The original Volkswagen Beetle wasn’t a fast or good looking car, but that shouldn’t stop you from adding one to your collection. You could just deal with the dumpy looks and wheezy powerplant and offer it up as a “hey, its cool to drive slow” badge of pride. Or you could modify the Bug with […]
The re-imagined “New” Beetle was released for the 1998 model year on the Mark IV Golf platform. Unfortunately, it wasn’t much more than a less useable Golf, although it did sell well due to the goofy styling. Performance was meh at best and the rear-engine handing of the old Beetle was gone, but today’s New […]
We’ve featured a lot of cars with engines that didn’t fit over the years. There are many ways to deal with the engine that doesn’t fit, but I think we’ve found a new top dog. The Beetle was never designed to fit a small block Chevy up front, particularly not when that engine is equipped […]
I’ve never owned a Beetle, but if I did, it would look something like this next one. I know, the front end is a bit cross-eyed, and the interior is skuzzy, but there is something about the Star Wars themed two-tone paint and the big wheels/tires that makes this thing pop. It probably makes some […]
This next ride is hot. Smokin’, you might say. The seller (auction giant copart) says it is a 911, the vin (119220600) says it is a Beetle, but my eyes says it’s a 356 Speedster kit car. Whatever it is, it’ll leave black marks on the pavement wherever it goes and never leave you cold. […]
The MP Lafer is a Brazilian (Brasilian?) built kit car designed by Parcival Lafer that uses the engine/transmission from a VW Beetle and bunch of fiberglass to look like an MG. You might have some questions, and you probably should, but the real question today is “who signed the spare tire cover?”. Mr Lafer himself? […]
Volkswagen released their “New” Beetle for the 1998 model year with lots of fanfare and flowery marketing from the biggest European auto manufacturer. Ironically, the New Beetle was built on the chassis that killed the old Beetle — the front-wheel-drive Golf. Today’s example started as a simple 1.8T powered 5-speed, but now it has a […]
You had me at “floor jack ratchet strapped to the floor of the trunk.” Yes, I’ll admit that I’ve owned cars that need a floor jack in the trunk. It isn’t that those cars are unreliable, but that you might need to replace a pitman arm on the side of the road. Also, your passengers […]
I’m not sure I’d ever own and drive a car like this next one, but I can say with some honesty that I’m glad it exists. Because it means that some guy got to live out his dream of building a custom and that maybe it gave this dude a reason to get up each […]
This next car comes as a tip from David in Tampa who writes: I can’t even begin to comprehend how this exists within the United States’ worst state (Florida) and within that state’s worst county (Polk). Yet like an apparition, there it is. You go, Davenport! Find this 1970 Volkswagen Beetle Kit Car offered for […]