| [ Total Views: 538 | Total Replies: 3 | Thread Id: 19922 ] |
|
|
 StenGuns
Veteran Volks Folk
Posts: 2147
Threads: 236
Registered: March 1st, 2004
Member Is Offline
Location: Sydney, Australia
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue ( Default )
|
| posted on March 6th, 2004 at 12:30 PM |
|
|
Antarctic One
I don't know if these have been circulated before but they are nice snapshot of history.. Shows Antarctic One being loaded for Mawson Base in
1963
|
|
|
68AutoBug
A.k.a.: Lee Noonan
Aircooled Master
Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138% - YIKES --
Posts: 11654
Threads: 449
Registered: August 31st, 2002
Member Is Offline
Location: SCONE in UPPER HUNTER VALLEY NSW
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Yellow
Mood: Really Mentally Ill - all of the time -
|
 posted on March 6th, 2004 at 12:50 PM |
|
|
Beetles in Antartica -- 1 + 2 -- + another ...
I hadn't seen those photos before.. There have been 3 beetles in Antartica , Antartica 1 & 2 were VW sponsored.... there was also
another early beetle taken to Antartica by its owner , it was being driven over a frozen lake when the ice gave way... the pair of fellows in it were
lucky to get out alive as the car sank, with doors open, in a very short time.... No one knows what happened to the two Antartica Beetles that were
returned to Australia after their stint in Antartica... The front ends had to be welded up , as the rough ice surface kept cracking the front end ...
I believe that was the only problem with the cars. Their doors used to hit the front guards occasionally when opened in winds over 100kmh .
Lee Noonan
- [size=4]Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY--- [/size]
|
|
|
StenGuns
Veteran Volks Folk
Posts: 2147
Threads: 236
Registered: March 1st, 2004
Member Is Offline
Location: Sydney, Australia
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue ( Default )
|
| posted on March 6th, 2004 at 12:56 PM |
|
|
Antarctic 1 ended up in the VW Museum in Germany.. It was retsored and shipped by Aussie Enthusiasts.. You can see their story with pics at the
following link..
http://members.netro.com.au/~vwcc/BUDELbadcambergandbeyond.htm
The pix I posted are in the national govt archive, which is nice..
Rgds
| Quote: | Originally
posted by 68AutoBug
I hadn't seen those photos before.. There have been 3 beetles in Antartica , Antartica 1 & 2 were VW sponsored.... there was also
another early beetle taken to Antartica by its owner , it was being driven over a frozen lake when the ice gave way... the pair of fellows in it were
lucky to get out alive as the car sank, with doors open, in a very short time.... No one knows what happened to the two Antartica Beetles that were
returned to Australia after their stint in Antartica... The front ends had to be welded up , as the rough ice surface kept cracking the front end ...
I believe that was the only problem with the cars. Their doors used to hit the front guards occasionally when opened in winds over 100kmh .
Lee Noonan
|
|
|
|
silver
Veteran Volks Folk
Dangerous when poked
Posts: 2169
Threads: 162
Registered: December 8th, 2002
Member Is Offline
Location: Sydney
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue ( Default )
Mood: In 2 Minds
|
| posted on March 6th, 2004 at 03:30 PM |
|
|
Antarctica 1 was lost.. the one in the Museum is a replica based on the same year model Beetle.
Keeping it real !
|
|
|
StenGuns
Veteran Volks Folk
Posts: 2147
Threads: 236
Registered: March 1st, 2004
Member Is Offline
Location: Sydney, Australia
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue ( Default )
|
| posted on March 6th, 2004 at 03:35 PM |
|
|
You're 100 percent correct.. Apologies to Lee
..
Rgds
| Quote: | Originally
posted by silver
Antarctica 1 was lost.. the one in the Museum is a replica based on the same year model Beetle.
|
|
|
|
68AutoBug
A.k.a.: Lee Noonan
Aircooled Master
Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138% - YIKES --
Posts: 11654
Threads: 449
Registered: August 31st, 2002
Member Is Offline
Location: SCONE in UPPER HUNTER VALLEY NSW
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Yellow
Mood: Really Mentally Ill - all of the time -
|
| posted on March 7th, 2004 at 09:14 PM |
|
|
Antartica One copy in Museum...
Yes,
I spoke to a fellow who had been to the German museum, and He had checked out the front end... there was no extra welding on it , so it wasn't
the "real" Antartica 0ne...... so if any Forum member has a late 1962 or 63 Beetle with a lot of extra welding on the front end of the
chassis... You could be driving the famous "Antartica One" or "two" ???
Lee Noonan
- [size=4]Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY--- [/size]
|
|
|
