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 58camper
A.k.a.: Bill Moore
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| posted on August 8th, 2007 at 09:23 AM |
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COUNTRY BUGGY REGISTER
This register was commenced in 1996 with a total of 7 Country Buggies in an effort to determine how many of these vehicles were still around. There
were only 887 produced at Clayton for sale in Australia and a further 1069 exported, the total production run of 1956 vehicles must be one of the
smallest VW factory productions ever made. I have a schedule of month by month units coming off the production line and a break up of models including
CKD, 1200cc units and left hand drive units.
The other primary reasons for starting the register was to ensure that this historical information was available for everyone in the future.The older
guys who worked at the Clayton factory are now falling of the perch at regular intervals and then the history is gone forever.
As a logical expansion of the Register I am now trying to capture chassis and engine numbers and matching them to the KO number.
The KO number is the actual production number from the production line. There was never any effort to match KO numbers, chassis numbers ( all started
from 118315000) with engine numbers ( all started from F1253000).
As an examples
KO 0001 has chassis number 118315000 and engine number F1253002
KO 0056 has chassis number 118315132 and engine number F1253427.
If you have a Country Buggy on the register ( or not yet) can you please provide the chassis and engine number so I can add them for record purposes.
I am now trying to obtain any copies of original Country Buggy technical drawings and full details of the export models, without much luck so far.
Interesting to note that only Country Buggies produced for sale in Australia appear to have been given a production number as 99% of the Country
Buggies exported to Malaysia and the Philippines do not have any KO number affixed.
More Country Buggy information is never enough.
Any information is appreciated.
Bill Moore
countrybuggybill@hormail.com
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Craig Torrens
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| posted on August 11th, 2007 at 10:18 AM |
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Owner: Craig Torrens
KO: 360
Chassis: 118310272
Engine: F1253535
I think you will find that numbers started before 118315000.
[ Edited on 11-8-07 by Craig Torrens ]
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58camper
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| posted on August 11th, 2007 at 03:50 PM |
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Craig,
Thanks for the # details.
You are right about the earlier Chassis Numbers.
KO0001 has Chassis #118315001 and then it looks as though they used up this sequence. eg KO00238 has Chassis # 118315245. Then they moved to the
118310xxx sequence as KO#0272 has Chassis #118310273.. Matching KO to chassis numbers was not real important from what I can see. KO702 has Chassis #
118310006(this is the earliest Chassis # in the 118310xxx sequence I have details on.)
I would love to have the full KO, Chassis and Engine # details one day.
Bill.
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cb john
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| posted on August 11th, 2007 at 06:31 PM |
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cb john
KO 271
chassis # 118315281
engine missing
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LUFTMEISTER
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dubb61
KO 782
CHASSIS# 118310082
ENGINE# ?
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ponybeetle
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| posted on August 13th, 2007 at 08:36 AM |
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MY COUNTRY BUGGY
KO 496
118310416
no engine.
Charmaine.
***WANTED HK HT HG MONARO PARTS***
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Pault
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| posted on August 14th, 2007 at 08:36 PM |
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Hi all,
I picked up the buggy today. I'll send some photo's shortly.
KO: 200
Chassis: 118315205
Engine: 7722207 (not sure if the original engine)
Paul
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Craig Torrens
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| posted on August 14th, 2007 at 09:20 PM |
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posted by Pault
Hi all,
I picked up the buggy today. I'll send some photo's shortly.
KO: 200
Chassis: 118315205
Engine: 7722207 (not sure if the original engine)
Paul
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if that's the engine number, no its not the original. All CB engines start with F125.......
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auditwmba
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| posted on October 3rd, 2007 at 07:53 AM |
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My Country Buggy
Rob & Kerry Tomlinson
auditwmba (but now Brisbane)
KO: 00606
Chassis: 118310138
Engine: F1348793
2014 Skoda Octavia Elegance 110Tdi sedan
1968 VW Country buggy (KO 606)
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Pault
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| posted on November 25th, 2007 at 02:29 PM |
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Probably a question for Bill - Year of manufacture.
From the KO or chassis number, can you tell what year the country buggy was built?
Do you hold any details of this.
Also, on your register you have KO 197 listed as being in Rockhampton. Do you have any contact details of this person. I live in Rockhampton as well
so would like to catch up with this person.
Regards
Paul
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USCB
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| posted on January 7th, 2008 at 01:58 PM |
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Our Country Buggy is
KO # 519
Motor # F1253271
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mat54
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| posted on April 12th, 2008 at 10:39 PM |
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hi
my country buggy has no engine and no plate
(i wish that was the only thing missing from it )
any other way of telling which one it is?
cheers
steffen
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CB CRAIG
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| posted on April 13th, 2008 at 04:04 AM |
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Hi Stffan,
The ko number is located were the spare tyre goes.There is a number located on the floor hump near the inspection cover.
Regards Craig.
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| posted on April 18th, 2008 at 10:54 AM |
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thanks
will go and check if the rust has eaten that section yet or not
cheers
steffen
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| posted on April 30th, 2008 at 08:38 PM |
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checked and found the ko plate the number is 653
cool thanks for the advice
cheers
steffen
(although it is be doubtful whether or not it wil see the bitumen once again......)
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58camper
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| posted on April 30th, 2008 at 08:43 PM |
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Steffan,
Glad you were able to locate the KO number. Its another one to be added to the Country Buggy Register which is now pushing up to 290 vehicles.
countrybuggybill
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| posted on May 1st, 2008 at 03:09 PM |
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Bill,
Of those 290 CB's on the Register, how many of those are roadworthy and are legally "plated" and registered for road use with a government
jurisdiction responsible for motor vehicles regardless of wherever they are located.....Oz, Philippines, US, etc.?
While you may not have a precise count, based on your position as The Registrar, you have more knowledge of most of these CB's than what appears in
the online listing, so you must have a pretty good sense of how many are really still being used on some basis, even if infrequently used.
Regards,
Steve
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58camper
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| posted on May 1st, 2008 at 07:48 PM |
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Steve,
Best count I have is only 35 vehicles are currently registered and used as daily driver or frequently.
There are a few which are registered here on Vintage Plates which has use restrictions ( usually cannot be driven daily but can be driven to car shows
or for mechanical work, refuelling etc. I would say no more than 10 of this type. Thats a total of only 45 vehicles that are "on the road". I can
give you a lot more vehicles which are rusted out and "waiting for a resto"
Bill.
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| posted on May 3rd, 2008 at 12:50 AM |
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i know of at least one in perth that is registered and roadworthy and is not on the list
been trying to convince him to put it on....
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