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sled
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 Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 10:31 am Post subject: ultimate vintage-speed beetle |
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I know its not a 25 or 36 or 40, but talk about vintage SPEED!
all those folks who stop and talk to you at a gas station and say, "hey, my friend had one of them bugs with a porsche engine in it!" and we all roll our eyes a bit.
This bug is no joke, had the pleasure of checking it over last weekend at a show.
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thomaskaefer
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damn... that is heaven on earth! 
You can buy a house for the engine value itself..... |
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James D
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| Damn! This car is a bit of a legend. Wasn´t it built from new like this or something? |
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stede
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Location: Buckeye,AZ by way of El Sereno Rifa, Sur Califas 13
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| Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 12:58 pm Post subject: |
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| there's no problem with that type of vintage speed. i completely dig it !!!! |
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Towel Rail
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HAWT! 
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vicpolky
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Boonies
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Could do with out the chrome fan shroud but i still need to go change my pants.
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james m. stein
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| I only wish my '59 A Coupe had that in the back! |
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joe h.
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Bitchin pic! The old speed, and the "new speed" next to it. |
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Raul_MX
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That car is out of this world...
Check the authentic 356 rims and those vintage slicks!!!!
Sweet Jesus... that car is awesome....
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sled
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| Posted: Fri May 29, 2009 8:15 am Post subject: |
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they're not slicks, but yes the car is amazing.
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Raul_MX
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| Posted: Fri May 29, 2009 12:03 pm Post subject: |
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| sled wrote: |
| they're not slicks, but yes the car is amazing. |
Stand corrected, yes those are not slicks but the car is just "shock and awe"
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thomaskaefer
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I like that this car has a "rally" car offset on the front!
Too many cars with short beams today in my eye... it looks nice, ok, but to drive quick in the corner it should look like this.
Also, it seemed that there is some negative camber in the front.... very tricky to get that! |
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sled
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| Posted: Fri May 29, 2009 1:24 pm Post subject: |
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Also, it seemed that there is some negative camber in the front.... very tricky to get that! |
VERY tricky on a 65 and earlier car with linkpin suspension, but very easy to get on a 66 and later car with balljoint suspension.
I think the car above is a 64/65? I dont know my beetles that well and I did not find the owner of the car.
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Roadcow
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Story goes on that car a mechanic at a Seattle or Portland Porsche Dealership had the 63 bug ( If it's the same one with the little bubble in the decklid) and bought a wrecked 62 Carrere 11 and swapped over the entire drivetrain to the bug. It was in HVW'S in 1972 I think. Very cool car and yes the engine could buy a very nice mansion.
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hsosa1
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How much does that engine cost?
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ratghia
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About $120,000 |
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Herbie3Rivers
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| Posted: Fri May 29, 2009 7:36 pm Post subject: |
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Holy cow! More pictures please!!!! That car is WAY too cool!
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joe h.
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| Holy cow! More pictures please!!!! That car is WAY too cool! |
There are a few in my gallery. |
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carlos_magnum
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| How much does that engine cost? |
About $120,000 |
Wow. That's certainly a cool wicked bug! Like it!  |
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