Repairs and modifications
You’ve officially been pimped!
Domi, Flo, Friedrich and Max have worked on Domis Trabi to get a new look. They grinded four rims, primed and painted them in L87 Pearl White, like Herbie looks like. After drying Zainab spent new tires to make the car safer for the winter. Also Domi and Flo rebuilt Read more…
Herbie's World Tour
The 30 Years of Domi
Domi turned 30! Therefore we celebrated his big birthday in one of Vienna’s pubs called “Morgenstern”. Many friends and family members came to congratulate him. Special thanks go to Flo, Friedrich, Eva, Heinz, Gabriel, Michi, Georgy, Fabi, Christian, Benjamin, Matthias and of course Zainab who made Domi the most marvelous Read more…
Meetings
DLV goes Belgian
After our trip to VolksWorld Show this year we decided to visit the phenomenal Le Bug Show on the 2nd and 3rd of August 2014! It will be our first time there and if you are also interested by traveling in convoy to this great event please contact us: die_luftverkuehlten@gmx.at
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DLV barn – where cars become barnfinds
If you can’t hold on buying old cars you have to look for more space. Therefore we bought a farm in the middle of nowhere to store them.
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The Italian Job
Last weekend Benjamin and Georgy went on a mission to welcome a new aircooled vehicle – prodotto in Italia – into our community. A Vespa PK 80 S from 1985 with a 120ccm engine. The perfect ride for the upcoming time of the year, isn’t it?!
Meetings
Last “Altblech Friday Night Cruising” 2013
DLV came together at the last Altblech FNC for this season with three members of our community. Once again there were a lot of cars to take a look at. But make yourself a picture!
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Old car – old mode of transportation
On our way back from Korneuburg – with some fresh powder coated parts loaded – we decided to use the cable ferry across the danube. Noticed the sign in the background? “25tons or 40 passengers” – Come on, the Austrian population is far from 625kg a person!
Meetings
More Impressions of Late Summer Ride 2013
Here are more pictures of this year’s “Late Summer Ride” taken by Domi from Herbie’s World Tour.
Meetings
Impressions of DLV-Late Summer Ride
Yesterday we held our meeting for the second time on the great parking space on Viennas Kahlenberg. It was a great time with great cars and their lovely drivers! We want to say thank you all for coming and your support!
Meetings
Bug Meeting in Fürstenfeld
Last weekend it was time to go “Home to Fürstenfeld”, like in the austrian song by STS. Benjamin, Chris, Flo, Georgy and Fabi visited the show which takes place every second year. It was a great day with over 400 aircooled VW’s. Have a look: …sadly the meeting endet quickly because of a Read more…
Meetings
At the Slovakian Border
On the weekend we visited a gathering of air-cooled Volkswagens in Angern an der March, right at the border to Slovakia. But it was so hot at that day (104°F or 40°C in the shade), that we just spent a couple hours at the meeting. Now we’re looking forward to Read more…
Meetings
Bug Meeting in Lengenfeld
Yesterday we visited the “20th bug meeting Lengenfeld” in Lower Austria. Also Chris hit the road in his buggy – the first time this season, to be one of estimated 150 rides.
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Who pulls who??
Friedrich and Matthias reorganised the parking space in Upper Austria, so they had to move the trailer to an other place on their property. During the moving process they had to pick up some wood planks from the saw mill. Thus they connected the trailer to a Trabbi from Friedrich Read more…
Meetings
Driving to the Czech Republic
Last weekend we visited the 2nd VW Beetle Show of Nappersdorf in our province of Lower Austria. Together with all the other visitors we drove to the border of the Czech Republic and the so-called “Excalibur City”.
Videos
Call Your Cunados
“Cuñado” means brother in law in Spanish. In their circle of early bus friends they use the term as a bond between others that transcends the split window bus. Cuñado is a mindset and camaraderie developed through owning and maintaining early split window buses, camping, grilling out, and attending car Read more…
Herbie's World Tour
Happy Birthday, Herbie!
June 28 is the official birthday of Walt Disney’s Love Bug. Therefore we’re celebrating Herbie’s 50th anniversary this year and especially on this particular day, even though our Love Bug wasn’t manufactured on that exact date. But one is for sure, 1963 is the year in which Herbies all around Read more…
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News from Flo’s garage
Flo has trade his 1303 body to this ‘55 Oval bug with the rare “Golde” sunroof. Georgy can proof that Flo alwas wanted to have an Oval and a T1. Maybe it’s the nex project car after the bus is finished. Will see…
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The International Day of the VW Beetle
Today, June 22, we’re celebrating the International Day of the Volkswagen Beetle.
Trips
Herbie’s Got a Friend
Today Domi and his friend Matthias, nephew of Friedrich Hübsch, picked up a 1960 Volkswagen Bug in the very South of Burgenland, one of nine Austrian provinces. The black Beetle resides in its original condition. It still has the original paint, six volt and 1,100 cc with 30 horsepower. And Read more…
Meetings
The VW Show in Laxenburg
Matthias, Georgy and Domi visited the biannual air-cooled Volkswagen show in Laxenburg. More than 100 vehicles showed up – from Beetles to Kombis and Buggies to Brezels. Thanks to the “VW Beetle and Bulli Lover’s Club Laxenburg” for that wonderful day. The DLV – Aircooled Community are patronizing you.
Meetings
Aircooled Summer Nite
Yesterday we visited the legendary “Hot Summer Nite” at the SCS (Shopping City South). A lot of air-cooled Volkswagens and Porsches attended the show. Here the pictures:
Videos
News from Vimeo
Panscrapers Barcelona joined Vimeo with two awesome videos. Of course added to KdF-Channel!
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Floods in Austria
Although we are an “Aircooled Community”, we couldn’t avoid coming across water on the streets of Eastern Austria. Domi tucked away Herbie safely on a hill and is driving Trabi these days – Herbie encountered enough “watering obstacles” on his way round the world. Yesterday Domi and his friend Flo Read more…
Herbie's World Tour
Drive Out, Herbie!
The South African adventure travel magazine “Drive Out” features a story on Herbie’s World Tour in its latest edition including six full pages about Herbie’s “gravel travel”.
Meetings
Altblech’s Friday Night Cruising
Herbie and his friends from “DLV – Aircooled Community” visited the monthly “Friday Night Cruising by Altblech” at the SCS Shopping Center in the South of Vienna.
Repairs and modifications
New (old) car-jack for Matthias Bug
After going through an expedition in Friedrich’s storage last weekend, Matthias found a new car-jack for his bug. It took an hour to overhaul until the car-jack worked again. There were huge amounts of rust and mud, which blocked the mechanics of the jack. Matthias used a 240 grain sand Read more…
Meetings
Bug and Oldtimer meeting in Grein
A few people braved the bad weather and visited the meeting in upper austria.
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Another aircool ride for Flo’s collection
Flo has spontaneously bought this Trabant 600 or P60 from 1963. First he only want to polish the car, fix the brakes and complete the missing parts. Beside the P60 you can also see Friedrich’s P50 or Trabant 500 from 1958.
Videos
Luft 13 Promo
A preview of the forthcoming Luft13 film project celebrating Aircooled Volkswagens worldwide brought to you by Stephen Brooks Films
Herbie's Euro Trip
Around the World in 80 Countries
We arrived back home! Safely! Herbie made it again – and this while pulling a caravan the long way round Africa. Our dream of traveling this last missing continent (except Antarctica of course) became actually reality. Since September 2009 we visited 80 countries while driving two Volkswagen Beetles from 1963 Read more…
Meetings
Eggenburg 2013
This year, the VW Bug meeting in Eggenburg celebrated its 23rd anniversary. DLV visited the biggest event of its kind in Austria for the fifth time. About 550 aircooled vehicles were counted, here are some impressions.
Meetings
Bug Meeting in Orth a.d. Donau
Yesterday we stayed at the 6th Bug Meeting from the “1. Marchfelder VW Käferclub”. We had a great time there and enjoyed the day beside the VW’s hanging around, drinking beer and eating sausages. Thanks to Norbert and the whole club for the organisation of this great event! We’ll be Read more…
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1st Altblech FNC Vienna 2013
Yesterday we visited the Altblech Friday Night Cruising season opening on the parking lot of the SCS near Vienna. About 30 Old- and Youngtimer came to the monthly meeting.
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In Austria’s News Today!
The Austrian newspaper “Heute” published another article on Herbie’s World Tour today!
Trips
Pulling a IFA F9 from the former DDR to Austria
In order Flo and FloW get to Germany to bring Friedrich a new ride. He bought this IFA F9 from 1955 online. It is a three cylinder twin-stroke-engined car. The F9 is simmilar to the DKW 3=6. It takes the Flo’s this time only 23 hours for the whole trip. Read more…