Local Transporter History

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MOTORING NEWS

THIS MICROBUS IS A product of the German Volkswagen factory. The 50 miles-an-hour vehicle seats eight, does 30 miles to the gallon, and can be used for load or passenger carrying. Basic price of the de luxe model shown here (it has sun-roof and other additional features is £A1,056

SOME LOCAL VW USERS

Another user of the Volkswagen Pick-up in the building and constructional field is Craft Builders Pty. Ltd. (Messrs. R. Huckstepp, L. C. Moore and H. Upton, partners). Their Pick-up is used to carry general joinery and building material of all types to the job.

MOTOR SHOW

This is the Volkswagen Kombi van in its latest guise. It is available with a variety of body arrangements.

Million microbuses on the roads

THE release of the 1978 VW Microbus in Australia coincides with the news that 4.5 million VW commercial vehicles have been built since the first rolled off the assembly lines in 1950.

WEEKEND MOTORING Re-emergence of an old favourite

The full range of Volkswagen Kombis which are available in Australia. Note the familiar Kombi camper hiding at the back.

WEEKEND MOTORING Say cooee to the bush

WITH virtually every Australian living within cooee of the bush, and given the superb climate we enjoy, it comes as no surprise that we are pioneers in developing Recreational Vehicle (RV) concepts.

Motoring

VOLKSWAGEN has returned to the light commercial field with a range of models that are a generation ahead of the earlier designs.

Motoring Caravelle sails through

THE STEEP inclines of the Pacific Highway just outside Buladelah were the test which convinced us that the new Volkswagen Caravelle had that little bit extra which made it worth the asking price of nearly $48,000.

Citations

Advertising (1954, June 21). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 4. Retrieved November 8, 2017, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18437665

MOTORING NEWS (1954, February 8). News (Adelaide, SA : 1923 - 1954), p. 19. Retrieved January 27, 2017, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article134478025

SOME LOCAL VW USERS (1958, July 2). The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), p. 17. Retrieved January 27, 2017, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article136301677

MOTOR SHOW (1968, September 27). The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), p. 34. Retrieved January 27, 2017, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131673512

Million microbuses on the roads (1978, January 31). The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), p. 14. Retrieved January 27, 2017, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131712781

WEEKEND MOTORING Re-emergence of an old favourite (1989, September 1). The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), p. 18. Retrieved January 27, 2017, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article120849081

WEEKEND MOTORING Say cooee to the bush (1990, March 2). The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), p. 22. Retrieved January 27, 2017, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article120881757

Motoring (1993, October 15). The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), p. 22. Retrieved January 27, 2017, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article127511496

Motoring Caravelle sails through (1994, July 22). The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), p. 19. Retrieved January 27, 2017, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article118192577