VW job - 1960 · Aussieveedubbers

Phil74Camper Head in the Clouds

2,703 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 15 Aug 2010, 10:29 am

#796053

Old local newspapers are an interesting place to find historical VW items.

If you'd been a young bloke back in 1960, would you have applied for these jobs at Motorways, the VW dealer at Rockdale?

Motorways Rockdale was a VW dealer from 1956 to 1968.

1 attachment · Log in to view

Phil74Camper Head in the Clouds

2,703 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 15 Aug 2010, 10:32 am

#796055

Other VW dealers were looking for workers too. How about starting at Ronstan Motors VW at Lakemba, either as a 'lad' or as an experienced mechanic? This ad is from 1961.

Ronstan Motors were VW dealers from 1960 to 1968, then switched to Toyota. Their site still exists on Canterbury Rd.

I don't know which VW dealer is advertising in the third ad...

1 attachment · Log in to view

Phil74Camper Head in the Clouds

2,703 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 15 Aug 2010, 10:34 am

#796056

This is a typical local newspaper ad for Motorways Rockdale, from the St George Leader (about 1960)

1 attachment · Log in to view

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 15 Aug 2010, 10:54 am

#796061

Volkswagen LAD

😂

Futue te ipsum!!!

HappyDaze Superannuated

2,887 posts · joined Jun 2009 · 15 Aug 2010, 11:04 am

#796066

Yes, LAD! Those were the days - if you wanted to employ a bloke, you could.😂

Motoways is where I bought my first Beetle - paid 971 pounds, as there were NO deals then. It was a January, 1960, Gunyah Grey, with semaphores.😎

I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!

Camo Custom Title Time!

1,936 posts · joined Oct 2007 · 15 Aug 2010, 9:05 pm

#796279

If only I could go back in time and work at one of these places, I might own a big VW superstore and actually know what I was doing when working on a boxer engine.

The thing is, It is now that I am out of work so I guess its a bit late to start as an apprentice in my early 40's 🥲

Kev

I thought rebuilding a VW would be cheap - Shit I was wrong, just don't let the wife know !!!!

Click here for my (slowy) modded 1961 Beetle build.

robb Officially Full-On Dubber

279 posts · joined Apr 2010 · 16 Aug 2010, 6:27 am

#796391

its not to late but can you live on apprentice wagers even so many companies offer adult app they pay around 80% of a tradesmans base wage

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 16 Aug 2010, 7:22 am

#796397

that phone number i think is inner city probally motorways at St Peters

I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=91278&page=1#pid848630

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=63561&page=1#pid624099

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=4832&page=1#pid452603

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=60650&page=1#pid574409

HappyDaze Superannuated

2,887 posts · joined Jun 2009 · 16 Aug 2010, 7:40 am

#796400

vw54 wrote:that phone number i think is inner city probally motorways at St Peters

LX prefix was Rockdale, St Peters probably would have been LA

I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!

Phil74Camper Head in the Clouds

2,703 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 16 Aug 2010, 8:38 am

#796413

The old Motorways Rockdale premises are still there. Last time I drove past they were vacant.

1 attachment · Log in to view

grumble Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,672 posts · joined Jun 2008 · 16 Aug 2010, 11:24 am

#796458

Camo wrote:If only I could go back in time and work at one of these places, I might own a big VW superstore and actually know what I was doing when working on a boxer engine.

The thing is, It is now that I am out of work so I guess its a bit late to start as an apprentice in my early 40's 🥲

Kev

Never too late Kev with Gov incentives etc,but as robb says could you live on the wage,it would be better to buy the business and work hands on with the staff.