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5TH
ANNUAL NEAVF VW SHOW
Jonesboro, AR
Indian Mall, SAT SEP 17, 2005
– Take a deep breath. Blow it out, slowly. Ahhhh… a crisp Saturday morning, a
Holiday Inn parking lot, a bucket of water and an arm load of car cleanup
items; it’s going to be a great day. There’s not a soul in sight. Lightning’s
waiting among the
Best of Show – ’63 Coral Red Ragtop
I don’t have OCD. But I have to say I enjoyed car cleaning, or maybe it was the quiet time. And it gave me quite an appetite too. Can you say “Holiday Inn Breakfast Buffet?”
We caravanned to
Director’s Choice – Gold Sun Bug
The
Jonesboro Club (NEAVF) set up their show to the rear of JC Penney and had a
nice, big spread; plenty of room. After we got set up, it wasn’t long before
Ricky B. (56 Oval) and Roger F. (61 Beetle) joined us. Ricky and I got drafted
to help with judging. So I paired up with Tom L. and Ricky with Don Smith. It
didn’t take us long, though. And I still had time to take some photos.
President’s Choice
Did I
tell you there were some big clearance sales in the mall? Yeh; Connie, Robbie
& Abby deserted us in favor of “girl stuff.” What’s with that? Shopping
instead of checking out motors and wheels? Sheeeze!
Who won
the Slow-drags? I was stuffing my face in the food court, blinked and missed
the whole thing. They must not have been VERY slow drags. The pizza tasted
great… sloooow, pizza dough.
As
trophy time neared, we all moved our chairs up close to the awards area. It was
the first time I actually felt a little overheated. Maybe it was the pizza… or
nerves. NEAVF set a record for contestants this year. Even with fuel prices way
up, they attracted 42 VWs. Also, they gained a lot of publicity from the local
TV station and plenty of spectators.
Best Display –Jack W.
So how
did our club do? Ricky B. got 1st in the Custom Split or Oval
Beetle. Richard Green got 1st in Stock Ghia Convertible. Roger F.
won 1st in the Stock Early Beetle class, People’s Choice, and Best
Interior of Show. I won 1st in late Custom Beetle and Best Engine of
Show.
Longest Distance Traveled –Limo from near
1st in Class & Best Exterior – Alan P.
1st in Class & Best Engine – Bill C.
Tom L. & Don S. check out Roger’s “VW Trends Star.”
1st in Class, People’s Choice & Best Interior – Roger F.
1st Stock Ghia Convertible –
Richard G.
CAVF
received the Club Participation Award, having approximately 10 members entered.
Speaking of CAVF, Alan P. was seen trailering his black convertible and his
turquoise convertible “dollied” behind it. Always wondered if you could do
that… “woo-woo, I’m a choo-choo!” Alan’s black one was 1st in class
and also won Best Exterior of Show. His turquoise convertible won 2nd
in class.
But it was no trailering for Roger. He drove his ’61
from
Don D. outdid himself again with the etched glass trophies.
The class trophies were glass mugs; special awards were glass plates; and Best
of Show was a gorgeous, large glass vase. I loved the “flamed”
1st Custom Oval – Ricky B
Lets see
if we can’t get that Club Participation trophy next year! We did it once. Come
on guys & gals! We can help them break another record.
Air Bill
13TH
ANNUAL CAVF BUGTOBERFEST
Conway, AR Toad
Suck Park, SAT OCT 1, 2005 –
If you’ve read me on these before, you know how this starts… in the red-eye of
Saturday morning, at exactly o’dark hundred, Volkswagen time. Even Mr. Sunshine
was asleep. Lightnin’ was waiting patiently on the trailer, all snug under his
car cover, as I walked Scruffy one last time. Showered, shaved and shivering, I
piled in Arty, cranked the big V8 to life, and slowly, ever so slowly slipped
out of the neighborhood. I was determined to nurse 15 mpg out of that rig. Have
you ever driven 5 mph UNDER the speed limit on I-40? It can be scary, but
Lightnin’ was blocking my view.
Best of Show – Troy s ’65 Convertible
I passed at least 2
vehicles between
And, have you ever
noticed, as you meet a cool car going the other way, its driver is checking out
your wheels as you check out theirs? Mutual admiration? 4 classic British
sports cars, eastbound were headed to the British car show in
So, I arrived at
Oh course, I had to do the photo-tour and snap a lot of pictures for the web site and this article. I couldn’t quite talk myself into a new alternator for Verty. But I did score a tie-died T-shirt. And, hey, the cheeseburger and cheese nachos held me the rest of the afternoon; well, that and a couple of home made cookies. Workout on Monday.
But, now it is time
for awards.
1st Place – Oval/Split Window – Jack F.
Best Engine –
Best Interior – Leroy Y.
Best
Paint – Leroy Young
(Due to
illness, Herschel missed turning in the Trivia in time for the SEP edition.
1.
Q. What VW model was the first one to be imported from
A. The 1974-’75 Type 181 Thing.
2.
Q. In what country was a VW model called the “Country Buggy” made?
A. Australia, it looks sort of like a scaled down Thing. It was made from
1968 to 1972 and only 2000 were made.
3.
Q. What is the “D.I.N” Horsepower (European rating) equivalent of the
S.A.E. (U.S.A. rating, the United States switched from “gross” rated horsepower
to “S.A.E.” in 1972)) of 40 H.P. (1961-’65) VW engine?
A. 34HP.
4.
Q. What model is a Type 34?
A. The Type 3 “razor edge” Karmann Ghia of
1962-‘69.
5.
Q. in the late ‘40’s and early ‘50’s a police/ parade Beetle with 4 canvas
doors was made by two different coach builders, Which ones were they?
A. Hebmullar and
Papler. Austro-Tatra made a similar one with 4 metal doors, too!
6.
Q. Who, in VW history, is Erwin Komenda?
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OCTOBER’S QUESTIONS
1. VW originally wanted to call the Type 181
Thing, the “Safari” here in the
2.
When
VW’s 2-seater convertible body building company, Hebmullar, had a fire in their
paint shop, in 1949, VW could have financed the repair. Why didn't they?
3. In
4. Where does the city of
5. On what date right after WWII did the first true postwar VW Beetle, that was not a
Kubelwagen chassis model made from left over wartime parts, made?
7. A version of one
of VW’s models was called an “Alcapulco.”
Which one is it?
Answers next month, along with new questions
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Martin is going to have a MOMMY! And we’re
gaining a member! Yeaah! Tim and Carrie announced their engagement at our meeting
last month (SEP). You can tell how happy their “baby” Martin is from the photo
below. Look at that pretty baby’s face. Awhhhh… Look for the big date to be
sometime in September 2006.
Aired by
Bill
Hello Eos – VW’s new convertible, formerly only known as “Concept
C,” won’t be called the Cabriolet. The 2007 ‘vert will be called “Eos” after
the Greek goddess of dawn. It will be a 2-door, 4 seater with a retractable
hard top, running the new 2.0-L 5-cylinder, and sharing parts with both Passat
& Golf. You can pick one up in the
What’s Your
Campmobile Worth? – If you meticulously maintained it since new, washed and
covered it after every outing, only ran up 22,000 miles, kept all the paper
work and it qualified as the best original Westie in the world…. $99,000. That
is what one of this caliber sold to a lady phoning in her bids at the Pebble
Beach Auction this last August. It probably seemed cheap since it followed a Ferrari
that went for almost $4 million.
Brother Porsche, Sister VW – $3.6 Billion; that is what Porsche is getting ready to spend to buy a 20% piece of Volkswagen to prevent the possibility for a hostile takeover of VW
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SAE (Society of Automotive Engineering) has adopted new standards that
will affect automakers’ horsepower ratings, for some, drastically. Basically,
ratings of American manufacturers either stay the same or increase, while
Japanese ratings most often drop.
The way I read it is that Honda, Toyota & Nissan took advantage of
the old SAE ratings that allowed minimal oil in the crankcase and simulated
exhaust systems to produce their numbers. There was nothing dishonest about
this, just applying the standards fully.
So, how does this
affect some well known names?
Losers
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Acura MDX: from 265 HP to 253 HP
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Acura RL: from 300 HP do 290 HP
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Lexus LS430: from 290 to 278 HP
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Toyota Camry 4 cyl: from 160 HP to 154 HP
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Honda Civic Si: from 200 HP to 197 HP
Gainers (sampling)
· Cadillac XLR-v: from 440 HP to 469 HP
· Corvette Z06: from 500 to 505 HP
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-Bill C -
For the most part,
our show season is behind us, unless you are ready for a vacation to
It was just about
the best day for a show that I can remember; 70 degrees, a few wispy clouds, a
nice breeze … ahhhh! Loved it!
Tom L. was the
winner of the raffle prize, that BIG white and green R/C Bus generously donated
by Jim Johnson. I offered to loan him my trailer to take it home. Ron S. was
the winner of the 50/50. I wasn’t lucky at all; just a sample size bottle of
all purpose cleaner. Oh well, the cheeseburger and cheese nachos were great. J Oh, Don, sorry, “HA!” … Fahrfrummuuvin!
One of our show
sponsors, Mary Kay Cosmetics, held a drawing at the end of the show for two $50
Mary Kay gift certificates. The lucky winners are:
Bonnie B & Dana H. They should have both been contacted by the time you
read this.
Well, in no time,
I plan to start in on my winter projects, before it gets TOO cold. How about
you? No, I’m not telling. It’s a secret, except for new rear wheel bearings and
back disc brakes for Verty… and H4 headlights … maybe a better alternator.
Speaking of new stuff, we have some new
“whites” t-shirts in stock; adult medium through XXL. Instead of the great big
logo on the front, they have a miniature version like a crest on the upper
left. Price is just $8. We will be taking prepaid orders for the gray
sweatshirts soon too. They usually run $19 through XL; more for larger sizes
and hooded.
I will be sending out emails regarding this.
So if you don’t have email, just call me or catch me at our meeting. I can also
mail these out, but it will cost a few bucks extra for you.
You will notice that we gained 18 new members,
from 10 households, through our efforts at the show. Hope they can all be an
active part of our club and that we will be able to provide what they are
looking for in our little club. It just takes some participation.
We also gained another artist among our
members. Perhaps he can give me/us a few pointers. And, hey, are there any
would be writers out there? Or how about a few technical types? We can always
use your stories, tech tips, jokes, points of interest. Just send them to me,
email or otherwise. Just listening to me all the time can get boring … a bad
thing, unless you are suffering from insomnia. So bring them on.
Do you have ANY sort of ideas to share, about
any facet of our club? PLEASE share them with me/us. Help us to be BETTER.
So, see you at our
monthly get-together this Tuesday night then. Bring a friend. Bring a Bug, Bus,
Ghia, Thing, Squareback, Notchback, Fastback or dune buggy. Did I miss one?
Later
Air Bill
