Introducing our July Club of the month – the VW Beetle Cabrio Owners Club GB!

With summer firmly here, what better focus for our club of the month then a little sporty number, the Volkswagen Beetle Cabriolet to be precise.

You might not think VWs would make for natural cabriolets – but you only have to look at the VW Beetle Cabriolet to have those preconceptions dispelled and what better way to celebrate the soft top version of one of the most iconic cars ever built, than having the VW Beetle Cabrio Owners Club GB as our Club of the Month!

Formed in 1978, the club quickly grew its membership and by 1980 had arranged its first international meeting which saw VW ‘cabrio’ owners from Holland, Sweden and Germany in attendance.

Fast forward to today and the club has more than 400 members, who enjoy a raft of benefits for the price of their membership including technical help when they run into restoration issues, special discounted rates with main parts suppliers including replacement hoods, free classifieds and wedding/car hire advertising and an annual full colour club magazine. They can also tell you where to get a birth certificate (Vehicle Identity Certificate) for your cabriolet.

But membership is about more than just the benefits. Members often meet in the evenings for a drink and a bite to eat at a local pub. The international reach of the club has been retained via an alliance with similar clubs in Belgium, Holland & Switzerland. Each year there is an international meeting in one of the four countries, as well as an annual pilgrimage to either Wolfsburg or Osnabrück in Germany.