Taren Point

Anyone go to the Rat day at Taren Point yesterday.
I was told there was some nice Kombis and Beetles.
Anyone have any photos?

yeah i headed down there, i havent uploaded my photos yet. but heres some links...
http://www.dsk.com.au/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14639&start=30
http://www.carsofaustralia.com.au/events_gallery.php?details=963

was a great day, sun was out and some really really cool cars!

Thanks for the photos Ben.
Looks like it was a nice day.
Very good turn up of VWs for an all-make car show.
Well done to those who flew the Wolfsburg flag.😎

Can anyone tell me what that barrel thing is on the Type 3 wagon?

they callem swamp coolers

Thanx Rob.

Ben386 wrote:Can anyone tell me what that barrel thing is on the Type 3 wagon?

Here is a descrption from http://oldeskool.org/thermador-swamp-cooler.html

Thermador Swamp Coolers

You can't be olde skool without an original thermador car cooler.

Basically its air-conditioning that uses no energy. Inside the big gray tube is a blanket with a string attached that hangs in the passenger window. You fill the tube up with water before you start driving, then every so often you pull the cord. It rotates the blanket inside and dips it in the water. Then air comes through the tube, it becomes cool by going through the wet blanket and finally goes into your car. Obviously it doesn't work in high humidity or when you're at a stoplight.

while we are talking about these, anyone know where i can get one? or does someone have one that they feel like off loading?

Check eBay and the samba. Be prepared to pay a lot.

yeah i check all the time, theres one on ebay for 450 at the moment. havent looked at the samba though

Wow, cool to see two of my old rides back together again 🙂

Where can you get opening windscreens for Beetles, as in the last picture. Was this a custom made one-off?