Cars which came to Hilton Hotel, Collombo, Sri Lanka on 7th April 2013

Extracts from the newsletter 'Beetle mania' published in 1999, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Mr. Nugegodage the first Secretary of the Beetle owners club as seen in April 2013.

Modified 'Volkswagen 'Beetle', Colombo, Sri Lanka.

A modified 'Beetle' at the rally held in Colombo on the 7th April 2013.

A modified 'Beetle', Colombo, Sri Lanka.

The front end.

The driver's seat. Automatic transmission, air-conditioning, stereo player etc. The rear seats have been removed and the canopy shortened.

The twin chromium plated silencers.

The rear engine compartment.

The engine with an alternator.

A view of the rear.

What a lot of care and attention would have gone into this 5 Sri model most probably manufactured in the late 1960s.
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The 'Beetle' in Sri Lanka.

The first shipment of the Volkwagen 'Beetle' landed in Ceylon in 1953. Thia was imported by Clarence Amarasinghe of Car Mart, Colombo. The price was Rs.3900/- I hear when the Morris Minor was around two thousand Rupees. The first series number plates issued to them was EY. A later EL series is still on the roads and took part in the Rally held on 7th April 2013.

The Volkswagen 'Beetle Rally', Colombo, Sri Lanka.

The youngster came all the way from Australia with his parents to be with his Grandpa to take part in a Volkswagen 'Beetle Rally' at Colombo, Sri Lanka. The last picture shows the Ayres Estate Guest Bungalow at Bope, Padukka where the Rally terminated.This building was put up in the 1930s. There were more than 75 Beetles in the Rally this year.
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