VW Rod (Is this the ultimate?)

DubbyFan Wolfsburg Wizard

518 posts · joined Nov 2010 · 25 Dec 2012, 7:11 pm

#936954

Caught an episode of Chasing Classic Cars today on Pay. Great story on a 50's beetle converted to a hill climber with a four cam Porsche engine. A guy named Bill Rutan reversed the transaxle mid mounted the engine and created what is perhaps the ultimate Volksrod!

Great site here with the cars story and some great pic's, check the slide show!

http://www.hemmings.com/hsx/stories/2011/06/01/hmn_feature5.html

matberry Moderator Go hard or go home

8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 25 Dec 2012, 8:24 pm

#936962

What a car. Great read, brilliant vehicle. Love the severe lightening and simplicity

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Stinkbug Officially Full-On Dubber

250 posts · joined Jan 2011 · 25 Dec 2012, 8:26 pm

#936963

thanks for sharing .magnificet .👍

OZ Towdster Keen to finish some projects

1,921 posts · joined Dec 2003 · 26 Dec 2012, 9:39 am

#937002

Simplicity at it's best , with a pretty cool nick name ta boot

Don't let body work get in the way of real suspension travel

shaihulud Custom Title Time!

1,448 posts · joined Nov 2005 · 31 Dec 2012, 3:26 am

#937568

Bill Rutan.

Is he the same Rutan famous for his amazing aeroplanes?

DubbyFan Wolfsburg Wizard

518 posts · joined Nov 2010 · 31 Dec 2012, 5:01 pm

#937623

His name is Burt Rutan, many people put VW engines in his planes, the Long Ez is a freak of an aeroplane, looks like a space ship!

VariEze and Long-EZ
The VariViggen design led to the successful[11] Rutan VariEze (pronounced "very easy")[11] homebuilt experimental aircraft designs, in which he pioneered the use of moldless glass-reinforced plastic construction in homebuilts. In 1975 his brother Dick Rutan set a world distance record in the under-500 kg (1100 lb) class in the VariEze, and these aircraft went on to set other world records in this class.[13] They were also the first aircraft to fly with NASA-developed winglets.[14] The Long-EZ had a range of 2,010 miles (3,230 km), over twice that of the VariEze.[11] The original VW-powered VariEze used by Dick Rutan to set the aforementioned records was the Rutan model 31. The later, standard homebuilt VariEze was the Rutan model 33.[citation needed] Most VariEzes have been powered by Continental O-200 engines.