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b-man Samba Member
Joined: May 20, 2008 Posts: 498 Location: So Cal
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Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2020 2:52 pm Post subject: VW Drag Racing Trivia |
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What famous VW drag car did these come from?
_________________ 1956 Dove Blue Panel
1966 Velvet Green Single Cab
1957 L41 Black Oval Window Beetle |
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tucson vw Samba Member
Joined: December 29, 2010 Posts: 10 Location: tucson ,arizona
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Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2020 3:07 pm Post subject: Re: VW Drag Racing Trivia |
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I believe it's Audrey Campbell's Stutt Bee |
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b-man Samba Member
Joined: May 20, 2008 Posts: 498 Location: So Cal
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Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2020 3:10 pm Post subject: Re: VW Drag Racing Trivia |
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Nailed it.
Tails came off the Stutt Bee, campaigned by Audley Campbell who owned Stuttgart, a VW repair shop in Chatsworth.
The car was first painted gold metalflake with the black fogging. Later the top was chopped and top half painted black, fenders trimmed for better aero, steel hood removed for fiberglass and these tails tossed to the side.
I grabbed them while a machinist I knew was sadly parting out the car. Removed from the car before being replaced with something much lighter. Many racers simply mounted the ‘62 -‘67 lens by itself directly on the fender.
It was pretty rough, the thick layer of bondo on the chopped roof looking like a dry lake bed. Lots of hacking to lighten up the car, I ended up with the original steel hood as well. _________________ 1956 Dove Blue Panel
1966 Velvet Green Single Cab
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nextgen Samba Member
Joined: August 19, 2004 Posts: 6008 Location: CONGERS, N.Y.
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b-man Samba Member
Joined: May 20, 2008 Posts: 498 Location: So Cal
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Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2020 12:14 pm Post subject: Re: VW Drag Racing Trivia |
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Steel hood from the Stutt Bee.
_________________ 1956 Dove Blue Panel
1966 Velvet Green Single Cab
1957 L41 Black Oval Window Beetle |
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madmike Samba Member
Joined: July 11, 2005 Posts: 5291 Location: Atlanta,Michigan
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Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2020 4:41 am Post subject: Re: VW Drag Racing Trivia |
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Stuttgart Germany ,
'House of Three Colors" _________________ 'Black Ice'Drag Buggy 'Turbo'
Rail Buggy 1915 turbo
76 Drag/Street bug 2180cc 'Turbo' 11:85 @113 mph"If I go any faster I'll burn up the Hamster" ,gets 28 mpg. also 10/09/22 11.90 @115 mph
"If I'm ever on Life Support,UNPLUG Me, Then Plug me back In see if that Works" |
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b-man Samba Member
Joined: May 20, 2008 Posts: 498 Location: So Cal
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Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2020 5:00 pm Post subject: Re: VW Drag Racing Trivia |
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I also have what I’m pretty sure is the original long gently-tapered stinger from the earliest version of the Stutt Bee. Acquired at the same time as the hood and taillights. Even picked up a couple of sets of original EMPI 48IDA intake manifolds with broken mounting ears that I sold many years ago, all of these parts were leftovers from the car as it transitioned into later updated versions.
Clean light grey deposits from running race fuel with a little bit of rust from sitting unused for decades.
_________________ 1956 Dove Blue Panel
1966 Velvet Green Single Cab
1957 L41 Black Oval Window Beetle |
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BushwhackDave Samba Member
Joined: January 15, 2006 Posts: 6 Location: Los Angeles
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Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2020 7:26 pm Post subject: Re: VW Drag Racing Trivia |
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Hi b-man -Do you still have those rear fenders on the Stutt Bee? They are Intac Inc's fenders sold at the "Bug House" in Studio City-my dad's shop. Those are the same fenders on the original "ThunderBug" -his VW showcar. Just wishing I could find some of his stuff-Thanks, Dave
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b-man Samba Member
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Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2020 8:07 pm Post subject: Re: VW Drag Racing Trivia |
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I don’t have anything other than what’s pictured here. Good luck in your search for those fenders. _________________ 1956 Dove Blue Panel
1966 Velvet Green Single Cab
1957 L41 Black Oval Window Beetle |
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NatedoggAZ Samba Member
Joined: July 10, 2008 Posts: 145 Location: Arizona
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Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2021 4:00 pm Post subject: Re: VW Drag Racing Trivia |
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Reviving a post from last year...
My dad bought a house in the mountains of California quite a few years back from Autley Campbell...
With the house came a 1967 chopped bug chassis turned into a dune buggy.
Also included was an engine.. built by Autley and his team...
I don't think Autley is alive any longer... he moved to Palm Springs years ago to retire... Hope to get these up and running soon to continue the legacy. _________________ **Save our Mother Earth!
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NatedoggAZ Samba Member
Joined: July 10, 2008 Posts: 145 Location: Arizona
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Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2021 4:15 pm Post subject: Re: VW Drag Racing Trivia |
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Along with some manuals and VW books.. I was also able to salvage this magazine from 1973.. with the Stutt-Bee on the cover....
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