Volkswagen Club of Pakistan (VWCOP)

[Aleem1]

In the meantime...Another News Flash! Another VW potentially up for saving from the scrapper in ISB...this time let's try and get this right!

The car in question is a 1963 Beetle in white, with an old Mianwali number. This car has an interesting history. It used to be a regular fixture in the Blue Area for umpteen years, and was apparently an 'abandoned' vehicle.

In the early 2000s, the car was taken away by the Kohsar police in preparation for the August 14th parade one year (back when they used to be public events). The car was then impounded at the Kohsar police station, in F-7 where it stood for several more years. I noticed the car there one day when visiting a client in custody.
My contact at the Kohsar station, an ASI, now tells me that the car is awaiting either auction or scrapping at the Abandoned Car Lot/Pool in Tarlai, which is somewhere near the Commissioner's Office. I am not familiar with the area.

Can anyone help out? The car is complete minus docs and largely original. too old for the scrapper!

Aleem

[razaksyed]

@Aleem,
This wont be easy, the auction procedures are absurd, and often entail several months if not years. Papers should not be a problem as long as you are able to get a sales recepit from the police. I have been looking for a 63 or earlier bug since long therefore, you can count me in as a potential buyer. I hope this can wait until my next visit around mid-feb. With 2 bikes to restore and a Moggy to zoop up, my hands are full but, pre 65 VWs are becoming rare by the day.

[romano]

anyone interested in rescuing the green vw at workshop in Golra? Car has been extensively modified so cannot be fixed but frame should be good for a future thrown away body. The number is 0323 510 2185. Go on guys, try yr luck. A frame with papers is of VALUE to someone out there! I spoke to the owner some months ago and he was asking 20k, not a lot since the car will yield doors, window glass, speedo, steering, engine and gearbox, plus the complete frame of course. all wheels on it.

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Donot tell me you cut the part man ...no gals will see the video than ...you have a super model giving you an interview and that was the only part where evry one could have apericated you man just kidding :d...you know i just wanted to see how i looked hehehhehehehe thats ok mate have fun
tc

i guess during these posts i forgot answering fadee, well buddy the video was done in a hurry, will share with all soon, just got busy with my semester finals
however i had to cut out ur part of the interview coz of the background noise...

I wish i had been more proffessional with it but it was strictly university work and i did get thumbs up even for a mediocre job... Inshallah will make a detailed and proffessional video on vwcop that could even be aired on tv... :d(depends highly on the time i can allocate)

from now on i will be with my camera at vwcop gtg's...

Arslan

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@all

happy new year guys !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Storm]

hey guys, i got new tires put on....185/65/15. the ride is MUCH better and the steering is also lighter...but now the height seems a bit too much...any idea how to get it set?

the ride is still too hard. i'm suspecting the shocks may be busted...any ideas?

Congratulations on the new purchase. Now yours cars wheels & tyres are moer or less at the correct height (634mm). Both the front and rear heights can be adjusted but do check to ensure that you are not lowering it too much as these old cars WERE high. if it must be lowered you MUST get it doen from a pro as there is a high risk of losing a body part if you incorrectly open the rear suspension. As for the shocks, have a suspensino pro check them AND check to see if they are the correct size & spec for your application.

as you are getting it opened you must have the mechanic check the bushes and your bump stops as now would be a great time to replace them.

good luck and post some pics.

@all

happy new year guys !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and to you buddy.

[NaveedRizvi]

[romano]

that brake 'service' gives new meaning to the word roadside mechanic. poor car. Aleem is right; made in Germany, wrecked in Pakistan

[NaveedRizvi]

U may be right .... but had to do something to make the car mobile.... just FYI the guy is also one of the VW specialists in KHI....( i.e. he can work on only VWs; how good he is at it is another thing:p )

and on top of that the brakes are working LIKE disc brakes

[Aleem1]

@Razak - join the club, I'm looking for a pre 65 VW too (bug, bus, ghia anything) and I can tell you that while the cars are certainly out there, they are getting rarer by the day. We can't afford to be picky or choosy.

However, at least I can say that after meeting up with Romano and Storm today I have confidence in my ability to get work done here in ISB and source parts once I get my hands on the right car.

I heard you work in Afghanistan? (H) My father visited Kabul in 2001-2 and took a pic of what appeared to be a restorable 62/63 ragtop bug standing abandoned in Kabul. The guy wanted $100 for it cash on the spot.

What's the VW scene in Afghanistan these days? I know VWs were also popular there back in the heyday. What about bringing one back across the border, if we locate a 50s Bug or a ragtop or something rare?

[sharjemad]

Guys, the 65 bodyshell in F11? Well, its gone! Went over with Storm this evening, and NO CAR! a young twerp turns up saying he had sold the entire body for 4500/- to a Kabaria, who promptly cut it up on the spot and carted it away! Am so pissed off. We rescued the speedo, glasses, steering wheel and column, a front bumper, and some other little bits. Such a pity. @ Aleem, if you had called me just a bit earlier I would have given you a plan to save it.. but I guess we always think the grass on the other side is greener. Wake up guys! That split window with sunroof may or may not be 'out' there, but meanwhile, lots of classic Beetles are going to the wreckers. Time is not on our side.

@ Dear Romano
Plz parcel me the steering wheel of the 65 Bug i can hang it into my bedroom for the good memories of the beauty bug or or install it into my expected owned bug

[farrukhahmed]

Congratulations on the new purchase. Now yours cars wheels & tyres are moer or less at the correct height (634mm). Both the front and rear heights can be adjusted but do check to ensure that you are not lowering it too much as these old cars WERE high. if it must be lowered you MUST get it doen from a pro as there is a high risk of losing a body part if you incorrectly open the rear suspension. As for the shocks, have a suspensino pro check them AND check to see if they are the correct size & spec for your application.

as you are getting it opened you must have the mechanic check the bushes and your bump stops as now would be a great time to replace them.

good luck and post some pics.

that's my plan.....i really think the shocks are busted, although the mech said he had taken them out and checked them and they're fine but even pushing the car up/down is very stiff with no bounce...

incase they have to be replaced, what's the recommended size / brand / type?

[sharjemad]

anyone interested in rescuing the green vw at workshop in Golra? Car has been extensively modified so cannot be fixed but frame should be good for a future thrown away body. The number is 0323 510 2185. Go on guys, try yr luck. A frame with papers is of VALUE to someone out there! I spoke to the owner some months ago and he was asking 20k, not a lot since the car will yield doors, window glass, speedo, steering, engine and gearbox, plus the complete frame of course. all wheels on it.

Bug have an engine or not ? i mean it is in running condition or not? Plz post some pics so VW lovers can get some courage to own this bug.

[Storm]

@Naveed
congrats on the work, what next? is she up and running now?

@aleem
great to meet you today buddy, and i look forward to see what happens about what we discussed.

[sharjemad]

@ Dear Storm

Plz forward my request to romano to parcel me the steering wheel of the bug. you guys rescued.

[Storm]

that's my plan.....i really think the shocks are busted, although the mech said he had taken them out and checked them and they're fine but even pushing the car up/down is very stiff with no bounce...

incase they have to be replaced, what's the recommended size / brand / type?

in an ideal world i'd suggest gas shocks as that is probably the ONLY universal upgrade which every beetle can benefit from. KYB (Gas-a-just & GR2) and GAZ make excellent shock for the type 1 but finding them bere is next to impossible. also there isn't one universal size for all beetles so you'll have to find out which size your car needs depending on the model, desired ride height etc.

i'm using Boge shocks (sometimes available in PK) in my 1303 at the moment,.. not bad but not the best either. but beggers can't be coosers i guess, so they'll ahev to do till it's time to change them.

[Storm]

@ Dear Storm

Plz forward my request to romano to parcel me the steering wheel of the bug. you guys rescued.

steering is in dire need of a rescue at the moment and my thing needs a VW steering setup so i'll be repairing the steering and fitting the entire column to my thing for now. I have no intention of hanging on to the 65 steering though (i only need the column), just long enough to get my hands on a replacement 74+ steering for my thing, then it'll be up for sale.

will keep you informed.

[sharjemad]

steering is in dire need of a rescue at the moment and my thing needs a VW steering setup so i'll be repairing the steering and fitting the entire column to my thing for now. I have no intention of hanging on to the 65 steering though (i only need the column), just long enough to get my hands on a replacement 74+ steering for my thing, then it'll be up for sale.

will keep you informed.

Thanx Bro. Have you seen the bug in Golra that romano is asking for rescue?

[Storm]

Thanx Bro. Have you seen the bug in Golra that romano is asking for rescue?

nope

[NaveedRizvi]

@ Storm

One of my bugs is going for a full resto very very soon....some work being done on my 69 ...updates to come soon