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Special Air Service Chief "Gunna"

1,769 posts · joined Oct 2004 ·

#416871
I just dug out an old suction cap type roof rack out of the oldmans shed that I'd forgotten about which I always assumed was to fit a beetle but its to wide to fit.So what i want to know is will it fit any other VW's? I'm thinking possibly Notchback or Fastback. Its approx. 1100mm x 1100mmand curves both directions. Have a look and let me know what you reckon. If it will fit something else I'll probably sell it, if not I'll cut it down to suit my beetle.
Cheers
Brendan

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Special Air Service Chief "Gunna"

1,769 posts · joined Oct 2004 ·

#417024
Im sure its to wide and the legs are really short (only about 20-30mm long so the rack actually bottoms out on the roof before the legs are anywhere near the roof. It just seems as though it was made for a wider & flatter roofed car. It may not even be for a VW.
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Desert Bug Wolfsburg Wizard

687 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#417036
Those racks were made way back (50s-60s) and that one was probably off a FX-FJ Holden or maybe Morris Oxford or a number of other similarly shaped cars from that era. Only Beetles carried that shape right through its entire life.
Cheers, Ian.
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empi Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,131 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#417248
Hi here is a piccie of my beetle roof rack, it measures 91cm x108cm
Type 3 roof rack measures 117cm x 103cm

[ Edited on 13-10-2005 by empi ]

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Special Air Service Chief "Gunna"

1,769 posts · joined Oct 2004 ·

#417295
Here are some more pics showing how it looks on a 1500 beetle (its sitting on 4 blocks of wood 40mm high) its 1100mm Wide & 1140mm long measured from outside of legs.
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Brendan

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empi Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,131 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#417360
Try it on a kombi....
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68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#417472
Yes..... it may fit a Kombi as their roof is nearly flat...

otherwise its probably off a holden-falcon etc.....

as they all had gutters like beetles back in those days...

Lee
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