Aircooled VW South Africa

So there I was, slaving away on a glorius Saturday morning last weekend, in the Rawsonville winelands, transporting 13 female passengers ( ), (in my very faithful water-cooled Japanese bus ) from wine farm to wine farm. I came across this beauty at one of the farms.



We continued to "bump" into one another at different farms, no joy at finding the owner





Finally, towards the end of the day, I discovered it was a fellow ACVWSA forum member, Peecee



Stunning bus dude - well done - and nice to meet you and your crew

Thanks for the pics Paul.

Fabulous bus Peecee!

That's an awesome lookin' bus

Hey that's a nice looking bus right there

Hey!!!!! That bus was restored by "Grand Slam Aircooled Services".... go figure that you would not recognise it Jolas, it was in the shop for a Looooong time

Next time you meet up with Paul, the owner, ask him if he has bought a brewery yet

Thanks for sharing. I really like EBs a lot. Now my question.

Are those wheels (steelies with big domes) correct?

I like the way they look compared to the flat coverson my bus. Is there any reason why it would be unwise to fit what look like beetle wheels to a bus? I am guessing the steelies might have some kind of weight rating although that seems unlikely.

Sunshine VW wrote:Hey!!!!! That bus was restored by "Grand Slam Aircooled Services".... go figure that you would not recognise it Jolas, it was in the shop for a Looooong time

Next time you meet up with Paul, the owner, ask him if he has bought a brewery yet

I think both the grumpy owner of Grandslam Auto and the cool bus are both strong candidates for brewery ownership

(why do i get the feeling I know you Sunshinevw or "Izzy" ? - welcome to the forum anyway )

@ Drusky, those hubcaps are correct for the early bays - I think the change-over was when disc brakes were introduced ?

Yes, those 14in wide five wheels with Beetle hubcaps are stock on 68-70 earlybays. They are not Beetle rims, but there's be nothing stopping you from fitting Beetle rims if you wanted 15in wheels, but Beetle rims are narrower than 14in earlybay rims.

Thanks very much for taking a moment to answer my question guys. Much appreciated.

Everyone knows a little sunshine in their lives

The owner will have to wait a long time to buy a brewery, since the grumpy guy cleaned out his wallet! !!
Jolas, great pic's man, would love copies for the album.

Cool thanks man, I can email or you can download from here ( the ACVWSA gallery )- poor quality though, used my cell phone ...