JANUARY 06 TM

A Monthly Publication of The Scenic City Volks Folks Chattanooga, TN www.volksfolks.org On The Cover From the Prez... This months cover features a 2006 Unfinished Projects . . . how many do projects, there are two or three non- VW Golf R32 in honor of cars 24 mil- you have? I look around my yard and VWs I need to get going so I can get rid lionth vehicle coming off the assem- that’s all I see. There’s a pretty nice ‘68 of them and make room for some more bly line. With this year’s Bug-A-Paluza Autostick Beetle that has a vacuum VW projects. Then there’s all the stuff show having the theme of “Year of leak. I think that’s what the problem is around the house that needs fixing. the Rabbit,” it seems only fitting to anyway. It’s been so long since I Well, it’s January. No time like the pres- start the first issue of the year off fea- messed with it I really can’t remember. ent to make a resolution to, if nothing turing the current incarnation of the It’s probably a cheap and easy fix, but else, not get any deeper into “project vehicle that was first marketed in the I just haven’t took the time to figure it debt.” My second resolution was going United States as the “Rabbit.” out and work on it. I’ve got other proj- to be go the whole year without buying The R32 on the cover was super- ects I need to complete first. My wife’s any VW toys. . . but the Dollar General imposed on top of a photo of a golf ‘75 convertible for one. I need to at Store had 1/6 scale Herbie Fully Loaded course green. The windows were least put a driver’s side floor pan in it so microbuses for $50. I hope they taste as altered to allow the green to appear she can drive it. The floor is so rusty that good as they look. I think I just spent behind it. I pushed the seat through it when I was next month’s grocery money! threading up the throttle cable a cou- I have a couple of “club business” ple of months back. That was when I items I need to bring up while I’ve got was finally getting around to replacing your attention. the alternator. It had been sitting for a First, remember that a few months month or so before I finally took the ago the club membership voted to alternator out of the box and installed make all dues due at the beginning of it. Then there’s Homer the Superbus. . . the year, regardless of when you paid A Monthly Publication of the the super-out-of-line bus is more like it. them last year. This may seem like it’s a Scenic City Volks Folks It’s been chewing up left front tires for a little thing, but it will be a big help to year. I finally got the trailing arms off of Lamar and Cindy. So, if you haven’t my spare front beam and installed new paid your dues in ’06, they are due. ball joints on them. . . but they don’t Your dues don’t quite cover the cost of seem to help Homer’s front end while printing and mailing the newsletter, but they are laying on the workbench. I it helps. OK, I’m not gonna dwell on it guess I need to install them and have and I’m not going to throw rocks at you the front end lined up someday. It if you don’t pay them, I just wanted to probably won’t be today. . . or tomor- remind everyone WE, as a club, voted row. Tomorrow I really need to go over to make all dues due in January. Editor & Designer to my mom’s house and put a tarp over Second, I just want to remind every- Charlton Wiggins “Goldie,” my grandson’s ‘74 Sunbug. one that it’s only a little over 3 months Mom has been after me for a year or until Bug-A-Paluza 8. If you haven’t SCVF President two to do it. I promised Jesse we would already, start hitting up the businesses have Goldie restored by the time he you deal with for stuff for our goodie Zen Hendricks started driving. He’s 7 now. He was 3 bags and stuff for door prizes! April is when I gave it to him. I guess I need to a’coming! Vice President get started soon. . . he’ll be driving Until next time, keep on V-dub’n! Susan Bailey before you know it. On top of all my VW -Zen Hendricks Secretary Amanda Dempsey Treasurers Cindy Lewis Bug-A-Palüza Show Chairman Herb Keedy Club Photographer Roelf Steyn The Scenic City Volks Folks meets the third Monday of every month at China Moon Restaurant in the old Eastgate Shopping Mall on Brainerd Road in Chattanooga, TN www.volksfolks.org [email protected]

2 Scenic City Volks Folks Shoot the Breeze You Can Go Home Again

Thomas Wolfe wrote a book food, clothes to wear (no mat- called You Can’t Go Home Again. ter how worn), and someone It is a story about a man who, after to guide us along our way. being gone for quite some time, Our home church made sure returned home, only to leave again that all of us children were after being ostracized by his friends able to attend their two-room and family because of things he private school by getting wrote about them in books. They donations from church mem- were so enraged by his writings and bers. We didn’t always get they felt exposed by what he wrote. what we wanted, but we Their hatred was enough to make always got what we needed. him to leave home again. He trav- My grandmother was the one els to various parts of the world, try- who taught us that work was a ing to find himself and his own iden- part of life. I can remember tity. The story culminates with him the daily chores: feed and coming back home to rediscover it water the chickens in the with “love, sorrow, and hope.” I morning, do yard work in the can’t say that this has happened to daytime, and gather up eggs me or that I know how this man and do the feeding and water- This past weekend I really noticed feels, but I think that the phrase that ing all over again just before dark. the mosquitoes. I also noticed that “you can’t go home again” is not There was over 2 acres of yard to some clearing needed to be done. necessarily true, at least for me. You mow, a small grove of orange and This made me put two and two can go home again…things are just grapefruit trees to attend to, and together and conclude that all that smaller and lessons learned are lots of weeding and trimming of work when I was a kid was not just clearer, that’s all. bushes and trees. This clearing of some way to torture us children; to Just this past week, I went to my brush was a necessary thing. Not keep us from playing and having Grandma’s house in Florida for a that I wanted to do it at the time…I fun when we wanted to. It had a long New Year’s weekend. It’s not would rather have been playing in purpose. She had a purpose. That like taking a trip there is anything the tire swing or riding my bicycle on was something that I really couldn’t new; I visit her several times during the dirt road that ran beside our appreciate until I did go home the course of a year. It is the house house. again. Why I hadn’t noticed this where I grew up and it is hard to I guess that going back home until just now I’ll never know. I have stay away. It’s also hard to leave it makes me realize just how things been back home more than a hun- when the time comes to return to have changed since leaving there dred times since I left there nearly 20 my current home more than 500 in 1987. The yard, which seemed to years ago, yet the connection miles away. I like taking my family be of enormous size when I was between the work and the results there because I want my children very young, now looks smaller to didn’t come to me until this past to see where their Daddy grew up me. The chicken shack, which at weekend. When that connection and to be more in touch with the one point held over 100 chickens was realized, it was then that I person who made him who he is laying eggs every day, is now a came to the conclusion that maybe today. My grandma is the one who dilapidated hull, falling in and with- I had grown up. It was a changing raised me throughout my entire out a feather to give a clue as to point in my life to make me appreci- schooling years. what used to be there. Things were ate more the lessons and love that She is a tough lady. Not only did different…which brings me back to my grandmother gave to her moth- she raise her own three children in the brush and undergrowth that erless grandchildren with everything that house, but she took on the self- constantly needed clearing. Sure, she could give. less job of raising five of her grand- my grandma would tell us to do it, I haven’t been a little boy for children as well. Along with me and to make sure that the weeds and quite some time. The toys that I my brother and sister, two of my vines that grew up between the used to play with have gone down cousins also grew up under that massive oaks were cleared out and the lane of nearly forgotten memo- same roof. We didn’t have a lot of kept at bay. She might have men- ries. A lot of time has passed money. We always had enough tioned a reason for this to be done. between playing in the mud in the Whatever that reason was, I was not ditches after a rain to playing in the clear on at the time. I think now that garage with one of my I do know what it was. In addition to Volkswagens. I now have children In 1950, teaching us the value of work and to do the real playing for me. If I the satisfaction of a job well-done, hadn’t grown up in the years since a VW Bus cost the clearing of the underbrush and moving away, I think that I may 2 cents per mile lush vegetation left less room for the have now. I just need to find out. breeding of the one pest that you Maybe I’ll go home again and see. to run. become well aware of in the cooler Till later, mornings and evenings in Florida: GoBusGo! the mosquito. January 2006 3 Technically Reading... Well, here we are - a brand new something to muse over." It was a I could go on and on about this year to deal with. If it's not raining, hardbound copy of a book called publication. I think it's the best, or it's cold, and if you're like me, no Nine Lives Later VW from 1930-1965 certainly one of the best, histories cozy shop to slip in to during these written by Dan Post published in ever written on the subject of VW. It winter months. I think I've watched 1966. I don't know how many times has been reissued in a larger format every Law & Order episode known I've read this book cover to cover, as a paperback and you can order to man on the telly, and even my and I'm here to tell you that I've it online from Amazon.com, but it is "honey-do's" require me to be out- never read a publication, as of yet, starting to get rare again. Buy, bor- side - What's a person to do? Read that covered so much detail of the row, or steal this publication if you something? What a great idea, very early days of Volkswagen. It care to learn about where our crit- especially if it's something about also covers the early life and shows ters came from. Reading this history Volkswagen, the little critter we can the genius of Dr. Ferdinand Porsche, should keep you busy for awhile love and hate in the same breath. as a young engineer with Daimler- and before you know it, it will be There must be hundreds of publi- Benz and the design of the Astro spring and my shop roof will have cations written about VW's in all lan- Daimler aircraft engine that sprouted new leaves. guages from German to Swahili became the prototype of the air- Submitted by: and I've either read, or looked, at a cooled VW engine. It also shows Retbugtech aka THE GODFATHER! lot of them. and tells about the prototype VW's I think Small Wonder was the first built by NSU, Zundapp, many road During 1963, English language publication that I tests, first production models before read on the subject. In 1967 at WWII, building of the Wolfsburg Volkswagenwerk Southland Volkswagen, where I was plant, war years, Hitler's involve- exported 274,509 paying my dues, my boss, Dan ment, and what happened in the Clippinger (aka Mr. Dan), dragged post-war era. There are very inter- Bugs and Type 3s me into his office and said, esting British comments about the to North and South "Johnston, seeing how you are so future of the car and a whole, "gung ho" about VW's I bought you whole lot more! Even Type II's, sorry! America. New! 2006 Jetta 5 Cylinder, 150 HP, 6 Airbags, Power Pkg., Automatic

$ Village Volkswagen of Chattanooga 18,988 6015 International Drive • Chattanooga, TN 37421 Price includes $249 processing fee, plus tax, tags & title fees. Expires 1/15/2006. Photo used for illustration purposes only. 423-855-4981 • www.villagevw.com 4 Scenic City Volks Folks Volkswagen In The News VW Golf production surpasses 24 million The Volkswagen Golf recently in Tornado Red. The model's success story began marked a production milestone Volkswagen Production Board with production in 1974. reached in Wolfsburg, Germany, member Reinhard Jung comment- By 2002 Golf production figures where the 24 millionth Golf rolled ed: 'The Golf is top of the registra- surpassed Beetle production, set- off the production line. tions list in Western Europe and the ting a new record at Volkswagen. This special anniversary model best-selling vehicle in the In total, over 719,000 Golf models was a Golf Comfortline 2.0-litre TDI Volkswagen Group.' were delivered to customer's world- wide last year, and the car is consis- Air-Cooled Engine Era Ends At Volkswagen tently ranked as the best selling vehicle in Western Europe. WOLFSBURG, Germany — A long new Brazilian emissions law to The Mk V Golf range has been chapter in the history of reduce pollution that goes into strengthened even further this year Volkswagen ends on Friday when effect in 2006. The Kombi will get a with the launch of the new Golf the last air-cooled engine, a simple new water-cooled engine and a R32. motor that was developed in the radiator for the first time. Continued on page 7 1930s for the first VW by famed To mark the engine changeover, German engineer Ferdinand VW is manufacturing about 200 Porsche, is fitted into its Brazilian Kombi "Silver Edition" models for col- Volkswagen at Sea Kombi minivan. lectors. They are outfitted with the "It's the end of a very long era," old engine and painted silver. Volkswagen Marine has signed a Ivan McCutcheon, editor of Britain's About 30 of the special editions are distribution contract with Ring VolksWorld magazine, told the expected to end up with British Power in the US making Associated Press. "The VW air- importers, ranging in price from Volkswagen Marine engines avail- cooled engine has been perhaps $23,300 to $30,400. able for the first time in the US mar- the greatest produced engine in What this means to you: Hoist a numbers the world has seen." glass for the passing of a simple, yet ket. Volkswagen Marine engines VW was forced to change the historic, engine philosophy. were first distributed in Europe in engine in the Kombi because of a 2001.

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I’m p-o’d I might luck out. I figured Wal- at the National Store of China (aka. Mart would carry them for the Wal-Mart) and I’ll tell you why… but Christmas season. I went to first let me back track a bit. every Wal-Mart in my area Like other VW owners, I am also a almost nightly hoping to find collector of VW toys, paraphernalia one, but all I could find was the green couldn’t sleep for days before and die-cast VW’s and of course or orange Type II seen in the Herbie Christmas. As I turned down the aisle anything “Herbie.” Fully Loaded movie. While I would to lay-away I had a sudden sense of When I found out about the huge have loved to have one of those, it foreboding - the lights were out and radio controlled Herbie car I wanted was the Herbie car itself that was my as I got near my dread was realized – one. Unfortunately when they came goal. the lights were out, no clerks were at out I was jobless and it wasn’t high on Christmas came and went and still the registered. Frantic I accosted an my priority list. Then when I got a job I no RC Herbie’s to be found. Two days employee coming from the back. “Is couldn’t find them. The only ones I later I happened to be in Wal-Mart lay-away closed?” I asked. “Yes,” could find were on ebay and going and on an end cap sat three of the came the curt reply, “until the first of for over $150. Definitely out of my prized toys on sale for $99! Even the year.” Oh no! A sudden pain in price range. I figured I would just though I only had $12 in my pocket, I my chest as I was suddenly deflated have to wait until one day when the was overjoyed and promptly put one by the news! “How can that be?” I stars were aligned, the wind was in my cart and headed to lay-away. asked the disappearing employee, blowing just right and the Braves won Inside I could feel my chest puffed who seemed not to hear me. He just another World Series before I would out a little in triumph! shrugged his arms and walked on. be able to find one at a more reason- Finally the prize I sought would be Over the next few minutes the pain able price. In other words it seemed mine! The hair on my neck tingled in changed to anger and then rage. destined to be one of those things anticipation. As I made my way to How and why can the nations num- that I wasn’t going to be able to get. lay-away I realized I had not felt this ber one retail store close down an Right before the holidays I thought way since my early childhood when I entire department right after Christmas! Absurd! And they com- plain about profits being down! Well of course they’ll be down, they put obstacles in front of customers mak- ing it hard and difficult to spend their money! Now days later I’m counting down the minutes until my next pay day and just praying my RC Herbie will still be on the shelf when the calendar turns. The pain and the anger are gone but the dull ache of defeat remains – all because of a toy and a store that wasn’t customer friendly! Office Supplies Furniture Technology AV Supplies & Equipment Armoires AV Supplies & Equipment Update: Basic Supplies & Labels Bookcases & Shelving Cameras & Scanners I’m all smiles now ‘ cause they still Binders & Accessories Carts & Stands Computer Accessories had three of the RC Herbies when I Breakroom & Janitorial Chairmats & Floor Mats Computer Media went back on January 1st. I put all Business Cases Chairs Computers & Monitors three in layaway! It made quite a Calendars & Planners Computer Desks Copier & Fax Machines buzz in the Layaway department Custom Printing Desk Collections Data Storage & Networking when I wheeled in my cart filled with Desk Accessories File & Storage Cabinets Office Machines the three Herbies. 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MANAGER, JEFF HOLLIS 6 Scenic City Volks Folks VW Golf It’s A Date... Continued from page 5 We all know that ovals are 50s and Jeans means 70s right? but how many The R32 has the highest standard of you know your VW history? We’ve given you all the dates below to specification of any model in the match up with the events listed underneath. Each year appears only once Golf range, and includes 18-inch in the list so pens at the ready and we’ll begin... alloy wheels, bi-xenon headlights, as well as 2Zone Climatronic air conditioning, a ten-speaker audio 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1942 1945 1946 1949 system and rain sensor wipers with 1950 1952 1953 1955 1957 1959 1960 1962 1964 1965 auto-dimming rear view mirror. Powered by a 3.2-litre V6 250 hp 1966 1967 1968 1970 1971 1973 1974 1975 1978 1980 petrol engine, the R32 features 4MOTION four-wheel drive as stan- ______The Beetle received it’s ______Porsche produced the dard. ‘split’ rear window. ‘bucket car’ built on a ______Porsche were forced to Volkswagen chassis. abandon development of the ______The first of the large rec- Answers to last issues Beetle in favour of military vehi- tangular rear window Beetles. Anagrams cles. ______Production of the Beetle 1. undo our tab (10) ______Initial target of 1,000 at Wolfsburg Germany ceased. Answer: ROUNDABOUT Beetles built in a month was ______Production of the 100,000 2. round gin barn (7,5) reached resulting in the 10,000 Beetle. A: RUNNING BOARD Beetle being assembled. ______The first Beetle to have the 3. wild snow pit (5,6) ______The first Beetle to have a Wolfsburg crest removed from the A: SPLIT WINDOW horn ring added to the steering bonnet. 4. tight quarrel (12) wheel and the simplified version ______The first beetles with all A: QUARTERLIGHT of the Wolfsburg crest on the bon- windows enlarged. 5. four hands (3,6) net. ______Last Cabriolet built for US A: FAN SHROUD ______Last ‘silver edition’ Beetle market. 6. handiness now (4,3,5) A: SHOW AND SHINE imported into the UK. ______Production of the Beetle 7. a chubby egg (5,5) ______Beetle and split screen at Hanover Germany ceased. A: BEACH BUGGY transporter officially launched for ______Construction work began 8. dining eel (6,3) sale to the public. on Volkswagen factory Hanover. A: ENGINE LID ______Introduction of the 1300 ______The introduction of the 9. twirliest whale (9,5) semi-automatic Beetle and bay- 1300 Beetle. A: WHITEWALL TIRES window camper. ______First right-hand drive 10. turbo tracer (11) ______Introduction of the 1302 Beetles were exported to the UK A: CARBURETOR Beetle and the 1500 Beetle dis- market. 11. gas lit hilt (9) continued. ______The introduction of the A: TAILLIGHT ______The first of the oval rear 1500 Beetle with front disc brakes 12. bus perm (7) window Beetles. and four stud wheels. A: BUMPERS 13. od bad rash (9) ______Adolf Hitler appointed ______British army resumed pro- A: DASHBOARD Porsche to build his vision of 'the duction of the beetle and the fac- 14. fowl grubs (9) peoples car'. tory was named Wolfsburg Motor A: WOLFSBURG ______Final three prototypes Works. 15. fewer ovals (6,4) were sent for road testing over a ______The first beetles with 12v A: FLOWER VASE distance of 30,000 miles. electric’s, upright headlights and 16. he daft or ill (5,6) ______The first Beetle with a twin small engine lids. A: Adolf Hitler tailpipe exhaust. ______Porsche produced an 17. boiler cat (9) ______The first European Beetles amphibious jeep called A: CABRIOLET to have their semaphores ‘Schwimmwagen’ and built on a 18. apple cores (7,3) replaced by flashing indicators. volkswagen chassis. A: PEOPLES CAR Also the introduction of the 34bhp ______Introduction of the 1303 19. cool aider (9) A: AIRCOOLED engine. Beetle, and Mexico celebrated 20. spare home (9) ______Launch of the special edi- the production of their 21 millionth A: SEMAPHORE tion ‘Jeans Beetle’. Beetle. January 2006 7 A Look Back - Classic Volkswagen Print Ads -1961 repairs Jim Lockhart Tom Rusk (Nissan Repairs) 423-266-0511 1624 Rossville Ave. Chattanooga, TN 37408

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