - See advertisement on page 3 for information.
Sunday 31st July*
Group 5 Speed Event - Round 7Venue: PIARC at a venue to be advised
Time: The event will start at about 10am; but you will need to be there by about 9am, or before, to get yourcar scrutineered, and to get your licence checked and number allocated. You will be able to enter on the day.
Contact: Contact Jon Edsell ([email protected] or 03 9844 3420 AH) for any information. Supp. Regs. andentry forms available from the PIARC website.
what’s on
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> August
Sunday 14th August*
Round 7 of the Group 5Motorkhana series to be held byPIARC at a venue to be advised.Contact Jon Edsell([email protected] or 03 98443420 AH) for any information.The event will start at about 10am;but you will need to be there byabout 9am, or before, to get yourcar scrutineered, and to get yourlicence checked and numberallocated. You will be able to enteron the day.
Tuesday 16th August*
General Meeting - RACV Club, 501Bourke Street, Melbourne.
Sunday 28th August*
Puffing Billy Cruise. Meet atBrandon Park Shopping CentreFerntree Gully Rd (Cnr SpringvaleRd) at 9 am for a 9.30 CruiseDeparture or atEmerald Station at 10.30 -11am
for a 11.10-11.20 train departure -Return approximately 4pm. Travelto Gembrook on Puffing Billy for aBYO Picnic Lunch or a meal atGembrook Pub. Ring Jen Littlechildon 0431 160 097 if you want tocome along as we can arrange ourown carriage to travel in if weknow the figures. Information on0431 160 097.
> September
Tuesday 20th September*
Annual General Meeting - RACVClub, 501 Bourke Street,Melbourne.
Sunday 25th September*
VWCV Cruise and Yum Cha -Dragon Boat on The YarraThe Dragon Boat Restaurant,overlooking the Yarra River, is oneof Melbourne's leading Chineserestaurants. It specialises in qualityCantonese and Szechuan cooking.Lower Level Holiday Inn, cornerSpencer and Flinders Street,Melbourne 3000 - across the Yarra
from Jeff's Shed (phone 03 96398388). Wilsons ParkingMelbourne Convention Centre,corner Flinders and Sidderley StreetWeekend Fees $7.00. Meet ComoPark by the Yarra at 11am for a11.30am take off, cruise downChapel St, around Albert ParkLake, down to BeaconsfieldParade, then up Bay St to SpencerSt Park the cars and then feast. A very cruisy Sunday. Ring Jen on0431 160 097 to give an idea ofhow many to book for.
> OctoberSunday 2nd October*
VWCV Swap Meet. BacchusMarsh College Corner Griffith andFranklin St’s. Melway Ref. 219 G5.Entry $5, Sites (generous size) $25on the day or $20 paid bySeptember 17th. All types of VWrelated vehicles catered for, princi-pally VW, Karmann Ghia, Porsche.Food available on site and in thevicinity. Site entry for buyers isstrictly 9am and sellers from 8am.Come to a swap meet where every
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stall will have VW parts.Organisers expect over 1000buyers and around 70 sites. This isa must not miss for the avid restor-er. For information, please call Ericon 03 5367 2757.
Tuesday 18th October*
General Meeting - RACV Club, 501Bourke Street, Melbourne.
Saturday October 29th to Tuesday November 1st*
VWCV Around Victoria 4 DayCruise. Travel to Corryong,Tawonga and Lakes Entrance.Fantastic scenic drives along theMurray, Lake Hume, the AlpineCountry and Gippsland. For infor-mation contact: Ross Woolley orJenny Littlechild (see page 4 forcontact details).
> November
Tuesday 15th November*
General Meeting - RACV Club, 501Bourke Street, Melbourne.
Sunday 27th November*
VWCV presents the 2005 Day ofthe Volkswagen. See advertisementon page 10.
> December
Tuesday 13th December*
Christmas General Meeting - RACV Club, 501 Bourke Street,Melbourne.
Please note: *These eventsmarked attract club points.
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PRESENTED BY THE VOLKSWAGEN CLUB OF VICTORIA
MELBOURNE LAKES ENTRANCE
TAWONGA
CORRYONG
Registration form and accommodation guide available
at club meetings and major events
or call Ross Woolley on 0401 310 704
OCTOBER 29 - NOVEMBER 1 2005
Saturday October 29
Melbourne - Corryong
Sunday October 30
Corryong - Tawonga
Monday October 31
Tawonga - Lakes Entrance
Tuesday November 1
Lakes Entrance - Melbourne
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OCTOBER 29 - NOVEMBER 1 2005
A C C O M O D A T I O N
MOTELS
Please note that these are popular areas and itis a long weekend - last year all accomodationin the area was fully booked out - so pleasebook early!
OK - Corryong has a Melbourne Cup eventwhich books everything out in the area. Book accommodation as soon as you get thismagazine!!
SATURDAY 29TH OCTOBER
Corryong Country Inn - 4 rooms only held for usshort termContact: Mick7-11 Towong RoadCorryong VIC 3707Phone: 02 6076 1333 • Fax: 02 6076 1905Email: [email protected] $88.00 • Single $71.00Family Room (1) 2 persons $87 + $14 per extraperson
SUNDAY 30TH OCTOBER
Mountain Creek Motel Contact: Jacques & HeatherMountain Creek RoadTawonga, VIC, 3697 (near Mt Beauty)Tel: 03 5754 4247 • Fax: 03 5754 4860 Double rooms $86.00 per night • Single $76.00Extra person charge $15Multi-share rooms are $35 - $40 per night perperson for a minimum of 4 persons per room,including linen (subject to availability) Continental Breakfast $8.00
MONDAY 31ST OCTOBER
From last year the very popular ….. so we’redoing it again!!Lakes Entrance RSLGlenara MotelPhone: 03 5155 1555 • Fax: 03 5155 2872221 Esplanade Lakes Entrance$54.00 per Double • $15.00 extra personCooked Breakfast $9.00 • 3 Course Dinner$16.00Tell them if wanting this dinner when bookingso they can prepare
CARAVAN PARKS
SATURDAY 29TH OCTOBER
Mt Mittamatite Caravan Park Contact: Ron & Laurice Kennett 1km W of POMurray Valley Hwy, Corryong VIC 3707Phone 02 6076 1152 • Fax 02 6076 1848Email [email protected]
On Site Van - 22 Persons $26.00 • Extra Adult $6.00Child $3.00
SUNDAY 30TH OCTOBER
Tawonga Caravan ParkContact: Bill & Nola TurnbullMountain Creek Road, TawongaTelephone/Fax (03) 5754 4428Email: [email protected]
On-Site Vans - 12$38.00 DBLE • $5.50 Extra PersonPowered Site $18.00
BOOKING OUT FAST!!PLEASE BOOK YOUR ACCOMODATION ASAP!!!
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OCTOBER 29 - NOVEMBER 1 2005
R E G I S T R A T I O N F O R M
The Volkswagen Club of Victoria invites you to participate in our 4 Day Victorian Tour . The tour willcover approximately 1150 km, taking in some of Victoria’s best landmarks such as Lake Hume, TheMurray River and The Alpine National Park including Mount Beauty, Falls Creek and the Great AlpineRoad. Whether you are participating in the entire event or joining us for only part of the tour, wewould love for you to be a part of this memorial journey across our great state.
Registration Fee: $20.00 per person - children under 12 y/o no charge. Please make cheque or moneyorder payable to the: Volkswagen Club of Victoria Inc.
Name/s: ____________________________________________________________________________
Address: ___________________________________________________________ Post Code:________
Contact Number/s: Home: _____________________________Mobile: __________________________
Emergency Contact: _____________________________ Email: _______________________________
Vehicle Details:___________________________ Make: ________________ Model: _______________
Registration No: __________________________
Please tick days attending:
❏ Saturday 29th November ❏ Sunday 30th October❏ Monday 31st October ❏ Tuesday 1st November
Office use only:
Registration Number: __________________Vehicle No: _______ Payment Received: $ ____________
Please return registration form and payment to the following address by August 31st 2005 thank you.
VWCV 4 Day Tour - PO Box 1215 Melbourne VIC 3001
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KombiRecreation
> John Scott on recreating his unique Kombi conversion...
My brother Ray and I builtour original VW van back inthe mid sixties - at the timewe had two identical Kombivans in our TV and electricalbusiness.
The van was lowered 6inches all around and wasfitted with 13” x 6” frontwheels and 14” x 7” Falconwheels on the rear. Themotor was a Ford 292 Culin,with new stock and sportstwin 3” stainless steel pipesemptying from the extractorsout each side of the van.
Power was transmittedthrough a three speed autoto an F100 Ford diff. andNorg Worner rear end.
I used to drag race andhill climb locally, and the van was a rollingadvertisement for our family business. Totalcost of the modifications back then wasapproximately $200-$300.
The van had a locked diff. for the dragsand standard for hill climbs. The clutchpedal was used for the front brakes and thebrake pedal for the rear brakes.
I sold the Kombi back in the early 1970swhen kids started to arrive. Unfortunatelythe young bloke who purchased it rolled itover and wrote it off. (He was not hurt).The van appeared in about a dozenmagazines from the period which I haveheld on to.
Recently I was persuaded into recreat-ing this unique vehicle for our local vehiclemuseum which is currently being estab-lished. I am trying the build it exactly thesame but with a few modifications.
> Top - “Me” in action at the Boisdale Hillclimb - late‘60s • Progress so far on the current van body...Opposite page - the donor vehicle for the new engine,and the new mounted motor with no extractorsPhotos courtesy of John Scott.
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For example, 292 Ford motor - replacing itwill be a 302; lever action Ford Zephyrshocks - using standard Volkswagen shocks;14” Falcon rear wheels - 16” Falcon rearwheels to be used; single coil fan - twin EBFalcon unit to be used; GIG locked diff. -Ford Fairlane LSD unit to be installed. All I have left to do is paint the body whiteand have the van sign written. It is a muchmore expensive proposition building the vanthis time round, but my son Trent and I have been doing all of the work ourselves.
I am after a few components, andwondered if anyone out there could be ofany assistance in pointing me inthe right direction to source theseitems. I need a rear bumper withmounts, front door seals, rearengine flap seal, and blinker lightgaskets (x2) for the front. Can anyone help? You cancontact me on 03 5147 1251. •
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MotorsportNews
> Jon Edsell - VWCV Motorsport and Group 5
You may have noted I have only been to onemotorsport event this year (the Training Day).This has been due to work and family commit-ments. So, with the Annual Elections comingup, I can report that I will not be able tocontinue as the Motorsport Co-ordinator forthe Club. The job is fairly involved and cantake up a lot of time at various times of theyear, but it is good fun, and it is all worth theeffort when you see the event come off well.So if you are interested please talk to me, andconsider being nominated at the Elections,and, of course I will be available to help, butnot to the same extent that I am trying tomaintain at the moment .
Motorsport was the primary reason for theformation of the Volkswagen Club of Victoria,in 1954, as a result of the success of VWs inthe Round Australia trials. Subsequently,Motorsport has been a major part of the club’sactivities for most of the Club’s 51 years. VWsare still competitive in various types of motor-sport, motorkhanas in particular (JohnRosengrave and his Mark 1 Golf are testamentto that, being Australian motorkhana champi-ons in their class, in the recent past). But youdo not have to be champion to enjoy yourself,just have fun, learn a bit about how your carresponds under different driving conditions ina safe and controlled environment.
I do not want to see Motorsport disappearfrom the club scene, so if you can help outplease put your hand up. That is what makesthis Club so good - it embraces all forms ofvehicular activity, from car shows to sprintswith everything in between catered for.
2005 Group 5 Motorkhana Dates: August 14 PIARC To Be Confirmed September 18 VMCi Toyota Club Grounds,
McGrath Rd., Werribee
October 23 NCCA To Be Confirmed
2005 Group 5 Sprint Dates: July 17 VMCi Morwell Hill Climb July 31 PIARC Phillip Island
Race Track(TBC) September 25 PIARC Phillip Island RaceOctober 30 HSCCV Autocross, Geelong
Motorsport Complex, Princes Hwy, Avalon
November 13 VWCV / HAC Hillclimb (TBC)December 3 VWCV / HAC Hillclimb (TBC)
Don’t forget our Group 5 events (current-ly calendered for 13/11/05) where we willneed competitors and officials. So keep thedates in mind.
Other Motorsport events currentlyplanned for 2005 are listed below thatmight be of interest to VWCV members:
2005 Geelong Motorsport Complex: August 14 Geelong Motorsport ComplexSeptember 11 Geelong Motorsport ComplexOctober 9 Geelong Motorsport ComplexNovember 13 Geelong Motorsport ComplexDecember 4 Geelong Motorsport Complex
If you are interested in having a go atmotorsport and want to know more, pleasecontact me and I will explain what isrequired and I will forward details when Iget them. Don’t forget, if youwant to help out as an official atmotorsport events, please contactme so I can get you started.
I hope to see you on or at thetrack. •
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VWCV MembershipsCurrent total memberships for the Volkswagen Club of Victoria - 404.
New MembersThe following people joined the VWCV in June 2005Stuart Crotty Adam Crotty Geoff NicholisWelcome and thankyou on behalf of the Volkswagen Club of Victoria.
Rejoining MembersThe following members rejoined the Volkswagen Club of Victoria in June 2005John Doering Graeme Baker Debra Baker Dorothy StevensonEverald Hoffman Thomas SeymourThankyou on behalf of the Volkswagen Club of Victoria.
Current Membership RenewalsThe following memberships are due in the months of June and July 2005Ian Godfrey Stuart Ermel Steven Bradshaw David SimpsonAshley Wiese Anthony Surie Jodie Surie Dean HoldenColin Danby Rina Dandy Rainer Rohrbach Jonathon WrightNick Coker John Butterworth Andrew Mengyel Syd WaltonMark Barker Peter Schache David Coker Andrew ErmelSabine Bolick Mark Krapp Henry Syrjanen John PenningDavid Hill Geoff Wakeling Andrew Drummond Malcolm KerrCarl Barnard
Membership Renewal ReminderReminder for the following members of your membership renewal thanks.Megan Jones Rien Merbis Bruce Argaet Kelly ChancellorPeter Rankine Tim Clark Peter McCormack Sharon McCormackElizabeth McCormack Jack McCormack Stephen Fellows Ashok KumarMichael Folker Frank Folker Greg O’Keefe Ben StewartLes Harris James Garay John Price Sue PriceSimon Moloney Glen Walker Frank Grocl Steven GroclPaul Blacker Nalini Blacker Robert Pitt Bill MannsRodney Forbes Mathew Collis John Rosengrave Claudio Di DonatoTony Willcox John Stewart Brenton Coles David KrugerPeter Bruty Marg Bruty Tristan Herbing Stephen HerbingLaurel Owens David Owens Neil Hodgson Kim Tiller
Please note, if you renewed your membership after the 5th July 2005, please ignore the above reminder.
Membership Mumbo> Ross Woolley
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Concours d’élégance> A discussion by L. Petschack
I'd be surprised if there weren't a number of club members who, even though they may not take part in any clubfunctions or events, always place great value in the club magazine. If you are like me, you always read"Wagensville News" from cover to cover, taking note of the sterling work that has gone into producing it and notingwith interest particulars of past and coming events, technical articles, items for sale and so on.
As well, you also feel that a professionally presented magazine such as ours is a great advertisement for theclub. Also, like me, you've noticed the term "concourse" appearing from time to time. This term always makes methink of the French term "concours d'élégance". Events to which this label is applied seem to be "a parade of cars or other vehicles, prizes being awarded to the most elegant, best designed or best turned out" and that happens to be the definition which Collins have decided upon for their dictionary. But, I wondered, is the termconcourse being used to indicate a different type of event? So I directed an enquiry to "those whoknow" and received a response running along these lines. "Well, we're a young club and some of theyounger members obviously couldn't be expected to be as well versed as older members". So I took itas being a simple matter of putting the things down on paper to clear up the misunderstanding.
No doubt, many would react by saying that "concours d'élégance" is an unwieldy term andwould wish to follow the widespread practice of abbreviating to term to "concours" and I suppose thatsuch a practice is acceptable on the basis that folk who hear or see the term are likely to be motoringenthusiasts and will have no doubt as to what is meant. •
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Club Clothing 2005The VWCV has a great range of quality clothing and other merchandise. All clothing items are instock and most sizes available. These can be purchased at club meetings and major VWCVevents, or by using the club order form below.
Garment S M L XL XXL XXXL Colour Price Total
Cap - brushed cotton Blue or Black $15
Bucket Hat Navy or Black $15
Mens/Ladies Polo Shirt Blue $25
Ladies Collared Shirt Light Blue, Red, Navy or Black $30
Mens Twill Shirt Black or Navy $35
Ladies Fine Chambray Shirt Blue $35
Ladies Sleeve Polo Lime or Scarlet $30
Mens Long Sleeve T-Shirt Black or Navy $25
Pit Crew Shirt Blue/Red or Black/Blue $45
Mens/Ladies Reversible Vest Blue/Yellow $50
Anorak Coat Black $85
TOTAL $ ________
• All items are embroided with a VW logo and the words “Club of Victoria”.
Name(s): ___________________________________________________________________________________________
Address: ___________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________Post Code: ___________Telephone: ______________________
I have enclosed my cheque/money order for $________ Please make cheque/money order payable to the VWCV.
• Mail coupon to - VWCV Merchandise Officer: GPO Box 1215K Melbourne VIC 3001
Please enclose your cheque, name, address and phone number.
Telephone: 0401 310 704 • Email: [email protected]
The VWCV would like to thank the following businesses for their support of the 2004 Day of the Volkswagen:
• Camberwell Volkswagen • Shannons Insurance• Australian VW Performance Centre • Volkshome Automotive• Wolfsburg Automotive • Classic Vee Dub Supplies• Vintage Vee Dub Supplies • Volkscare• KDF Werks • MIB Global (Models)• Mercwreck and Volksparts • Technical Bookshop
Thank You
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New RACV Club501 Bourke St
> Andrew Ermel on all you need to know about the new RACV Club facilities
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The wait is over! Our next VWCV meetingon the 19th of July will be in the new RACVClub at 501 Bourke Street Melbourne.
The entry to the new RACV building is on the ground floor at 501 Bourke Street.Members of the VWCV attending our gener-al meetings will need to show proof ofmembership when entering. Your Clubmembership card or a copy of the currentmagazine with your name on the rear covershould be sufficient. All visitors and invitedguests to our club meetings will be able tosign in at the front entry reception area.
The new car park entry is located inChancery Lane, a newly created road for theRACV Club. It runs off Little Collins Streetand is only 150mts further up from the oldcar park entry. Chancery Lane is two wayand can be accessed from both Little CollinsStreet and from Bourke Street. Car parkingis available for 460 cars within the buildingand there will no longer be any valetparking for VWCV members. Members candrive up the boom gates and take a ticket
from the machine, park your own car andpay before you leave the building. A flatrate of $5 applies for entry after 6pm withday rates applicable prior to the 6pm entry.As most VWCV members are now driving into club meetings the new parking arrange-ments are very good and with 460 carspaces there should be ample space for all.
The new Henty room is located on thefirst floor and is where the monthly clubmeetings will be held. Meals are availablefrom the all new bistro located on theground floor just on the right inside of themain entry at Bourke Street. Adjacent tothe bistro is the coffee lounge area. Mealswill need to eaten in the bistro prior to the8pm club meeting or after the club meetingfinishes, as meals cannot be ordered form oreaten in the new Henty Room. This is achange for the previous meals arrangementbut will make the club meetings mucheasier to run as meals will not be coming inand out whilst the meeting is in progress.Also members will be paying for their meals
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as they are ordered in the Bistro and willeliminate the frequent problem that occurswhen meals are unpaid for at the end of theevening.
Drinks may be taken into the HentyRoom and can be purchased form the “WineBar” located on the first floor adjacent tothe Henty Room. The new Henty Room hasfull audio visual equipment and tables andchairs. The room will seat up to 75 peoplewith comfort and is ideal for conducting ourmeeting in private.
The RACV has dress codes of which wehave already advised our club members of.So just a refresher of the dress requirementsfor the RACV Club:• No shorts no track suits• No singlets and no T-Shirts• No thongs, sandals or work boots• Neat and tidy jeans with no tears!• No hats, caps or bennies to be worn
inside the club areasThe RACV building is absolutely fantas-
tic and I have no doubt that the VWCVmembers will be impressed with the newfacilities and will have club rooms to enjoyfor many years to come. We hope to havean RACV representative available on ournext club meeting to give ourmembers a tour of the new build-ing and give our members anopportunity to also becomemembers of the RACV Club andshare in many of the wonderfulfacilities the RACV has to offer. •
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Urgent NoticeSafety HarnessFailure - FIA D-203/T98> CAMS Media Release - 6/2005
CAMS has been notified of a safety harnessfailure. This failure occurred during a colli-sion. The harness is a 6-point type and wasmanufactured by "Taiwan Racing Products Company Ltd". It has the FIA homologationnumber D-203/T98. The FIA have beennotified.
At issue is the adjuster buckle of the lapbelt which on the information received to dateappears to have been assembled incorrectly on some harnesses with thishomologation. This harness is apparentlysupplied under a number of brand names, and it is understood that there are severalsuppliers in Australia that sell this harness withtheir own brand name.
It has been confirmed that a number ofsimilar unsold harnesses in stock have alsobeen incorrectly assembled, although not all.It is possible that these same harnesses havebeen supplied to other retailers in othercountries.
CAMS is issuing this notice asking allcompetition vehicle owners in Australia toinspect their harnesses. The homologationnumber appears on a label attached to eachstrap of the harness. If harnesses with theabove homologation number are fitted, CAMSadvises that they not be used until they havebeen returned to the point of sale for inspec-tion. It is possible that further action may betaken in regard to these harnesses so pleasecheck the CAMS website regularly. •
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Aircooled VW EngineA Survival Story
> Bill Malkoutzis on the downfall of the air-cooled engine in Australia...
Continued from last issue...At the same time all of this was going onthere were numerous other legislationchanges being introduced, like side intrusionbeams, head impact, crashworthiness, instru-ment panel effects in accidents, brakeperformance standards etc. All of this wouldbe giving the VW board pretty clear signalsthat the limitations of the muchloved type 1 Beetle were toogreat and costly to overcomeand still manufacture aneconomically viably small lowcost car.
So in the end the worldindustrial communities outgrew the Bug and all its inher-ent and much loved attributesof simplicity durability andeconomy (not to mention howcute it was!). The bug did continue to bemanufactured as a convertible in the USA butit used electronic fuel injection early catalyticconverters along with unleaded fuel. The onlyreason that it survived for those extra years asa convertible was the demand, and peoplethat were prepared to pay the premium cost ofdevelopment of an emission engine and putup with the lack of power. This demand quick-ly evaporated as the cost of the car obviouslycould not be easily justified and volumesdropped to such a degree it was not viable tocontinue the manufacture of the vehicle. It didcontinue in other countries in close to its 1976configuration only because of the hostcountry’s resistance to adopt comparativeworld’s standards either because they didn’tneed to or they could not afford to do so.
And so in 1976 the Volkswagen manufac-tured aircooled Beetle died in Australian, 28years later its manufacture disappeared off the
face of the earth, in 2004. Question is will thetooling be shipped to Poland and the Beetlereborn as a low volume cult car for the rich?Who knows, but I am sure there is more histo-ry yet to be written on the Beetle.
The next chapter in the VW aircooledengine story moves us to the mid eighties in Australia. The T2 Transporter Type 4, based
1700-2000cc engine carried themuch love bay window trans-porters into the mid seventiesand early eighties. This enginesurvived because of its moresophisticated design and theworld’s resistance to imposepassenger type car emissionstandards on commercial basedvehicles. However this waschanging, as in Australia, moreand more, the rest of the
modern world was expecting that commercialbased vehicle should also comply withemission standard like passenger cars. Again as in the case of the beetle, a stranglehold was being placed on the next generationof VW aircooled engines, by the legislatednext generation of emission standards. NowVolkswagen was looking to unleaded fuelsand even more stringent tail pipe emission.Emission levels that were in the order of halfthat of the past. Again the challengers were tocreate and engine that emitted lower exhaustlevels to a much tighter band of variation. The careful metering of fuel was required to achieve these targets. These temperaturevariation is where VW would have struggled,the operating temperature of the enginefluctuated greatly as the air would giveimmediate response based on engine speed.However by adding a water-cooled jacket, it worked like a “shock absorber” to slow the
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variation in temperature fluctuation and limit-ed the lower and upper temperature limits, inother words it operated in a much smallertemperature operating band. Hence why theT3 Transporter was water cooled, whereemissions standards were required, andaircooled where they were not. Water cooledwas more expensive, aircooled was cheaper.So again the air cooled engine was pushed outof our lives by community pressure whichresulted in government legislation. This storywould repeat itself again the case of the 911Porsche, that initially were able to absorb thecost of engineering the air cooled motor tocomply to the ever changing emissionstandards until 1998 when water cooling wasthe only option to meet the ever changingstandards of the times.
As a foot note, vehicle emissions in theirbasic form consist of Carbon monoxide andhydrocarbon discharges from the exhaust pipeor from the fuel tank. Carbon monoxide is
basically unburnt fuel that exits the exhaustsystem, and hydrocarbons are either unburntfuel evaporation from the fuel tank, or unburntfuel exiting the exhaust pipe. Back with pre1974 vehicles, emission standards basicallyrequired that a car discharge no more than4.45% Carbon monoxide, (if any limitation wasapplied at all), and hydrocarbon emissionswere free with thousands or tens of thousandpart per million being discharged to theatmosphere either from the fuel tank or outthe exhaust pipe. Today’s vehicles discharge 0to 0.1% Carbon monoxide, a worn vehicle thathas more than 160, 000 kilometreswould discharge no more than 0.2%and hydrocarbon discharges wouldbe well below 50 parts per million.So cars of today operate at greaterthan 40 times (most likely muchmore) cleaner than their pre 1974predecessors. •
VWCVBowling NightFriday 15th July - from 7pmOztenpin Altona216-230 Blackshaws Road
> $20 per head gets you two free games plus hot finger food.
> Fully Licenced
> Pool tables and live music next door if you want toparty on. Let’s get a few teams happening - it’ll be lots of fun!
> For information please contact:Jen Littlechild on 0431 160 097
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> For Sale
>For Sale: Workshop ManualsBeetle; Scientific Mag revisededition 1957 for 1131 @ 1192 cc;"crash" & synchro g/boxes; mech.and hydr brakes; completePrice: $40
>For Sale: 1974 Passat publ.by ClymerPrice: $20
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>For Sale: VW Caravelle, 1990,7 seat, 5 speed, 2.1 litre, goodcondition, rego RVE 904,277.000km, located at HealsvillePrice: $9000 ONOContact: 03 5962 1367
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>For Sale: 1954 Oval WindowBeetle, new floors, original styleroof rack, headlight eyebrows, recomotor, cross ply tyres, whitewalls,original radio, brand new interior,new rear brakes, custom madelambs wool seat covers, lots ofspares, semaphore indicators, twotone paint, beautiful to drive,award winning, 3rd prize in 2004DOVW (standard beetle to 1957),reg till May 2006 QEV-749Price: $6,500 ONOContact: Simon on 9758 3949 or0400 604 500 or [email protected]
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>For Sale: 2000cc T2 engine,dismantled, checked, repairedwhere necessary, complete, readyto fit, currently running on test rig.Price: $ 1250.00 ch/over or1550.00 outright. Fitting can bearranged.
>For Sale: 1600 cc single portengine, suit T1 or T2, new bottomend, rings, heads redone etc.Complete, with ok extractors. Hearrunning.Price: $900.00 ch/over (usablecase) or $1150.00 outright
Contact: Peter on03 5967 3350
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>For Sale: Kombi Campervan1974 - 1800cc, rego no. FZN 535 registered till '06, interiorrevamped '03,front bull bar, fullwidth bed, very good condition,RWC - prefer to sell to VW enthusiastPrice: $$4975Contact: Peter on 03 9315 0775
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>For Sale: 1976 Golf 2 Door Orange Duco with Sunroof Motor running, needs tune 5 goodtyres, little rust, sold without regoVIN No 176340900 Price: $500 ONO Contact: John on 0419 135 171
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>Wanted: Good diesel engineplus 5 speed gear box, for 1982Golf.Contact: Mairi on 03 5354 5522
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>For Sale: VW 1965 Beetle,reg until Feb 2006, immaculatethroughout, blue mica paint, match-ing interior, fully reconditioned1600 twin port motor, must beseen to be appreciated!Price: $5,500Contact: Debbie on 0419 424 847 or 03 5966 6061
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>For Sale: 2000 Hyundai ExcelTwin Cam, 4 Speed AutomaticTransmission, 6 Months FactoryWarranty, Rego till March 06Full Service History, RWC, 63,000Kms, CD Player, Amplifier, RemoteCentral Locking, Engine ImmobilizerFactory Spoiler, 14’ Mags, RegoQBV 402Price: $11,000Contact: Kim after 6pm on 0431361 544
sight. We had many of our usual clubmembers, a few not so regular members andan abundance of general Volkswagen day to day driving non-members. Many peoplethought this would be a great way to enjoy
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HerbieOverloaded
> From Richard Graham and Herbie...
Leading up to the big drive-in night it was a very hectic 2 weeks. After receiving about100 phone calls for the upcoming week I wasreally starting to wonder what kind of turnout we were going to get for a cruise toDromana Drive-in to see “Herbie - FullyLoaded.” After giving out heaps ofbrochures, having GOLD 104 FM, 101.1 MIXFM and ABC radio broadcast it all overMelbourne, and placing the ad in the HeraldSun, I soon started thinking this could be a huge event.
I arrived at Brandon Park that Saturdayafternoon to see an explosion of VWs every-where. There would have been forty cars allwaiting to go. Then I get a phone call fromAndrew Ermel telling me that there wereanother forty cars down the other end of theshopping centre car park. I was blown awaywith the response.
A quick briefing was given and we allheaded off at 4pm to cruise. Once on thefreeway the line of cars and headlightsbehind me stretched beyond the horizon.The line would have been 5 to 6kms long. It could have been mistaken from a scenefrom “Herbie Rides Again,” in which Herbiegathers a large number of other Beetles tothwart the villain in the movie.
By 5pm we arrived at the drive-in andbegan moving in. We had to wait for somecars that went off course while headingdown but they made it before the moviestarted. We had 3 Herbies and one HerbieKombi. The entire car park of cinema 1 wasfull of Volkswagens. It was an awesome
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> Herbie waits patiently for the commencement of the film. Photos courtesy of Richard Graham and Paul Kinsey.
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the new Herbie movie and make it amemorable night for both themselves as wellas all the kids. It was great to see so manypeople brave the cold and stay for the wholenight.
For many of us including myself, thiswas the first time seeing a Herbie movie atan actual drive-in, as the last movie wasshown 25 years ago. But for some it broughtback great memories when they got togeth-er and watched one or more or the original 4 movies. I believe there was a smallgathering by this club down in 1980 to see“Herbie Goes Bananas.” Unfortunately thedrive-in it was shown at is now long gone,as well as many of the members that werethere on the night. It’s good to see somestill remain though to pass on these stories.
The movie was great, theatmosphere was fantastic and theattendance was unbelievable.Thank you to all that came and I hope you enjoyed the night asmuch as I did. And a big thanksto all that helped me advertisethe event and run it. Couldn’t doit without you guys and girls. •
> Scenes from the Dromana Drive-in. Photos courtesyof Richard Graham and Paul Kinsey.
Herbie Goes to Northland Over the weekend of June 18-19, to co-incide with therelease of the Herbie movie, “Herbie - Fully Loaded” theVWCV was asked if they could provide a Herbie replicafor display over the weekend. The Ermel’s obliged,working around the clock to have their Herbie ready fordisplay. It was immaculately turned out, and certainlyattracted much attention from shoppers at Northland. Theweekend was also a great opportunity to promote theclub, with many members assisting with the handing out ofbrochures and other club material. Many thanks to every-body who helped out.
The VWCV were presented withfree tickets to the movie as a thank youand invited to a screening on theWednesday night (23rd June) which wasenjoyed by all who attended.
> Scenes from Northland - Louella Morrison and Andrew Ermel keeping guard over the star of the movie, and below, members enjoy-ing the free movie tickets before the screening. Photos courtesy of Andrew Mengyel and David Baldet.
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Weekend atWagga 2005
> The VWCV’s long weekend trip to Wagga Wagga by Matt Kinsey
Over the Queen’s Birthday long weekend2004 the VWCV ran a joint cruise up toWagga Wagga in association with theRiverina Volkswagen Club. The weekendwas such a success that it was back bypopular demand again this year!
Around ten cars embarked from the ShellService Station at Kalkallo on the northernoutskirts of Melbourne for the long trip upto Wagga, with Kombis being the vehicle ofchoice for the weekend. The weather wascold, wet and miserable - and it remainedthis way for almost the entire trip up there.
After a brief fuel stop at Glenrowan, atasty lunch was enjoyed by all at theCommercial Club in Albury. It was anuneventful trip up, with nobody experienc-ing any mechanical issues with their cars.
We arrived at Wagga around 5pm andwere greeted by members of the RiverinaVolkswagen Club, who had laid on awelcome afternoon tea. They truly excelledwith this - so much so that I couldn’t eatmuch at the “all you can eat” restaurantwhere we went to for dinner that night.
Most club members stayed at the CityPark Motel, not far from the centre ofWagga. From here the Ermel’s kindlyprovided Redbus as our means of gettingaround town for the weekend. Severalepisodes of “Kombi cram” resulted from this- ie. fitting as many people into a Kombi asyou possibly can. I think 15 was the recordfor the weekend. People were amazedwhen we pulled in to see how many peopleactually came out of the Kombi - many
musing that it must be bigger inside than out.
On the Sunday we cruised with theRiverina Club to Monte Cristo - a hauntedhouse at Junee, which was about a halfhours drive away. The house was exquisite-ly presented to represent life in the 1880s,and it was indeed rather dark and spooky.
After lunch some members thenproceeded to a local classic car show, wheretheir cars soon became the centre of atten-tion.
The Riverina Volkswagen Club providedanother excellent feast on the Sunday nightwith the farewell dinner - as usual withthese things the weekend was over far tooquickly.
The weekend was extensively coveredby the local television station WIN. ClubVice-President Richard and Herbie briefly
> Andrew Hobley’s Baja on the way up to Wagga.
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> Scenes from the VWCV Wagga trip. Top to bottom - the vehicles line up at Bolton Park before heading back to Melbourne, everyone lends a hand to “Kevin” who has a petrol leak in his Kombi, and the cars line up out thefront of Monte-Cristo, the haunted house at Junee. Photos courtesy of Andrew Hobley.
became local media celebrities,with Richard being interviewed,before everyone reluctantlyheaded back home.
We did a bit of car swappingon the way home, with differ-ent members giving othermembers’ cars a bit of a testdrive. (Ross’s car was very niceto drive indeed!)
Thanks should go to SusanPrice and the whole of theRiverina Volkswagen Club fortheir hospitality overthe weekend, andagain to RichardGraham for organiz-ing another excellentweekend away. •
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(up to value of $100). Dyno tuning at $60 per hour.
Camberwell Volkswagen
675 Burwood Road HAWTHORN • P: 03 9811 1888Contact Dane Kelly and ask for member discount.
Imported Car Wreckers
9 Booloora Road SPRINGVALE • P: 03 9547 2169Contact Mark for 15% discount.
Technical Bookshop
295 Swanston Street MELBOURNE • P: 03 9663 395110% discount - does not apply to lower margin items such as magazines,
some videos and sale/discount items.
Volkscare4 Macquarie Place BORONIA • P: 03 9729 9281
Contact Michael Clark for 10% discount on parts (maximum discount $50).Does not include genuine or special orders.
Volkspower
12 Florence Street BURWOOD • P: 03 9808 6777Contact Dean for 10% discount on parts and servicing.
Wolfsburg Automotive
966 Mt Alexander Road ESSENDON • P: 03 9370 3100Contact Gary for club member prices.
U Drive
Mark Pring • P: 9217 8866U Drive is offering a 10% discount on all courses to all members of car clubs.
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Volkshome Automotive
16 Commercial Drive THOMASTOWN • P: 03 9464 0366Contact John for club member prices.
Info> for members
The VW Club of Victoria isauthorised by VicRoads toissue Classic and Historicplates to financial clubmembers with VWs over 25years old. The main objectiveof the CH permit system is toenable club members aminimal registration feebecause of the vehicles limitedusage.
The club requires all CHvehicles to undertake a safetycheck every two years. Safetychecks are similar to roadwor-thy checks. A roadworthycertificate can be accepted inlieu of a safety check. Theappointed club technicalofficers conduct safety checksat Tech Days and by appoint-ment.
A safety check ensures thatthe CH plate vehicle is safe todrive on club gazetted eventsand approved limited usage. Italso encourages the mainte-nance, restoration and preser-vation of all types of VWs.
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