Memphis area roll call

grimace007 · Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 9:27 pm Post subject: Memphis area roll call

im moving to a little north of memphis and wantto know what kinda vw action i can expect!
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hpw · Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 5:30 am Post subject:

If its not to late, stay away from memphis. But here you go
http://midsouthvw.com/
They have a yearly car show and a monthly news letter.

And if it is to late, welcome Wink

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Rowroy · Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 6:18 am Post subject:

While I don't live in Memphis, my friend and I make an annual pilgrimage from Knoxville once a year for Memphis in May. We have a standing reservation at the Peabody. Laughing

It gets no better than Beale St. on a Saturday night.
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grimace007 · Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 6:26 am Post subject:

ill actually be moving a bit north to brighton/covington area up 51 about 15-20miles or so
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Rowroy · Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 10:14 am Post subject:

grimace007 · Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 3:36 pm Post subject:

yeah i was up there for a week and was blown away its beatuful
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58758 · Samba Member Joined: November 23, 2005 Posts: 971

Friendly VW club and they have montly meetings at Fox Ridge Pizza. I was a member until I moved back to the gulf coast. I think you'll like the club, I still do and keep in contact with a few the guys there.

widehatch · Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2010 8:05 pm Post subject:

i live here in memphis. i honestly dont like it but family keeps me here. racism is still very alive here and its even in the politics. good thing you're moving to tipton county. as far as a VW scene goes theres really not much of one in my opinion. i drive my 1964 deluxe bus everyday, even now in the winter and i hardly ever see another aircooled VW. there is a local club although im not part of it. there are no VW shops that specialize in air-cooled VWs but there is a shop that is late model VW/Audi exclusive.
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grimace007 · Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2010 3:46 pm Post subject:

thanks, maybe ill work on gettin a shop in memphis going Wink

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58758 · Samba Member Joined: November 23, 2005 Posts: 971

There's a place called Roy Roger's Foreign Parts that caters to VW's; there used to be two shops but the ohter one closed on 2008. They sell parts and some advice. Once a year or so, the VW club has a "Tune & Fix". There's shop that works on air cooled VWs but I don't recall the name or location; hit up the monthly meeting in Cordova and I'm sure Bill will be able to give you the name of the place.

widehatch · Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 9:06 am Post subject:

the VW scene in Memphis has really died basically. i am 32 and ive been driving VWs since i was 16. when i was 16 there was 7 shops that specialized in air-cooled VWs. there were 3 parts stores that specialized and catered to air-cooled. Memphis is now down to 1 parts store (roy rogers foreign auto parts)that caters to air-cooled and all other imports. there is one shop that will accept air-cooled VWs but that is not their main focus. the water-cooled VW shop stopped working on air-cooled about a year ago. i honestly think there's not enough vintage VW activity in town anymore to support a full time vintage VW shop. as far as the local club goes it's ok i guess but not a lot of vintage (pre-67) VWs in my opinion. im not a member and i dont want to be. it just doesn't suit my idea of how a club should operate. i love driving my bus everyday and would love for some new blood to come to town that's into the vintage stuff too.
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gavir · Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2010 3:32 pm Post subject:

Have you found any good VW action in Memphis yet? I just moved to Memphis (well, Olive branch anyway)

58758 · Samba Member Joined: November 23, 2005 Posts: 971

The VW is NOT dead in Memphis, you need to contact Bill Conkel, he runs the local club and they have a great time. They've got cruises, get together, camping, drive-in meets and more. Then you've got the annual show at the end of summer. My advice is to attend a couple of the meetings at Fox Ridge Pizza and then make a choice as to if the local scene is dead or not.

You want a dead scene, come to Biloxi. Wink

KTPhil · Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2010 4:16 pm Post subject:

VWs? I though everybody was Walking In Memphis.

(With their feet ten feet off of Beale.)

grimace007 · Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2010 6:15 pm Post subject:

gavir · Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2010 9:56 am Post subject:

Sounds like a plan, still getting settled in here myself

widehatch · Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2010 3:21 pm Post subject:

i'm half way between both of you just 5 minutes from all the car dealers on Covington Pike. and just shy of the I-40/I-240 interchange. i love all VWs but i'm more of a bus guy myself. just picked up a 67 Kombi project and passed a 65 deluxe parts bus along to a buddy.
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grimace007 · Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2010 3:33 pm Post subject:

haha well work took me to nebraska, so now im really in the sticks... maybe ill be back in tennessee one day though
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gavir · Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 11:08 am Post subject:

I see a couple of air cooled around

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