Great Vintage Aussie VW racing pics

Go to http://www.autopics.com.au/cache/searchl-ncache0public_nameLIKE_volkswagen_name_0-0.html?cache=no for 2 pages of awesome vintage vw action...


Reynolds / McKeown / Brewster Volkswagen VW - Leighton / Bennett / Murison Simca - Armstrong 500 - Phillip Island 1962


G. Stewart 1963 Volkswagen - NSW Drag Champoinships Castlereagh June 1965


G. Geshopulos - Volkswagen VW - Oran Park 1968


Volkswagen VW Kombi Castlereagh 1968


G. Campbell / G. Murphy Volkswagen VW 1600 De-Luxe - Bathurst 1969


B. Thomson Volkswagen VW V8 - Sandown 1974

Do yourselves a favour and check the site out. You can even purchase pics from them.

Great shit hot rod Matt

I used to have that picture of Mechanical APE on my bedroom wall when I was a kid

Would luv it as my avatar

Will check it out

Here it is

Hi

Great stuff. I used to work for Gary Campbell, he was a really nice bloke and put a lot of money back into the sport. He owned Provincial Motors in Liverpool, a VW dealer. He also owned his own small airline and was killed in a crash many years ago.

Steve

[ Edited on 12-4-2006 by 1303Steve ]

Great stuff Matt. That's the mechanical ape we were after in Picture Grab.

Matt

great pics where did u find them.

G. Geshopulos - Volkswagen VW - Oran Park 1968 is still racing but hes shortened his name to Gesho

Steve was Gary Campbell the actual Driver of the APE Drag Kombi ??
Looks to be about a 58 model...
Alder Performance Engineering is still in business at Mitchell st Brookvale..

Cheer
Barney