YO YO historic drag photo

hypo-vw Australias 1st 10sec street beetle (Jan 2007) 10.49secs@132m

2,151 posts · joined May 2004 · 24 May 2005, 9:43 pm

#361768

as previously mentioned on another post that I cant seem to find , this is a copy of an origional photo from the 60's of a drag bug called " YO YO " . Apparently someone on this forum has purchased it after finding it in a Melbourne backyard . I hope this photo helps the new owner in the forthcoming restoration of this piece of Australian VW drag history .

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

3,616 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 24 May 2005, 9:48 pm

#361769

Anyone know what colours it was? I can colourise the pic quite easily.

ruckus Veteran Volks Folk

2,118 posts · joined Jun 2004 · 24 May 2005, 10:00 pm

#361777

Cool. Are those air ducts I see behind the rear windows?

killakornkobb where's that clutch?

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#361800

love the stood off looking bonnet! 🙂

Tagedeezee Heezy

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1,991 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 25 May 2005, 10:53 am

#361936

I found some pics of Yo Yo too,
These are a bit later when it ran a 88 x 82 (SPG roller crank)supercharged engine, produced 270 hp and ran on methanol, the gear box was a stock 1500 with a ZF LSD. Ran a best time of 11.21.

Not very good quality, cam from an old magazine article.

The team, Earle Krygger, daughter Kay and wife Pat in racing colours.

Supercharger is chain driven.

The rear end showing the stinger exhaust.

[Edited on 25-5-2005 by Dave Becker]

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1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 25 May 2005, 11:18 am

#361949

ruckus wrote:Cool. Are those air ducts I see behind the rear windows?

Hi

The air ducts were a pretty popular add to bugs in that era.

This the all conquering Chris Heyer driven Rallycross bug, notice the air scoops.

Steve

ruckus Veteran Volks Folk

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#361953

Cool thanks steve!

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#361985

Kool - :P

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NigeType3 Officially Full-On Dubber

371 posts · joined Dec 2002 · 25 May 2005, 3:20 pm

#362068

luv to see what it looks like now.

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5,901 posts · joined Jan 2005 · 25 May 2005, 10:06 pm

#362296

Not sure on the car in Waynes photo, but the chop top was red white & blue using the aussie flag theme...who said aussies wern't patriotic!

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hypo-vw Australias 1st 10sec street beetle (Jan 2007) 10.49secs@132m

2,151 posts · joined May 2004 · 25 May 2005, 10:32 pm

#362314

found another photo tonight of the front of yo-yo 2 sporting the union jack .

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