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chicagovw Samba Member
Joined: January 06, 2007 Posts: 1424 Location: Chicago IL/CHandler AZ
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Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 7:07 pm Post subject: Formula Vee |
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I remember as a kid seeing a few VW's around with the "Formula Vee" striping just above the running boards. I've been looking around for Formula Vee stuff for my '73 Super-managed to locate a shifter, shift knob, stripe kit, clock, and single speaker that mounts to the rear firewll.
Was the Formula Vee a package option? Or just a name VW came up with for its individual accessories? Anyone know where I can find a complete list of items that were available back then (I've already found the VW accessories brocure in the Archives). |
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Glenn Mr. 010
Joined: December 25, 2001 Posts: 76940 Location: Sneaking up behind you
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tuna Samba Member
Joined: October 04, 2004 Posts: 475 Location: Fontana, SoCal, USA
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DrDarby Samba Member
Joined: May 12, 2004 Posts: 6534 Location: Northern Illinois
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Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 8:41 pm Post subject: |
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The link Glenn shows pretty much ties it up but don't forget the 'Thundertone' Taper Tip Tailpipes ! _________________ Midwest Autosavers, Inc. Woodstock, IL |
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kristopher staller Samba Member
Joined: May 11, 2003 Posts: 74 Location: Bensonl AZ
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Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 9:39 pm Post subject: |
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Here's a source for reproduction stripe sets:
http://www.actiongrafix.net/store.html _________________ 1961 Bullfight Scene Herbie, "Ocho", from Herbie goes Bananas |
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Hypnolobster Samba Member
Joined: January 10, 2008 Posts: 106 Location: Litchfield & Athens, Ohio
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Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 9:26 am Post subject: |
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That hood scoop looks really cool.
Excessive, silly and not something I'd ever affix to my car, but still really cool. |
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discochris Samba Member
Joined: May 17, 2006 Posts: 230 Location: Twin Cities, MN
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Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 11:42 am Post subject: |
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When we bought our 78 two years ago, my dad found his old walnut Formula Vee Wolfsburg logo shift knob from his last Super Beetle in the 70's. I cleaned it up and varnished it and put it in our car. I couldn't believe he still had it, or how cool it was that he gave it to me. |
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drscope Samba Member
Joined: February 19, 2007 Posts: 15273 Location: Baltimore, Maryland USA
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Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 5:33 pm Post subject: |
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I always laugh when I think about those special Formula Vee production VW's.
They were named after the race cars, but there wasn't a single piece of the production cars that was legal to run on the Formula Vee race cars.
The last Formula Vee race car parts were from the 1965 production. Nothing newer then 1200cc. Wide 5 lug wheels and King & link pin front end. _________________ Mother Nature is a Mean Evil Bitch! |
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chicagovw Samba Member
Joined: January 06, 2007 Posts: 1424 Location: Chicago IL/CHandler AZ
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Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 7:37 pm Post subject: |
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I've been on the sebeetles website, but overlooked that somehow. It sounds like it was an actual option package at one time. It seems like Formula Vee products were still available in 73, when my car was made, but I couldn't find anything on it being a package at the time-more like a name for the individual accessories. The wheels look real similar to the Riviera wheels still available today. |
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DrDarby Samba Member
Joined: May 12, 2004 Posts: 6534 Location: Northern Illinois
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Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 8:37 pm Post subject: |
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The wheels were for-runners of todays Rivearas but had smooth spokes. The "Formula Vee" was all dealer parts department stuff, not a factory option package. There was a "Formula Vee" kit starting in 1971 part number ZVW000FV1 or FV2 and my foggy memory says it consisted of Taper Tip Tailpipes, wood shift knob, "wood" dash appliques, bumper guards, FV side stripe, full wheel covers that looked like the "Formula Vee" mag wheels (ZVW616206 was the part number for the wheel covers), door window visors and a color coordinated hood scoop.
There were in reality over a hunderd accessories that VW offered under the "formula vee" packaging. Extractor exhausts, wheel trim rings, complete shifter, wheels in three styles, three or four different steering wheels, steering wheel covers, fog lights, fanfare horns, hood scoops in all colors, tachometer with mounting grill, _________________ Midwest Autosavers, Inc. Woodstock, IL |
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El Postino Samba Member
Joined: July 22, 2008 Posts: 130
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Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 9:35 pm Post subject: |
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I am going to buy a 1971 Super Beetle - fed up with water-cooled! . Above the running boards I think it had "Super Vee" - it may have said "Formula Vee" - can't remember, only saw it once but it looked like the yellow one with the 'rack on the sebeetles site. Will the Vin number be more specific as to the model etc?. I don't have the vin at the moment but it's a sweet bug. |
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toyvergnugen Samba Member
Joined: July 16, 2002 Posts: 1010
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bug_freak Samba Member
Joined: June 29, 2006 Posts: 1 Location: Centerville, Louisiana
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Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2009 6:38 pm Post subject: Formula Vee |
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thanks for the link Glenn. I have a formula vee and i want to restore it to its original condition; this site really helps. |
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mezzorover Samba Member
Joined: April 30, 2009 Posts: 15 Location: Dayton, OH
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Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 5:14 am Post subject: |
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I'm restoring my 1970 Formula Vee Beetle, but when I bought the vehicle, there was an additional diagonal stripe across the engine hood. I can't seem to find a rear shot of the Formula cars, but I wondered if the PO had added that diagonal stripe? Or is that part of the original stripe kit?
I kinda liked it. Maybe I will just have a new one made and say originality be damned!
Cheers,
J. |
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coxy Samba Member
Joined: August 16, 2005 Posts: 131 Location: Ireland
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Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 11:44 am Post subject: |
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My friends Formula Vee replica in the UK
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oibovveroi Samba Member
Joined: May 22, 2006 Posts: 744
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Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 12:16 pm Post subject: |
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coxy,very nice vw you have. |
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coxy Samba Member
Joined: August 16, 2005 Posts: 131 Location: Ireland
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Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 12:33 pm Post subject: |
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It's not mine, it belongs to my friend. |
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coxy Samba Member
Joined: August 16, 2005 Posts: 131 Location: Ireland
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Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 12:38 pm Post subject: |
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This is mine - 1973 GT Beetle
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fastmc25 Samba Member
Joined: January 01, 2004 Posts: 1202 Location: East Tennessee
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Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 6:24 pm Post subject: |
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Here's what they should of looked like....
This was mine......... it will be missed.... _________________ Peace,
Paul
1973 Type181 Kubelwagen (Thing 2 ) 2110cc
1971 Transporter (Pickle) 1914cc
1961 Deluxe Beetle (Christine) 1776cc
1973 Adventurewagen Baja Bus (Clyde) 3.4L
1970 Formula Vee Beetle 2276cc
I identify as: “A Pissed Old GI ” |
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spencerfvee Samba Member
Joined: August 19, 2004 Posts: 3071
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Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 7:22 pm Post subject: |
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[quote="mezzorover"]I'm restoring my 1970 Formula Vee Beetle, but when I bought the vehicle, there was an additional diagonal stripe across the engine hood. I can't seem to find a rear shot of the Formula cars, but I wondered if the PO had added that diagonal stripe? Or is that part of the original stripe kit?
I kinda liked it. Maybe I will just have a new one made and say originality be damned!
Cheers,
hi i worked at two vw dealers in the 1960s and 1970s ...we made a lot of formula vee bugs ...the formula vee bugs started in 1966 there was just a stripe kit in 1966-to 1967 that had the letters F V in the kit... there were numbers that made 1300 or 1500 it looked like this F V 1300 ...we allways put the stripe across the rear engine hood ...in 1968 the strip kit was changed to say formula vee.. they came in white black or red .. some times we just put the stripe kit on nothing else on the bugs ... most of the time we put the wood streering wheel on... wood dash kit with formula vee tack wood knobs ..formula vee shifter there were 4 differnt shifters offerd over the years.. hood scoop frount ...there was a rear hood scoop offerd in 1968 it was made out of steel like the frount scoop ..we allso instald fan fair horns ..bumper guards and stone guards all around formula vee mag wheels .and then in 1970 a formula vee emblem that went on the rear engine lid ...i had a 1970 formula vee bug that cost me $2,500.00 the bank had to come to the dealer ship to see it.. because the most a 1970 bug cost was $1,900.00 my payments were $75.00.. i had a 1968 formula vee bug ...then a glitter bug in 1971 that was wild lol hope this helps you out spencerfvee PS i am allso building a formula vee bug a 1970 |
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