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December 2006 Club VeeDub - The Legend Never Dies December 2006 Fröhlich Weihnachts und glückliches Neujahr! IN THIS ISSUE: Recent Event photos Updated VW Touareg Toy Department VW Motorsport 2006 Phil’s A-Z Explained News from Germany 50 Years ABC TV Plus all the usual stuff... PUBLISHED BY CLUB VEEDUB SYDNEY www.clubvw.org.au Proudly a member of the Council of Motor Clubs ZEITSCHRIFT - December 2006 - Page 1 Club Veedub - The Legend Never Dies. CLUB VEEDUB SYDNEY We wish to thank our continuous Committee 2OO6-O7 VW Nationals sponsors: President: David Birchall (02) 9534 4825 19 years [email protected] Volkswagen Group Australia Andrew Dodd Automotive Vice President: Andrew Rankin (02) 4733 2848 Blacktown Mechanical Repairs C and S Automotive Secretary & Bob Hickman (02) 4655 5566 H&M Ferman Public Officer: [email protected] Klaack Motors Stan Pobjoy's Racing Engineering Treasurer: Martin Fox 0411 331 121 Vintage VeeDub Supplies [email protected] Volksbahn Autos Pty Ltd Editor: Phil Matthews (02) 9773 3970 [email protected] 15 years and over Webmaster: Steve Carter 0413 811 186 Shannons Car Insurance [email protected] Wolfsburg Motors Trivia Mistress: Heather Pascoe (02) 9836 0464 1O years and over Book Librarian Simon Matthews (02) 9898 3665 Australian VW Performance Centre Bookworks Video Librarian: Joe Buttigieg (02) 9863 4536 Cruisin Car Carpets Dr Mosha the VW King Tool Librarian: Bob Hickman (02) 4655 5566 Indian Automotive Korsche Performance Centre Merchandising: Raymond Rosch (02) 9601 5657 Mick Motors [email protected] North Rocky & Import Parts Raffle Officer: Christine Eaton (02) 9520 4914 Vintage Registrar: Leigh Harris (02) 9533 3192 5 years and over [email protected] Alpha Dot Net Reliable Automotive Service Dodgy Bros. Batteries Rivo Auto Electrical VW Nationals David Birchall (02) 9534 4825 Ben Durie Automotive Stokers Siding Garage Coordinators: Bob Hickman (02) 4655 5566 Cupid Wedding Cars TCCA Motorsport Chris Pascoe (02) 9836 0464 Harding European Unicap Pty Ltd Imported Car Wreckers Volkshaven General Committee: Karmann Promotions Volksworld Zoran Milvica Ron Kirby Mobile Model Cars Wurth Fasteners John Weston Ken Davis NRMA Insurance Belinda Godfrey Shirley Pleydon Ray Pleydon Brian Van Derley Kleingedrucktes Mike Said Danny McFaddyn Monthly Club VeeDub meetings are held at Greyhound Social Henry Russell Club Ltd., 140 Rookwood Rd, Yagoona, on the third Thursday of each month from 7:30 pm. All members and visitors are most welcome. All mail to Club Veedub Sydney should be addressed via the Canberra Committee: Secretary, c\– 14 Willoughby Cct Grassmere NSW 2570, or emailed to [email protected]. Chairman: Steve Crispin 0419 429 453 Zeitschrift is published monthly by Club VeeDub Sydney. We welcome all letters and contributions of general VW interest. These may Secretary: Bruce Walker 0400 119 220 be edited for reasons of space, clarity, spelling or grammar. Deadline for all contributions is the first Thursday of each month. Views expressed in Committee Members: Zeitschrift are those of the writers and do not necessarily represent those of Club VeeDub Sydney. Articles may be reproduced with an Mark Palmer 0416 033 581 acknowledgment to Zeitschrift. Club VeeDub Sydney, its members and Dimitris Tsifakis 0421 725 805 contributors to Zeitschrift cannot be held liable for consequences arising from information printed in the magazine. Back issues are available from Please have respect for the committee members and their the Secretary, or in PDF format on the Club Veedub website. families and only phone at reasonable hours. Please note that all events listed in the Zeitschrift Club Calendar or on the Club Veedub web page are sanctioned by the Club and its Committee. ZEITSCHRIFT - December 2006 - Page 2 Club VeeDub - The Legend Never Dies ZEITSCHRIFT - December 2006 - Page 3 Club Veedub - The Legend Never Dies. ZEITSCHRIFT - December 2006 - Page 4 Club VeeDub - The Legend Never Dies ZEITSCHRIFT - December 2006 - Page 5 Club Veedub - The Legend Never Dies. Sawtell Winter Break 17th - 19th August 2007 Sawtell Beach Caravan Park Lyons Road, Sawtell (02) 6653 1379 1800 729 835 Plenty of cabins & camping spaces. You must make your booking directly with the caravan park on the above numbers. The caravan park is within walking distance of the town centre. Catch up with your VW friends in a relaxed atmosphere. Participate in the activities - or just veg out. Location: 554km north of Sydney 7 hours drive 427km south of Brisbane 5 hours drive All VW clubs are invited to attend. Booking Code: ClubVeeDub Toll-free telephone number for the park: 1800 729835 Internet address of the park: www.sawtellbeachcaravanpark.com.au Organised by local members of Club Veedub Sydney. More info soon! ZEITSCHRIFT - December 2006 - Page 6 Club VeeDub - The Legend Never Dies On behalf of the Committee I would like to Der Bericht von wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a safe New Präsidenten Year, and may Santa bring you that rarest of the rare spare for your VW On Saturday 25 November, a few of us this year. If you intend drove down to Melbourne for the Volkswagen to drink please don’t Club of Victoria’s annual show “ The Day of the drive. Thanks to all for VW.” The venue was about 60km south of making 2006 a big year. downtown Melbourne, being held at the KeeponKruzin, Cranbourne race course, similar to our own VW Nationals venue at Fairfield, except with more David Birchall open grassed areas. Once again it was good to see different cars, and new VW traders selling unusual products. The swap meet was down in size with only about 10 or so vendors. We arrived Canberra around 7am only to be told that the swap meet Kapitelreport was out of bounds until 9.00am. I think this was a curved ball in order for others to get in there G’day from the capital, we’re on the usual before we did. From counting all the familiar faces downward slide to Christmas but have still found I think there was about 30 or so people from time to get the VWs out into the public eye. On Sydney who had travelled down for the weekend. 19 November we took a handful of cars to Once again a great show put on by the Victorian Marques In The Park, a large carshow held in Club. Belconnen. A cruise was run from Civic to Our latest event was Boris’s Picnic Day on Belconnen and we set up our display after this. Sunday 3 December. I dressed accordingly ready Space was at a premium (our allocated position for a great summer’s day, only to get to the river was gone by the time we got there) but in true and watch as ice bergs floated along. It was bloody dubbish fashion we slotted in and made ourselves cold to say the least. We had around 20 swappers comfy. A few interested members of the public on the day, so overall it was a success, regardless grabbed some flyers off us so hopefully we can of the weather. get their interest in joining. A great day was had Don’t forget our Club Xmas party meeting (did anyone NOT get sunburnt?), I hope they are on Thursday 21 st December at the Greyhound looking at a bigger venue for next year? Club. If you would like to bring along a prize for On Sunday 03 December we tried our hand the raffle, please wrap it or disguise it using Xmas at running a ‘Breakfast Run’, a mid-morning wrapping paper. The club will provide supper, so cruise to a country café for brunch and chats. The please come along for a casual evening. usual fun was had with getting a convoy through WANTED:- COVER CAR FOR THIS traffic lights, etc, and some pictures are appearing MAGAZINE. Do you own a photograph of your on the forums. car? Well why not email it to the club, and also A big ‘thanks’ to the main committee in write down a few notes about the car, like how Sydney for your support in 2006, your help this long you have owned it; where you bought it year was awesome. from, and so on. Our editor would really On behalf of the Canberra Chapter appreciate this. committee, I’d like to If anyone has an outing they would like to wish all the readers a very plan, please tell us and we will find a free day well merry Christmas and a in advance. Next year we intend to have Boris’s safe New Year. We look Picnic Day in September, and not freezing bloody forward to catching up cold December. with you all again in Précis of Committee and General 2007. meetings:- NRMA Motorfest, VW Nationals 2007, Sawtell Weekend, Vintage Registration Bruce Renewals, Xmas raffle. ZEITSCHRIFT - December 2006 - Page 7 Club Veedub - The Legend Never Dies. Sunday 11th:- Newcastle Euro Day Motorfest Klub Kalender at Lambton Park, Newcastle, from 9:00am. All December: European cars welcome. $5 per vehicle. Food and Thursday 21st:– CLUB VW CHRISTMAS Drink available. Contact Noel (MGCC) on (02) MEETING at the Greyhound Social Club, 140 4943 5051 for more info. Rookwood Rd. Yagoona (right next to Potts Park). Get the latest VW news and views, plus Thursday 15th:– CLUB VW MONTHLY VW socialising, drinks, raffles, trivia and plenty MEETING at the Greyhound Social Club, 140 of prizes. Free food and drink. Lots of fun, all Rookwood Rd. Yagoona (right next to Potts welcome. 8:00pm start. Park). Get the latest VW news and views, plus VW socialising, drinks, raffles, trivia and plenty Tues 26th:- Boxing Day Top Fuel Drags at of prizes. Lots of fun, all welcome.
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