German Look VW's

[stevo]

Nice rides, but I just don't feel those wheels.

Stevo

[Buick355]

Here's mine from 1993:



I like some of the "German style", bu some of it looks a bit goofy.

[bottlerocket]

Nice rides, but I just don't feel those wheels.

Stevo

What? All the Porsche wheels?

[Cooter]

John had a dope ass bug back in the day... white, slammed, B&M blower, 17" 911 wheels, etc.

[grove rat]

dunno if the beetle is considered german or not, but daaaaaaaaaaaaaamn gina!

[Baron Von Crowder]

Here's mine from 1993:



I like some of the "German style", bu some of it looks a bit goofy.

I dont have pics of my supers, but I have one of my Ghia... I ended up trading this off for a baywindow

[stevo]

What? All the Porsche wheels?

Yeah, the low-profile tires and wide alloys. I guess I'll always see old bugs the same way I see old traditional hot rods, I always thought a '32 roadster looked funny with wide wheels and low profile aluminum wheels.

Stevo

[bottlerocket]

Yeah, the low-profile tires and wide alloys. I guess I'll always see old bugs the same way I see old traditional hot rods, I always thought a '32 roadster looked funny with wide wheels and low profile aluminum wheels.

Stevo

different kind of driving. I guess since these are "german look" they would be more suited on the autobahn. Not sure how bias ply tires on steelies would do on that :wink1:

[Baron Von Crowder]

Yeah, the low-profile tires and wide alloys. I guess I'll always see old bugs the same way I see old traditional hot rods, I always thought a '32 roadster looked funny with wide wheels and low profile aluminum wheels.

Stevo

Stevo, the majority of the "german look" bugs are in Europe. Standard beetles are more popular (at least here in the US), and many of the classic VW guys shunned the 1302/1303 or Superbeetles in favor of the standard beetle.

The 1302/1303(europe) / Superbeetles have a Mcphereson strut up front, instead of the standards torsion setup. The hoods were longer, and in 73, they had the rounded windshields and the dash was changed to a more modern dash. For many Supers, they developed a shimmy at 55, dubbed the super shakes. Rather than fix the wore out suspension, a lot of folks sold them stupid cheap, many times without the engines.

The German look fills a gap for the cars that the tradional beetle guys dont want... and it looks cool, with a good purpose. They actually handle good!

[cobrajet69]

[IMG]

<-- Definitely down with that sickness!


David

[71chevellejohn]

There's a Right-hand drive 71 Beetle with a sliding rag top for sale here in Abilene. It looked clean, but not the $6k he is asking clean.

I didn't take any pics, but can swing by and take some if there is interest.

[appelingogt]

I haven't really reaserched this but I have wondered for a while how hard it would be to retromod a old bug? Would be cool to have a old oval window bug with a new bug drivetrain and AC/ modern heat etc.

LOTS of money...wanna go in halves?

[jakesford]

I've always wanted a stroker turbo'd Ghia! Tits!

This... I heart Ghia's

[Cooter]

I guess I'm not a VW snob... I dig 'em

[Baron Von Crowder]

I guess I'm not a VW snob... I dig 'em

How do you thing an hx35 would do on a 1915cc?