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07-14-08, 10:57 AM
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| | glarrivee Rookie 
Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Western Massachusetts
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This was seen in Hermosa Beach, California. I must admit that it was not getting much attention. There were many other sights at the beach that were very distracting
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07-14-08, 12:30 PM
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| | DRONE
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: usa
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Looks like an original!! | |
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07-14-08, 01:31 PM
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| | Mark Clapp Bronze Supporter
Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Kansas City, Missouri USA GT40: Mark I (South Africa)
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How did you know for sure it wasn't P1075?
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07-14-08, 04:18 PM
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| | MN12 A Tenth
Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Alpharetta, GA GT40: saving for RCR
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Originally Posted by glarrivee  There were many other sights at the beach that were very distracting | where are those pics  | |
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07-14-08, 06:13 PM
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| | Big-Foot Gold Supporter
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Minneapolis, MN GT40: Replica
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07-14-08, 08:34 PM
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| | MN12 A Tenth
Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Alpharetta, GA GT40: saving for RCR
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That's a really interesting car Randy. I'm kinda surprised they hung the oil cooler way out front rather than up high on the rear of the roof between the other intake ducts | |
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07-14-08, 09:25 PM
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| | P-nut RCR SL-C
Join Date: May 2007 Location: NoVA
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Originally Posted by MN12 That's a really interesting car Randy. I'm kinda surprised they hung the oil cooler way out front rather than up high on the rear of the roof between the other intake ducts | Apparently they don't do much bump-drafting with the Beetles.  | |
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07-14-08, 10:16 PM
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| | Big-Foot Gold Supporter
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Minneapolis, MN GT40: Replica
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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 Quote: |
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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07-15-08, 10:56 AM
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| | MN12 A Tenth
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I wish I could find more technical info on that. I have been googling all morning without much success. | |
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07-15-08, 11:31 AM
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| | Big-Foot Gold Supporter
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There's suprizingly not a lot of information out there on this Bug. I think it was - no check that - I'm SURE it was a large embarassement to the teams that were thoroughly trounced by the Fittipaldis.. I've got some black & white pictures of it on the track somewhere but it was a couple of computers ago. I'll try to find them and share..
The car had two VW engines - I believe they were stacked - and a Porsche gearbox.
The Aerodynamics of the Beetle shape are not bad until you get over 100 MPH - then it took nerves of steel to pilot the car that would rather be airborn than earthbound.. | |
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07-15-08, 03:47 PM
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| | MN12 A Tenth
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Originally Posted by Big-Foot The Aerodynamics of the Beetle shape are not bad until you get over 100 MPH - then it took nerves of steel to pilot the car that would rather be airborn than earthbound.. | Right you are. I used to work for acompany that built a custom 57 beetle for a customer. It was a VW block with oversized jugs making it 2.0 L with turbo and fuel injection. Scarey fast...in fact the first time we took it out for a shakedown we punched it and the seat track broke nearly sending the driver ass over elbows. | |
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07-15-08, 04:38 PM
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| | MN12 A Tenth
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Many thanks!!!! | |
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07-15-08, 10:01 PM
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| | Big-Foot Gold Supporter
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Great link Brian!!! Has all the pictures I had and then some!
Those Fittipaldi boys - they had guts.... | |
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07-17-08, 09:15 PM
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| | Phil 3 Tenths
Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: New Jersey GT40: scratch built Mk1
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Rep Power: 8 | Re: Gulf Beetle
Try this one for size.
65' bug with a Toronado 425 V8. Back seat fits. Custom SS exhaust, lots of other stuff on the chassis. The photos don't do it justice, but it drives well, and never been left behind at a stop light.
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