Aircooled VW South Africa

Hi Moemin and Beachcomber. Welcome to the forum! Share some pics, read some history technical posts and ask some questions...in that order . The more you contribute, the more you will get out of it.

Welcome all.
Please post pics of your rides and possibly start project threads for them

Hi All.

I’m from Liverpool, England and I have a South African built 412 Variant - imported to the U.K. around 2015.

I’m currently in the process off a full restoration.

I wonder if anybody remembers this car. Photo of it when it was in South Africa.

Good luck with the project.
Hopefully you'll get some info on it soon

Hello everyone
Just signing in to say hello
I own a fleetline kombi 1975 ...
Any other fleetline owners out there ?

Welcome Jafa

Lots of Fleetline owners on here. I have 3 (2 of them dormant projects).

How about some pics of your bus?

It’s in transit at the moment I’ll grab some new pics when arrives ...Any pics of yours and wow you have 3 lucky you

Hi! My name is Joe and I live in Los Angeles, California. I have a 1960 SO 23 Westy, South Africa delivery, RHD. I am hoping to get some insight into the motor. Can't seem to find anything remotely resembling the engine code. I am assuming (hoping) since the delivery code of SF for South Africa is the first letters of the engine code, it was unique to South Africa? Anyway, any insight is appreciated and hi!

USAJOE wrote: ↑Tue Jan 26, 2021 3:35 am Hi! My name is Joe and I live in Los Angeles, California. I have a 1960 SO 23 Westy, South Africa delivery, RHD. I am hoping to get some insight into the motor. Can't seem to find anything remotely resembling the engine code. I am assuming (hoping) since the delivery code of SF for South Africa is the first letters of the engine code, it was unique to South Africa? Anyway, any insight is appreciated and hi!

Hi Joe.

What is the exact birth date of your westfalia?

Perhaps you can share the M plate?

The engine number starting with SF will not be its original engine. Share the full number.

Cheers
Sean

Yeah I’m assuming it’s a South African rebuilt perhaps before it was shipped to the UK?

USAJOE wrote: ↑Tue Jan 26, 2021 7:00 pm Yeah I’m assuming it’s a South African rebuilt perhaps before it was shipped to the UK?

Your engine code is C0. This is a 1600.

The SF is South African and the R is for a replacement. This is obviously the incorrect engine for your bus. The bus it originated from (early baywindow) obviously had a replacement engine installed at one point and that engine number with SF and R would have been stamped on it.

Heello All

Darrel here.
Just purchased me a '74 Beetle.
Had a '71 which I foolishly sold in my youthful "wisdom".

Hii Darrel :):)

Darrel wrote:Heello All

Darrel here.
Just purchased me a '74 Beetle.
Had a '71 which I foolishly sold in my youthful "wisdom".

Welcome Darrel. We all have one of those...so you are among friends
Neels

Hello, Graham Ross from Noosaville, just a little North of Brisbane. Originally from Stellenbosch. I have a very original 1994 2.6 Caravelle ( CL 52435 ) which was successfully relocated to Australia. I am hoping that one of the technical members can steer in in the right direction - just recently, when switching on the air conditioning, the electric fan kicks in immediately. It does so even if I try it in the garage before start up. Many thanks and kind regards, Graham.