Been reading but new poster

auditwmba Slammed & Awesome Dubber

81 posts · joined Apr 2005 · 4 Oct 2006, 8:42 am

#540797

Hello to all,

I have been following this site and reading for a long time but finally decided to do my own posting.

I have attached a couple of photos from my garage.

The Country Buggy has a KO of 606 and has a new roof. I can recommend Greg Power Canvas in Toowoomba who did a fantasic job - they will need the vehicle on-site to do another as each Buggy is different.

The Audi A4 Avant quattro is a great car. It took me a while to find it as they are reasonably scarce in Australia.

The photo of my model shows only a sample of the VW and Audis . I have been collecting for more than 20 years and tend to concentrate on realistic versions.

regards

Rob

2014 Skoda Octavia Elegance 110Tdi sedan
1968 VW Country buggy (KO 606)

auditwmba Slammed & Awesome Dubber

81 posts · joined Apr 2005 · 4 Oct 2006, 8:44 am

#540800

Photo of country buggy

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2014 Skoda Octavia Elegance 110Tdi sedan
1968 VW Country buggy (KO 606)

auditwmba Slammed & Awesome Dubber

81 posts · joined Apr 2005 · 4 Oct 2006, 8:45 am

#540802

Photo of Audi A4 Avant quattro

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2014 Skoda Octavia Elegance 110Tdi sedan
1968 VW Country buggy (KO 606)

auditwmba Slammed & Awesome Dubber

81 posts · joined Apr 2005 · 4 Oct 2006, 8:45 am

#540803

Photo of models

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2014 Skoda Octavia Elegance 110Tdi sedan
1968 VW Country buggy (KO 606)

Proud_Dad Seriously Crusin Dubber

151 posts · joined Jul 2005 · 4 Oct 2006, 4:58 pm

#540928

I dont know really that much about em, but is that a Thing?

auditwmba Slammed & Awesome Dubber

81 posts · joined Apr 2005 · 5 Oct 2006, 8:33 am

#541164

Proud_Dad,

It is a Volkswagen Country Buggy created by VW Australia without (initially) the consent of VW Germany. Only some 880 (or so) were assembled and were sold from 1967 - 1969. There were actually more exported to nearby countries than were sold in Australia. The vehicle is a curious mix of Type 1, Type 2, Type 3, too many unique parts and flat body panels. For more info, try [url=http://]http://members.netro.com.au/~vwcc/cb.htm[/url]

The Thing (as it is known is America) is actually a Type 181 - similar in concept to the earlier Country Buggy. The 181 had both military and civilian versions. Only two vehicles came to Australia for evaluation purposes - VW decided not to market the 181 in Australia. Search the net for more information.

regards

Rob

2014 Skoda Octavia Elegance 110Tdi sedan
1968 VW Country buggy (KO 606)