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

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.
Cheers
Brendan

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.

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 ]

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.
Cheers
Brendan

Some more

PS. Does anyone want a RAT???

Try it on a kombi....

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