Owner’s
name:
Paul and Mandy Webster
Club
Member since: 2004
VW’s
name: Misty
VW
type: 1961 Beetle
Engine:
1300cc, stock carby and 1200 gearbox
Wheels:
standard with white walls and dress rings
Exterior:
Two toned turquoise and white
Interior:
Stock with seat covers to hide the ageing vinyl
Background:
Bought from Riverstone then spent a year pulling it apart, repainting
and reassembling.
Best memory: Cruising with the Club on Anzac
Day and seeing the kids punching each other (Punch Buggy game)
as we cruised by.
Horror
story: When my hubcab and dress ring from the front
left wheel flew off. Turned around after spotting the dress
ring in the middle of the road, slowing down to pick it up with
cars flying up behind me and me hanging out the door!
Shows:
Club displays and cruises.
Future
plans: Drive and maintain her and get the interior
done.
Dream
Car: A nice low and fat Notch with a 1916cc engine
in it.
Other
VWs owned: 1982 Caravelle - Fred the Fudge Bus (guess
what colourit is!)