New lunatic in the asylum from Geelong :P

Hey all, I'm a long time VW enthusiast, and also a very part-time poster on the Kombi Club forums.
Due to a variety of reasons - time, money, space etc. - my interest in VWs has been mainly just owning one and getting other people to fix it for me. Now I finally have a garage and my very own copy of the idiot's guide (which I'm still ploughing through), so I hope this situation will improve soon!

I own a `73 microbus which my dad bought the day we moved to Australia in 1988. It's gone so long without having a proper name, it would feel weird to give it one now.







(It's had a bit of work done since that picture was taken, but it's still a lot shabbier than I'd like it)


My newest addition to the family is Dustin, the 1970 type 3 fastback. (Gold star to anyone who can work out where he got his name!)





I bought him just a few weeks ago. He looks worse than he is (partially because I've stripped the interior) and mainly needs a few cosmetic touches and a tune-up.

So I look forward to spending some time here!

Welcome aboard the starship.

Welcome Lonepiper, nice Bus and Fasty, good luck with it.
Did it get it's name because when you started pulling things out, there was dust in everything?
Cheers, Rob.

welcome to here!

Thanks everybody!

Nice guess, oldskoolguy, but try again 🙂

This video gives you the answer if you give up:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGdf9ea2olQ

Dustin Hoffman?

Yay! Another Type 3!
Welcome LonePiper.
The Kombi looks pretty straight too.

helbus wrote:Dustin Hoffman?

And we have our gold star!

Dustin is a dual carb, which I suspect may be a later addition. I say this because according to the compleat idiot's guide, dual carbs were not added til 72.
However, from what I gather, there were a few differences between the American and Australian type 3s. Can anyone verify that my engine/carbs might be stock? (1970 as I mentioned)

Thanks everyone by the way 🙂
Yes, I am proud of my fastback. The kombi will always be my baby though :P