You can find people who have driven old aircooled VWs and oldschool Mercedes Benz around the world and still use them for good.
Can anyone say the same for the so called reliable corolla?
the person who owns Beetle now a days and restoring them can afford trip around world but a person who don't afford trip can afford corolla
wow great
Thanks for sharing
Billo woke up after a long winter nap in May 2008 and we were looking forward to some real action. I would check the weather forecast and then drive her to work if it was going to be a clear day. It was a 65 km drive to my work place on the busiest highway in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comNorth America</SPAN></st1:place> – the 401. Billo would easily keep up with the flow of the traffic and was totally ‘cool’ when the traffic came to a crawl for any reason. One thing that remained a constant was the motorists who pulled alongside to take a better look, wave or give a thumbs up before speeding off. Children in their car seats would wave excitedly and passengers would get their cameras ready to take pictures. In a place where the sound of a horn is rarely heard unless someone does something terribly upsetting for the other driver, the drivers would honk and give a thumbs up as they passed. The friendly gesture was returned with two short bursts of the original Hella horn and a wave. Somehow the 65 kms were covered in seemingly shorter time when I was driving Billo.<?xml:namespace prefix = o /><o:p></o:p> My family attended the first Toronto Beetle Invasion and we parked our cars at the Centennial park on Lakeshore drive. Other VW drivers as well as total strangers would walk up curiously and it was funny to see them hesitate from touching and feeling the artwork. I would tell them to go ahead and touch the bumper or the side of the car and it amazes them when I tell them the motifs they see are not painted but small bits of tape hand cut and individually pasted.<o:p></o:p><o:p></o:p>Later we drove around town in a convoy as people stopped on the sidewalks to take pictures and wave to us. We raised $20,000 that year.<o:p></o:p><o:p></o:p>We were all getting used to being the centre of attraction wherever we went.<o:p></o:p><o:p></o:p>It was going to be an exciting first summer for Billo.<o:p></o:p>
Abdullah @8 holding the collection box. Note the Pakistan colour proudly flying on the car!
We donated a couple of truck arted hub caps that were auctioned off. They sold for $85 each. The money went to the Sickkids Hospital.
The glow of the artwork is the tribute to artist in Pir Wadahi who I would like mentioned whenever Pakistan makes the news. (Instead Pakistan's name is associated with people who are not even Pakistani!!!)
Great , Shaikh .
beers
Very nice thread, would love to see and learn more of Billo.
<span style="font-family: Arial"><font size="2"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial">The settings couldn't be any better...the lush green grounds of the Fireman's Park located a short drive away from the famous Niagara Falls, the Niagara Volksfolks and John's Bug Shop organize one of the largest shows in Ontario. 2008 was the 22[SUP]nd[/SUP] year the show had been held at the same location. Due to its location a lot of VW enthusiasts from <st1:place><font face=[/IMG]<span style=" border=" 0"="" alt=" - st1placeFONT faceArial size2SPAN style" title=" - st1placeFONT faceArial size2SPAN style">New York</span></st1:place><font face="Arial" size="2"> state cross over into Canada with their bugs to participate. An additional attraction is the dedicated swap meet area. Anyone with anything VW related to sell can rent a small space to display their wares. "Kabaria's" from the US load their trailers and bring plastic bins full of VW parts and are open to offers on prices as they would prefer to sell than haul the parts back. Individuals sometimes bring their half finished projects that they don't want or don't have time to finish. This is where you can find brand new in-boxes parts they had purchased new for the project but never used, for sale. If you have an idea of the prices you can easily haggle and bring home the parts at a fraction of the cost. Each year I come home with loads of parts that I pick up for my VW owner friends in <st1:country-region><st1:place>Pakistan</st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-family: Arial"><font size="2">. <o:p></o:p></span></font><p></p></span></font></font></span></span></font><p class=[/IMG]<o:p></o:p>My family attended the show and were a big help as alone I would never have been able to answer the questions from the thousand plus people who attended that day. Billo?€™s unique truck art attracted large crowds who had questions about the history of truck art, materials used and what not. Luckily I had done my research and shared with my family so we could answer the questions with authentic information. The small <st1:country-region><st1:place>Pakistan</st1:place></st1:country-region> flag that we brought from <st1:country-region><st1:place>Pakistan</st1:place></st1:country-region> proudly and prominently flew on the car. <o:p></o:p><o:p></o:p>The June Jitterbug is a judged car show but you have the option of displaying your car to be judged by a panel of judges or just attending the show without wanting your car to be judged. I had asked Mona to register Billo for the judging but she forgot to hand in the form so Billo wasn't judged that day (which was a shame cuz I am sure we would have won a prize in our category) We were just happy that so many people got to see a beautiful specimen of the Pakistani truck art and the hundreds of pictures that the spectators took from every conceivable angle would be the shared online and be commented on. <o:p></o:p><o:p></o:p>Enjoy the pictures!<o:p></o:p>
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people usually think of exporting their cars from Abroad to Pakistan, but exporting car from Pakistan to Canada ,and car depicting Pakistani culture and colors, is really worth appreciating..!!
and MASHA ALLAH your beetle is awesome in condition even after 50 years..
July is the time when the <st1:city><st1:place><font face=[/IMG]<span style=" border=" 0"="" alt=" - st1Cityst1placeFONT faceArial size2SPAN style" title=" - st1Cityst1placeFONT faceArial size2SPAN style">Kitchener </span></st1:place></st1:city><st1:city style="font-family: Arial;"><st1:place>Waterloo</st1:place></st1:city> & area bug club organizes the annual Bug Out! It is the longest running Volkswagen show in <st1:country-region style="font-family: Arial;"><st1:place>Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region> this year (2011) in its 30[SUP]th[/SUP] year. <st1:city style="font-family: Arial;"><st1:place>Kitchener</st1:place></st1:city> - <st1:city style="font-family: Arial;"><st1:place>Waterloo</st1:place></st1:city> is about 70 km from where we live and is also the home of RIM (Research in Motion) - the makers of Blackberry devices. I was looking forward to attending this show but my family had other plans for the weekend so I was on my own. The actual show grounds are in a small town just outside K-W at the beautiful Kitchener - Waterloo Optimist Club in <st1:city style="font-family: Arial;"><st1:place>Heidelberg</st1:place></st1:city>. <o:p></o:p><o:p></o:p>The show grounds are lush green rolling hills with corn fields and natural forest as the back drop. Cars are parked according to the pre-decided categories along the natural contours of the grounds. Billo was in the special interest group due to the special interest people were expected to take in the art work that was proudly worn by her. The <st1:country-region style="font-family: Arial;"><st1:place>Pakistan</st1:place></st1:country-region> flag was flying on the door and I was ready to answer the questions. <o:p></o:p><o:p></o:p>The kabaria's were present too with tons of goodies. I bought a set of original VW trim rings for Billo's wheels. (I bought a lot more than just a set of trim rings but my wife reads these posts so let's just say I bought one set of ...)<o:p></o:p><o:p></o:p>Once again, the attention Billo received was phenomenal. The visitors were amazed to see the artwork as they stopped by. "Nice paint job" they would say. I would then thank them and point out that its NOT paint but tiny bits of vinyl individually cut and pasted by hand! This would get their attention a second time as they leaned over to take a closer look. The etiquette of appreciating a classic show car require that the cars are not touched or leaned against so the people would be hesitant to feel the artwork. I would encourage them to go ahead and run their finger tips on the bumper to feel the individual pieces. (At later shows I would take with me a few truck art hub caps for people to "touch and feel", freeing me from buffing the car every so often to remove the haze from touching). The only time I left her side was to go browse in the used car part section.
At the end of the show, after the judges scoring has been compiled, the names of the award winners are announced and awards distributed. I was pleasantly surprised to hear my name (even though mispronounced) called over the speakers to come receive the Presidents Choice award amid loud cheers and clapping.
It is an awesome looking wooden plaque inscribed with the following statement...<o:p></o:p>
" Each year a single car is picked that shows outstanding technical merit, expert workmanship, and an overall demonstration of all that is Volkswagen. Congratulations on being this year's President's Choice"<o:p></o:p><o:p></o:p>
The trophy collection begins?€?<o:p></o:p>
gr8 There is no words for appreciation.cheeeeers
Anxiously waiting...
an absolute beauty
not exactly true..
The Presidents Choice award....
I agree. Corolla is the common man's car in this country for a long time now. Maintaining a VW here is for the elite.
Nasir bhai
Salute
Is it possible to see this car in person ?I would be in Toronto this weekend !
Absolutely! PM me for directions. I plan to drive over to Ottawa myself sometime this summer. I usually stay in Kanata.
