Aircooled VW South Africa

another road trip....fetching my bus
need lots of parts !! money and time !!(and a good divorce lawyer ! jokes)
will be posting my list soon !

Cool bus! Does it have the M-code plate on the bulkhead behind the driver's seat? Please share the numbers. Although that engine vent arrangement was commonly seen on Oz buses, I've also seen pics of buses with those vents in Afghanistan and elsewhere in Asia. But RHD means this is most likely an Oz bus.

Hey Jacques congrats on the bus dude - enjoy !!!

Paul

Hey that's East London.

You could have let us know you were coming. We would have organises a get together

Cool bus congrats man ! Fig give us some info on why the vents are moved for the Aussie busses I suspect the climate here and there is pretty similar why the change ?

splitfan wrote:Cool bus congrats man ! Fig give us some info on why the vents are moved for the Aussie busses I suspect the climate here and there is pretty similar why the change ?

They raised the vents to reduce the amount of dust sucked into the engine compartment. This is a mod that would have been VERY useful in SA.

Back then Gauteng's roads were tarred, so they didnt think it was necessary....

And very cool bus you got there, good luck with the resto!

Thanks guys...will post some pic's as we go along..would like it finished mid Dec !

oH ! i do come to East London once a month met a guy called James last time he has a yellow thing and a bus..send your contact no and we can get together next time vw rules !!

T2 and a T5...Love them both! Congrats

Dutch_Diver wrote:T2 and a T5...

Type 2 yes, but actually T1 and T5.

karmakoma wrote:Back then Gauteng's roads were tarred, so they didnt think it was necessary....

Nice Bus - You are a lucky man - Glad to see it being rescued by part of the family (Nice T5)

thanks Guys....i love my T5 and i have a passion for my T is it 1? or 2? can we have some clarity regarding this please ?? why does some splitties have a vin that starts with a 1 and others with a 2 ??


AND THIS ???



???? please lesson on vin tags required here !
Fig ??
by the way you go well with blue cheese,Camembert and parmaham !!
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What busses are these now, the '67 is the Aussie bus, and these 2 ? And the one in the background there ?

you are supposed to focus on the vin no. issue...not the background or the colour of the buses or anything else...for now !!
stay focused Jolas....stay focused !!