David Kramer - Volksie Bus Adverts

In 1983 David Kramer was contracted by Volkswagen South Africa to link his idiosyncratic South African image to their microbus. This was the beginning of a television and print campaign that won the hearts of South Africans, made David Kramer into a household name and was to continue for the next thirteen years. Probably the longest running celebrity endorsement South Africa has seen.
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[@brucebartlett6536]

Wonderful song and wonderful memories.

[@DavidKramerSA]

Thanks for your support. Much appreciated.

[@UthamaseelanDorasamy-fu3tx]

The first ad was one of the few times i heard my father laugh out loud...

[@ElisaNotoHadebe08]

Legends

[@dinoducci4039]

I sometimes catch my self singing this song when I climb into a Bus as

[@SLYGUY79]

classic

[@rushdiishmail9686]

Great song.👌🏾

[@foreignwarren7361]

Still know 50 percent of the words 35 years later 😂

[@aapelikeilamaa9523]

Hi! Love the adverts. They all have so nice rings to them! We listened to these songs whilst traveling in Norway with my friend's Syncro bus. Are the lyrics available somewhere?

[@DavidKramerSA]

Glad you enjoyed them. Which advert would you like the lyrics to specifically? I'll see if I can find them in the archives for you.

[@aapelikeilamaa9523]

@@DavidKramerSA The first one "about the fuel injected volksie bus" And another one that i've seen in another video, which told about 2 guys stealing a bicycle and escaping via railway. Thanks for the answer! They're very catchy to listen especially when traveling in a volksie bus!

[@DavidKramerSA]

@@aapelikeilamaa9523 Did you her about the time that my old bike was taken The Blesbok Bicycle Gang stole it from the railway station The two of them were wanted men: Piet Piston and Mad Mac They also grabbed my blik guitar and raced off down the track The station master shouted: Moenie worry nie, don't fuss We'll catch them if we chase them in my brandnew syncro bus It's got a fuel-injected engine and a powerful 4 wheel drive He said, Put your trust in Syncrobus we'll bring 'em back alive CLIMBING OVER KOPPIES BOUNCING THROUGH THE DONGAS FLYING THROUGH THE VELD THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD STOP US DOWN THROUGH THE DRIF AND UP THROUGH THE KLOOF THE STATION MASTER DROVE AND TAPPED HIS FINGERS ON THE ROOF THERE WAS NO PLACE IN NAMKWAKWALAND THAT WE COULDN'T GO IN OUR FUEL-INJECTED FOUR WHEEL DRIVE NEW VOLKSIE BUS SYNCRO Then we set a trap at Bobbejaansrivier The three os, the Volksie bus... waiting....until! DRIVING OVER KOPPIES BOUNCING THROUGH THE DONGAS FLYING THROUGH THE VELD THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD STOP US DOWN THROUGH THE DRIF AND UP THROUGH THE KLOOF THE STATION MASTER DROVE AND TAPPED HIS FINGERS ON THE ROOF THERE WAS NO PLACE IN NAMKWAKWALAND THAT WE COULDN'T GO IN OUR FUEL-INJECTED FOUR WHEEL DRIVE NEW VOLKSIE BUS SYNCRO

[@DavidKramerSA]

Let me tell you about the fuel-injected Volksie bus And how it helped me climb up the Tierkloofpas I was on my way to Sannie van der Spuy The Melktert Queen in the town Volstruis I'd been pushing my bike up the pass for hours I was tired and sweaty and my mood was sour When a fuel-injected bus offers me a ride But I said, This time I'm not getting inside But I saw the disappointment on the kids little faces So there and then I took my braces and hitched them to this powerful new bus and said, You can tow me up the Tierkloofpas And he put his foot down and we soon reached the top And I rang my bell for the bus to stop Then we waved goodbye and I was on my way I was freewheeling down to Sannie van der Spuy As I sat eating Sannie's melktert In burst the traffic cop his name Oom Gert He said, Sannie I've just seen a bike and a bus Going a hundred miles an hour up the Tierkloofpas & a madman on a bike, make no mistake, Nogal ringing his bell to overtake.

[@aapelikeilamaa9523]

@@DavidKramerSA Thank you a thousand times sir! Now i can properly have a singalong to the ads on the passenger seat of a Syncro Bus!! Have a nice summer!

[@bronkhhl]

who was the ad agency?

[@hendrikskilpad6063]

Rightford Searle-Tripp & Makin. They later partnered with Ogilvy.