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 […]
The Volkswagen Type 1 Beetle had a remarkable production run from 1938 through 2003 with over 21 million examples built, but they never built a factory electric version. If the Beetle had survived with its rear-engine configuration through to today, it certainly would have had an electric version and today’s example is probably close to […]
Hey buddy, check out this Lafer. Oh yeah, that’s funny, looks like an MG. No man, its an MP Lafer. A what now? A Beetle based kit car built in Brazil by Parcival Lafer in 1970s. Ok, now you are just making stuff up. No, a Brazilian guy built a few thousand of these fiberglass […]
This next thing comes as a tip from Matt C who writes: “Here, we have a 1969 VW Bus, wearing a Beetle as an upper story and a hippy-ish camping interior to match.” Perfect timing for Halloween — you need is a bucket of orange paint. Find this 1969 Volkswagen Bus Transporter with a Beetle […]