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Some one is batting for the other side - $10k Challenge
Bizarre - April 30th, 2009 at 04:11 PM

Was at Richards today and there was a yellow beetle there.
It is part of the Motor Magazing $10k challenge
4 cars
Wolwo 242 GT
Mazduh RX7
Fulcun RU6
and a MIGHTY 74L bug!

Basically you have $10k to buy and improve the car
Not the fastest but the most improved.

Anyway - raced out and bought the mag and the beetle is "the Westies" team

Anyway.... SOMEONE here (i will let themself out them self) is batting for the Wolwo!!

HOW COULD YOU!!!
:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

Seriously - should be a dam interesting competition


rose - April 30th, 2009 at 04:18 PM

would that be vwcool's volvo he's naughty:lol::lol:


milestones54 - April 30th, 2009 at 04:38 PM

Hey Bizarre, i just realised your down the road from me, what should i be on the look out for?
I should know what your driving :P


NuZo - May 2nd, 2009 at 11:51 PM

milestones54, that means ur down the road from me too! :) iv never seen that bug around. but i did see a convertable bug being pushed neer fivedock leasure center? was that you? i turned around to help, but it was gone when i got back :'(


milestones54 - May 3rd, 2009 at 01:54 PM

Hahaha, yeah that would have been me, one of many times pushing it :p


h - May 3rd, 2009 at 02:13 PM

wolwo 242 gt is a cool model for a butterbox.. id rather a 122 tho..


LIFE IN THE LOW LANE - May 3rd, 2009 at 07:33 PM

Some of those early Swedish Valiants have a quite a large amount of untapped potential.


GTMac - May 3rd, 2009 at 11:41 PM

If the Volvo was any good he wouldnt be transplanting an Aussie V8 into it! Nice shot of your ugly mug in the mag Glenn :kiss:

Maybe it needs some hoodjax??????????????


BR_look - May 4th, 2009 at 10:49 AM

Anyone know what they are planning for the Beetle, engine wise?


1303Steve - May 12th, 2009 at 09:30 PM

Hi

You will need to wait for the magazine, but I heard the VW did very well; of course.

Steve


Bizarre - May 12th, 2009 at 09:57 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by 1303Steve
Hi

You will need to wait for the magazine, but I heard the VW did very well; of course.

Steve



:spin:


BR_look - May 20th, 2009 at 09:00 AM

There is a thread on this on the Ausrotary forum. One of the guys whos on the RX7 team regularly posts there (spoiler alert). Here is the link:

http://www.ausrotary.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&p=2151646 


VWCOOL - May 20th, 2009 at 11:25 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by GTMac
If the Volvo was any good he wouldnt be transplanting an Aussie V8 into it! Nice shot of your ugly mug in the mag Glenn :kiss:

Maybe it needs some hoodjax??????????????


... the Beetle has Hoodjax

I really wanted a standard Volvo wagon - because they are slower and have more crapola suspension - but got provided with a GT model instead

But that was the least of my worries!


DU88EN - May 22nd, 2009 at 04:46 PM

saw the second installment of the magazine, and the superbug in the flesh... or steel... there was a lot less in the 2nd magazine but can' wait for the final issue!


colonel mustard - October 10th, 2009 at 09:33 AM

Even though this was ages ago;.... does anyone have any updates on it?? I'm interested in seeing more photos... maybe some scannage of the magizine..//?


thugbug - October 10th, 2009 at 10:35 AM

Don`t know if i`ve been con(ned)verted but recently picked up this 850.
http://i463.photobucket.com/albums/qq354/Van1_photos/MyVolvo1.jpg
FWD (front wheel drive) `93,non turboed but can be chipped quite easily i`m told. Keep trying to hear the sound of the motor (ala dak dak) but just so damn quiet i can hear the radio now! cheers


Bizarre - October 10th, 2009 at 10:37 AM

heh heh heh - as Glenn Torrens about putting a V8 in there :lol:


1303Steve - February 11th, 2010 at 11:56 AM

Hi

I just uploaded the articles in PDF format, may take a while to download http://members.iinet.net.au/~clubvw1/Motor%20Magazine%2010K.htm 

Steve


Craig S - February 11th, 2010 at 12:12 PM

Hi Steve,

Just tried to download and my Adobe version told me all three were "damaged and couldn't be repaired"???

Craig


1303Steve - February 11th, 2010 at 12:36 PM

Woops, I had better go back and see what going on


1303Steve - February 11th, 2010 at 01:03 PM

fixed now


pete wood - February 11th, 2010 at 02:15 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by BR_look
There is a thread on this on the Ausrotary forum. One of the guys whos on the RX7 team regularly posts there (spoiler alert). Here is the link:

http://www.ausrotary.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&p=2151646 


sour grapes me thinks? :dork:

I guess it wasn't all that fair with Richard building the motor for you. Just goes to show how good Lbug potential is in standard form. They really are the best bug VW ever made motorsport wise.