SA Rally Beetle from 1970

Post by **Pine** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 6:29 pm

Scanned from an old newspaper I found at Piston Ring today, the Beetle of Ian Miller & John Buttress at the finish of the 1970 Molyslip SAM 400 Rally, Transvaal South Africa. The first stage was from Pretoria to Groblersdal, the second from Groblersdal to Nylstroom, and the last from Nylstroom back to Pretoria. The TZ registration plate was for the town of Stilfontein. Is that a Chev Impala in the background?

Post by **jolas** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 6:45 pm

Looks like a Chev. What is the contraption attached to the offside front wheel of the Beetle ?

beetlepower · Post by **beetlepower** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 6:56 pm

My guess is some sort of rally odometer?

Bugandy · Post by **Bugandy** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 8:06 pm

On board wheel bearing lubrication?

Post by **Pine** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 8:00 am

Dam suggested a tyre pressure monitor yesterday at PR, but I'd also say it is a rally odo/speedo?

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