Unloading the first VW

DubbyFan Wolfsburg Wizard

518 posts · joined Nov 2010 · 21 Oct 2012, 7:42 pm

#927761

Found a great pic of the first VW an early Split window to run around my island home.
In those days the ship would stand off, you can just see her at the RH end of the island
in the back ground, small lighters where used to bring freight ashore. These days the ship
is shallow drafted and parks next to the jetty.

donn Wolfsburg Elder

3,515 posts · joined Nov 2005 · 21 Oct 2012, 8:10 pm

#927767

Hey there DubbyFan, sailing the Clarence river last week saw a ship called the "Lord Howe Trader" (at least thats what I think it was called, we were on the other side of the river) is that the one that services LH now? great pic BTW.😉

I dream of a day when a chicken can cross a road without being asked for it's motive!

DubbyFan Wolfsburg Wizard

518 posts · joined Nov 2010 · 21 Oct 2012, 8:55 pm

#927776

Yep that's us Don, here is a couple of pics of her coming through the north passage on a rough day. This is how my garage will come some day.

Stinkbug Officially Full-On Dubber

250 posts · joined Jan 2011 · 21 Oct 2012, 9:29 pm

#927783

cool dubby ! bet youll use plenty of tectyl and a carcoon!

waltermitty Legend when my beer goggles are on

1,993 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 21 Oct 2012, 10:03 pm

#927788

So Dub fan do you work on the trader?
Curious as I live in Port Macquarie,
Mitchell

23 windows ...8 too many!

DubbyFan Wolfsburg Wizard

518 posts · joined Nov 2010 · 22 Oct 2012, 5:15 am

#927792

waltermitty wrote:So Dub fan do you work on the trader?
Curious as I live in Port Macquarie,
Mitchell

No mate have worked unloading her the past and the ship we had before her the Sitka. Did the voyage once when she came out of Yamba. I have good sea legs been there done that! She is flat bottomed so she can get across the lagoon and sit on the bottom for unloading.

They used to advertise return trips on her, most people who sailed over flew home!!!

whathaveidone Custom Title Time!

1,559 posts · joined Feb 2010 · 22 Oct 2012, 6:02 am

#927796

Is the split still there????

DubbyFan Wolfsburg Wizard

518 posts · joined Nov 2010 · 22 Oct 2012, 5:15 pm

#927851

whathaveidone wrote:Is the split still there????

I wish, if she was she'd be mine, can anyone date the beast is it a 50's model? Looks like a small back window and the early roof closer to the top of the windscreen than the later splits.

DubbyFan Wolfsburg Wizard

518 posts · joined Nov 2010 · 7 Dec 2012, 7:55 pm

#934713

Found another pic of same car, first tour bus on the island.