RustyDub's rides.

We have a new addition to the Rustydub family. Yep, it's one of those e-bay specials. We now have in the garage/driveway a 70 type 3 Notch, who is known around the traps as Rusty and whom the Rustydub dynasty is named after. Then we have Bertie the 72 beetle, Massy the little gray Polo and the new kid on the block is Weiber a 70 model beetle.

I guess the worst thing about being "the winning bidder" is arranging the pick-up, I decided to make the big trip from Queanbeyan to Wodonga to pick-up the newly acquired treasure and drive home.
My drive home lasted about 30 min, just enough time to get a little feel for the beast. Yep had the flashing of headlights in the mirror and it was Mrs Rustydub waving frantically for me to pull over, I got out to find lots of oil smoke billowing from the deck lid and a rather large pool of oil underneath. Yep the dream run was over. A quick look and my diagnoses was rear main seal. So it was Massy the little gray Polo to the rescue, he towed the new Bug all the way back to Queanbeyan at an average speed of 100 Km/h, and used an extra $2 in diesel, much cheaper than a tow truck.
Cheers, Rustydub.

Weiber








Val's Bertie Beetle



RustyDub

That region must be running out of old air-cooled veedubs. Mine came from there as well, but had to drive it all the way up to Sydney.

And btw nice collection.

Thanks mate, I hope that the white Beetle turns out ok, I'm going to do the paint myself. There was very little rust to fix. Most of the work done was on the engine, it looks like it had a lot of good stuff in it, but taken out and replaced with incorrect old fitting parts, like the generator.

Hellooo Neighbours.
Glad you finally got your post up incl piccies 👍