I bought this car from Jeff Baker at Gold Coast and drove it back to Canberra on Saturday 8 January.

This is a 1966 beetle with removed fenders, reshaped front end, drop spindles up front, bench front seat, 750mm gearstick and heaps more. The engine is a standard 1600cc twin port that pulls well and motors along nicely.

The current pics were taken by Brian White (thanks fella) with more from me as work progresses.

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onya - saw it at valla this year and the bro and I fell in love with the Jim Beame speedo and boobs :bounce:bounce

i love the bench seat in the front!!!

there are tonnes of other things i like too, but that bench seat is always the first thing to attract my eye....

sweet car!

kai

where's the handbrake? is it registered to seat 6 people? that is one nice car!!

looks to me like the handbrake is right next to the gear stick.....

kai

p.s. i still love that bench seat! :thumb

The handbrake is upright and yeah it's next to the gearstick, still registered to seat four.

Love the bench seat too, it was sooo comfortable, I didn't mind spending eight hours a day for two days sitting in it.

Will have to see what the engineers say about the seat.

Yeah, you're right, that bench seat is cool.....:thumb

love this car...sorry but does the guy you brought it off have the hot pink and yellow volks-rod ?

Hey Jeff,xxx the work its different and thats what is all about,something unique(stay away from shopping trolleys).JVLRacing

yeah jeff owns cool56,but its good to see the klaksta go to a good home:thumb

Hey bugs good to see it has gone to an appreciative home...

Jeff had some plans for further work are you gonna follow the same path?

Below is a pic from a shoot I did with him for a rat story I am putting together - Might have to catch up with you to complete the story now it has a new home...

Here's a pic of Jeff in Cool '56

and another version...

that is a super sexy car

hmm... do you think youll have anby trouble registering it with those guards on there, or do you have an engineers certificate?

sweet score mate,. love the car, so unique

Bugs

Great rod!

luv the short piece of chrome at the top of the bonnet, subtle and different.

In NZ the cycle guards should be ok for compliance, don't know about Aus, BUT all the lotus 7 kits use cycle style guards- and you guys must have them over there....

Cheers
Jeremy

Wicked car mate. Why would you pay $45000+ for a fibreglass Hot Rod?? Yours is much better.

Great score....nice price too! Goes to show you don't have to spend your life savings to have a stand out car.

Here's another one of it at an appropriate location...

Sweet looking Rod, nice shots and loved the one from the Cemetery, very Gothic. You need to do it at twillight...

Anyway, here a pic of my Rod....



[Edited on 13-1-2005 by Freddie Fender]