February - Central Ohio Vintage Volkswagen Club

Think Warm Thoughts!
February 2010
Volume 19 - Issue 2
O
fficial Monthly Newsletter For The
&
The COVVC North
January Banquet Is A Big Hit!
January Banquet Is A Big Hit!
photo from the Samba
Hello to all! It’s my pleasure to be writing the
lead article this month and I’m looking forward to chairing
the February meeting. The Really Big news for
February is that it is T-Shirt Design Contest month!
While it may seem a bit early to be talking about T-shirts,
not to mention COLD, Volksfest will be here before we
know it. And since it is cold,
you’re probably cooped up inside
anyway, so why not put your creativity
to the test Drag out those
markers and crayons, or for the
Thoughts From Your Board Member
by Brenda Agan
What an
tech savvy, fire up the computer and bring your eyecatching
design to this month’s meeting. Design specifications
can be found inside this issue of Zundfolge. If
you’re new to the club and unfamiliar with the process,
the design is used to promote Volksfest on the event T-
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E
vening!
Next Monthly Meeting -
February 11th, 2010
7:00 Sharp!
655B Providence
Columbus, OH 43214
Featured In This Issue...
1 - Thoughts From Your Board
Member
by Brenda Agan
4 - Mid America Motorworks
2010 Schedule
4 - January Meeting Minutes
by Tina Gibson
5 - Let’s Talk Toys
by Michael Williams
5 - Life in The Past Lane
by Marilyn Allen
6 February T-Shirt Contest
by Brenda Agan
7 - Banquet Memories
photos by Brenda Agan
8 - Guess The Dash Board Year
by Brenda Agan
9 - European Delivery
by Brenda Agan
10 - Classified Ads
11 - Club and factory Information
What an evening
indeed! With
many awards of
recognition
handed out at the
January
Banquet, only
club secretary
Tina Gibson
recieved a much
deserved standing
ovation from
her fellow club
menbers! Thanks
Tina for your
years of service
to the COVVC.
photo by Brenda Agan
Next Monthly Meeting - February 11th, 2010 at the Columbus Maennerchor, 966 S. High Street

Fridolin
shirt and on the show flyer. You can check out past T-shirts,
all designed by our own talented members, on the Volksfest
page of our web site. Still have questions Contact Mark
Garrett at 614-262-2881. Has anybody mentioned the cold
weather
Speaking of events, what a fabulous banquet we
had last month! The turnout was great, the weather cooperated
and the food was yummy. Our club “snowbirds” missed
all that and some lively accordion music. Bev Circone from
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See Us on The Web at http://www.motorkars.com
Bruce Raymer sends us these
pics of a cool VW Fridolin.
These were originally designed
by Volkswagen for the German
postal service as delivery vehicles.
Not that many have survived,
as they obviously led a
rough existence. This one has
been tricked out with custom
paint, interior and wheels.
Garrett’s Automotive Detailing
by appointment
Mark Garrett
1294 Frisbee Drive
Columbus, OH 43224
614-262-2881
garrett48@ameritech.net
Specializing in show quality detailing
Engine appearance refurbishing
Interior refurbishing
Complete packages available
All makes & daily drivers also
Call or E-mail for estimate
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Mail In Membership Form
To join the COVVC, fill out this form and mail it to: COVVC, 655B
Providence, Columbus, OH 43214. Include a check or money order made out
to the COVVC. Club membership is $15 per year.
Name_______________________________________ _________________
Address______________________________________________________
City__________________________ State______ Zip__________________
Phone____________________ E-Mail ____________________________
Vehicles owned________________________________________________
Club Officers & Media Staff For 2010
Board Of Directors
Brenda Agan bagan@insight.rr.com 740-548-6522
Mark Garrett garrett48@ameritech.net 614-262-2881
Stark Hughes covvc42@earthlink.net 614-843-0751
Tom Kern TomKat3@MSN.com 614-876-8902
Todd Sichel aafstodd@sbcglobal.net 614-252-1431
Pete Knoll peteknoll@netzero.net 614-837-1681
Pete Knoll,Jr 614-860-2791
Mike Roecker michaelmroecker@gmail.com 216 233 4456
Mike Williams kawasaki6r@aol.com 937-390-3794
RichBerkheimer tjeckelberg@hotmail.com 614-895-0547
Ann Gillman agillman@aol.com 614-891-3733
SecretarywTina Gibson bugnut1973@yahoo.com 614-829-0332
TreasurerwBob Albright albrightjr1930@yahoo.com 614-457-6241
MembershipwLinda C. Brown msbug1974@gmail.com 614-253-4694
HistorianwMarilyn Allen mrasecond@yahoo.com 614-299-4841
Tech AdvisorwColumbus Area Carl Dewhurst 614-830-0111
Tech AdvisorwMarion Area Bill Huntsman 740-389-3187
Tech AdvisorwCircleville Area Jim Meyer 740-474-4410
Zundfolge EditorwMark Garrett garrett48@ameritech.net 614-262-2881
Web EditorwAnn Gillman agillman@aol.com 614-891-3733
Factory Information
Zundfolge
To obtain factory information on your pre 1955 VW,
send your serial number to:
VW Brezelffenstervereinigung e.V.,
Ernst Reter Hagen, Amselweg 4, D-
3073 Liebenau, Germany
For post 1955 VWs, send your serial number to :
Customer Assistance, VolkswagenAG
Postfach, 3180 Wolfsburg1, Germany
is published monthly by the Central Ohio Vintage Club. Members are welcome
to submit articles and photos for the newsletter. Classified and wanted
ads are free to members. Ads will run for three months. Mail Zundfolge submissions
to Mark Garrett, 1294 Frisbee Drive, Columbus, Ohio 43224, or e-
mail to garrett48@ameritech.net. Deadline for submissions is the 15th of
each month.
the Central Ohio Vintage Volkswagen Club’s website at
http://www.COVVC.org
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Visit
Dashboard Year Answers
Top row L - R: 1953, 1956, 1959
Bottm row, L - R: 1967, 1968, 1974

C lassified
lassified Ads
1999 Eurovan Camper. 123,000 Miles. One owner,
very clean. Moderately driven; faithfully serviced at
Northend Wrench. Brand new brakes. Records available.
Camping equipment pristine, rarely or never used.
Pop top and beds, LP gas heater, stove, refrigerator,
sink, tables and much storage. Includes awning and
Add-A-Room. Body has a few small dents. $17,000
firm. Call Tom Hamer at 614-888-3485 or e-mail at
thamer2533@wowway.com 12/09
Established 1982
IMPORT
DOCTOR
Your Car Is Not
Foreign To Us
Jim Cowan, PhD., Proprietor
(614) 299-0456 (614) 228-8637
jcowan@iwaynet.net
52 Brickel Alley
Columbus, Ohio 43215
ASE
Certified
Master
Automobile
Technician
vas top, interior, tires and glass. $6,200.
2) 1982 Rabbit Convertible. Very good interior and
mechanicals. Recent tires, brake and frone end work.
Approximatly 150k miles. Great top, fun car.
Consider possible part trades, one or both Let’s talk.
Offers considered. Call Don Bowker at 330-274-8872,
before 10 P.M. 02/10
The NorthEnd Wrench, Inc.
Your Preventative Maintenance Expert!
Offering The Following Services:
w Tune-Ups
w Air Conditioning
w Brakes
w Fluid Changes
w Exhaust
w Foreign & Domestic
w Vintage VW & Porsche
Monday Through
Friday 7am - 6pm
4330 Indianola Ave.
Columbus, Ohio 43214
614-263-4978
Certified
Technicians
Celebrating 23 Years Of Service!
Marion’s Oldest Import
Auto Repair
Bill Huntsman, Owner
Foreign & Domestic Repair q New & Used Foreign Parts
740-383-1118 or 800-686-2250
624 East Church Street, Marion Ohio 43302
Licensed
Distributor
For sale 1966 VW Beetle Sedan. 1500 eng, Has new:
Tires,Brakes,Shocks,Muffler,Coil,Points.Tune-up. New
quarter window seals,back window seal, decklid
seal.Have purchased new door seals, and front window
seal, will go w/car.Lights, Horn, Turn signals work. Has
Heat,beleive it or not.Car is drivable and drives
great.Rust appears to be limited to front spare tire well,
where the running boards meet the pan, and the rear
apron.It does have some spots bubbling up under paint
on a few areas of car.Paint job is crap (home job-previous
owner).This is a 43 year old UNRESTORED car! If
you want a show car,daily driver,or you don't want to
WORK on an old Beetle,this is not the car for you.Just
want to be clear on the condition of this car. Asking
what I have in the car $3200. FIRM. Contact: Carol
LaSala (614)335-5218 or e-mail:CLL1091@COLUM-
BUS.RR.COM. 12/09
Looking for Audi A4, Passat. Jetta, or Golf for $5,ooo.
Call Kyle Ray at 614-332-2527 or e-mail
K.Ray87.@yahoo.com
For Sale - See previous ads and call me for details.
Both cars have been at Volksfest. Need to cut size of
collection in “old age”
1) 1981 Westfalia Vanagon Pop Top Camper. Excellent
condition. Fromer California vehicle. 85,500 original
miles. New front brakes, major tune up, very good can-
For Sale, 1971 Ghia. Beautiful shape. 38,782 miles.
Under wraps, garage stored. Well maintained, one owner. Call
Sonia at 614-258-1125 between 7 & 9 pm. 12/09
To view additional cars and parts for sale, go to:
www.motorkars.com and click on “CARS FOR SALE”
or “PARTS AND ACCESSORIES” 12/09
Literature Wanted, dealer brochures, want ads for 1959
Ghia. Don Bowker at 330-274-8872, before 10 P.M.
12/09
Kids ‘N Kamp delivered another moving message about the
families they serve and it’s wonderful that we were able to
present them with a check for $3,000. Bob Albright reported
to the Board that our club has donated $40,000 to their cause
over the years!
Thanks to Sue from Hey Hey for putting out a very
nice spread, thanks to Marilyn Allen for making the arrangements
and thanks to Helen Albright for taking reservations,
collecting money and checking people in. The Maennerchor
ballroom was a great setting for a very enjoyable evening. Be
sure to check out Tina’s minutes for a rundown of members
recognized by the Board for their outstanding service over
the past year. Our club is fortunate to have so many dedicated
members that it’s always hard to single out those to be recognized
at the banquet. But it was the members who determined
that Tina deserves the highest award because she
received the only standing ovation! Congratulations to all
and keep up the good work!
We have a lot of good things to look forward to in
2010. A list of who will chair the upcoming meetings along
with the meeting focus can be found in the minutes. Get
ready for fun and new experiences in the upcoming meetings
and even at Volksfest. Show season rolls out with the
Columbus International Auto Show March 18 – 21. Four
Vintage Volkswagens from the COVVC will be featured in
the tribute to classic cars. This will be our premier opportunity
to promote Volksfest. By meeting time we should have
settled on the official name for the northeast arm of the
COVVC headed up by Mike Roecker and Dan Garland. They
have sent flyers to our members in that area and have planned
their kick-off event for May 1 st , a 20-mile caravan cruise
through the Cleveland Metro parks. Sounds like a fun event
that may find Columbus-area members dusting off their cars
for a trip north. More information will follow and will be
available on the web site. Please support their efforts! Looks
like the Michigan Vintage VW Club show will be on board
for May 23 rd . I hope to see a few more VW’s come out this
year for the Arthritis Foundation show in Dublin July10 &
11. We have a few tricks up our sleeves for Volksfest, August
14 and there’s a huge indoor show planned at the I-X Center
in Cleveland in October. Let’s all try to make it to more
cruise-ins this year and resolve to have more fun in 2010!
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Minutes Of The COVVC Monthly Meeting
January 14th, 2010 - by Tina Gibson, Secretary
67 members and guests enjoyed a delicious buffet prepared
by Hey Hey and served at Columbus Maennerchor.
After the meal Marilyn presented the owner of Hey Hey
a collage of VW pictures for their wall at the Hey Hey.
Ted Chaney presented a check for $3000 from COVVC
and $250 from MAG to Kids n Kamp. Director, Bev
explained Kids n Kamp program. Said they expanded over
the years from once a year camp to 12 programs involving
the entire family of the cancer child. They are entirely nonprofit
and exist on donations from companies and individuals.
Bev said they enjoy helping at our Show and invited
members to attend some of their events during the year.
Mark said the club awards were decided by the Club
Board. He said before the awards were given out, he wanted
to recognize Brad and Carolyn Shisler for their ballot counting
and Stark Hughes and Mike Young for their expert handling
of the Swap Meet.
Mark said the awards are given to recognize those who
helped at the show and during the year. There were 75 volunteers
at the show this year!
Awards given this year:
Tim Fox – for his help with setting up and tearing down
this year, special help with his golf cart
Helen Albright – pre registration and working all day at
registration and also behind the scenes with computer.
Tina Gibson - life time achievement award, been secretary
every year minus the first two years. First to get article
to the newsletter every month.
Dan Garland and Mike Roecker – set up the North Ohio
Cleveland area branch of COVVC.
Bill Huntsman – heads up one of the most fun activities
each year, the Marion tour. Been with the club from the
beginning.
Jim Meyer – Mark said he met him at Larry’s in the
middle 80s, active type 3 persons and prints the T shirts for
the show.
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EUROPEANDelivery
submitted by Brenda Agan
In the late sixties, Volkswagen began promoting the idea of European delivery. American vacationers could purchase their
new car in Germany, drive it around to see the sights, then ship it back to the U.S. The reasoning was that the cost of the
vacation would be offset by the money saved on importation taxes for what would then be a used car. The colorful caricatures
of the VW model line were featured inside a pamphlet explaining the ins and outs of such a plan.
2010 Event Calendar
Join us for our monthly events held at the Mid America
Motorworks' Corporate Campus.
17082 N US Hwy 45
Effingham, IL 62401
866-350-4541
February 20, 2010 - Share Your Passion
Join us in celebrating Mid America Motorworks’ 36th
Anniversary with special guest Niall Campbell, award winning
chef & owner of the Firefly Grill in Effingham, IL and Chief
Cheerleader, Mike Yager. Mike & Niall look forward to sharing
their passion, getting you and your car off to a healthy start in 2010.
Also take advantage of our 2nd annual Ultimate Shopping
Experience and check out our Anniversary Specials, New Spring
Products, and a great selection of winter clearance items! Click
here for more information.
May 1, 2010 - Spring Swapfest & Cruise-In
Open to all makes and models of automobiles. Parts, accessories,
and automotive memorabilia must be NOS or used. Vendor
space: $20 per 20 x 20 space. Cars For Sale: $20 per vehicle.
Vendor setup: 6:30am, Gates open: 8:00am. CST. For more information
or to register, visit. www. funfestevents.com or call 866-
350-4541.
June 5-6, 2010 - Funfest For Air-Cooled Volkswagen
Mark your calendar to join Mid America Motorworks for the
12th annual Funfest for Air-Cooled Volkswagens. The two-day
event has grown steadily over the years to host more than 8,000
enthusiasts, and over 1,300 VWs who come together for a whirlwind
weekend of events and activities including a road tour, technical
seminars, and top line Saturday evening entertainment. New
to this years’ event is the first annual Exhaust Wars and Burnout
Wars competitions! Don’t miss the opportunity to buy or sell at the
second annual Air-Cooled Volkswagen Auction! Everything from
a project roller, a daily driver, to a show car will be on the auction
block! For more information or to register, visit www.funfestevents.com
or call 866-350-4541.
June 18, 2010 - Drive your Volkswagen to Work Day
It is the 14th annual Drive your Volkswagen to Work Day!
Take a high resolution digital photo of you and your VW and submit
the image to clubs@mamotorworks.com to be posted with
other participants.
October 9, 2010 - Fall Swapfest & Cruise-In
Open to all makes and models of automobiles. Parts, accessories,
and automotive memorabilia must be NOS or used. Vendor
space: $20 per 20 x 20 space. Cars For Sale: $20 per vehicle.
Vendor setup: 6:30am, Gates open: 8:00am. CST. For more information
or to register, visit www.funfestevents.com or call 866-
350-4541.
November 13, 2010 - It's a Lifestyle
Mid America Motorworks will unveil Mike’s special selections
of the best gifts possible for those on your holiday shopping
list. Join us in the MY Garage Museum and Retail Store to get a
jump start on your holiday shopping!
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Guess The Year Of The Dash Boards!
Answers are on page eleven
submitted by Brenda Agan
Let’s Talk Toys!
Welcome to Toy Corner everyone! I’d like to start off by introducing
myself to those who don’t know me. My name is Michael Williams, and I’ve been
collecting Volkswagen toys for close to 25 years. My personal collection numbers
by Michael Williams
well over 5,000 toys from all over the world. Most VW toys are constructed primarily
of either metal or plastic, but it’s not uncommon to find examples made from glass, rubber, wax, and even stone.
VW toys started to appear around the late 1930’s and continue to be produced today. I look forward to sharing the history
and value of a different VW toy each month with everyone in the club.
add
I’ll Drink To That!
Design must be contained within a 14" square space
Maximum 3 colors (though can be 2 or 1)
Must include the following wording within the design:
"20th Annual Volksfest" or "Volksfest 20"
"August 14, 2010" (may add "Saturday")
"Watkins Memorial High School"
"Columbus, Ohio" (or "OH")
"Central Ohio Vintage Volkswagen Club" (may
"presented by")
Keep in mind that you especially want the date and
"Volksfest" portion of your design to be easy to read from a
few feet away - think about reading some one's T-shirt as
you're walking behind them at a cruise-in. Check out our web
site for past years' designs.
Good luck to all who enter a design!
Doug
Schleifer
sends along
pics of an
amazing dune
buggy made
entirely of
beer cans!
The attention
to detail and
the proportions
are truly
amazing. Just
when you
think you’ve
seen it all!
What better toy to start with tha n the most famous Volkswagen of all time. He needs no introduction; it’s
“Herbie The Love Bug”. This example was manufactured by the Taiyo toy company of Japan during the mid 1960s
into the early 1970s. This battery operated tinplate car is 9.8 inches long and came in several variations. One example
was remote controlled, while the other was bump,
turn, and go. The early version has the override
bumpers, while the later version has the pressed
bumpers. When the switch is turned on, three
multicolored lights blink below the rear window
as the vehicle begins to move. This toy is fairly
easy to find in some variations and typically takes
up a parking space in any serious VW collector’s
room. The value of a late version car in good condition
with no box is around $40, with a boxed
mint early version coming in around $300 - $400.
There are a few VW toys where the box is actually
worth as much as the toy if not more. We’ll look
at a few of these VW toys in the coming months.
Until next month… Happy Toy Hunting !!
Bruce, Rita and Sarah Reymer – Club is family oriented
and this family is very active for the past few years
Mark welcomed the six new Board members and the
returning members.
Brenda outlined some events for the upcoming year.
Said this is a special year being out 20th anniversary. Club
meetings:
Feb – Brenda in Charge – t shirt design contest
March – Mark – toy meeting bring toys to share or sell
April – Mike Williams – anniversary meeting and trophy
design contest
May – Stark Hughes
June – Marilyn – guest speaker
July – Mike Roecker
Aug – meeting at show site
Sept – Ann – chicken pot luck at their house
Oct – Rich Berkheimer – pumpkin pie meeting
Nov – Pete and Pete Knoll
Dec – Todd Sichel – cookie meeting
Brenda said she will ask the three local dealers to take
part in our Show. Also out of state dealers are interested also.
Will have a food drive at the show, extra door prize ticket
for a can of food. “Fill a Bus”
March Internation Auto Show March 16-21. See her if
interested in displaying your car.
Mike Roecker knows of an indoor Car show at IX
Cleveland in Oct. More info later.
Our show was featured in recent Dune Buggies and Hot
VWs
Mike Young said he is going to contact Al Moore to
arrange for another Burning Bubble Head to be held the Sat
of Labor Day Weekend. Fund raiser for Kids n Kamp.
LIFE IN THE 'PAST' LANE
by Marilyn Allen
Continued from January, 2010
The May 20th and 21st Michigan VW Show was held
at the VW offices at Auburn Hills. The show was on Sunday.
There was a banquet on Saturday evening. More then 20
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members of our club attended the Michigan show. Classes
were held for all vw's, even the new beetles.
The Michigan Show has a popular feature called "The
Living History of the Volkswagen Automobiles".
Volkswagen historicans tell the spectator the history of the
cars on display. The 2000 show featured the cars of 3 0f our
members. The members and their cars were: Dave Porter,
Kubelwagen; Ted Chaney, Vintage Beetle; Tom Hubbard,
Westfalia. The week-end ended with a trip to Tony Packo's
in Toledo for dinner.
May 20th found some of our members attending The
MS Benefit Cruise on at the Loewes on Morse Road. Ten
VWs were registered for the cruise. Five cars took awards.
The awards were given to Fred Coventry, Judy Diley, Diane
Sims, Jim Brosnahan and Kathy. Tina Gibson, Lee Fisher,
Tom Diley, Jay Burris, and Laura also participated in the
cruise in .
The SEOVVC hosted the annual Memorial Day Car
Show. It was held on May 29th at the Athens County
Fairground. There were separate show classes for domestic
and foreign cars.
We had fun this year working on
our holiday card with our youngest of
three daughters Stacey who is just
starting her own small design firm,
Poochie Prints
(ww.poochieprints.com).
Joni and I had this idea of working
Murray into the card along with
our four grandkids. I remember seeing
a cute shot on the COVVC web site
where a member placed some kids
under the hood of a bug.
Hmmm, why not cram the kids into
Murray's trunk Everything was fine
until Joni tried to position Will, our
youngest grandson, into the final position
in the middle. Every time she
would get him near the Bug he started
to wail. As she pulled him away he
calmed down immediately. We finally
just had to bite the bullet and plunk
him down.
You can see the result! Stacey came
up with the very appropriate headline
and worked her magic in Photo Shop.
Happy New Year everyone!
The last of May,2000, was full of activities for all of
our club members. Could June, 2000, be as busy
To be continued....................................
FEBRUARY IS T-SHIRT DESIGN MONTH
by Brenda Agan
Hello! Seems like we did this not that long ago, but just
wanted to get the word out that the T-Shirt design contest has
been moved up to February. Since the Show T-Shirt design is
also the Show Flyer design, by moving the contest to
February, we should be able to get show flyers printed up and
get the word out about Volksfest 20 earlier!
Please get your creative genius cranking and submit
your design at the February 11th meeting. Here are the specs:
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oliday
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Banquet
M
emories
Food, fun, fellowship and awards to deserving COVVC
members for a job well done, were all part of the
January banquet. Held at the Maennerchor, sixty nine
folks enjoyed a well deserved thanks for a great 2009,
and also a look ahead to our 20th anniversary in 2010!
The highlight of past banquets has been the check presentation
to Kids-N-Kamp, and again this year we contributed
$3000 toward this wonderful cause. A lovely
evening for all in attendance.
all photos by Brenda Agan - thanks Brenda!
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