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Old 07-14-08, 11:16 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Re: Gulf Beetle

Dig a little deeper on the Fittipaldi brothers and this car and you'll find some real eye-openers;

SPEEDtv.com - Reviewed: Emerson Fittipaldi: Heart of a Racer

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The Fittipaldis built a twin-engined VW Beetle. It qualified ahead of a Ford GT 40 and was running as high as 2nd when the gearbox broke at Rio’s Jacarepagua track.
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