Blitzkrieg Beetle

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Blitzkrieg Beetle

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I've posted these before shortly after I joined the forum, but can't find the original thread now.

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This was the car that really made me want to own an ACVW, from a very young age.

Those figures are still extremely respectable, almost 20 years down the line :shock:. Strange how things work. I always thought that I would have a Beetle as my first Aircooled car and even had a look at a few '68/'69s. But then I fell into love with Type 3s.

I'd still love to build a replica of this car one day...

Blitzkrieg Beetle has survived and is still blitzing it in the Cape...

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I love the look of he nitrous just lying there as if its nothing...thnx blitz now i finally know how this bug looks...

ps.i browsing with a phone cant read the article...can you maybe email to me?vdubster65@gmail.com
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Thanks for the memories Blitz. I remember reading this article and wishing I had the budget and the skills to build a bug that could go that fast. What a trip down memory lane
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Blitzkrieg wrote: Image
Hey that Black and Red bus in the background was mine :hangloose:
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Last time I saw that car it was turbo charged
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I remember seeing it at drags at killarney sometime in 2000 or 2001 it had a turbo and methanol/water injection but didn't run that fast he still had a few bugs to sort out i think
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HOLY CHEESE NUGGETS! Wow! Now i'm even more glad I got myself an aircooled bug as my first ride... ahem though not even on the same field as the above bug...
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Any pics of the blitz with extra ''lungs''???
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Might be a bit off topic,but why arent these legend acvwsa buiders not on here?dave rowley,dave ingle???there is this guy caled wilie zurieg who had these monster acvw oval track cars?anybody know him...anyway woud be cool to have them on here............
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Wow,the performance specs on this Beetle is truly awesome.

Did anyone notice what a 944 cost in 1990 :shock:

That is some serious money for those days.I payed just over R50 000 for my Opel Kadett 2.0l 16V CD in those days,and that was expensive.
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If I'm correct, that is an ex Dave Ingle beetle.
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Yes HR, you are correct
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That gives me more ideas..... :hangloose:
"MO" - 1965 Splitscreen bus --> http://www.aircooledvwsa.co.za/viewtopi ... =37&t=9305" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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