OXFORDSHIRE VOLKSWAGEN OWNERS CLUB
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OXFORDSHIRE VOLKSWAGEN OWNERS CLUB |
The club caters for the whole range of VW's, from the Beetle to the Beetle.
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We meet at THE BYSTANDER Wootton near Abingdon,
which is a Hungry Horse Establishment, the food is excellent at
family prices.
JOINING INSTRUCTIONS Just click on the animated sign to e-mail your address and we will e-mail an Application Form for you to print off. Then simply post to the address at the bottom of the form with a cheque for £10.
Apologies for having to post, but we can only accept cash or cheques. Or alternatively attend a clubnight at The Bystander, Wootton nr Abingdon. The first Thursday of every month. |
| 1983 April | Oxfordshire Club formed as a Centre of the
VWOC(GB)
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| 1985 | 'Charles Owen Shield' was awarded to Neil Birkitt for his Beetle in the concourse at a show in Newbury. Neil has become editor of VW Driver. |
| 1992 July | The combined Oxfordshire/Wiltshire team won the BVF 1992 Engine Build Competition in a time of 24 minutes 15 secs. That is the time taken to build the engine from component parts, then it has to run for 5 minutes. Takes me 20 minutes to find a 13mm socket. The team was Les Sandell, Bill Beavis & Tony Vaughan. |
| 1992 | Wiltshire VWOC(GB) was formed from Oxfordshire members who lived in Wiltshire. |
| 1994 | The Charles Owen Shield is awarded after a 9 year gap. The winner was S, Nicholls with his Split Screen Camper. The Charlie Owen Shield is now awarded annually to the best VW in the Club. |
| 1995 - March | The Oxfordshire Centre leaves the VWOC(GB) following a heated AGM over subscriptions and Centre Newsletters etc. |
| 1995 | Oxfordshire VWOC joins the Association of British VW Clubs (ABVWC) |
| 1999 | Oxfordshire VWOC makes it's first tentative steps on to the internet. WiltshireVWOC joins with Oxfordshire VWOC. |
| 2000 | The year starts off badly with the passing of Charlie Owen and Maj. Hirst. |
| 2001 | Club trip to Spa-Francorchamps was the main of the year. |
| 2002 | Club member Tony Isley wins Best of Show at Stonor Park |
| 2005 | Graham resigns after over 10 years serving as Chairman. Peter takes over the reins. |
| 2007 | Following the AGM the club enters a more relaxed format with no Chairman, and the committee consists of the members who meet on the clubnight. Key posts do remain ie Treasurer, Membershp Sec. because the club will not function without them. |
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10 January 1980 The last VW Beetle Cabriolet is built and goes into the Karmann Museum 19 January 1978 The last Beetle Saloon to be built in Europe 10 February 1950 The first Transporter (Type 2) rolls from the production line 17 February 1972 VW Beetle breaks the previous world production record set by the Model Ford T, 15007034. 10 March 1953 The Split back window Beetle is replaced with an Oval back window May 1973 The VW Passat rolls off the production line for the first time. 22 June World drive your Beetle to work day 25 June 2002 Golf Overtakes Beetle as VW’s Best Seller 30 June 1969 Production of the Type 3 (34) Karmann Ghia ceases.. 7 July 1997 New Beetle production begins in Puebla, Mexico 30 July 2003 LAST BEETLE made was one of a limited edition in light blue. Normal production run ceased on Thursday 10 July 2003. Production totalled 21,529,464 3 August 1968 Production begins of the new Transporter (nicknamed 'Baywindow') replacing the nicknamed Split-screen. 29 August 1991 The Mk3 VW Golf GTI is revealed at the Munich Racecourse 28 October 1998 Wilhelm Karmann II died aged 84 years 5 November 1948 VW begins production of the exchange VW engine. 10 December 1990 VW gets Czech approval to take over Skoda, beating Renault.
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Club Champion for 2007...Kev and his superb 1303S Beetle............
Kev has been a long standing member of our club and is a regular supporter of our club activities, turning up even though he probably has the furthest to come. So it was a pleasure to see all his hard work on his 1303S come to fruition with the winning of the Charlie Owen Shield. The Charlie Owen Shield dates back to the 1980's when it was first won by Neil Birkitt the VWDriver magazine editor and former editor of VWM and BUGPOWER. It disappeared for 10 years before re-surfacing in time for our club concourse competition. It has been rewarded every year since. Charlie Owen was the Oxfordshire VW Guru. VW enthusiasts visited from all over the UK to his Besselsleigh home for guidance and spare parts. He would go to extra-ordinary lengths to help VW people in his day. He often re-countered a phonecall received in the middle of the night from a local Horse Race Jockey who was stuck on the Downs in his Camper. On arrival at the scene in his 1500 Beetle he realised the Campers' engine diagnosis was that it was terminal. So out on the Downs in the dark they set about taking the engine out of the Beetle and putting it in the Camper. Then driving the Camper back home to off load the damaged engine, leaving the Beetle on the Downs. During the day Charlie fixed the Camper engine and when the Jockey returned later in the day they swapped the engine, drove onto the 1500 Beetle and put the Beetle engine back in to eventually drive back home. This is just one of the stories of Charlie, from a past age. The Charlie Owen Shield was donated to the club and Charlie was very proud to hear the first winner of the Shield for 10 years, comment on his appreciation of winning the Shield. Charlie passed away in the year 2000, but his memory lives on....... ........................................more concourse photo's HERE |
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Our club is recognised by the ABVWC and members of the Assoc. Discounts offered by the ABVWC, are also available to our club members. The ABVWC website gives more details: The Association supports over 30 clubs nationwide, representing the many different VW enthusiast clubs. | |
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CHRIS KNOTT INSURANCE ...are providing insurance for your VW and your home or your daily driver. They are major sponsors of our VW scene and other classic car clubs. Remember to quote the club code....email | |
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Adrian Flux Insurance now available through the Oxfordshire VWOC Remember to quote the clubs code.........email me if you don't know it
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Visit our FORUM and be part of the Oxfordshire VW Scene Forum is available to our visitors The moderator retains the right to remove postings inappropriate to the ethos of our VW Club.
Please Note: There is also a CLUB MEMBERS FORUM that is only visible to members. It allows information to be published for the benefit of members. If you are a member but do not have access, please let me know e-mail . Members only, thank you. | |
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Give it a go, you might surprise yourself or find some fascinating fact. At the moment we only have Aircooled specific, but Watercooled ones will be done soon......takes time to make unfortunately
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HAYNES Books - Members Discount Club members are reminded that they can now get discount for on-line purchases. If you have not got the code then please e-mail the club. Website is well worth a visit with the huge range of books available from Haynes. www.haynes.co.uk
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If you are a club member and don't receive e-mails from the club, please let me know your address and I'll ensure you don't miss out again ! |
After a successful AGM in the decision
stakes.....shame about the turn-out but we feel that now we have a way
forward this will change.
First change is that we shall be issuing a newsletter every month...the first one has just hit the streets. Club members can access the newsletter by visiting the forum or contacting me directly. Events and forthcoming plans will publicised on the club forum and of course the newsletter. Here's to an even more eventful year than last year...don't forget to keep an eye out for those other events we attend besides the usual VW Shows... .......................................here comes summer :) |
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MANY THANKS - John P
John has helped over the years to keep this website going, even though he drives a Toyota. This website would not have survived without his assistance
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1. A regular newsletter: Containing local VW news, adverts from local traders as well as national items and events.
2. Monthly meetings: Held at the Bystander Inn, Wootton, just north of Abingdon. The Inn serves excellent food as well as beveridges in the evening (children allowed) . The meets take place on the first Thursday of every month. Start time about 8.30pm
3. Club library: This contains books and videos on a range of VW models. Those books out of print can only be seen clubnights, the rest are on free loan for one month, ie clubnight to clubnight.
4. Tune-up kit: This is a kit of gauges used to set-up your VW.
........Included are gauges to check : Fuel pump pressure, dwell angle, rev. counter, strobe-light, exhaust emissions, oil pressure, high & low voltage, carb balance etc....
5. Discounts: For RAC membership, Insurance services, Windscreen repairs as well as the independent VW traders discounts and special offers.
6. Guidance and technical assistence on anything to do with your VW.
** 4-Star Petrol (Leaded) in and around Oxfordshire (2007)
Reports in Feb 07 concerning the silicon contamination, has revealed the Supermarket Petrol is not the same as provided by the main Petrol Stations such as Shell BP etc.... Which might explain why I seem to get more MPG from the BP garage than the Tesco stuff...who knows. The other concern is that the Supermarket messes up and we pay for it with increased prices. Do you think the Supermarkets won't be compensated by their supplier...they never loose :(
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Oxford Cuisers Ltd |
St Margaret Garage |
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Stoke Row Garage 01491 680411 |
Gleneagles
Garage 0118 940 2961 |
COMMITTEE
The committee is elected every year, in the month of March.
We are all enthusiasts who carry out the duties in our spare time. It is our hobby not our business.
The present committee (Mar2005 - Mar 2006) consists of:
Oxfordshire Volkswagen Club Committee 2006/7
Chairman: Peter Dearlove
Vice Chair: Sandy Beavis
Treasurer: Jacqui Simpson
Newsletter: Nick Orme
Events Co-ord: Annouska Halcrow
Next AGM will be held in March 2007 - Come and lend your support...every bit helps
