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 Starbug
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| posted on February 5th, 2004 at 12:53 AM |
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pics and info on wizard roadsters
Its not a heb, but its almost there!!
theres a guy in my town with a yellow and black wizard roadster, and its got to be my favourite dub of all time!
anyone got any cool piccies of any wizards?
and just to make my dreaming all that more feasible, how much work (and $$) would be involved in turning my '68 into one of these? (seeing as how
they dont make the kits anymore!)
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| posted on February 5th, 2004 at 09:47 AM |
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Sorry no info but plenty of pics for you.
Some mild and some wild
The first is a 68.
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| posted on February 5th, 2004 at 10:42 AM |
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The Wizard Roadster is a bit of a knock of of the coachbuilt Maier.
Pretty sure the kits are still made in England.
(from http://www.flatfour.org/forum_files/coach.html)
The Maier Conversion - 1952
The Swiss coachbuilder Werner Maier was commissioned to make three convertibles in 1952 after the closure of the Hebmüller factory. The Maier design
was strikingly similar to the Hebmüller.
The coachbuilding work was farmed out to Karl Rusterholz whose karosserie was near Zurich. Each of the three conversions took 6 weeks after delivery
of the original Beetles. Had their price not been so high and had more support from Volkswagen (the price of the original Beetle was added to the cost
of the conversion) they may well have continued where Hebmüller left off.
Unlike the Hebmüller, the Maier retained semaphores and featured a short decklid within the sweeping rear bodywork. Only one Maier survives to this
day.
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| posted on February 5th, 2004 at 11:07 AM |
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They do still make the kits in the UK
here is a link.
http://www.beetlezone.co.uk/kits.htm
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| posted on February 5th, 2004 at 11:21 AM |
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and another
this is a current price list in Pounds and US Dollars.
The Standard kit costs $2,986.41 AUD
Plus shipping and install
Not to cheap
http://www.ezbug.co.uk/price%20list.htm
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| posted on February 5th, 2004 at 11:44 AM |
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thanks muchly for the pics and links!
i guess i had better start saving now!
how much does it usually cost to chop the top off a beetle anyhoo? |
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| posted on February 10th, 2004 at 05:09 PM |
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Could try
http://www.wizard-roadsters.co.uk
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| posted on February 10th, 2004 at 05:19 PM |
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sorry but :puke
Simply Cruzin'...
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| posted on February 11th, 2004 at 12:05 AM |
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tis ok, each to their own twoguns...
though you must admit it is a damn sight more stylish than the carerra kit ive got now (and yes, i do love *some* carerra kit beetles, mine
especially)
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| posted on February 11th, 2004 at 12:28 AM |
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what
But my commodore looks plain and like every other commodore, please.
Na i know it looks simillar to some others thats why i wanna sell and get started on the manx.
We have a bettle getting around here in newcastle with the wizzard kit and its forsale . i will try and peddal a little faster next time to catch a
no: and price for you if you like
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| posted on February 11th, 2004 at 07:53 PM |
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hey starbuggy. i respect anyone who has one. its sorta what makes the vw scene so good. the difference of eachs style. as for carrera's, funnily
enough i dont mind them too much. except maybe for the torana light options some had. .
Simply Cruzin'...
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| posted on February 13th, 2004 at 10:22 PM |
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loads of pics here:
http://www.volkszone.com/VZi/showthread.php?s=&threadid=18970
they've kinda fallen out of favour over here so you could prob buy one really cheap and ship it over if you wanted. i think they're still
quite cool though.
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| posted on February 14th, 2004 at 09:03 AM |
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I saw one parked in Belmont on Wednesday.
I prefer the long engine lid model...
thanks for the photos..
Lee
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