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

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#784295
Why would You do it????

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

nbturbo Veteran Volks Folk

2,171 posts · joined Dec 2002 ·

#784378
Why not???????-There is another one in Adelaide Tony-belongs to Richard who used to live here.He has an original CB as well.

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

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#784397
nbturbo wrote:Why not???????-There is another one in Adelaide Tony-belongs to Richard who used to live here.He has an original CB as well.
Hi

Would You drive it??? 🙅

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

58camper Wolfsburg Wizard

591 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#784411
Lee, About 20 years ago I drove a Beetle with CB running gear for a week. The car was being prepared for a charity rally and I think it competed and finished reasonably well.
The thing I recall was the ability to get the rear of the Beetle to lift what must have been 12 inches every time you took off. The rise and fall was even more evident than in a normal CB and you needed to be sure not to snap the spring plates.The car handled like a bucket of wet custard of the road and it was impossible to turn a right handed corner without the tyres rubbing incessantly against the body.
I agree- who would want to but it was fun.
countrybuggybill

bajachris88 The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 6

6,661 posts · joined Apr 2005 ·

#784413
best bet would be to buy it, sell the body, and put one of those cbs running on a bug pan back home on its original sort.

Its unbelievable how many cb's u see with bug pans instead.
(ô_!_/ô) (ô_!_/ô)
69' baja: kombi box, thing spindles, irs, disc front, type 3 rear drums, 2 inch lift kit, 31x10 rears. 👍
New engine in process: 94mm p&bs, 74mm C/w chomol Crank, 35.5x39 SP heads, turbo. Wierd combo, hopeful torque monsta!

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

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#784415
Scarey Phil....

I agree Chris...
on a CB OK...

there were two Beetles on Kubelwagen chassis at the VW nationals...

My Son said He thought one of them came from Switzerland..?? same fellow owned both I think...

but.. they looked great... chassis probably similar to a CB..
with a split window beetle body....

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

cb john Wolfsburg Wizard

470 posts · joined Jun 2007 ·

#784426
Its unbelievable how many cb's u see with bug pans instead.
And you still wonder why?

bajachris88 The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 6

6,661 posts · joined Apr 2005 ·

#784430
yes.
(ô_!_/ô) (ô_!_/ô)
69' baja: kombi box, thing spindles, irs, disc front, type 3 rear drums, 2 inch lift kit, 31x10 rears. 👍
New engine in process: 94mm p&bs, 74mm C/w chomol Crank, 35.5x39 SP heads, turbo. Wierd combo, hopeful torque monsta!

cb john Wolfsburg Wizard

470 posts · joined Jun 2007 ·

#784431
You would have to drive both of them to stop wondering...😂

bajachris88 The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 6

6,661 posts · joined Apr 2005 ·

#784432
lol, i would luv to have a chance. i neva even sat in a cb before 🙂. i rekon they are sweet.

I just see so many of the baja boys put the strengthened front ends and reduction boxes in the spot light, and from shear observation seems to be 'the go'.
If we are talking original offroad intentions. 👍

is it as good as they say? or am i mislead 🙁

What made them handle like a dog on the street?
(ô_!_/ô) (ô_!_/ô)
69' baja: kombi box, thing spindles, irs, disc front, type 3 rear drums, 2 inch lift kit, 31x10 rears. 👍
New engine in process: 94mm p&bs, 74mm C/w chomol Crank, 35.5x39 SP heads, turbo. Wierd combo, hopeful torque monsta!

cb john Wolfsburg Wizard

470 posts · joined Jun 2007 ·

#784439
You can pretty well compare CB handling and performance to splittie...most of the splitty owners go for ball joint beam, IRS, disk brakes , even rack and pinion ...for very much the same reason...
If offroading is your primary aim, by all means, keep it original...

vwjon Fahrvergnugen

914 posts · joined Jul 2006 ·

#784487
is this one of those cars you are alking about?
if not who's is this and where isb it now??

3 1959 cadillacs
1 musso
2 early notchbacks
2 split kombis
2 split panels
1 split ute
1 low light panel
1 ex-pmg bay
1 country buggy
1 beetle ute
1 14" syncro caravelle
1 16" syncro doka
1 golf cabrio
1 vw camper trailer
2 3meter bombs

bajachris88 The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 6

6,661 posts · joined Apr 2005 ·

#784488
looks like one of those 4x4 kommandeurwagen or watevaz?
(ô_!_/ô) (ô_!_/ô)
69' baja: kombi box, thing spindles, irs, disc front, type 3 rear drums, 2 inch lift kit, 31x10 rears. 👍
New engine in process: 94mm p&bs, 74mm C/w chomol Crank, 35.5x39 SP heads, turbo. Wierd combo, hopeful torque monsta!

58camper Wolfsburg Wizard

591 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#784511
VWJon,

The photo is a replica Kommanderwagen made up of a modified oval Beetle with a split window cut inserted that is sitting on a CB pan and running gear. It has a 36HP motor if I recall it correctly. I believe the owner in outer Perth still has the vehicle but I have not heard from him for some years now. He is into Military vehicles generally.

I think the real giveawy of the vehicle is the Oval dash and not a split beetle one.
I would still like it sitting in my garage though.

countrybuggybill