Indy-Guy
Indy-Guy Dork
2/20/17 7:51 a.m.

NMNA.

You will be the only one with one of these at the challenge this year.

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Think of the possiblities:

lrrs
lrrs Reader
2/20/17 9:08 a.m.

Anyone with photo shop skills? I wonder that that body kit would look like on a miata. Even just the rear section.

NickD
NickD SuperDork
2/20/17 9:26 a.m.

If you aggressively chopped the top, it may not be awful.

JamesMcD
JamesMcD SuperDork
2/20/17 9:38 a.m.

Most beetle body kits don't work very well, but I've always thought that this one does. I would drive this, especially on an early car.

classicJackets
classicJackets HalfDork
2/20/17 9:54 a.m.

JohnRW1621
JohnRW1621 MegaDork
2/20/17 10:15 a.m.

And I used to think everything looked better with box flares.

Can not be unseen

dculberson
dculberson PowerDork
2/20/17 12:49 p.m.

In reply to Indy-Guy:

That's the first car I've seen that looks better in primer and mismatched colored body panels. The "finished" one is horrendous.

BrokenYugo
BrokenYugo MegaDork
2/20/17 1:04 p.m.

I really don't get the slant nose look, even on an actual 930. $1500 is pretty good for a complete running 71 bug if it's not completely rotted out though.

kazoospec
kazoospec SuperDork
2/20/17 6:33 p.m.

Is it hideous? Yes. But let's be honest, we all want to see what Speedycop would do with this thing.

karplus2
karplus2 GRM+ Memberand New Reader
2/20/17 7:34 p.m.
JamesMcD wrote: Most beetle body kits don't work very well, but I've always thought that this one does. I would drive this, especially on an early car.

My Grandpa had one of these. I never saw it but he talked about it quite a bit. He loved the look and now I can see why.

dean1484
dean1484 GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
2/20/17 9:49 p.m.

I think that needs to go on a 914

Ransom
Ransom GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
2/20/17 9:55 p.m.

I may have thought one of those was completely awesome at a Bug-In near S.F..

In 1984.

I may have been twelve.

petegossett
petegossett GRM+ Memberand UltimaDork
2/21/17 6:09 a.m.

Someone please put that on a New Beetle!

minivan_racer
minivan_racer UltraDork
2/21/17 6:23 a.m.

What a time to be alive.

Paul_VR6
Paul_VR6 Dork
2/21/17 9:03 a.m.
NickD wrote: If you *aggressively* chopped the top, it may not be awful.

Is it odd I thought exactly this?

JThw8
JThw8 UltimaDork
2/21/17 3:23 p.m.

That things been for sale locally for a loooong time now. Many of my friends keep sending it to me. I think not.

petegossett
petegossett GRM+ Memberand UltimaDork
2/21/17 5:13 p.m.

In reply to JThw8:

Why not? You could have the first Wide-body Jeep!

DeadSkunk
DeadSkunk UberDork
2/21/17 5:51 p.m.
kazoospec wrote: Is it hideous? Yes. But let's be honest, we all want to see what Speedycop would do with this thing.

Actually, I think Andrew (Wheels777) needs to put the kit on his black bug and bring it back to the Challenge for a 3rd time.

SyntheticBlinkerFluid
SyntheticBlinkerFluid UltimaDork
2/24/17 4:38 p.m.

Woody
Woody GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
2/24/17 9:15 p.m.
karplus2 wrote:
JamesMcD wrote: Most beetle body kits don't work very well, but I've always thought that this one does. I would drive this, especially on an early car.
My Grandpa had one of these. I never saw it but he talked about it quite a bit. He loved the look and now I can see why.

This guy went all-out.

Hemmings

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