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A-Wall Samba Member
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Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 11:27 pm Post subject: Race Built Beetles |
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I was trying to search for pictures of beetles built for road racing, vintage mainly or even cars raced today, and I couldn't find a nice collection of pictures.
So, if there isn't a thread already started for this topic, lets see what pics you have save on your hard drives or have come across surfing the interweb! |
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mos Samba Member
Joined: January 24, 2010 Posts: 219 Location: location location, ventura CA
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Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 11:34 pm Post subject: |
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Stonefish Samba Member
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Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 6:32 am Post subject: |
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I posted some here:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=325683&start=0 _________________ AC/BC (Air Cooled/Breakfast Club)
Historian and Archivist for the Pennsylvania Hill Climb Association
1965 Notchback SCCA/PHA prepared, 1966 Bus, 1968 Beetle, 1969 Bus, 1970 Squareback, 1971 Fastback, 1973 Thing, 1983 Rabbit LS, 1986 Cabriolet, 1987 Viper VW powered "A" Sports Racer, 1996 Harlequin Golf, 2001 Eurovan Weekender, 2003 Jetta Wagon, 2007 Passat 4Motion wagon. |
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A-Wall Samba Member
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Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 2:59 pm Post subject: |
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awesome pictures! |
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73 KAFER Samba Member
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Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 5:23 pm Post subject: |
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This is my "show" road racer, built as a Kafer-Cup class 1 race car. I do drive it and it is fun on a nice twisty road. The dark wheels are a new addition as I got tired of the silver.
[img]http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/449695.jpg[/img]
Mark _________________ 1973 Beetle
#3 http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=775620Kafer-Cup vintage road racer |
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A-Wall Samba Member
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Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 7:19 pm Post subject: |
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looks good, you know things are serious when you see 4 wheel slicks lol. |
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73 KAFER Samba Member
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B-rock Samba Member
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Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 6:31 pm Post subject: |
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B-rock Samba Member
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Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 6:37 pm Post subject: |
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73 KAFER Samba Member
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DocOctane Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 10:09 am Post subject: |
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Hey B-Rock any detail pictures on the A arm set-up of that White Racer.......... Very interested. |
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mike warnock Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 11:18 am Post subject: |
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A few of mine from 1971 are here:
Midwestern Council Sports Car Club specifications for Volkswagen Sedan (VS) class. Chassis is a 1962 with 1600 single port motor. Trans used short 3rd and 4th gears. Suspension was lowered using Adjust-a-Drop on the beam and decambered rear. A 3/4 inch sway bar and heavy duty Sears shocks completed the set up.
Action at the Milwaukee Mile hairpin turn August 1971.
Starting grid for driver's school race June 1971.
Autocross at Chicago's Soldier Field south parking lot in 1970.
Heading down the front straight at Blackhawk Farms Raceway 1971.
Last edited by mike warnock on Thu Feb 17, 2011 12:19 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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73 KAFER Samba Member
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A-Wall Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 3:20 pm Post subject: |
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awesome pictures. |
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B-rock Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 6:51 pm Post subject: |
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DocOctane wrote: |
Hey B-Rock any detail pictures on the A arm set-up of that White Racer.......... Very interested. |
http://www.rghelmstedt.de/
My German is a little rusty but according to the owner's website, it's a custom A-arm setup utilizing uniball links with no stabilizer bar and a custome steering knuckle. |
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73 KAFER Samba Member
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B-rock Samba Member
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73 KAFER Samba Member
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Stonefish Samba Member
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Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 7:39 am Post subject: |
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by popular demand, I bring you the "Hate Bug"! Gotta love the "Bud Man" on the door!
Hey Mike Warnock...!!
_________________ AC/BC (Air Cooled/Breakfast Club)
Historian and Archivist for the Pennsylvania Hill Climb Association
1965 Notchback SCCA/PHA prepared, 1966 Bus, 1968 Beetle, 1969 Bus, 1970 Squareback, 1971 Fastback, 1973 Thing, 1983 Rabbit LS, 1986 Cabriolet, 1987 Viper VW powered "A" Sports Racer, 1996 Harlequin Golf, 2001 Eurovan Weekender, 2003 Jetta Wagon, 2007 Passat 4Motion wagon. |
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73 KAFER Samba Member
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Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 1:22 pm Post subject: |
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Ha, ha, thanks Stonefish, I see you were on the "abortion' site..that picture had no place being on there IMO. Do you have pictures of it after it was re bodied ?? I like his #1 salute.
Mark _________________ 1973 Beetle
#3 http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=775620Kafer-Cup vintage road racer |
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