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KOM123's Bug-In report (with pics)
KOM123 - April 19th, 2003 at 04:57 PM

Thursday was panic day getting the Kombi cleaned up (to be continued 6am Friday morning) with rain looking imminent.

On top of that one of our girls got croup cough and the family would no longer be going with me. What if it rains? What if I don't meet anyone? Should I still go by myself etc etc etc.

Well I headed to the cruise in Friday morning from Govt House Parramatta out to the Buttterfly Farm at Wilberforce. Caught up with to Beetles on the way to Parramatta also headed to the cruise. Just seeing them somehow eased some of my anxiousness even then.

The cruise headed off at 8.30am and it couldn't have worked out better. The rain held off thankfully. This was my first ever cruise and let me say how great I thought it was. For anyone who has not been on a cruise it's hard to describe. It's very enjoyable being part of a procession of VWs and funny to see cars heading in the opposite direction and pedestrians on the way all looking, pointing, smiling and laughing!

The time I spent at the Butterfly Farm was just as enjoyable. Again we were lucky that the rain held off (excpet for one brief light shower). There were all sorts of VWs there, old, new, stock, modified, all Types and colours.

And talk about friendly, spoke to many people from this forum as well as other VW enthusiests. Alot of the time I didn't even have to initiate the conversations which was great as I'm not the most forward person at all.

All in all I give the day 11 out of 10!

Below please find a plethora of pictures which I hope there is something to suit everyone's tastes.

Cheers...KOM123

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KruizinKombi - April 20th, 2003 at 06:29 PM

I knew I was going to regret not going, but I didn't realise how much!!! :(

Great pics Kom, looks like the forum members were out in force. :thumb


Grey 57 - April 20th, 2003 at 07:55 PM

Know what ya sayin Col. I'm feelin it too. :(


Robo - April 20th, 2003 at 08:05 PM

I want to know who owns the teardrop! what a beautifull thing it is!
Rob.......


KOM123 - April 20th, 2003 at 08:15 PM

Hey Rob, check the reply I put at the end of http://www.aussieveedubbers.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=5448  that will help :)


Robo - April 20th, 2003 at 08:48 PM

Thanks very much, I have been trying to get info on these trailers for age's they are very thin on the ground in this country, and getting info is very hard, I have seen this trailer on the highway, but it was going the other way and I was spewing that I couldn't turn around. it is the only one I have seen in OZ.
Thanks for the reply's I really appreciate it! I will have to contact him and have a look!
Rob....


KOM123 - April 21st, 2003 at 08:11 PM

I'd just like to add that if you own any of the VWs in this thread or the thread that I started for my Nats pics and you want 640 x 480 original digital copies, let me know your details and I will be happy to email them to you :)

With only a couple of the VWs there may also be additional pictures of the exterior or interior but I couldn't post them all as slowly using up all my web space.

Anyway let me know if you need them.


BiX - April 21st, 2003 at 09:24 PM

It was more of a relief to catch up to u on the way into the cruise. We were getting lost very quickly. Could u send me pics (from the top) 21-24,30-32, Ill add them to mine and give them to the owners at our next club meeting. it was great to catch up with some forum members down in sydney. Actually put some faces to some nics. Hopefully u will all come up to the bug-in in QLD next year!


Loïc - April 22nd, 2003 at 12:12 AM

Sweat picts!!! :thumb


jenz58 - April 22nd, 2003 at 12:27 AM

That tear drop camper is very sweet:kiss

Bought a couple of tee shirts from them at the Nat's:thumb Very cool


BiX - April 22nd, 2003 at 03:11 PM

some more photo's


BiX - April 22nd, 2003 at 03:11 PM

this ran 255 rears and 235 fronts. it had a awesome road presence. There is 1776 turbo motor under construction for it.

[Edited on 22-4-2003 by BiX]


BiX - April 22nd, 2003 at 03:14 PM

very clean


BiX - April 22nd, 2003 at 03:15 PM

some more


BiX - April 22nd, 2003 at 03:16 PM

The winning bug push team!


BiX - April 22nd, 2003 at 03:16 PM

try again, the winning bug push team!


BiX - April 22nd, 2003 at 03:18 PM

Another shot from sat


BiX - April 22nd, 2003 at 03:19 PM

another shot from sat


BiX - April 22nd, 2003 at 03:20 PM

The sunday was realy well oraganized. The motokhana was fun, and the khanacross even better. It was really slippery. With the khanacross having in some sections trees very close to the track.


BiX - April 22nd, 2003 at 03:21 PM

more pics


BiX - April 22nd, 2003 at 03:22 PM

Ian was going mad in the suby outback powered caravelle.


penguin - April 22nd, 2003 at 08:06 PM

Oops, forgot to put these up before. These were on the way out to the Bug-in on Saturday morning.


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KOM123 - April 22nd, 2003 at 10:58 PM

Volma, Skewy, BiX, BenetonVW, VW54, Speedster and Bug11Y you have email :) Thought you might like original size pics of your VWs from the Bug-In.


amazer - April 24th, 2003 at 07:26 PM

I was dissappointed with the bug in. Mainly because I misinterpreted the venue as being a butterfly farm. I thought that meant butterflies being bred and flying around and stuff. Apparently you can pin em to the wall and still call it a farm though. After telling my daughter for a week that we were going to see how they make butter and look at different butterflies, I wasnt the only one dissappointed. 2 1/2 hours of "are we there yet" for little reward. There was an "old fashioned illegal playground that you can hang upside down from (me too not just the kid), fall off and hurt yourself real bad and call it character building" so that was good though.

But I didnt get there till 12:15 and cars were leaving. If wifey had of went to the gym before we left (which was her plan) we would have missed the whole thing.

And why didnt anyone take a picture of my mitsubishi?


volma1 - April 27th, 2003 at 11:39 PM

Hi there KOM123, just arrived home yesterday and checked my mail tonight. Great pics and nice to meet you and catch up with forum members. The trailer was home made by the guy who supplied the trophies and shirts. Fantastic job especially with the 302 powered bug in friont. Hard to imagine the bug was modified over 30 years ago and is the owners daily driver. volma1


KOM123 - April 28th, 2003 at 02:53 AM

Yes was great meeting you too :) The fact that that the 302 is the guy's daily driver makes it even more commendable!