The wife had to go to the Philippines for work so i decided to tag along. As i had some time to my self I managed to get in touch with VW Club Philippines and funny enough were filming a TV show nearby and invited me along. Really nice guys and showed me around various VW Workshops its amazing that the scene is soo big as they have many Jap cars there.
Not many watercooled VW's as they stopped coming in at 1999 so its very rare to see a late model Golf ( I did see a Seat Cordoba badged as a Polo ).
Due to the heat one interesting accessory fitted to most Air Cooled VW's is Air Conditioning. They have these kits which look very factory fitted to the engine and run radiator at the front of the car.
Here are some pics:
1963 Ragtop Herbie Replica (really rare)
Air Conditioning Unit
Type 3 Notch
Type 3 Owner being interviewed
Euro spec 1967 Beetle (we never got in Australia)
74 beetle
At the VW Workshop
Air conditioning being installed:
Newly Resto'd Beetle
Drag bug under construction
Beetle floor pan being prepped for Porsche 911 replica
Porsche 911 fibre glass replica
First Toyota Hilux model just restored:
Philippine Big Brother House
Jeepney are part of the Philippine transport system which are privately run. These were Jeep's left over from the US Army and have been converted into buses and are all over the place.
Family transportation:
Had a blast and wish I could have stayed longer the giant crabs were delicious!
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