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ElStiemo Samba Member
Joined: August 12, 2021 Posts: 59 Location: Windhoek, Namibia
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Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2021 10:57 pm Post subject: Re: Aircooled VW spotting in Africa |
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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...
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ElStiemo Samba Member
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Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2021 10:45 pm Post subject: Re: Aircooled VW spotting in Africa |
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Some more seen in traffic recently...
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ElStiemo Samba Member
Joined: August 12, 2021 Posts: 59 Location: Windhoek, Namibia
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Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2021 10:46 pm Post subject: Re: Aircooled VW spotting in Africa |
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Seen at this weekend's "Bonnets up" of the Old Wheelers Club of Namibia
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ElStiemo Samba Member
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Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2021 11:26 pm Post subject: Re: Aircooled VW spotting in Africa |
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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... _________________ From the VW stable:
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ElStiemo Samba Member
Joined: August 12, 2021 Posts: 59 Location: Windhoek, Namibia
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Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2021 4:35 am Post subject: Re: Aircooled VW spotting in Africa |
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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 ), 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...
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ElStiemo Samba Member
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Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2021 10:04 pm Post subject: Re: Aircooled VW spotting in Africa |
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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...
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ElStiemo Samba Member
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Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2021 10:26 pm Post subject: Re: Aircooled VW spotting in Africa |
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And another one
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ElStiemo Samba Member
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Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2021 10:28 pm Post subject: Re: Aircooled VW spotting in Africa |
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This one is standing in the museum of the Old Wheeler's Club in Windhoek, oldest Beetle in Namibia, 1951
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ElStiemo Samba Member
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Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2022 3:02 am Post subject: Re: Aircooled VW spotting in Africa |
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And another one
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ElStiemo Samba Member
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Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2022 3:12 am Post subject: Re: Aircooled VW spotting in Africa |
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My '72 in front of Heinitzburg Castle in Windhoek, Namibia
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ElStiemo Samba Member
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Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2022 3:14 am Post subject: Re: Aircooled VW spotting in Africa |
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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.
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ElStiemo Samba Member
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Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2022 10:23 pm Post subject: Re: Aircooled VW spotting in Africa |
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Some more out in the wild in traffic recently
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ElStiemo Samba Member
Joined: August 12, 2021 Posts: 59 Location: Windhoek, Namibia
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Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2022 10:28 pm Post subject: Re: Aircooled VW spotting in Africa |
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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.
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ElStiemo Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2022 10:45 pm Post subject: Re: Aircooled VW spotting in Africa |
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Another one spotted yesterday.
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ElStiemo Samba Member
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Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2022 10:20 pm Post subject: Re: Aircooled VW spotting in Africa |
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More bugs encountered yesterday:
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Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2022 3:32 pm Post subject: Re: Aircooled VW spotting in Africa |
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Really nice photos, enjoyed them thanks! |
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ElStiemo Samba Member
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Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2022 12:43 am Post subject: Re: Aircooled VW spotting in Africa |
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Some aircooled participants at yesterdays drive, Breakfast Run to Moonraker from Windhoek.
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NASkeet Samba Member
Joined: April 29, 2006 Posts: 2947 Location: South Benfleet, Essex, UK
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Posted: Tue May 09, 2023 1:14 pm Post subject: Re: Aircooled VW spotting in Africa |
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Was parked near this beauty at this weekend's drive-in cinema event of our club
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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!
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Hi everyone
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EverettB wrote: |
Wow, those are some huge taillights! |
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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.
https://www.uncovernamibia.com/en/post/road-condit...re%20items _________________ Regards.
Nigel A. Skeet
Independent tutor (semi-retired) of mathematics, physics, technology & engineering for secondary, tertiary, further & higher education.
Much modified, RHD 1973 VW "1600" Type 2 Westfalia Continental campervan, with the World's only decent, cross-over-arm, SWF pantograph rear-window wiper
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