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VW's @ Melbourne Hot Rod Show
Condor-Dino - January 24th, 2009 at 09:41 PM

Hi All, I visited the Melbourne Hot Rod show and the Royal Exhibition Buildings today. I thought I would post a few pic's and maybe someone knows more of the story about these vehicles.

The first was this very nice 1969 Beetle. It had an 1970 expiry rego label so I wondered if someone has put it aside for posterity as a totally original Aussie Beetle.

http://members.iinet.net.au/~dinohog/vw/beetle1.jpg

http://members.iinet.net.au/~dinohog/vw/beetle2.jpg

http://members.iinet.net.au/~dinohog/vw/beetle3.jpg


The second was this Tye 3 wagon drag car which was pormoting a "sell-your-car" website. The thing that caught my eye was the (I assume) nitrous rig in the rear.

http://members.iinet.net.au/~dinohog/vw/wagon1.jpg

http://members.iinet.net.au/~dinohog/vw/wagon2.jpg

http://members.iinet.net.au/~dinohog/vw/wagon3.jpg

http://members.iinet.net.au/~dinohog/vw/wagon4.jpg

The young guy in the front seat was thrilled to have his photo taken.

If anyone was looking for something to do over the long weekend, there were many, lots, heaps of nice rods and classic restorations at the show. About 90% Ford and Holden/Chev and only 2 VW's. I took 175 photo's today which I will need to sort through.

All the best, Dino.

68AutoBug - January 24th, 2009 at 11:03 PM

thats some rest on the 69 beetle....

and its road registered..??

I would have though club plates would be the norm
for a car of that calibre..

LEE

VWFREAK - January 25th, 2009 at 12:29 PM

The Type 3 has been around for a while, it was at the 2008 and 2009 summernats. Cool ride

Wannavee - January 28th, 2009 at 01:41 PM

Love the wagon!