Innholdsfortegnelse for September 2022 i VolksWorld

Email: VolksWorld.ed@kelsey.co.uk PLANNING AN EVENT? If you’re organising a VW gathering this year, tell us about it via volksworld.ed@kelsey.co.uk AUGUST Viva SkegvegasDate: 19-21 AugustLocation: Revesby Country Park,Lincolnshire PE22 7NUContact: www.vivaskegvegasvw.co.uk Volksfest WalesDate: 19-21 AugustLocation: Watton Show Fields,The Watton, Brecon LD3 7PLContact: www.volksfest.wales Cornwall VW JamboreeDate: 28-31 AugustLocation: Stithians Showground,Stithians, Truro,Cornwall TR3 7HLContact: www.cornwalljamboree.co.uk HangarZ 7Date: 28 AugustLocation: Drapstraat 9810,Nazareth, BelgiumContact: www.fb.me/e/3mGNEkPgF SEPTEMBER Edition 38 #20Date: 2-4 SeptemberLocation: Overstone Park,Northampton NN6 0ABContact: www.edition38.com VW ActionDate: 2-4 SeptemberLocation: Santa Pod Raceway,Wellingborough, Northants NN29 7XAContact: www.vwaction.co.uk BusfestDate: 9-11 SeptemberLocation: Three Counties Showground,Malvern, WorcestershireWR13 6NWContact: www.busfest.org Grill-n-ChillDate: 16-18 SeptemberLocation: The Hop Farm,Maidstone Road,Paddock Wood,Kent, TN12 6PYContact: www.grill-n-chill.co.uk NB: Please be aware all dates and venues are subject to change, so always check the website and / or contact the organiser before leaving home.…

’56 OVAL WINDOW We all have our back story as to how we became embroiled in the world of classic Volkswagens. It’s a judge-free zone, and the bumbling note of a flat-four engine is a welcoming tune to all of humanity. Always has been, and hopefully always will be. Some eventually find their way into the fold later in life, though, having ‘always fancied a Camper’ while some, like Kev Goldsmith, are quite literally born into it. “My dad had a 1952 Split Beetle when I was born, and drove me home from the hospital in it,” reminisces Kev. This was no ordinary Split Beetle though. One of only three right-hand drive models built, it was the first one ever registered in the UK, and has since been restored and…

Car collections come in all shapes and sizes, with no two the same. But in the case of Mike Malamut’s haven, visitors are not only bowled over by the size of the building, they’re impressed by the eclectic range of vehicles, and the colourful décor that surrounds them. It’s been quite a journey for Mike. As a kid growing up in the 1950s and ’60s, cars became a centre of interest early on, coupled with a curiosity, and a natural affinity, for anything mechanical. Eager to drive, his first car, aged 14, was a ’58 Ford, followed by a ’54 Porsche with a tired clutch that cost him $400, two years later. Being mechanically inclined, he soon found himself fixing neighbours’ cars, as well as his own, but later went…

During the Second World War, the German manufacturing company of Markes & Co., located in the town of Ludenscheid, was busy manufacturing ballbearings and other metal parts for the war effort. In the immediate postwar years, the company continued producing metal components, but also tooled up to launched a ‘series of modern Auto-DUX model cars’, with a stylised swallow insignia. The concept of the Auto-DUX metal toy cars was a kit comprising several parts that could be put together and taken apart again. The initial product line included several cars, including a 1950’s Mercedes-Benz (or BMW) and, to the delights of the VW enthusiasts, a Volkswagen saloon and a VW Bus. The amount of money in your pocket determined which kit you chose to purchase. The common Basic kits included…

After a two-year break, the hugely popular Grill-n-Chill returns to The Hop Farm family park in Paddock Wood, Kent over the weekend of 16-18 September. The event, which successfully blends VWs with hot rods and retro rides of all kinds, is very much a family-friendly affair and, on top of a show field full of cars, there are all the activities available at The Hop Farm to boot. Kids love the animals in the farm area, and there’s a permanent set of rides to keep them busy, too. With traders, music, entertainment, BMXs and the show’s very own laid back, chilled vibe, it’s a weekend we do our best to never miss. See you there! How much? Weekend adult advance ticket: £30 Single day ticket: £10 (under 16s are free)…

Email your news, thoughts, opinions and products to It’d be Ruud not to… Dear VolksWorld, thanks for putting together an excellent issue (August ’22) with two great Hebmüllers on the cover. It is always great fun to read anything about Hebs. Along those lines, I wanted to share with you my own restored Hebmüller (no.201), which was recently at the Hessisch Oldendorf meet in Germany. Also, in the Old Gold feature last month, Mike Pye mentioned that he dreams of driving a Heb'. Well, I just wanted to say that he’s welcome to come over to The Netherlands and drive my car any time he likes. Regards, Ruud de Ruiter via email MP: Wow Ruud, I don't know what to say, other than thank you so much for the kind…

SHOW REPORT: SO-CAL VW WEEK To fully understand the dynamics of the various Southern California VW events held in June, we need to turn back the clock to 1985. That was the year Rich Kimball launched a new, one-day meet called VW Classic. It catered to the whole air-cooled Volkswagen scene, early editions putting emphasis on vintage stockers in particular. Over the years, it morphed into quite an extravaganza, with around 1,500 cars typically on display at its peak, and visitors attending from all corners of the world. As the Sunday-only VW Classic grew in size, other get togethers began to spring up around it, taking place on the Friday and Saturday of the same weekend. And so was born the memorable VW Classic Weekend. Fast forward to 2022 and…

If you were a VolksWorld reader in the early 1990s, you may well recall seeing Robin Allen’s distinctive ’52 Standard Beetle, registration number XSV 432, regularly in the magazine. Not only was the car featured, it also starred in frequent travelog / road trip features, as Robin put a lot of miles on that car, including driving it back to see its original owners, the Vogels in Augsburg, Germany. Like many readers of the mag’ at the time, I devoured these road trip features with glee. Robin had a way of writing them like a letter from an old friend, so you almost felt like you were there with him, along for the ride as a passenger on a big adventure. Being a young lad at college who had just…

Hi guys, I bought my ’72 Bug in 2015 after I sold my 2.3-litre Mexi’ Bug, as I needed a new project. I’d wanted to build a turbo street Bug for a number of years and needed a good solid Bug to do this. I found this one on eBay in Birmingham, up for sale after a chap had bought it for his wife but she didn’t like it! When I got it home, I went through all the paperwork and found it was an American-spec car from Florida. I contacted the chap who owned it the states, Eric Sorg, and now here’s the interesting bit… He had built five different turbo engines for this Bug over the years, so it now has its sixth turbocharged engine! The car had…

’56 WOLFSBURG SPLIT Most petrolhead dads must dream of building a project car with their son, but circumstances often conspire against it. [Or, disappointingly, your offspring is just not into cars! – MP]. But Craig Stevenson in Lancaster has lived the dream. If you’re looking at the pictures thinking I’m sure Lancaster gets more rain than that backdrop suggests, then you’re right. However, this particular Lancaster is just north of Los Angeles, California, which explains the rather different skies overhead. Craig bought his first Beetle when he was 22, and has owned a veritable army of them since. He’s now heading north of 70 and has no intention of stopping any time soon, this ’56 being the latest in a long line of Volkswagens to roll out of the Stevenson…

’67 KARMANN CABRIOLET “the car was unfinished and didn’t run… but the quality of what had been done looked amazing in the pictures” Irambled on a few months ago in my column about how expensive it has become to build a VW from scratch these days, but let me get one thing straight here. I’ve only ever undertaken one full restoration – my current ’69 Westy project – so, while I know that costs have gone up across the board, I have no experience of the costs of building a traditional California Look car, except for hearing VW folklore. If you’ve never had a performance engine and gearbox built for a car, then you can only guess at the costs involved, but it’s easy to see how quickly the cost…

BBT Open House and convoy While the 2022 Hessisch Oldendorf vintage VW meet officially started on Friday June 24 this year, for some vintage VW fans the fun and games began when Bob van Heyst opened the doors to BBT in Belgium (www.bbt4vw.com) on the Wednesday prior. Bob also organised a convoy from his premises to Germany the following day, but not before everyone had the opportunity to check out his fantastic VW collection, said to be one of the largest in Europe. As well as VWs various, he also has a number of rare coachbuilts, classic Porsches and other rarities to drool over. Outside the main building, visitors enjoyed refreshments as they checked out all the cool cars that had gathered in the car park, many of which would…