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Twin-engined SA Beetle
Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2019 7:59 am
by Pine
Re: Twin-engined SA Beetle
Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2019 2:26 pm
by Riaan.N
That is quite something!! South African ingenuity
Maybe Oom Werner or Oom Bill might know something.
Re: Twin-engined SA Beetle
Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2019 9:08 pm
by supervly
I never knew of this ones existence Only the Fitipaldi Twin engine beetle
You learn something new every day
Re: Twin-engined SA Beetle
Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2019 2:57 pm
by Dawie
Twin type 4 engines, converted to upright cooling. Interesting...
Re: Twin-engined SA Beetle
Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2019 8:07 am
by Haans
Yes I do know of them,.... will get more info on them.
Haans
Re: Twin-engined SA Beetle
Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2019 8:10 am
by Haans
Some of the names I can remember,...
Koos Barkhuizen,....now in Capetown ,.....Porche specialist I believe
Ronnie and or Danny Marais ,....but will find out
Haans
Re: Twin-engined SA Beetle
Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2019 7:57 pm
by retrovan
As this would have to run in the modified class, I would imagine the gearbox would have to have been strengthened or a Porsche box fitted.
Can not remember it running at Grand Central or Kyalami during my youth.
Maybe some one has photo's ??
Herman
Re: Twin-engined SA Beetle
Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2019 8:48 am
by Haans
G'na talk to the man that was personally involved with that car next week,.......will share what I get
Sit tight
Haans
Re: Twin-engined SA Beetle
Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2020 8:39 pm
by Haans
Due to illness,...dementia ....it was very difficult to get more
The next person has retired in Australia
If someone can trace Ooom Koos Barkhuizen in Capetown I am sure he can tell us more
Haans