July 2008 Newsletter


Bug Bites?
Volkswoman




Funfest 2008
Events




Lightning Bug

Feature



Labor of Love
Spotlight


SuperBeetles - AllAirCooled!

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Volkswoman's sister was a woman who didn't care for the Volkswagen Beetle. "I said I had to see this with my own eyes to believe it. She said it'd never happen. I said Volkswagens would win her over eventually; she said our beloved little car couldn't hold a candle to anything she was used to driving. She repeated it would never happen. But it has: my older sister, the one who 'hates' Volkswagens, has been bitten by the Beetle-Loving Bug...." Read "Sis Gets Bit by the Bug"...

This months VW Event comes to us from Mid America Motorworks. Mid America Motorworks' 150 acre corporate campus in Effingham, IL was flooded with Volkswagens of all types during the 10th Annual Funfest for Air-Cooled VW. This year's Funfest had, yet again, record breaking numbers. Throughout the two day customer appreciation party, there were over 1,300 Volkswagens and 8,000 enthusiasts that flocked the grounds at Mid America Motorworks..." Read all about it...

The Featured VW at AllAirCooled.com is a blue 1972 Super Beetle named Lightning Bug. "So when I saw a Beetle for sale at a local parking lot 2 1/2 years ago, I just had to go and buy him. I let the Lightning Bug set there for 2 weeks, just beckoning me to stop by. Once I stopped, I knew this car was meant to be mine. I actually knew little about Beetles, and this one was a Super Beetle. Super or not, I talked the seller down $1150 from his asking price. With a little surface rust in the usual places, small paint chips, and good dent in the front left fender, the Lightning Bug is not show quality. But that didn't matter, because it runs great and has a good radio..." Read "Lightning Bug"...

The Spotlight at SuperBeetles.com is yet another blue 1972 Super Beetle. "I'm from British Columbia, Canada and ever since I was a teenager I have loved Beetles. This passion was started in a different way than you may think, even though my dad owned a 1967 Beetle, my obsession started with the Love Bug. My inspiration came from the first movie " Herbie the Love Bug". The first Beetle I started with was a 1974 Super Beetle with a rusty-patched floor with an engine that wouldn't idle to save its life. The brakes didn't work no matter how hard you pressed, a piece of information that I learned when I rolled my VW off the trailer we picked it up with onto the driveway..." Read about this "Labor of Love"...

Contest Winner: We'd like to thank all of you that have submitted your air-cooled Volkswagens to us. Without your support we couldn't make this happen month after month. This month Martin of Ottawa Ontario Canada is our winner. Keep an eye open for a feature on his beautiful Viper Green La Grande Super Beetle at SuperBeetles.com in the months to come. To enter the contest, simply send us an article about your Volkswagen and you'll be entered to win a prize courtesy of Ultra VW.

All we need is four or five great pictures of your pride-and-joy and its story. Remember, any air-cooled Volkswagen, whether show car, project or daily driver, can be featured. So send those pictures and story to contact@allaircooled.com . We'll choose a winner at random from all features received. Contest closes midnight July 31, 2008. Good Luck!


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