Upcoming events

Next spring there is to be a very special eventin the Type 4 scene: a really big meeting lasting several days together with the K70 friends in theSüdheide nature park, i.e. in the beautiful countryside around Celle. Both dissimilar mid-range saloons were built on the same assembly lines at Volkswagen in Wolfsburg and Salzgitter at theend of the 1960s/beginning of the 1970s and, despite all the technical differences, theyactually have a lot in common. For example, we find common exterior paintwork and interior fittings as well as similar accessories.

We are currently working with the K70 Club onthe detailed program, but you can already look forward to a whole range of highlights, including a visit to the Tank Museum in Munster. As one of the most successful technical and cultural museums in Germany with well over 100,000 visitors a year, it not only offers a comprehensiveoverview of military technology from the last 100 years, but also allows us to drive and parkour vehicles exclusively on the museum-ready tank display area. The off-road capability of thecompeting drive concepts can be tested on a drivable embankment built for the tank demonstrations and there will be unique photo opportunities for our vehicles.

The second day (Whit Sunday) begins with the annual general meeting. After the work is done, a rally will entice us to drive through the beautiful spring landscape and to certain sights of the Lüneburg Heath. The idea is to form pairs of Type 4s and K 70s, with the aim of combining vehicles of the same color in teams. In anycase, the focus will be on having fun and enjoying the experience rather than competing for first place. And since the K 70 owners are just as nice people as we are, we're all sure to have a lot of fun. In the evening, we will end the day together on a large terrace by the Aller.

The "headquarters" of the meeting will be the "Celler Tor" hotel in Groß Hehlen. The general
meeting will also take place here and we have reserved a corresponding number of rooms. Alternatively, cheaper accommodation is also available in various hotels, guesthouses or
campsites in the region. Please make your own reservations. We strongly recommend that you do this as soon as possible after the publicationof this magazine, as our date is at Whitsun and there is already great demand.

The Südheide Nature Park is conveniently located near the A7 and A2 highways in the
heart of Lower Saxony, making it easy for a wide range of our members and all other Type
4 enthusiasts to get here. We hope that by positioning ourselves more in the north, we will also attract friends from the Netherlands, Denmark,Norway, Sweden and Poland. In addition, we have particularly favorable conditions for exciting rides and tourist highlights. We can expectvery well-developed and less frequented roadsin attractive heath and forest landscapes and tranquil Low German villages where time often seems to have stood still. This is one of the reasons why the area was chosen by both Germany's largest car manufacturer Volkswagen and the German army for their extensive testing grounds.

Of course, there will also be plenty of sociable moments at our meeting: for example, a visit to a typical, preserved Lower Saxon country inn is planned. The Dorfkrug Eversen has been run by the same family for 13 generations and has been licensed since 1670. We will have exclusive use of the large parking lot for petrolhead discussions and will also be able to indulge inthe temptations of Lower Saxon cuisine.

The town of Celle is regarded as one of the highlights of German half-timbered architecture
and will be explained to us by a night watch-man on an evening tour of the town

On Whit Monday, a visit to the Bulli collection in Hanover is planned for all those who don't
want to leave early in the morning for the return journey. This museum, which is not open to the public, offers a complete overview of the development of the Volkswagen Type 2, in which "our" Type 4 engine came to new glory for quitea while.