Green’s Dictionary of Slang

(Aus./S.Afr.) a Volkswagen ‘Beetle’ car or camper van.

1967		J. Hibberd White with Wire Wheels (1973) 165: Not as good as a Volksie of course.
1989		M. Tlali Footprints in the Quag 91: My ‘Volksie’ is gone. They took it again.
2004		T. Winton ‘Big World’ in Turning (2005) 4: The gutless old Volksie doesn’t exactly give you whiplash.