Brace for the charm of vintage VW Buggies with Wild Buggers

IF YOU'VE ever spotted a colourful beach buggy cruising along the West Coast, chances are it belongs to a group called the Wild Buggers Beach Buggy Club a Cape Town-based club made up of people who love old Volkswagen Beetles, Buggies, Bajas and anything with a bit of vintage charm.

- TRACY-LYNN RUITERS

This month, weather permitting, they’re inviting other vintage VW lovers to join them on their next group run — a scenic drive full of stops, photos and a traditional South African braai to end it off.

If you’ve got a Beetle, Buggy or even just a half-finished project in your garage, you're welcome.

The club started in the early 1990s when founder Anton Kleyn bought his first buggy. “I was hooked,” he said.

“A few years later, I decided to build one myself.” At the time, there were no buggy clubs in Cape Town, so in 1995 Anton started one.