Lots of Wagons!

Well...the Volks-kind! Texas VW Fest - Fredericksburg, Texas - Sat April 20th

Serious Bug Infestation at Ladybird Johnson Park this weekend. LOL





















There were even a few VW's from up north...


Neat Show!

-Mike

Dam that is so cool, I just looked at a dune buggy yesterday that is apart and i might buy it. As long as I can get it for a good price.

love vdubs.

thats a pretty solid northern vw

Few more from a friend that went:

VW Brazilia. Never seen one of these before!

I think my lawn mower engine is bigger.

Hitlers revenge,...

Whats up with the black plastic grills on those 2 VW buses? Those special models?

Cool pics. I woulda gone that.

I love that old patina gia! Sweet!

No pics of that black bug on the trailer in the background of one of the pics?

brokecello wrote:

Whats up with the black plastic grills on those 2 VW buses? Those special models?

Both of those buses have aftermarket a/c. It IS Texas, gotta have it. The grills are for a/c condensors. When I worked at the a/c shops we did a lot of those installs. Had to run a/c hoses to the back, and normally the evap and vents were mounted to the rear roof or one lower side, depending on if it was a camper or not. On the newer Vanagons the a/c ran in a strip down the middle of the roof.

Such fun!

-Mike

toomanytoyz wrote:

Cool pics. I woulda gone that.

I love that old patina gia! Sweet!

No pics of that black bug on the trailer in the background of one of the pics?

Missed that one. Oh well!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dntF1Iewrak&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Youtube vid from the show. Pretty cool, but the music is wrong for VW's!

81X11 wrote:

brokecello wrote:

Whats up with the black plastic grills on those 2 VW buses? Those special models?

Both of those buses have aftermarket a/c. It IS Texas, gotta have it. The grills are for a/c condensors. When I worked at the a/c shops we did a lot of those installs. Had to run a/c hoses to the back, and normally the evap and vents were mounted to the rear roof or one lower side, depending on if it was a camper or not. On the newer Vanagons the a/c ran in a strip down the middle of the roof.

Such fun!

-Mike

Considering that huge front end and VWs lack of any real horsepower,using the AC would require dropping a gear and mashing the gas just to turn the compressor over!

81X11 wrote:

brokecello wrote:

Whats up with the black plastic grills on those 2 VW buses? Those special models?

Both of those buses have aftermarket a/c. It IS Texas, gotta have it. The grills are for a/c condensers. When I worked at the a/c shops we did a lot of those installs. Had to run a/c hoses to the back, and normally the evap and vents were mounted to the rear roof or one lower side, depending on if it was a camper or not. On the newer Vanagons the a/c ran in a strip down the middle of the roof. Such fun! -Mike

I might believe that if they just had the front enclosure added. But by virtue of the raised roof, both appear to be Type II T2c’s, especially the white one with the most recent front doors (note the additional reveal on the lower edge). They are more likely the Mexican or South American water cooled versions that were brought here. Not that Texas is geographically closest to those places, or anything. And Wiki is still your friend if you need to check.
They made them in 2005/2006
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Brazilian_Watercooled_Kombi.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Brazilian_Kombi_pair.jpg

YachtDriver wrote:

They made them in 2005/2006

The picture of the two side by side are 2005 and 2006 models. A water cooled diesel version was built in Brazil from 1981-85, and production of the gasoline variant started in Mexico in 1991 and Brazil in 1995. They're still being made, with production scheduled to end 12/31/2013 because they don't meet new Brazilian safety regulations.