March 2019 Volume 28-03 - COVVC

March 2019 Volume 28-03

OFFICIAL MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF THE CENTRAL OHIO VINTAGE VOLKSWAGEN CLUB

Next Meeting March 14th - details inside!

Member SpotlightPG 5

Meet me at the Airport

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Valve Checknot the ones you think

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2 Zundfolge Central Ohio Vintage Volkswagen Club www.COVVC.org

INFORMATION

ZUNDFOLGEZundfolge (translated ‘firing order’) is published monthly by the Central Ohio Vintage Volkswagen Club. Its purpose is to keep us informed and running smoothly, while providing knowledge and enthusiasm into the Classic VW Community. Members are encouraged to submit articles and photos for the newsletter. Please contact the Editor for more informa-tion. Brian Knoll @ [email protected]

To obtain VW factory information send your serial number to:

Pre 1955:VW Brezelffenstervereinigung e.v.Ernst Reter Hagen, Amselweg 4, D

3073 Liebenau, Germany

Post 1955:Customer Assistance, Volkswagen AGPostfach, 3180 Wolfsburg 1, Germany

FACTORY DATA

COVVC OFFICERS

In the Spring of 1991 our club was founded by 12 enthusiasts lookingfor a way to pool their parts and resources to maintain their vintage Volkswagen Cars. Now we are in our 29th year with about 200 members and the premiere Vintage Volkswa-gen club for Central Ohio. We Strive to share knowledge and resources while having plenty of fun. We welcome everyone interested in classic air-cooled as well as newer water-cooled VW products. Annually we host Ohio’s largest Volkswagen Car show & swap-meet ‘Volksfest’ to benefit Childhood Cancer Family Conection; an independent non-profit organization, devoted to the needs of children with cancer.

Board of Directors: Mark Garrett [email protected] 614.262.2881 Stark Hughes [email protected] 614.843.0751 Kathy Kern [email protected] 614.940.8047 Mike Roecker [email protected] 216.233.4456 Mike Williams [email protected] 937.390.3794 Linda C Brown [email protected] 614.253.4694 Richard Rambo [email protected] 614.551.6621

Secretary Debbie Garrett [email protected] 614.262.2881 Treasurer Todd Sichel [email protected] 614.252.1431 Membership Ryan Cisco [email protected] 740.709.0183 Historian Maryilyn Allen [email protected] 614.604.8744 Webmaster Ashley Cook [email protected] 419.681.0518 Zundfolge Ed. Brian Knoll [email protected] 937.206.9293

Tech Advisor Al Moore Columbus [email protected] 740.415.8812Tech Advisor Bruce Amacker Cleveland [email protected] 440.846.3885Tech Advisor Bill Huntsman Marion [email protected] 740.389.3187Tech Advisor Jim Meyer Circleville [email protected] 740.474.4410Water Cooled Jerry Ohara [email protected] 614.471.8786Social Media Ray Duane [email protected] 304.218.0401

Coming up in April...Lead Article...... Stark HughesTheme......... Anniversary & T-shirt Designs!Meeting Date... Thursday, April 11th 7pmLocation ...... 94th Aero SquadronAddress ..... 5030 Sawyer Rd, Cols 43219

Officers

Contributors

Jan Mark Garrett Annual BanquetFeb Ryan Cisco ValentinesMar Mike Williams Toy MeetingApr Stark Hughes Anniversary/T-shirt DesignMay Linda Brown Trophy DesignJun Ryan Cisco Club PicnicJul Debi Garrett Show Prep ReviewAug Mark Garrett VOLKSFEST 29Sept Ann Gillman Chicken FryOct Marilyn Allen HalloweenNov Kathy Kern ElectionsDec Todd Sichel Cookie Meeting

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ThoughTs from a Board memBer.... Michael WilliamsWelcome back everyone!! Before I get started, I wanted to remind everyone that this month’s meeting on Thursday March 14th is our annual toy meeting. Don’t forget to bring your favorite toys to share with fellow members. Also thanks to Kathy Kern, and Richard Rambo we have secured a new location to try for meetings. Its the 94th Aero Squadron out by the airport. It appears they are excited to work with us and host our meetings, they have a nice room and plenty of parking (maybe a spring cruise in?) anyway I hope you will come to the toy meeting and check the place out.

The toy I’m sharing with each of you this month was purchased at a local VW show last weekend. The gentleman I purchased the toy from made the trip to Ohio all the way from Tennessee. I was also lucky enough to pur-chase several other VW toys from this gentleman at the show and hope to share them with you in future articles. It’s funny, but I always seem to get a sense of connection with another collector whenever one of their toys finds a new home in my collection.

This month’s toy is a blue and white colored VW bus made by the PEPE JATO Toy Company of Alfena Portugal in the early to mid-1960’s. This plastic toy is based on a split window VW bus painted to look like a police van and is about 8 inches long with amazing detail both inside and out. The toy featured has a friction motor mounted to the front axle that allows the bus to zoom across the floor. I can just imagine a small child spending hours pretend-ing they are racing to an accident on a local highway. Some early versions of the toy have a tin interior insert with or without a steering wheel and driver.

This toy is fairly rare and doesn’t come up for sale very often. Many VW models made by PEPE JATO in the early years were pro-duced in very limited numbers. I have several models in my collection that came from very limited production runs. The VW bus model produced by PEPE JATO came in many different themes and colors. The value of the toy in good condition with no box is around $35 - $50, with a boxed mint example coming in around $125 - $150 depending on the theme and color. PEPE JATO VW toys continue to be sought after by collectors around the world and continue to bring some very impressive prices when changing hands in today’s market, so keep your eyes open fellow collectors.

Until next month… Happy Toy Hunting !!

memBership updaTe - ryan CisCo

Hello COVVC members! Do you need to renew? How do you know your membership has expired? Your expiration date is beside your name on the back of this newsletter. Need to renew? You can now renew your membership online on our website, www.covvc.org. It’s only $25.00 per year. Or if you prefer, you can pay at the next meeting, or you can send in a check.

Please make checks payable to COVVC and mail to: COVVC c/o Ryan Cisco 5577 Mesa Falls Street Dublin, OH 43016.

We had 8 membership renewals last month. Thank you for your continued support of the COVVC. As it stands today our current membership is at 167.

New members: Garrick Reischman, Paul & Pam Smith - WELCOME to the CLUB!

Renewals: Rick Rowland, David Roundhouse, James Martin, David & Tracey Sheppard, Rodney Vest, Doug & Teresa Schleifer, Tom Keyes, Mo OBrien THANK YOU!


Someone in Canada Is Selling a Collection of 55 Vintage VW Buses for $350,000

We've never seen so many rare VW transporters in one place.

If you're into restoring vintage Volkswagen Buses, we may have just found your ultimate project. It's a collection of 55 (yes, fifty-five) T2s that are now for sale in Canada with an asking price of $350,000.

The ad, featured on Kijiji, doesn't have many pictures, but the few it does provide give us a good idea of what we're dealing with. They're

all in a field together, most uncovered and exposed to the elements. According to the description, all the cars are in "good restorable condition." There's no telling how long they've been sitting, but all of them are in various states of disrepair. They do look mostly complete, though. We bet at least a few of them would be better suited as parts vehicles.

Rather than go through the trouble of listing each van individually, the seller is asking $350,000 USD for all of the VWs. While that might sound like a lot, that price comes out to $6364 per car, which isn't too bad. Some of these Buses are split-window variants, which are pretty rare and more desirable.

The ad says the buyer will be responsible for removing the Buses from their current loca-tion, and that to even view the collection, it'll cost you $500. We've reached out to to see how the seller ended up with this many vintage VWs in the first place, and why he's now selling them.

55 VinTage Buses for $350,000Adapted from Road & Track

By Brian Silvestro

new meeTing LoCaTion

Over the last few months, the COVVC has been in a bit of flux, trying to find a ‘good’ location for club meetings and events. We have members coming from every direction, the menu, prices, service; even having a dedicated room and plenty of parking are just a few of the things we have to consider when having meetings. We’ve also had some scheduling problems with past locations.

After plenty of suggestions; our own Kathy Kern, and Richard Rambo spent a weekend touring columbus (eating and drinking along the way - oh how rough!) trying to narrow down some possibilites for our club meetings. So for the upcoming meeting and hopefully many more we are trying somewhere new.....94th Aero Squadron. The address is 5030 Sawyer Rd, Columbus, OH 43219.

This facility checks many of our club boxes, and they are excited to have us coming. It sits with a view of the runaways at Columbus/John Glenn airport, has a beautiful room, great food and service. They have plenty of parking and have even offered up the ‘yard’ if we’d like to have a little car show during a summer meeting. While on the northeast side of Columbus it is easily accessed from 270. Our next meeting is March 14th we hope you will join us, and let us know your thoughts on the new location!


memBer spoTLighT

My personal VW history began in Columbus in 1958, when my dad purchased a brand-new Beetle; I was 3 years old. He had served in Germany after WWII and had returned with a deep appreciation for German engineering. Dad had been on a waiting list for a car, but got tired of waiting and purchased a European version from an importer instead. At the time, you could only get Beetles in “light bronze” (tan) or black; ours was light bronze, but Dad decided that was “too plain” and had it painted bright red about a year after he bought it. So not only were we stared at (and honked at) for driving a “different” car, it was the only red one around! To add to that oddity, my younger brother Bob and I were frequently seated in the “back-in-the-back” as we called it, while our St. Bernard dog took up the whole backseat! I’m told we were quite the spectacle.

I remember attending the grand opening of Davidson-Green VW with my family, with VW cookies and lots of free VW small metal mod-el cars distributed to all the kids there (which my brother now deeply regrets losing). Dad liked to go there from time to time, not for service, because he always did it himself, but just to chat with the people there and see what was new. On one visit, when I was about 9 years old, I was struck by the sight of the absolutely most beautiful car I had ever seen. I walked around it and around it in awe for what seemed like hours. It was the very first time I had ever seen a Karmann Ghia, and right then and there I decided I would have one someday. So ever since 1958, we have had at least one VW in our family. Our ’58 Beetle was followed by a ’67 Beetle. In the meantime, my Dad had also found a 1949 Hebmuller (#223, built shortly before the Hebmuller factory had its devastating fire). Dad intended to restore it, but ended up selling it to a friend years later (it has now been restored twice and is owned by a collector in Italy). Here are pictures of the Hebmuller when we had it, and as it looks today:

Bob bought the first of his many VW’s during high school, a 1960 Ghia cabriolet (for $25, from under a pine tree). “Maybelle” was probably pale yellow at one time, but had many different gray and rust-colored primer spots, so it was hard to tell. Bob and Dad got her running well, and Bob ended up driving her to California and to Florida, in addition to all around Columbus. (You may have met Bob at Volksfest—he brings the silver Type III Ghia.) Bob started a small business in our garage of rebuilding VW engines for $300 plus parts (with a 90-day guaran-tee)—he put himself through college that way. Here’s a picture of VW’s waiting for his atten-tion in our driveway (a few of them are ours)

Bob actually also found me my first car in 1977—a light blue 68 Ghia coupe with 120K miles, owned by a Navy nurse who had named her “Nellie Belle”. Nellie had been all over the world, including Japan, Hawaii and Guam, and had been rustproofed (Ziebart) when she was new, so her body was in great shape, but her engine needed rebuilt. I bought her for $150. After $75 in parts and Bob’s excellent free labor, she was completely road ready, and I drove her as my primary transportation for eight more years and another 85K miles. My then boyfriend Greg taught me how to drive a standard shift, and we went everywhere! Greg assumed partial custody of her once we were married in 1979.

By late 1985, our son Kirk was two, and our daughter Kristen was about to be born. We realized that it might be a good idea for me to have a primary vehicle with some creature comforts—like heating and even A/C—so we bought our first in a long line of VW Jettas which we have continued to this day. Nellie was finally retired and after many years tearfully given up for parts, although we still

have her horn and speedometer, and her ignition key will be on my keychain forever. In 1999, on the occasion of our 20th wedding anniversary, Greg surprised me with the purchase of a 1969 Karmann Ghia cabriolet! We traveled to Baltimore, MD to pick up this one-owner car, prepared to tow it back, if necessary. However, after a quick oil change and tune-up in the parking lot, the car was in perfect driving condition, and we had a wonderful time caravanning all the way back to Columbus, top down the whole way. I asked Greg what we should call her, and he said, “Of course--Annabelle!” Of all the cars we drive, Annabelle inspires the most smiles and thumbs-up by far.

We attended Volksfest 10 and also a COVVC meeting shortly thereafter, but with our growing family at the time, it was difficult to be involved in club events. We finally re-joined COVVC in 2000, and I subsequently served on the board and as webmaster for several years. Happily, both kids have inherited the VW bug, too—Kirk drives a Jetta, and Kristen proudly owns a VW Golf. Greg and I hope to someday visit the Stuttgart factory, and we will always be a VW family.

In closing I’d like to nominate Jim and Brenda Perrin to share their VW history next!

Ann Gillman


CLuB offiCer passes Mark Garrett

Visiting hours will be on Friday March 22,2019 from 4 to 7pm with the celebration of life service on Saturday, March 23 at 11am. Both visiting hours and celebration of life will be at the First Community Church - South Campus 1320 Cambridge Blvd, Columbus, OH 43212. Marilyn’s obituary can be viewed at the web site Ever Loved. God Speed Marilyn.

Marilyn Allen, longtime club member and COVVC Historian for many years, passed away on February 6th.

Her infectious smile and never-ending energy for preserving the history of the COVVC will be greatly missed by all who came to know her over the years. Shortly after joining the club, she made it a personal mission to collect and organize all the newsletters, Volksfest show flyers and photos from the beginning and up to the present. She organized each year into individual binders and would display them each year at Volksfest at the COVVC museum. Besides the note-books, she displayed the collection of show t-shirts. The display was always a popular attraction for those attending Volksfest. She was a vintage purest at heart and enjoyed her 1976 Beetle Cabriolet for many years. She also enjoyed her more modern 2006 New Beetle.

meeTing minuTes Debbi GarrettRyan Cisco started the meeting at 7:40pm. Meeting was at Tommy’s Pizza on Lane Ave. 13 people were in attendance. - Treasury- We are in good shape- Membership is 164- Next meeting is 3/14 with Mike Williams leading the Annual Toy Meeting- We will try to meet at Mozart’s on High St.- Cathy Kern is going to look in to this- April Meeting is 4/11 will be led by Stark Hughes and it is the Anniversary Meeting/ T-shirt contest- May Meeting is 5/9 and will be the Trophy contest- June is 6/13 – usually the picnic meeting but this may change- July’s meeting on 7/11 will be at the Garrett’s- pot luck and pre-show meeting- August will be at the show site on Friday 8/9 to prepare for Volksfest!

Ashley is doing a fabulous job with the web site. Check out all of the upcoming events and cruise-ins.

Some Ideas for Fun things to do this year:Rally RaceDrew’s Off Road showAirstream Factory TourGervasi Winery road trip

Marilyn Allen’s calling hours will be 3/22 from 4-7pm at First Community Church in Grandview. Her service will be 3/23 at 11:00 am.


Vw TeCh... Tips, Tricks, Tools & Repairs Bruce AmackerMaster Cylinder Check Valves and Disc Brakes

This month’s column is a refresher on the purpose of check valves in a braking system, this info might be helpful if you’re swapping in a dual MC on an early vehicle or upgrading to disc brakes. Drum brakes use a wheel cylinder, of course, to apply pressure to the shoes. The cups inside the wheel cylinders prefer a bit of residual pressure to keep the lips of the cup sealed to the bore surface of the cylinder prevent air entry past the wheel cylinder cups, and to keep the pistons in good contact with the shoes. This residual pressure is usually between 5 and 12PSI and retained by a metal ball and spring, or a rubber “duck bill” check valve. Some vehicles don’t use a check valve and rely on a spring expander in between the wheel cylinder cups to keep the cup lips pressed snugly against the wheel cylinder bore.

Years ago on a heavy truck using a 4 wheel drum hydraulic brake setup I had several defective new master cylinders in a row where the residual check valve would hold too much pressure in the system. The result was the truck’s brakes would not release fully after it warmed up, causing dragging brakes and hot drums. Another problem I had lately was on one of my disc brake upgrades the supplier included a dual MC for the upgrade that had a check valve in the rear port and a modified (inop) check valve in the front port. Oddly, the rear check valve had stuck shut from being in the pack-age dry for quite a while and needed a bit of “persuading” to free up. This involved removing the line and check valve from the MC, finger bleeding it to get the air out of the bore, and installing the check valve. Finger bleeding it at the valve then allowed the system to perform correctly and I bled it at the rear wheel cylinders from there. No big deal, a 10 minute process to diag and correct it.

Disc brake calipers don’t like residual pressure in the system so no check valve is needed or used, installing one could cause the disc brakes to hang a bit and wear the pads out prema-turely. On some later cars, VW eliminated the check valves on the front system by using a restriction orifice in the MC outlet port.

Later (’71 up) Bay busses had a separate brake pressure reg-ulator valve mounted on the framerail under the driver in the rear feed line. This valve’s purpose was to lower pressure to the rears in a panic stop to prevent rear brake lockup. Don’t get the purpose of this valve confused with the check valves on the MC.

Keep all of this in mind if you alter a brake hydraulic system. If a disc brake upgrade is installed on an early drum brake vehicle, be sure to use whatever the supplier recommends for a master cylinder so the system functions properly. If you’re in-stalling a dual MC in place of a single MC on a pre-’67 vehicle, be sure that it agrees with the disc/drum arrangement on the vehicle. I’ve done several disc installs and dual MC upgrades lately so all of this is pertinent information for me. Just because it’s a dual MC doesn’t mean they are all the same!

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For Sale: DunebuggyTitled 62, 60 HP with cam, fiberglass body, removable top, custom cover and side panels. Lots of new parts. $5,000Call James 330-627-7428

For Sale: VW Trike2000+ CC stroked and cam 250hp engine, new tires and rear disc brakes, 21gal tank, Sportset front end with gauges, lights mirrors and misc parts.Serious inquires only.Asking $5000Call Randy 614.301.0240

For Sale: HeadlinerBrand New Interior Headliner for a Ghia. Off-White Color. Vendor sent wrong part would not take return. Brand New! Call Carl [email protected]

For Sale: 1974 ThingWill consider trades. Very Clean, tastfully mod-ified, High Performance Engine, custom wheels and MANY new parts. Always garaged runs and looks great.Asking $16,000 OBOCall Bruce 740.304.1430

For Sale: 1967 Type IIDeluxe modelCall Jon 740.703.7695

For Sale: 1979 Bus Original Owner, 123K Miles, Original Paint. Rebuilt Engine only has 500 miles, new tires, new exhaust and heater boxes., have middle seat (not installed)Serious inquires only. Asking $11,500 cash. Call Chad 740.385.9045

For Sale: Carl Dewhurst is selling his Citroen and all of his tools. Also plenty of VW parts are available. Please call 614.218.4606

For Sale: 1979 BeetleConvertible Super Beetle, Original Paint, Leather Seats, & Top w/heated rear window. 3rd Owner, always garaged & maintained.34,500 orig. miles, serious offers considered.Call Chuck [email protected]

For Sale: Car cover for New Beetle Model years 1998-2011. Excellent condition. Was $130 new. Asking $50. Call Brenda at 614-323-2593.

For Sale: 1966 Beetle F block engine and tranny Other misc engine & tranny parts. 1969 Ghia front bumper and box of misc parts $300.Con-tact mark at 614.855.3879 [email protected]

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