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ElStiemo Tue Nov 30, 2021 10:57 pm

And another one out in the wild yesterday... Saw this whilst driving my watercooled VW back from the service station yesterday afternoon. Everybody was out for a refuel, fuel price increase by 70cpl again last night...


ElStiemo Sun Dec 05, 2021 10:45 pm

Some more seen in traffic recently... :D





ElStiemo Sun Dec 05, 2021 10:46 pm

Seen at this weekend's "Bonnets up" of the Old Wheelers Club of Namibia



EverettB Sun Dec 05, 2021 11:04 pm

Some nice looking cars there.

The Double Cab looks super nice

ElStiemo Sun Dec 05, 2021 11:26 pm

That Double Cab is in a fantastic condition. Owned by the same guy who has the also very pretty Single Cab parked next to the Apache earlier in the thread.

Very nice also the golden 300SEL 6.3 next to the two beetles at the Bonnets Up, even though its not aircooled...

ElStiemo Mon Dec 06, 2021 4:35 am

Also possibly interesting:

this one is a '70s 1600SP, which is an exclusive - to - South - Africa 1600 twin port with twin carbs, different exhaust, sports steering wheel, seats with headrests (wow :shock: ), Rostyle wheels, unique decals etc. They are getting quite valuable as becoming scarce.

I will try to get a better pic of that car in the future, as the owners work not too far from my workplace...



EverettB Mon Dec 06, 2021 10:10 am

Interesting, I'd like to see the engine and other special features if you have a chance for photos.

What dual carbs and what size do they use? Solex 32s like a Type 3 or Bay Window Bus or ?

ElStiemo Mon Dec 06, 2021 10:04 pm

Here is an old advert / magazine article for the SP I found online. Not my picture, copyright stays with the original author.

So they are Solex carbs, But I don't have any idea about the size...

ElStiemo Sun Dec 12, 2021 10:26 pm

And another one

ElStiemo Sun Dec 12, 2021 10:28 pm

This one is standing in the museum of the Old Wheeler's Club in Windhoek, oldest Beetle in Namibia, 1951

ElStiemo Wed Jan 12, 2022 3:02 am

And another one

ElStiemo Mon Feb 14, 2022 3:12 am

My '72 in front of Heinitzburg Castle in Windhoek, Namibia

ElStiemo Mon Feb 14, 2022 3:14 am

My '72 with an Auto Union 1000S, another bug, A Range Rover and a Jaguar Type II in front of the Railway Station building yesterday at a fun - filled Old Wheeler's Club of Namibia Chairman's Event.

ElStiemo Sun Feb 27, 2022 10:23 pm

Some more out in the wild in traffic recently


ElStiemo Sun Feb 27, 2022 10:28 pm

This weekend we had our annual Senior Citizens Drive from the Old Wheelers Club of Namibia. Everyone just calls it the "grab a granny" event...

Pick up the (mobile) elderly from the three main old age homes in town, do a drive in convoy with police escort this year through town and onto a stretch of as yet unopened highway, off to the clubhouse for coffee and cake for everyone to then return our guests home in the late afternoon.

Lots of fun for everyone.

The two green bugs are both 1959 models.

Some aircooled in front of our Christuskirche (Lutheran Church) in town.


ElStiemo Thu Mar 17, 2022 10:45 pm

Another one spotted yesterday.

ElStiemo Tue Mar 29, 2022 10:20 pm

More bugs encountered yesterday:




1994Karuso Sun Apr 17, 2022 3:32 pm

Really nice photos, enjoyed them thanks!

ElStiemo Mon Apr 25, 2022 12:43 am

Some aircooled participants at yesterdays drive, Breakfast Run to Moonraker from Windhoek.

NASkeet Tue May 09, 2023 1:14 pm

ElStiemo wrote: Was parked near this beauty at this weekend's drive-in cinema event of our club :D



That is a graphic illustration of how ENORMOUS the vehicles from the USA's home-grown manufacturers (i.e. Ford, General Motors & Chrysler) tend to be and one of the reasons why they are not found on British roads! :shock:

ElStiemo wrote: Hi everyone


EverettB wrote: Wow, those are some huge taillights!

ElStiemo wrote: they are called "elephant's feet" here...

We have some VW Type 1 Beetles in Great Britain with large, circular rear lights like these, which we also refer to as "elephant's feet". We don't have many elephants here, but there were many within the British Empire.

Namibia, formerly South West Africa or prior to 1919 German South West Africa, like all sensible countries, has right-hand drive cars and drive on the left. 8)

https://www.uncovernamibia.com/en/post/road-condit...re%20items



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