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desh Wolfsburg Wizard

463 posts · joined Jan 2009 ·

#746136
😂 😂


What were they thinking??????

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Des

Pauld Officially Full-On Dubber

204 posts · joined Sep 2008 ·

#746169
theres one in darwin done similarly

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Scarab Wolfsburg Wizard

646 posts · joined Jul 2009 ·

#746184
some people have too much time on their hands.....and too little taste I think (in my opinion only) 😁

teekay Learner Dubber

17 posts · joined Oct 2009 ·

#747047
Oh no Lord please No! Please no,no,no,no! Make it go away please, make it go away! 😂🙅
TK

What would you do if you knew you could not fail?

empi Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,131 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#747048
There is a green one in Melbourne with a Mercedes bonnet

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"If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you." - Anonymous 🥷

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

3,616 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#747053
The orginal Beetle with a Rolls Royce front clip is still in the possession of Jim Broadley (formerly of Diablo Motors) and he still has the letter of demand from Rolls Royce to destroy it or face legal action.

LOWBUG Insano Dub Head

738 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·

#747142
We should show this to our kids and explain that this is what drugs do to people

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#747175
Hi

From memory TAFE had something to do with these.

Steve

ryana89 Officially Full-On Dubber

315 posts · joined Sep 2009 ·

#747438
Maybe beetles would have looked like this if they had had water cooled engines in the front? I don't think it looks to bad 😀
2.0slow 92 MK2

Made in Germany, Assembled in Africa, 'Migrated' to Australia

GooNoo2180 Slammed & Awesome Dubber

94 posts · joined Sep 2009 ·

#752675
Had a customer asked me to do one for him a few mth's ago,exept he had a old studebaker grill..............I refused!!
...the POLICE..never think it's as funny as you do

Gazza265 Seriously Crusin Dubber

108 posts · joined Aug 2009 ·

#761840
Way way way back in the early '80s I looked after a VW soft top for a young lady whilst she went on holidays in Europe. I had a ball driving around in her little beast. I was a Chocolate Brown "Wonderbug"...it had what looked like an Austin A40 front end and it had the manufacturer's/converter's build plate affixed close to the normal build plate from the VW factory.

It had a very well fitted and functioning leak free fold down fabric roof and it was trimmed in what looked like a dark silver velvety fabric. I must say...I was very impressed with the detail that went into it and the workmanship involved.

It got looks from almost everyone on the road (around Albury/Wodonga) and it was a very spritely performer too. A worked 1600TP with extractors that gave it a very nice rumble, twin dual throat Dellortos and 9" of rubber on the rear and 7" on the front gave it a very tough and racey stance.
Has anyone else seen or heard of this conversion before?
Fixer upperer of daughter's '69 Bug "Oscar"

Cheers
Gazza

gothikredneck Learner Dubber

6 posts · joined Mar 2010 ·

#770464
i would love to have 1!

Woz72 Learner Dubber

13 posts · joined Mar 2010 ·

#770466
From last year's Vic DOVW:



...Woz

'72 kombi camper

warb gimme some butter im on a roll.....

1,983 posts · joined May 2003 ·

#770527
id roll in one of those bad boys...



















just to piss people off..

zayus Wolfsburg Wizard

437 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#773568
Man, they keep getting worse!

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#773580
the other car next to the red one there ( Orange )
had some trick mods done to it
I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true


http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=91278&page=1#pid848630


http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=63561&page=1#pid624099


http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=4832&page=1#pid452603


http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=60650&page=1#pid574409

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#773626
I remember seeing kits for these in a USA magazine back about 1970??

bonnet with Mercedes grill and dual headlamps in the front fenders..

also early Ford type bonnet kits too...

and there is a V8 powered beetle with front engine and early ford grill at the VW Nationals each year...
with a teardrop caravan...

LEE
- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#773628
I have also seen pics of them with fins and Mercedes tail lamps
on the rear fenders.... lol

You could actually put an Esky cooler under that bonnet... lol

You could use a Bentley grill now that VW owns Bentley...

but the cost of a Bentley grill would be "out of this world" lol

or go the el cheapo way and use a Land Rover Grill.... lol

LEE



photo: maybe this is a Daimler grill ?? not sure...
but the front fenders don't look modified at all... LEE


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- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

h fractals - an ever changing lifestyle

7,671 posts · joined Feb 2005 ·

#773639
it's ok it's only a fat chick 😂
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cruiser Seriously Crusin Dubber

193 posts · joined Aug 2007 ·

#784867
Better leave it in the barn where no one can be harmed from looking at it?

empi Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,131 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#784906
68AutoBug wrote:I have also seen pics of them with fins and Mercedes tail lamps
on the rear fenders.... lol

You could actually put an Esky cooler under that bonnet... lol

You could use a Bentley grill now that VW owns Bentley...

but the cost of a Bentley grill would be "out of this world" lol

or go the el cheapo way and use a Land Rover Grill.... lol

LEE



photo: maybe this is a Daimler grill ?? not sure...
but the front fenders don't look modified at all... LEE


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AHHHHHHHHHHH blinded!!!!!
"If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you." - Anonymous 🥷

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#785096
desh wrote:😂 😂


What were they thinking??????

all that was changed, is the bonnet...
and headlamps
plus odd blinkers

lots of fibreglass ones in the US in the 70s...

so, Your beetle could look like lots of other cars...

Why????

I haven't a clue.. lol

LEE
- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

vlad01 Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,270 posts · joined Jun 2010 ·

#785946
has anyone ever thought this is probably why it was left in a barn?

71 notchback,
Past owner of, 70 NB, 73 SB and 72 FB TLE

Barnabie Officially Full-On Dubber

257 posts · joined Jun 2010 ·

#787926
Yep, some things are better left in the darkest corners of the mind - or a barn - either will do.There truly should be a law against that!!

Gringo_54_oval Officially Full-On Dubber

240 posts · joined Jan 2009 ·

#788786
heres a pretty one for yas
they call it Tuning
urrrghh!

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boppa Casual Dubber

38 posts · joined May 2004 ·

#789094
There was one running around the Ballina area a while back with an austin grill (maybe)- lots of chrome on the lip and a weird shaped bonnet

Couldn't quite figure out why they did it- the rest of the car was a bog standard beetle, down to factory rims and hubcaps

Some strange strange people out there....

empi Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,131 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#789143
Gringo_54_oval wrote:heres a pretty one for yas
they call it Tuning
urrrghh!




Arhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!🤪



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empi Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,131 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#790906
If u gonna find something in a barn make a good one...🤪

"If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you." - Anonymous 🥷

FUHRM Learner Dubber

3 posts · joined Aug 2010 ·

#797566
HotRodMatt wrote:The orginal Beetle with a Rolls Royce front clip is still in the possession of Jim Broadley (formerly of Diablo Motors) and he still has the letter of demand from Rolls Royce to destroy it or face legal action.
HOW? HotRodMatt you have come about with this type of information WHO? Is your adviser on this or perhaps I should say your misinformed instigator? Iam very interested as you seem to know more than the person named people like you should pull your head out of business that does not concern you the validity of your story is trash and you should think very carefully before throwing accusations around about people and stories that have no merit! You obviously have nothing better to do with your time but to engross yourself in fictional nonsense SHAME ON YOU!