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Mango: our 4th VW Campervan

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Mango is the nickname of our 4th VW campervan. Why Mango? Simply because of the orange color. Mango is also one of our family favorite fruits. This campervan is a replica of VW Type 2 T1 Splitbus, built from VW Type 2 T2 Brazilian bus. The campervan interior is different than Deep Purple.
It has wall-to-wall rock-n-roll seat so it is wider; can accommodate up to three adults seating comfortably, or four if you really want it. In sleeping position, it accommodates three adults, or two adults and two children.
The kitchen cabinet is located at front, behind the front row, not on the right hand side.

It has standard Jakarta VW Campervan facilities; such as two portable gas stoves, a 220V refrigerator and sink. The customized roof rack can accommodate a roof tent, which additionally can add three more adults for sleeping.

The side swing doors are in open position.
On the left: spice rack (where you can store all kitchen recipes seasonings & bottles).
On the right: foldable small table for miscellaneous.
The rock-n-roll seat in seating position.
The rock-n-roll seat in sleeping position.
The wall-to-wall wide bed. Comfortably for three adults, or two adults + two children.
The flat bed viewed from front side. The black thing on the left is an electrical water tap for the sink.
The campervan cabinets consist of a 220V refrigerator, two portable gas stoves, a sink with clean running water, 2-shelves storage cabinets, 220V AC outlet and 12V DC outlet.

The Mango campervan videos are also available in Youtube. Please click below links directly to see them:
Interior.
Exterior.
The bed.

If you are interested to rent this classic-look VW Campervan, please call +62 813 1031 4210 for inquiry.

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Rental Prices – Tarif Sewa 2021

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Please call +62 813 1031 4210 for more information and booking.
Mohon telepon kami di nomor +62 813 1031 4210 untuk info dan pemesanan. 

VW Campervan: Deep Purple (1979 Kombi) and Mango (1981 Splitbus replica)

Deep Purple: VW Kombi 1979, campervan interior.
Mango: VW Splitbus replica, campervan interior.
  • Daily Rate – Harga Harian: IDR2,250,000.00.
  • Less than10hrs – Kurang dari 10jam: discount (diskon) IDR500,000.00.
  • 2-days Rate – Harga 2-hari: IDR3,600,000.00.
  • 3-days Rate – Harga 3-hari: IDR5,100,000.00.
  • More than 3-days, please call – Untuk lebih dari 3-hari, mohon kontak kami.
  • Driver – Supir: IDR300,000.00 / day. (Driver is a must because the cars are not covered by insurance – Wajib menggunakan Supir dari kami karena kendaraan tidak ditanggung asuransi).
  • Under Customer’s responsibility: fuel (Premium petrol), toll tickets, parking tickets, entrance tickets, meals for Driver if overnight, etc. – Tanggung jawab Penyewa: BBM (bensin Premium), tiket tol, tiket parkir, tiket masuk, makan untuk Supir jika menginap, dsb.

Green tosca (VW Dakota 1965)

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  • Daily Rate – Harga Harian: IDR2,750,000.00.
  • Less than10hrs – Kurang dari 10jam: discount (diskon) IDR500,000.00.
  • 2-days Rate – Harga 2-hari: IDR4,400,000.00.
  • 3-days Rate – Harga 3-hari: IDR6,200,000.00.
  • More than 3-days, please call – Untuk lebih dari 3-hari, mohon kontak kami.
  • Driver – Supir: IDR300,000.00 / day (Driver is a must because the cars are not covered by insurance – Wajib menggunakan Supir dari kami karena kendaraan tidak ditanggung asuransi).
  • Under Customer’s responsibility: fuel (Premium petrol), toll tickets, parking tickets, entrance tickets, meals for Driver if overnight, etc. – Tanggung jawab Penyewa: BBM (bensin Premium), tiket tol, tiket parkir, tiket masuk, makan untuk Supir jika menginap, dsb.

1303 Super Beetle 1974

  • Daily Rate – Harga Harian: Please call or WA / mohon telepon atau WA

For one off rental, e.g. wedding, pre-wedding photo session, promotional events, commercial advertisement, birthday celebration, anniversary, etc., please telephone to discuss.
Untuk penyewaan khusus, seperti acara perkawinan, foto pre-wedding, acara promosi, iklan komersil, pesta ulang tahun, ulang tahun perkawinan, dsb., silahkan telepon kami untuk membicarakannya.

VW Super Beetle Duo at Bukit Citamiang Camping Ground

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This is a late post, but late is better than never; the wise man said. It was in September 2020 and after several months of “staying at home” due to the pandemic, we decided to go out for a quick camping for refreshing. The family did not join purposely, only two of us, accompanied by a German Shepherd.

The camping ground is so called Bukit Citamiang (i.e. Citamiang Hill), only around 60km away from South of Jakarta, towards Puncak. It is written as Citamiang Camping Ground in Google Map. Take the main road to Puncak and take a left turn in the Mega Mendung junction. It is only 6km away from the junction through a small road which it will be more winding and ascending as it goes deeper and higher. If it is your first time, then please follow the Google map direction closely. The tricky one is the last junction and followed by steep uphill road before entering the camping ground area. Generally the road is good for 2wd regular cars. Special precautions should be taken when you drive relatively a wide and large vehicle due to some sharp corners and narrow road.

The two VW Super Beetles have just arrived on site after 1.5hrs driving from Jakarta.
Setting up a roof tent is quick and easy, relatively is faster than the conventional dome tent.
One of the best things about Bukit Citamiang is the spectacular view at night.
Setting a bonfire after dark is a must on site. The wood is provided locally with reasonable price.
When you like photography, you can do many things after dark or during the twilight hour. Just don’t forget to bring your tripod and flash light along with the camera.
Here is another sample a night photograph using long exposure setting. BTW, 19 centigrade is nice; wearing short is still convenient and not too cold…
They said that Bukit Citamiang is one of a very few places where you can view all three mountains in one spot. Here you can see Mount Pangrango (3,019m ASL) and Volcano Gede (2,958m ASL) right next to it to the left (in this picture, it is covered by some clouds). BTW, the elevation of Bukit Citamiang is around 1000m Above Sea Level.
Here is the view of Mount Salak (2,211m ASL). In the morning you have to be quick to shoot them using your camera, otherwise you will miss them as they will be covered by stubborn clouds already.
This is Nelsie, a 9 year old female all-black German Shepherd. You know her already as we have taken her along to camping several times already.

That is a photography-story about Bukit Citamiang camping ground. It is unfortunately to hear that this camping ground is now temporarily closed. The good news is there is another camping ground just next to it, called Bukit Brader camping ground. The PIC is the same; Kang Dillah, WA +62 878 9570 0127. Please make sure you call him first before visiting the place.

This is 1974 VW 1303 Super Beetle, equipped with a custom made roof rack to accommodate the heavy roof tent.

If you are interested to rent this classic Volkswagen Beetle for any events, please call us at +62 813 1031 4210.

Duo Kombi Camping at Gunung Pancar

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I can’t remember exactly how many times I have done camping at Gunung Pancar. A friend of mine just bought a standard 1977 VW Kombi & wanted me to accompany him camping with his children (& his dog). So here we are, in June 2019, did another camping there.

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Left – right: Lala, Calvin, Nelsie (8yo female all-black German Shepherd), Patar, myself & the two male Beagles (Mero & Matano)…

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Campervan camping at Gunung Pancar…

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This camping spot, ‘Lembah Pakis’ is the one that we like the most at Gunung Pancar camping ground. The field is flat, not too big. The toilet & musholla is very near by.

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In the clear evening, we walked out the dogs & the children…

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The cooking & dining gears…

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The two VW Kombi: 1977 & 1979…

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The photo was shot from the top of the other Kombi & showing the roof tent more clearly…

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Deep Purple campervan

Gunung Pancar is the closest camping ground from Jakarta, about 1-1.5hrs driving, at Sentul area, Bogor. They open 7 days a week. Please visit the website to get more information.

 

Camping at Tahura Bandung

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Taman Hutan Raya Ir. H. Juanda (lt. Grand Forest Park of (engineer) H. Juanda) is a conservation area and botanical garden in Bandung, Indonesia. It covers 590 hectares, stretching from Dago Pakar to Maribaya.

Its altitude ranges between 770 and 1330 meters above sea level. Its fertile soil sustains about 2500 types of plants, consisting of 40 familia and 112 species.

The park was built by the Dutch colonial estimated in 1906, when they began digging a water tunnel for a hydro dam. The water plan was cancelled later, the tunnel was enlarged adding more rooms & became a military facility. Today the tunnel is so called Goa Belanda (Dutch Cave) & is one of the main attractions at Tahura park. The original tunnel is 144m long, 3.2m high & less than 2m wide in both entrances. However the total length now is about 550m including all alleys inside.

On July 2019, for the very first time, the park authority issued a permission to our group to camp just in front of the tunnel. It was possible because we also conducted the Jungle Night Trekking for the first time, as well. It was a quiet experience walking for about 3km inside the dark park, including exploring the Goa Jepang (Japanese Cave) at night time.

A good condition 800m long black top road is available from the entrance to the Goa Belanda. We drove in our campervan to access the camping ground.

Here are some photos:

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The direction sign near the main entrance…

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The Campervan & camping ground is located right next to the Goa Belanda…

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The tiled camping ground…

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Since it is located inside a protected forest, bonfire is prohibited. However toilets & musholla are available, including food stalls…

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The view from the roof tent facing the forest of Cikapundung river valley…

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The Tahura was quiet by Sunday morning…

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The campervan can accommodate up to four adults: two inside the car & two in the roof tent…

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Jungle Night Trekking: inside the Goa Jepang…

To camp just next to Goa Belanda using the Campervan & the Jungle Night Trekking are very interesting experiences. Please contact the Tahura Juanda management if you are interested to do the same.

 

Queen Beetle

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Legendary rock band Queen has been inspiring millions since their London formation in 1970. With the charismatic, musical genius front man born Farrokh Bulsara — aka Freddie Mercury — (Lead vocals, piano), Brian May (Vocals, Guitar), John Deacon (Vocals, Bass) and Drummer Roger Taylor (Vocals, Drums).

Queen has represented musical vision and freedom through their pioneering and creative approaches to composition and poetic, on-point song lyrics. The band continues to earn new fans of all ages and backgrounds 48 years after their initial formation.

It has been a Bohemian Rhapsody fever here in this country. As a fans of Queen myself, since 1982, I’m posting these photos of our 1963 VW Beetle accompanied by quotes taken from Queen’s songs, lyrics or a comment.

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I’m in Love with My Car
(Writer & vocal: Roger Taylor, album: A Night at the Opera, 1975)

 

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Is this the real life? Or this is just fantasy?
(The first lyrics from song Bohemian Rhapsody, album: A Night at the Opera, 1975).

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“Can anybody find me somebody to love?…”
(A lyrics from song Somebody to Love, album A Day at the Races, 1976).

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Crazy Little Thing Called Love
(Album: The Game, 1980).

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Loneliness is my hiding place. Breast feeding myself…
(A lyrics from song Life is Real (Song for Lennon), album: Hot Space, 1982, written by Freddie as dedication to John Lennon’s death).

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Fat Bottomed Girls, you make the rockin’ world go ’round…
(A lyrics from song Fat Bottomed Girls, album Jazz, 1978).

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“Don’t stop me now, I’m having such a good time…”
(A lyrics from song Don’t Stop Me Now, album Jazz, 1978).

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‘She’s a Killer Queen. Gunpowder, gelatin, Dynamite with a laser beam.
Guaranteed to blow your mind…”
(A lyrics from song Killer Queen, album Sheer Heart Attack, 1974).

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“Boredom is the biggest disease in the world, darling…”
Freddie Mercury

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Another one bites the dust
(Album: The Game, 1980).

 

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He is the Hitman, the great pretender, Mr. Bad Guy, just a poor boy, the invisible man.
He’s Freddie Mercury.

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“Las palabras de amor. Let me hear the words of love…”
(A lyrics from song Las Palabras de Amor, album Hot Space, 1982).

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“God knows I want to break free…”
(A lyrics from song I Want to Break Free, album The Works, 1984).

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“Queen songs are not about the life of a rock star – they tend to be about the lives of normal people, which is why I think the songs connect so much with every generation…”
Brian May

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Who wants to live forever
(Album: A Kind of Magic, 1986).

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“Spread your little wings and fly away..”
(A lyrics from song Spread Your Wings, album News of the World, 1977).

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“I used to take a nap in a van & listen to Queen.
Over & over again, & drained the battery in the van.
Than we’d be stuck. That happened a few times.
We’d be stuck with a dead battery because I’d listened to Queen too much…”
Kurt Cobain

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If you are interested to rent this classic Volkswagen Beetle for any events, please call us at +62 813 1031 4210.

 

 

Visiting Terror Garage, Bandung

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Last weekend, SBO (Super Beetle Owner) Indonesia community had an opportunity to visit an extra-ordinary the one-only place in Bandung, called Terror Garage. It’s a workshop, a shop, a personal gallery or you may call it an automobile museum, displaying rare, exotic & collectable Volkswagen & Porsche cars. Nobody feels comfortable to talk about the price, just enjoying the cars…

The gallery has two stories. The RWB custom Porsche are displayed on ground floor. The rare classic vintage VW & Porsche are displayed on the basement.

Here are some of the pictures to share, for your eyes only…

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There are five Porsche on the ground floor; four are RWB custom & one is standard.

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The Silver Porsche 911 RWB

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The Porsche 911 Speedster with a removable aluminium roof

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The aluminium roof is designed & manufactured by Terror Garage, claimed to be the one & only in the world.

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The Blue Porsche 911 RWB

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The RWB rear wing: tall & complex aerodynamic design but beautiful. 

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The Green Porsche 911 RWB

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1954 Rometsch Beeskow (I bet you have never heard it before), a cabriolet made by Rometsch karosserie using VW Type 1 platform. There are only 32 confirmed survivors worldwide & one of them is displayed comfortably here. A 3rd seat was installed behind the driver seat, turned by 90 degree, facing sideways…

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In total, there are 13 super high value cars here in the basement…

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A very well built Volkswagen Type 14 Karmann-Ghia. There are two of them here.

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There are also two Volkswagen Type 34 Karmann-Ghia…

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There are three Volkswagen Type 1 Beetle split-oval (1946-1952). The left one has an original paint with the original European license plate somewhere…

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A very rare Volkswagen Type 2 Deluxe Microbus aka Samba with 23-windows & original two-tone factory paint design.

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The 2nd VW bus is the early version of the T1 (untill 1955) aka Barndoor or T1a.

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This is a Volksrod or Rodbug, a rod-style custom VW Beetle, & built from an Oval Beetle (1952-1958). Builder: unknown, but I suspect it was Terror Garage themselves…

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I think the most unnoticed displayed car is this Volkswagen Type 3 (1961-1973), Squareback aka Variant…

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The only Porsche displayed here is Porsche 356, the Porsche’s first production automobile (1948-1965), therefore it’s one of the most hunted by Porsche collectors in the world. This particular one is the Porsche 1500S (1500cc engine, Luxury version).

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The owner of Terror Garage is also a collector of VW & Porsche diecast models. There are more than 1 thousand pieces in this rack…

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One cozy corner in the gallery

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Get your calculator & start estimating the value of these six piece of fine German metals.

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One high-value property is this Tempo Matador, the only one available in the country. Tempo Matador is built by Tempo company in German using a front mounted 25HP Volkswagen 1100cc motor & front wheel drive. 

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The 3rd Type 14 Karmann-Ghia, slammed & narrowed, custom-built by Terror Garage themselves.

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A custom Beetle built by Terror Garage.

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A Barndoor ambulance in rat style.

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A dragster bug

 

 

Unfortunately the gallery is not open for public. Nevertheless, the owner of Terror Garage welcomes for any VW clubs or communities to visit by appointment.