Did you know Volkswagen built boats?

HotRodMatt If it\'s old or rare - cut it!

3,616 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 18 Nov 2003, 7:54 am

#113153

Did you know Volkswagen built boats?

Well not many but they did. One recently was sold on Ebay for $10k US!

36 horses of aquatic veedubbing

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2442133153

squizy Thinking about another dub...maybe

4,082 posts · joined Dec 2002 · 18 Nov 2003, 8:17 am

#113156

Any other pics Matt?

Squiz......

72TWINCAB Fahrvergnugen

978 posts · joined Feb 2003 · 18 Nov 2003, 8:28 am

#113161

It's a splitscreen too:thumb

jenz58 Postal Menace

9,121 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 18 Nov 2003, 5:19 pm

#113373

Mmmmmmm, I love it:kiss

Old boats and VW perfect!!!!!:sandrine

"All you need is trust and a little bit of pixie dust!"

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=22473
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=56558#pid535643

...so I don't loose the links to my rides again hehehe

twoguns simply aircooled

4,275 posts · joined Nov 2002 · 18 Nov 2003, 5:24 pm

#113377

wasnt there also a boat option that sat on the roof of a splitty? not as flash as the one pic'd above but still a floater.

Simply Cruzin'...

Robo Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,491 posts · joined Feb 2003 · 19 Nov 2003, 4:20 pm

#113740

I can remember those, saw a couple of those on the samba!
Rob....

Boxer Power
Member of DMLRK.....Die Mittler Lebuns Resto Komeradschaft

Robo Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,491 posts · joined Feb 2003 · 19 Nov 2003, 4:22 pm

#113741

Hey! just noticed the pee shooters out the back! way cool.
Rob...

Boxer Power
Member of DMLRK.....Die Mittler Lebuns Resto Komeradschaft

11CAB If ya got it....Baja it

4,674 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 19 Nov 2003, 6:26 pm

#113783

A real schwimmer.........😀

65 Meyers Manx
68 Country Buggy (KO 367)
68 Country Buggy (KO 669)
68 Country Buggy (KO 789)
68 Country Buggy (KO 815)
68 Baja Bug
76 Baja Kombi Twincab

Grey 57 Old Grey Cruiser

2,937 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 19 Nov 2003, 6:39 pm

#113787

My dear o'l Dad told me a story about one of these boats. Was used as a ski boat in New Zealand. Had a really hotted up (for the day, late fifties) motor fitted. One day they reved the thing that hard that it threw a rod, that smashed the case and punched a hole thru the hull and the boat sank.
Not sure if its true (before I was born) but made for a good story. He was not a VW fan so I spose he was glad to see it go to the bottom of the lake.
🙁

Robo Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,491 posts · joined Feb 2003 · 19 Nov 2003, 7:46 pm

#113823

What! not a VW fan! lucky his son saw the light!
Rob.....

Boxer Power
Member of DMLRK.....Die Mittler Lebuns Resto Komeradschaft

Grey 57 Old Grey Cruiser

2,937 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 19 Nov 2003, 7:50 pm

#113829

Na not a fan at all. Still not. My Grandparents had 54 and 55 Beetles and a 59 Kombi and he was forced to take girl friends out in these cars, when all his mates had Jags, and Ford Zephers. So he hated the VW's.
Funny that the humble VW today is a way kool car and the others , well .... not.

Herbie 53 Bugs are not nearly enough

764 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 20 Nov 2003, 12:00 am

#113957

Never seen a VW boat in the flesh, but I have seen a VW motorbike in the flesh.
Does that count?

62 Ragtop Herbie with a little extra oomph.

mnsKmobi Wolfsburg Wizard

589 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 20 Nov 2003, 8:16 am

#113994

I thought this was going to be a story about using beetles as boats, as was popular a few years back. This works well as long as you don't have Brazilian rubbers!😀