via west december 2013 january 2014

December 2013 - January 2014 Via West

Volkswagen Club of Western Australia (Inc) 1955 - 2015...ideas for 60th Anniversary in Twenty15



PRESIDENT VICE-PRESIDENT SECRETARY (Incl. Memberships)

TREASURER

Jamie Barrett

0408 183 396 [email protected]

Graham Tibbs

0412 002 738

Ray Willis


Justin Bayley


EDITOR CONCESSION LICENCE

EVENT COORDINATOR

PROPERTY & MERCHANDISE

Ray Willis


Dave Moore


Jamie Barrett


Graham Tibbs


COUNCIL OF MOTORING CLUBS

WEB ADMINISTRATOR

MEMBERSHIPS (Assistant)

SOUTH WEST

Paul Kuah 0431 621 561

[email protected]

Jamie Barrett


Andy Macey

(08) 9332 6919 [email protected]

Kim Muste


GENERAL COMMITTEE...

Patrick Spiteri

Gary Bull

Harry Hay

Bruce Cooper



VIAWEST MAGAZINE CONTACT US

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Disclaimer: The views expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the Volkswagen Club of WA (Inc), its Committee or members.

Volkswagen Club of WA (Inc)

Mail: PO Box 175

Victoria Park

Western Australia 6979

ABN: 31 610 140 537

Telephone: (08) 9342 8703

E-mail: [email protected]

Website: www.vwclubwa.com

COMMITTEE MEETINGS

Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month at John Hughes Volkswagen in Victoria Park, starting at 6:30pm. Committee meetings are open to all members and invited guests.

IN THIS ISSUE page NEW MEMBERSHIPS AND BIRTHDAYS

The Committee ......................... 4

Club Page ................................. 5

Club Event Calendar ............... 7

President’s Spot ....................... 9

Driving a Formula Vee ..............10

Day of the Volkswagen

Intro ....................................12

Trophy Winners .................13

Klassic Kombis ..................16

Beetlemania .......................18

Water-Cooled ....................21

Allsorts ...............................23

VW Club Merchandise ..............24

South West News .....................25

Vee Dubs @ Busso Drive-In.....26

January Club Run .....................30

2014 Victorian Bug-In ...............32

February Club Run ...................34

Adventure to Wolfsburg ............38

Volkswagen News

Golf 7 - awards ..................35

Amarok ..............................37

Classic Cars China ............37

VW Ilitis ..............................41

VW in China .......................42

Front Page:

John Agostino, the Ice cream Man is a regu-lar at the Day of the Volkswagen - John is also a member.

Kelly Hutchison

David Simpson

Adrian Cullinane

Cameron Hibberd

Aaron Slaven

Glenis Gardner

Daniel Rothwell

Geoff Li

Michelle Olsen

Stefan Galamaga

Hayley Coen

Ashley Rogers

Joel Beaver

Johnathan Ward

Aaron Pegler

Casey Gilbert

The Club’s membership is a very healthy 161 as we head into the new year of

2014.

Just as a side note, the VW Club of WA was established in

1955...that will make this club 60 years

old in 2015...

January 19

Welcome to our new Welcome to our new members...members...

Apology... As the editor of the ViaWest magazine I would like to apologise to

all club members for the error in the October-November magazine.

I would like to especially apologise to all those that celebrated their

birthday in October and November…

You see I republished the September birthdays

as those for October and November

Well there is a first time for everything. This edition therefore has

the October and November birthdays on page 6, while the Decem-

ber and January birthdays are on page 8.

The Editor...Ray Willis



Aidan Feddersen

Ann Lampard

Anthony Webster

Belinda Rowlands

Benjamin Avice Du Buisson

Braden Collins

Brodie & Liana Annison

Bryley McPherson

Chelsea Reilly

Chris Hill

Christopher Radich

Dale Annison

David Lampard

David Mitchell

Debra Rogers

Denise Arnold

Denise Maslin

Ed Taylor

Emma Hows

Ethan Wallis

Fran Heldt

Isobel Green

Jaime Barrett

Jason Phillips

Jean Spiteri

John Allen

Joshua Coetzee

Katie Hows

Kim Dibben

Lauren Hart

Lisa Sage

Lisa Stedman

Lorraine Cameron

Marianne Spiteri

Marilyn Opie

Mario Van Corler

Michael Fowler

Nyree de Grussa

Patrick Spiteri

Ross Martinson

Ry Beaver

Ryan Thomas

Shamira Nalar

Shirley Reilly

Simone Lawrence

Tim Summerfield

Trish Coetzee

Zachary Karamfiles

Louise Beckley

Bernie Brix

Hayley Coen

Richard Davies

Lenard Dibben

Lance Fitzgerald

Janine Wood

Vaness Hill

Paul Kuah

Linda Laking

Steffen Linke

Graham Nicol

Trudi Fay

Tom Opie

Michael Ptolomey

Ashley Rogers

Brandon Rogers

Karis Smith

Mark Spriggs

Gareth Thomas

Simon Thompson

Happy Birthday for October and November...

Wishing you and your families a very Merry Christmas! Yours Volkswagen Motorsport Communications Wishing you and your families a very Merry Christmas! Yours Volkswagen Motorsport Communications



This month... December 2013

# indicates a club run

Wednesday 4th ALFRED’S of GUILDFORD

7pm cnr of Meadow & James St Guildford

Sunday 8th SOUTH WEST MONTHLY GATHERING BUSSELTON Contact: Kim 0408 914 400

See page 18 for information

Wednesday 11th MONTHLY COMMITTEE MEETING Contact: Ray Willis 0407 347 340

6:30pm @ John Hughes Volkswagen, Victoria Park

Wednesday 25th Christmas Day

Thursday 26th Boxing Day

January 2014

Wednesday 1st ALFRED’S of GUILDFORD




Sunday 12th SOUTH WEST MONTHLY GATHERING BUSSELTON Contact: Kim 0408 914 400

See page 18 for information Contact: Mark 0449 947 782

Saturday 18th # Club Run : CRUISE TO YANCHEP Contact: Harry 0422 584 130

See page 18 for information

Wednesday 22nd EVENTS COORDINATION MEETING Contact: Jamie Barrett 0408 183 396


February 2014 Wednesday 5th ALFRED’S of GUILDFORD


Saturday 8th # Club Run : 2014 BREWERY AND BUSSO to include Contact: Ray Willis 0407 347 340

Sunday 9th the SOUTH WEST MONTHLY GATHERING Contact: Kim 0408 914 400

See page 18 for information Contact: Mark 0449 947 782



Wednesday 26th EVENTS COORDINATION MEETING Contact: Jamie Barrett 0408 183 396


COMING in 2014... MARCH Munster Cruise - Date TBA

APRIL

18th - 21st 45th National Bug-In - Geelong Victoria

25th - 27th Fairbridge Festival

27th CMC Classic Car Show

MAY

JUNE

The Council of Motoring Clubs ‘2013 CALENDAR OF EVENTS’ has been included inside the back cover.



Peter Abetz

Janet Avice Du Buisson

Ross Booth

Nate Brix

John Broekman

Gary Bull

Bruce Cooper

Mark D'Arcy

Chloe de Grussa

Mya de Grussa

Sally Duxbury

Emma Faulkner

Scarlett Faulkner

Libby Stonie

Stanley Guntrip

Mitchell Hawke

Jerry Heldt

Paul Hunt

Sam Karamfiles

Robert Lafferty

Christopher Larkin

Patrick Lawrence

Bret Lewin

Andy Macey

Duncan Mann

Russell Maslin

Troyy McKenzie

Susan Parmer

Kim Muste

Matthew Ngui

Rachael Potter

Peter Logan

Paul Rossenrode

Aubrey Sage

Jessica Shepherd

Tracey Simpson

Debbie Spriggs

Lauren Storrs

Arthur Thompson

Jacob Thompson

Kaleisha Thompson

Ton Verbunt

Noel Whittle

Ray Willis

Happy Birthday for December and January...



Hi...

What a great month December is…..it’s the end of the year so people seem to be extra

friendly with the Christmas spirit in the air, there’s time to relax , the sun comes out etc etc, from a

Volkswagen Club members point of view the pressure is now off to finish the car with the Day of the

Volkswagen behind us. We can now look forward to some organised cruises, camp outs and meets.

Next years calendar is nearly full, with an event in almost every month already in the planning stages.

Some of this years more successful and favourite ones will remain (just like Day of the Volkswagen) on

the calendar each year at the same time.

I would like to thank everyone that attended the DoVW for their great attitude and support. The new

club tent performed and looked awesome. With the temperature at a perfect heat and some clouds

about made for a beautiful day next to the river, also with the time slot shifted earlier by an hour too

helped with the numbers through the gate - for the record we had 146 in! It was

very pleasing to see so many new vehicles and faces.

A big thanks from everyone goes to all the people behind the scenes and present

on the day that put this event together. With many more hands on board really

helped share the work load this year.

If you have an air-cooled engine – this is a good time to change your oil and check

your fuel lines with all this heat about. For those in a water-cooled car, enjoy your

air-conditioning!

All be safe over the holiday period. All the best and Happy Year! Januarys

“Alfreds” in Guildford falls on January the 1st so if you don’t have a sore head I’ll

see you there

Jamie Barrett

Club President

Your Volkswagen Club of WA has

embarked on supporting charities

or appeals either directly from the

club funds or by assisting the

charity or appeal in their goal to

publicise their fundraising.

In the past, the Club has support-

ed the Kids Cancer Support

Group, from ward 3b at Princess

Margaret Hospital and also the

Toodyay Bushfire Appeal.

In 2012/13 it was Telethon and in

the coming year it will be the

DuchenneFoundation Australia.

Duchenne Foundation's MISSION

Using National and international

collaboration to improve the qual-

ity and quantity of life for those

living with Duchenne and Becker

muscular dystrophy and their

families, through research, edu-

cation and advocacy.

Visit their website for more infor-

mation.

How you can help:

Organise a DuchenneFounda-

tion fundraiser

Make a donation

Buy DuchenneFoundation mer-

chandise

Support DuchenneFoundation

events

Contribute to the VW Club’s

fundraising efforts

So if you see a club member rat-

tling a tin or two in the next

twelve months at any of our

events please drop in your loose

change...it all goes to a very good

cause.

The Committee

VW Club of WA VW Club of WA -- Annual Charity for 2013/14Annual Charity for 2013/14 DuchenneDuchenneFoundationFoundation AustraliaAustralia

Website: www.duchennefoundation.org.au



That was then…

On the 7th July this year the club

went on a cruise to watch the

Formula Vees at Barbagallo Race-

way.

Thanks to Ross, the prize for win-

ning the “public vote” for best VW

on show on the day was a drive in

the current State Champion 1600

Formula Vee at an upcoming fam-

ily day. Full tilt, in anger, at

180kph.

And the winner was...

Darryl and Donna Williams

And this is now...

Hi all!!

Well unfortunately due to a rib

injury from working on my bus I

was unable to take the drive in

the Formula Vee.

However, all was not lost and my

daughter Amanda took up the

challenge.

A big thank you to Ross and Dave

for this opportunity ... we had a

fun afternoon and no one more

than Amanda who drove not one

but three cars.

Here are some pics from the day!

Darrell

Cruise to the Formula Vees...Cruise to the Formula Vees...



Formula Vee Assoc. of Western Australia

T o contact us on Race Days you can find

us in the Formula Vee Car Ports at Barbagal-

lo Raceway. We will be more than happy to talk

and answer your questions...David Campbell -

Club President - Red Car No# 58 and Rod Lisson

- Club Vice President - Silver Car No# 71

C orrespondence can be addressed to the

Vice President (Rod Lisson) 16 McGregor St

Embleton WA 6062

P hone enquiries can be made to Rod on

Mobile 0419 479 257 or the President

(David Campbell) Mobile 0408 942 437

O nline enquiries can be made via the form

on our website www.fvawa.org.au

K eep an eye on the Via West for more news

and stories from the Formula Vees...

to driving the Formula Vees...to driving the Formula Vees...



What a great day again! HUGE thanks to everyone

involved in the organisation and on the running

of the day - the judges, the tent support, the kids

area, the sponsors, the vendors and especially...

the people that drove through the gate!



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ITEM DESCRIPTION PRICE

Car Badge - Club Logo (with tongue) $25.00 ea Blue and chrome 72mm

Car Badge - Club Logo (no tongue) $25.00 ea Blue and chrome 72mm

Pin Badge - Club Logo $3.00 ea Blue and chrome 22mm

Key Ring - Bottle Opener Club Logo $5.00 ea Blue and chrome

Hoodies - Club 3D logo on front with stripes $40.00 ea Black with white design

T-shirt #2 - Club 3D logo on front with stripes $25.00 ea Red or White with black design

V-neck Polo - Club Logo embroidered - ladies & girls $30.00 ea A name can be added for another $5.00

Polo Shirt - Club Logo embroidered - men & boys $30.00 ea A pocket is an extra $5.00; A name can be added for another $5.00

T-shirt #1 - large 3D logo - back & small 3D logo - front with stripes $25.00 ea Blue with white design

VW Club stickers $2.00 ea Official club logo; 3D club logo; or “I’M A VW CLUB MEMBER”

VW Club cloth badge $5.00 ea Traditional club logo

Day of the Volkswagen - various cloth badge & annual stickers $2.00 ea Collectors items (limited numbers)

VW Club peak Cap - Club Logo $15.00 ea Adjustable velcro band at the rear

Car Badge 2011 Toodyay Bug-In (no tongue) $20.00 ea Black and Yellow - 42nd National Bug-In Metal car badge (limited number)

AVAILABLE AT CLUB

EVENTS including ALFRED’S every month!

You can also con-tact the Committee

to arrange the purchase of the

now extensive list of club

merchandise!

Can be posted

for an extra charge.



Hi Folks,

Summer is here and hopefully so

has the prospect of lots of clear

days for some vee dub fun!

Its time to clean off the cobwebs

and get to enjoy your VW around

the colourful South West and all

that it has to offer.

Some information on the VW

events in the South West in the

future follows...

Meelup cruise

and BBQ Busselton VW gathering is on eve-

ry second Sunday of the month,

the next meet is on the 12th

January.

For the January South West VW

gathering we have arranged to

meet at the usual place (see ad-

vert below) at 11am and then de-

part at 11:30am for a cruise to

Meelup beach for a BBQ.

There are public bbqs and facilities

at Meelup so bring along your own

food to cook up or have a picnic.

The cruise is around 40km and

should take roughly 40 minutes

along Bussell Highway, straight

onto Caves Road turning past

Dunsborough.

Meelup is simply a world class

beach and a great place to park

some VW's and take in the view

and the beach.

If you are interested, just show up

or if you want more details give

me a call or text me on...

0408 914 400 Kim Muste

2014 Brewery

and Busso The February Old Coast Rd

Brewery run on the Saturday 8th

will once again be combined with

the South West Monthly Gath-

ering @ Busso on Sunday 9th.

It will again feature a Busso camp

over on the Saturday night.

For South West vee-dubbers, a

cruise will be organised up to the

Old Coast Road Brewery.

From the Brewery, all will head

south to Busselton for an over-

night stay and to attend the VW

gathering on the Sunday.

More details to follow...

0408 914 400 Kim Muste

Location: Meet adjacent to the Busselton Beach…end of Queen St at the Signal Park car park at 11:00am...then a cruise to a popular location!

When: Next Gathering is on Sunday - 12th January

Contacts: Kim 0408 914 400 Mark 0449 947 782



1st, 2nd & 3th November

The second Vee Dubs @ Bussel-

ton Drive-In weekend was again

a great success. The format was

much the same as last year with

a few tweaks. This year groups of

people cruised down from Perth,

up from the South West and be-

yond on the Friday for a full three

day event.

So many Vee Dubs parked and

set up together in the caravan

park was a sight to behold. The

new Club Marque proved its

worth as a great central meeting

place and is sure to be well used

at other events. There was also a

fair bit of sneezing from all the

peppermint tree blossom blown

around too!

Saturday morning started with a

50th birthday presentation that

drew everyone in. Around

12:30pm a cruise started from

outside the

caravan park

taking in the

Busselton

Main street

with stops at

Meelup Beach

and Canal

Rocks via

Dunsborough

and Caves

Road. The

turnout was impressive and the

weather was perfect. Some high-

lights of the cruise included a

wedding party arriving at Canal

Rocks that couldn’t resist taking

the opportunity to use some Vee

Dubs for a free photo shoot and a

scenic rural cruise back to the

Drive-in via Wildwood Road.

(Continued on page 27)

2013 Vee Dubs @ Busselton Drive2013 Vee Dubs @ Busselton Drive--InIn



The number of cars and people

tightly set up at the Drive-in after

the cruise was great to see. Eve-

ryone had heaps of fun catching

up, eating, laughing, and check-

ing out the cars before the mov-

ies started.

Like last year a fantastic VW

themed gate prize made especial-

ly for the event went to a teenag-

er, a young lady in a onesie. Af-

ter a busy day some probably

struggled to stay awake to watch

the movies.

A show and shine Sunday morn-

ing at Signal Park at the Bussel-

ton beachfront again saw a great

turnout. The Club Marque was

again a focal point that also

helped sell quite a lot of Club

merchandise. The cars drew

quite a crowd, helped by the fact

we shared the park with the

Busselton Markets.

Thanks to everyone who came

along and helped to make the

weekend so much fun.

Cheers Kim

(Continued from page 26)



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Cruise & CampingCruise & CampingCruise & Camping

The Cruise will

set of from Sin-

gleton servo at

9.30am. The

FIRST STOP

will be at Rock-

ingham, roughly

around 10.00am

We will meet at

the northern car

park of the fore-

shore (see red

arrow).

Departure time

is 10.15am...try

and keep it

sharp. Cruise up

the coast to

Coogee Beach

car park for the

SECOND STOP,

we should be

there around

10.45am

(maybe soon-

er).

Departure from

Coogee will be

about 11.00am

for a short

cruise to

Freo...Captain

Munchies. This

should only take

about 15mins,

so 11.15am at

Captain

Munchies for

STOP THREE.

Departure at

11.30am for

another short

cruise.

The FOURTH

STOP will be at

Scarborough

Beach reserve,

arriving at

11.45am.

We will then

depart from

Scarborough at

12.00pm for a

nice costal

cruise to

Hillary’s.

This will take

about another

20mins, arriv-

ing at the

FIFTH STOP

at 12.20pm,

this will be our

last stop be-

fore Yanchep

Departure will

be at 12.35pm,

arriving in

YANCHEP at

1.15pm for

fish and chips

or local food.

After the meet/

food in

Yanchep the

people camping

will all head to

the camp site,

people not will

have to find

their own way

back, or organ-

ise another

small cruise.

January Club Run -

Saturday 18th

FIRST STOP at Rockingham Foreshore @ 10:00am

STOP THREE at Captain Munchies Freo @ 11:15am

FOURTH STOP at Scarborough Beach Reserve @ 11:45am

FIFTH STOP at Hillary’s Boat Harbour @ 12:20pm

SECOND STOP at Coogee Beach / Café @ 10:45am

Yanchep for Fish & Chips /food @ 1:15pm

CAMPING CAMPING CAMPING ––– The camp site The camp site The camp site

is Camp Capricorn, currently they is Camp Capricorn, currently they is Camp Capricorn, currently they have 14 powered @ $15 per night have 14 powered @ $15 per night have 14 powered @ $15 per night and 36 unpowered @ $10 per and 36 unpowered @ $10 per and 36 unpowered @ $10 per night. Each site can fit 8 tents or night. Each site can fit 8 tents or night. Each site can fit 8 tents or

two Kombi’s, I see mostly unpow-two Kombi’s, I see mostly unpow-two Kombi’s, I see mostly unpow-ered sites being used. ered sites being used. ered sites being used.

I must know numbers 1 week be-I must know numbers 1 week be-I must know numbers 1 week be-fore the event happens, so I can fore the event happens, so I can fore the event happens, so I can book everyone together.book everyone together.book everyone together.

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4 5th National

Bug-In (2014)

Itinerary (subject to change)

F riday 18th April

3:00 PM to 10:00 PM

Arrival and registration at Gee-

long Boat House, Western Fore-

shore Rd, Western Beach. Oppo-

site Deakin University Waterfront

Campus. Dinner choices

Cost $20

S aturday 19th April

9:00 AM Convoy departs

from park opposite River Glen

Caravan Park 75 Barrabool Rd

Belmont to waterfront car show

9:15 AM to 2:00 PM car show

Steampacket Gardens Eastern

Beach. (overflow to Transvaal

Square and customs house yard)

Monty Love trophy event.

Entry $10

Other on site attractions:

Helicopter scenic flights Cost $85

Historic 1892 steam driven car-

rousel from $3.70

Thomas the Tank children’s rides

Return $5

Giant Sky Wheel (largest mobile

ferris wheel in southern hemi-

sphere) Cost $8

Enterprize 1835 tall ship 1 hour

sailing cruises Cost $30

National Wool Museum

Customs House tours...and many

others

2:30 PM Go cart racing at NAS

Karts shed 12 / 35 Mackey St Nth

Geelong Trophy event

Cost $45

2:30 PM Alternative Hygeia III

bay tour

Saturday evening...free

Groups encouraged to try the

many restaurants in town

S unday 20th April

9:00 AM Convoy departs

from park opposite River Glen

Caravan Park 75 Barrabool Rd

Belmont to Avalon.

10:00 AM Motorkahana and

Khana-cross time trial competi-

tion at Geelong Motor Sports

Complex Avalon (at exit to Avalon

Airport) Trophy event Organized

by VW Club of South Australia

Cost $25

Alternative event

9:30 AM Convoy departs from

park opposite River Glen Caravan

Park 75 Barrabool Rd Belmont to

Port Arlington

10:15 AM arrive at Port Arlington

historic Mill. 11 Turner Crt. Port

Arlington

11:15 AM depart Port Arlington

drive to Drysdale station

12:00 PM ride Bellarine rail train

to Queenscliff

Return $30

1:00 PM arrive Queenscliff inves-

tigate shops and eating places

2:45 PM depart Queenscliff sta-

tion train back to Drysdale

3:30 PM Arrive Drysdale, return

to Geelong

Sunday evening...

6:00 PM Dinner & presentation

night at Rheingold Cellar Restau-

rant 9 Moolap St Geelong. 3

course meal & traditional German

band. Guest speakers:

Arthur Bartlett; motor sports

chaplain V8 supercars

Alfred Hickey; sales & marketing

Volkswagen of Afghanistan in

1960’s tells of his adventures in a

VW Beetle driving throughout Eu-

rope, Russia, Middle East and In-

dia at that time.

Cost $40

M onday 21st April

9:00 AM goodbye breakfast

River Glen Caravan Park 75 Bar-

rabool Rd Belmont (for those not

going on the extended tours)

Cost $10

11:00 AM One day Bellarine tour

departs from park opposite River

Glen Caravan Park 75 Barrabool

Rd Belmont via Barwon Heads &

Ocean Grove to Point Lonsdale

foreshore opposite Benito’s Café

for catered lunch

Cost $20

2:00 PM Depart to Fort

Queenscliff.

3:00 PM Guided Tour Cost $6

Monday evening...

Evening free to investigate

Queenscliff township. Groups en-

couraged to check out local eating

places.

Highly recommended:

Fawlty Towers dinner and show at

Grand Veue Hotel (if on at that

time, early bookings essential)

Approx. $130

E xtended tour Tuesday

22nd to Sat 26th April

Great Ocean Road, western

districts and goldfields

Bug-In Bookings: Gary Collis

Ph: 0419 370 310

email: [email protected]

Competition Events: Rob Bussel-

man

Ph: 03 9481 7002

Email: [email protected]

C ruise to the 2014 Bug-In

If there is anybody thinking about

attending the Bug-In in Victoria at

Easter 2014, I will be travelling

across in my Kombi Camper.

I will be leaving Perth on 9th or

10th April, arriving in Adelaide on

13th April...this is a 3 night stop.

I will be leaving Adelaide on the

16th April to arrive in Geelong on

Thursday 17th April in time for

the Bug-In.

Ray Willis…

Mob: 0407347340 or

E: [email protected]



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If you want to join a

cruise down from Perth,


name, meeting point,

vehicle (rego) and

mobile number.

Meeting points are:

Armadale

Byford

Pinjarra

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provided later.

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Camping

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tion is still to be made.

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camping, please add

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and Driveand Drive



The Golf's success story

enters the seventh gen-

eration as the car con-

tinues to inspire both

customers and the spe-

cialist media.

The Golf has been honoured with

two dozen prestigious awards

over the past twelve months,

most notably European "Car of

the Year" and "World Car of the

Year 2013". The new Golf also

recently beat the competition in

Japan, becoming the first import-

ed car in the award’s 34-year his-

tory to claim the accolade and be

named "Car of the Year

2013/2014 Japan" with a score

that was streaks ahead of the

field.

Other awards include the Scottish

“Car of the Year 2013", the

"Golden Steering Wheel 2013",

the "Auto Trophy", "Auto der

Vernunft" (Car of Reason) and

"Best cars of 2013". Prof. Dr.

Martin Winterkorn, CEO of

Volkswagen AG, commented:

"The Golf will remain the most

important model and a powerful

engine for the Volkswagen

brand."

The 500,000th latest-generation

Golf will be delivered in a few

days' time just one year after the

car was launched. These impres-

sive sales figures exclude key

countries such as China and the

United States, where the best-

seller is yet to make its debut.

Moreover, an important deriva-

tive in the Golf family is waiting

in the wings: the new Golf wagon

will arrive on Australian shores

early next year. "We are delight-

ed the Golf has got off to such a

brilliant start and is enjoying

such a positive reception from

customers. That is first and fore-

most due to a committed team.

Our people very definitely went

the extra mile for the Golf and

have done a great job," Winter-

korn added.

For years now, the Golf has been

the best-selling car in Europe,

enjoying this status in several

individual countries and taking

pole position, for example, in Bel-

gium, Finland, Ireland, Croatia,

Luxemburg, Norway, Austria,

Switzerland and, of course, its

home market of Germany.

The first generation of the

Volkswagen Golf went on display

at dealers in May 1974 as the

successor to the legendary Beetle

and has continued its predeces-

sor's success story for almost 40

years. The Golf has lent its name

to an entire vehicle class and has

always been available in a range

of variants. From the ultra-

economical Golf TDI BlueMotion

to the sporty GTI, from the two-

door cabriolet to the versatile

wagon, Volkswagen has exactly

the right Golf to suit every taste.

Customers are certainly con-

vinced: Volkswagen celebrated

the 30 millionth Golf in June

2013.

New Golf is

Money

Magazine’s “Best-value small car”

Volkswagen has again triumphed

in Money Magazine’s annual “Best

of the best” awards with the all-

new seventh generation Golf

claiming the title of “Best-value

small car”. The winning Golf vari-

ant, the entry-level 90TSI, leads

the way in the hugely popular

small car segment.

As well as gaining points in the

value-for-money and cost-of-

ownership analysis, the judges

said there was another factor

that helps weight the criteria to-

wards best-car status, “the fun-


One Year on: New Golf 7 is Winner

of Two Dozen Awards



to-drive component” or, driving

experience.

“When you weigh it up against

Money’s best-car methodology,

including an incredibly strong

(67%) resale value over three

years, then add our subjective fit

-and-finish and fun-to-drive rat-

ing, it’s easy to see why the 1.4-

litre turbo 90TSI is the big-value

small car” commented Money

Magazine.

Now in its 13th year, Money Mag-

azine’s “Best of the Best 2014”

Awards recognise Australia’s best

financial products, services and

investments. Expert research

partners select the 102 gold win-

ners from tens of thousands of

products.

2013 Carsguide Car of the

Year’: In a year already filled

with accolades, Volkswagen’s

seventh generation Golf has now

been honored as ‘2013 Carsguide

Car of the Year’, once again con-

firming the Golf as the bench-

mark in the small car segment

with Australian motoring experts.

The all-new Golf was awarded

‘World Car of the Year 2013’ ear-

lier this year and continues its

claim to fame in Australia with a

winning formula of accessible

performance and efficiency. It

went on sale in Australia in April

2013 and has continued to re-

ceive stellar reviews since.

John White, Volkswagen Group

Australia’s Managing Director,

commented on the significance of

this award. “We are delighted

and proud to receive the

Carsguide Car of the Year Award

for the Golf. This is the second

time the Golf has received the

award and with such a competi-

tive market it is a great pleasure

to be recognised for delivering

such an exceptional car.”

“With over 30 million sales and

much critical acclaim, the Golf

continues to deliver a unique

combination of advanced technol-

ogy, quality, refinement and af-

fordability.”

“To build a new Golf that delivers

more for our customers without

demanding more from them is a

remarkable testament to the

team of designers, engineers and

craftsman who created it.”

Carsguide editor, Paul Pottinger,

says Carsguide selects the entry

level or the most popular variant

by which to judge the range, se-

lecting the 90TSI Comfortline to

represent the Golf range.

Pottinger commented: “Never

has a small car so seamlessly

combined the abilities of a subur-

ban family vehicle and a long-

distance tourer. Its 1.4-litre turbo

petrol engine is as amiable and

economical or as spirited and re-

sponsive as you could want in a

road car.”

“It’s a hallmark of the Mark VII

Golf, however, that we could

have selected any variant from

entry level to GTI and the result

would have been no different.

The base car is plainly superior to

the small car pack. At nearly

$44,000 the top-spec GTI is a

bargain.”

The nation-wide judging panel on

the ‘2013 Carsguide Car of the

Year’ Awards consists of 10 expe-

rienced and highly regarded edi-

tors and journalists who evaluat-

ed the best new car releases of

2013 resulting in one overall win-

ner, the Golf.



Volkswagen Golf Seven Crowned ‘2013 Carsguide Car of the Year’



VW

Amarok

named 2014

Pick-Up of the Year Amarok scoops ‘Best Pick-Up

of the Year’ award from spe-

cialist 4x4 title

Amarok praised for its practi-

cality, efficiency and value for

money

Volkswagen’s highly-acclaimed

Amarok has scooped the prestig-

ious ‘Pick-up of the Year’ title

from UK specialist off-road publi-

cation, 4x4 Magazine.

Seven utes underwent intensive

testing by 4x4 Magazine, each

judged on their off-road ability,

performance on the road and val-

ue for money. The utes were also

tested as a working vehicle in-

cluding comparing towing capaci-

ty and engine capability, result-

ing with Amarok as the overall

winner.

According to 4x4 Magazine, the

multi award-winning Amarok was

praised for its 4-wheel-drive

4MOTION technology which gives

the driver maximum control on

any surface and features Elec-

tronic Stabilisation Programme,

Electronic Differential Lock, on

and off road Anti-lock Braking

System and Anti-Slip Regulation,

all as standard. The vehicle’s

unique blend of practicality and

versatility both on and off-road

meant it was ranked ahead of all

other challengers.

The Amarok’s im-

pressive 2.0-litre TDI420 turbo

diesel engine and eight-speed

automatic gearbox were also

highlighted as offering superior

drive, road response and drivea-

bility.

Nigel Fryatt, Editor, 4x4 Maga-

zine commented: "The range of

pick-ups available in the UK mar-

ket is extensive. All the vehicles

we tested were very similar in

terms of being diesel-powered,

double cab vehicles, with stand-

ard load beds. However, when it

came to the Volkswagen Amarok

it was obvious that it was a clear

winner.

“The Amarok has the best engine

of the group, both in terms of on-

road response, and off-road abil-

ity. When coupled to the excel-

lent eight speed automatic gear-

box there could only be one win-

ner."

Classic Cars

Challenge

China Classic Volkswagen cars on

the road between Beijing and

Shanghai with great success

An audience of millions for

the 2013 running of the big-

gest Chinese classic car rally,

from Beijing to Shanghai.

Jochem Heizmann, CEO

Volkswagen Group China, and

racing legend Jacky Ickx piloted a

Volkswagen 1302 TDE Beetle and

a Scirocco I.

Several million Chinese followed

the week-long marathon drive of

around 30 classic cars from Bei-

jing to Shanghai with unbridled

enthusiasm. Volkswagen Classic

sent two classic cars clear across

the Middle Kingdom. The vehicles

from the factory collection were

driven by Jochem Heizmann,

Member of the Board of

Volkswagen AG with responsibil-

ity for ‘China' as well as President

and CEO of Volkswagen Group

China, and motor racing legend

Jacky Ickx.

Over 1,600 kilometres clear

through China – a true adventure

for over 30 auto classics that

took part in the Classic Cars

Challenge China ("4C"). After the

start on 12 October in the capital

city Beijing, the first stage led to

Tianjin, one of the most im-

portant seaports in the People's

Republic. Over Qingdao, the drive

continued southwards along the

Yellow Sea. Prior to the final

stage, the cars passed the old

capital city of Nanjing before

reaching the final destination in

the booming economic metropolis

of Shanghai on 18 October.

The two Volkswagen classic cars,

a Scirocco TS built in 1974 and a

1302 Beetle from 1972 with 135





Its been an adventure long over due...Jean, Marianne my daughter

and I decided to go to Europe for a holiday. I was not fussed were

we go, but I did want to at least go to Germany so I can go to the

VW Wolfsburg factory.

Well when I got there I was like a kid in a lolly shop...I wanted

to go everywhere at the same time.

I went to the 2 Towers were all the cars are kept and one of the car

ramps was made to carry people so when I went up it was awesome

to see how the cars are stacked. They had so many other makes

and models so I got to see military vehicles, Lamborghini, Skoda,

Audi

Seat and Porsche, they also had

old American and British cars.

One of the amazing trips was go-

ing in the factory in a 2 seater

wide bus that carries around 30

people.

In August this year they made 40

million Golf and the last on the

line they sprayed it white and

then got every one in the factory

to sign it.

I was not allowed to take photos

in the factory. When I was going

around 2 cars were being put to-

gether...the Passat.

They have 17 semitrailers a day

bringing parts from other factories

around Germany. I was told that

they make 3500 vehicles a week.

I could not believe it but when the

bus was going around it was less

then 10 minutes that the 2

cars got put together.

They have a lot of people working

in the factory but most of the

parts were put together by ma-

chine, the operators made sure

the machine did not break down.

Some of the workers use their

push bikes to get to there work

station, that’s how big the factory

is.

Wolfsburg factory not only makes

money from there manufacture of

Volkswagen they Also supplies

part of Germany with electricity.

Here are some photos of the place

and vehicles...see opposite page.

Adventure to Wolfsburg By Patrick Spiteri

...I was like a kid in a lolly shop



PS, bridged the gap to current

models during their deployment

in the "4C" rally. It's true: the

Volkswagen Beetle and the Sci-

rocco R are real favourites with

the Chinese – and they flanked

their historic forebears on the

streets of the modern megacities.

That ever more Chinese succumb

to the fascination of classic and

modern sports cars is proven by

the latest sales figures.

China has now become the sec-

ond home market for Volkswagen

Group: After 2.8 million vehicles

in 2012, Volkswagen Group,

teaming up with its two joint

ventures Shanghai Volkswagen

(SVW) and FAW Volkswagen, de-

livered around 2.1 million vehi-

cles to customers in China

(including Hong Kong) in the first

eight months of this year. This is

another jump of around 18 per-

cent, while the market in general

has added just under 16 percent.

The long-standing experience of

Volkswagen in the Middle King-

dom, if nothing else, has made

this success possible: The brand

can look back on 30 years of suc-

cessful engagement in China and

is the current market leader in

the group of companies with a

share of over 20 percent.

In order to maintain this position,

both joint ventures will invest

another 9.8 billion euros in the

development of environmentally

compatible products as well as

the establishment of sustainable

production capacities from 2013

to 2015. "At this time, we could

actually sell more vehicles if we

had greater capacities," is how

Jochem Heizmann defines the

current situation.

Classic cars are also up and com-

ing in China. The participants in

the "4C" rally were definitely en-

thusiastic about the public reac-

tion. Winner of the rally was a

Volkswagen Scirocco I from the

factory collection. Racing legend

Jacky Ickx was ecstatic about

the country and its people upon

his arrival at the final destination

on the shores of the Yellow Sea:

"It's a fabulous adventure to get

to experience a classic car like

the Beetle and to be in close

contact with such a wonderful

country like China at the same

time. This is the kind of experi-

ence I wish everybody could




Volkswagen

Classic competes in

the toughest

classic car rally in

Europe The Edelhoff/Wukovich Ladies

Team will join the starting line in

the United Kingdom with an Iltis

from the Volkswagen Classic col-

lection

At the "Le Jog" – the toughest

rally in Europe – 66 teams will be

covering a distance of 2,400 kilo-

metres in three days

For the 20th time now, “Le Jog”

will be held, an especially chal-lenging British winter rally cov-ering a distance of 2,400 kilome-tres. For the first time, a car from Volkswagen Classic is among the 66 racing vehicles: a courageous ladies team will

tackle the three-day rough-and-tumble endurance rally in a

Volkswagen Iltis.

The “Le Jog” winter rally has been staged in the United Kingdom

since 1993. “The toughest in Eu-

rope,” as the organiser says him-self. The challenge is to drive the distance from Land’s End in the farthest south-west corner of Corn-

wall clear to John O’Groats in the northernmost corner of Scotland within three days. The demanding route runs straight over very bumpy byroads and through

streams, which means – given the extremely short passage times as well as a thoroughly strenuous

nocturnal stage – that the drivers

and their vehicles will be tested fully by the automotive ordeal they face. The whole route is garnished with more than 50 special regulari-ty tests full of navigational dodges.

66 teams will be competing there from the 7th to 10th December. In 2013 for the first time, a ladies team with a vehicle from the collec-tion of Volkswagen Classic is com-

peting in the 2,400-kilometre tour – a “Paris-Dakar” Volkswagen Iltis, just like the one that Freddy Graf Kottulinsky/ Gerhard Löffelmann drove to victory in that legendary desert rally in 1980. Steffi Edelhoff and Sandra Wukovich, who have already toured the world in a VW

Amarok, are racing in the “Le Jog” for a good cause: jointly with the

“be your own hero e.V.”, a regis-tered non-profit organization, they campaign for the autonomy and self-reliance of girls and young women.

The four-wheel drive Iltis (Type 183) is exactly the right vehicle for

such a tough rally – just under 10,000 of them were produced by Volkswagen/Audi. The technology of the spartan vehicle formed the basis for the later Quattro models by Audi. Unlike the production ver-sion, the race car features a rein-




forced chassis, underbody protec-tion, a front safety guard, auxiliary lamps, roll-over protection bar, only two sports bucket seats as well as a big 90-litre fuel tank. The power of the off roader is about 90 PS.

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Shanghai-

Volkswagen 10 millionth

VW in China • Volkswagen production in China

started 30 years ago

Volkswagen celebrated the pro-

duction of the 10 millionth vehicle

by Shanghai-Volkswagen, a joint

venture of Volkswagen and SAIC

Motor Corporation Ltd in Novem-

ber 2013. When the milestone

vehicle, a Volkswagen Tiguan,

rolled off the production line, the

event was witnessed by Prof. Dr.

Jochem Heizmann, Member of the

Board of Management of

Volkswagen AG and President and

CEO of Volkswagen Group China,

together with government repre-

sentatives and managers from

Shanghai-Volkswagen and SAIC.

“This milestone is a sign of the

tremendous enthusiasm with

which millions of customers in

China have welcomed vehicles

and services from the

Volkswagen Group over the

course of our successful partner-

ship,” said Prof. Dr. Heizmann in

Shanghai. “Volkswagen and SAIC

Motor established Shanghai-

Volkswagen more than 30 years

ago and have performed genuine-

ly pioneering work in the Chinese

automobile industry.”

Volkswagen produced its first ve-

hicle in Shanghai, a Volkswagen

Santana, in April 1983. With

more than 4,2 million units pro-

duced, the Santana is a promi-

nent feature on the roads of Chi-

na to this day. You could say that

Volkswagen provided China with

wheels. At the same time, the

Group and its joint ventures have

become the development motor

of the Chinese automobile indus-

try – through extensive invest-

ments in the localization of prod-

ucts and production as well as

through the training of skilled

employees. Shanghai-Volkswagen

already established its own devel-

opment department in 1990 and

commissioned a test facility in

1997 and its own design centre in

2003. In 2006, the joint venture

started to produce models of the

ŠKODA brand.

Nowadays, the Volkswagen Group

and its joint ventures – Shanghai

-Volkswagen and FAW-

Volkswagen – have more than

75,000 employees in China.

Shanghai-Volkswagen has also

introduced the innovative dual

vocational training model, which

combines theoretical and practi-

cal training for new employees.

For seven years in succession,

Shanghai-Volkswagen was named

“Top employer in China”.

The joint venture Shanghai-

Volkswagen currently operates

vehicle plants in Anting, Nanjing,

Ningbo and Yizheng, Jiangsu

province. In addition, production

at the plant in Urumqi, Xinjiang

region, commenced a few month

ago. A further plant in Changsha,

south central China, is scheduled

for completion in 2015.

China is now the largest sales

market of the Volkswagen Group.

In 2012, the Group, together with

its joint ventures Shanghai-

Volkswagen and FAW-

Volkswagen, delivered 2.81 mil-

lion vehicles to customers in Chi-

na. In the first nine months of

this year, sales grew by 18 per-

cent

compared with the corresponding

period of the previous year,

reaching about 2.36 million vehi-

cles. As of September 2013,

Volkswagen Group China has a

market share of 20.9 percent in

the Greater China region

(including Hong Kong).

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