1968 Vw Volkswagen Rat Rod Volksrod Volks Rodbeetle on 2040-cars
Del Rio, Texas, United States
Body Type:Sedan
Vehicle Title:Clear
Engine:1835
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:Private Seller
Make: Volkswagen
Model: Beetle - Classic
Drive Type: Standard
Mileage: 5,000
Number of Doors: 2
Exterior Color: Black
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Interior Color: Red
Trim: Standard
Number of Cylinders: 4
Here we have a 1968 Volkswagen Rat Rod Beetle. This is a custom with Rat Rod flavor. It has a 1940 Ford front axle up front with spindle type wheels (no front brakes). The rear is the standard 1968 VW transaxle with custom drilled drums. The motor is an 1835 cc with a dual throat Weber 40, that runs great. The car is flat black with custom pin striped accents. The upholstery is in good with new door panels (in box). The car sports a custom chain steering wheel, 1932 Ford headlights, 11 gallon fuel cell up front, vintage swamp cooler, and an electric opening and closing front hood. All lights work as they should. A truly custom car at an affordable price.
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After speaking with Andreas Valbuena, Volkswagen product manager for the Golf, AN not only says that the GTD will for sale in the US in a couple years, it also estimates a baseline price of around $27,000, which would place it between the current pricing for the GTI and the Golf R. The GTD is launching in Europe this summer, but we won't be getting the seventh-generation Golf in the US for another year. The news about the performance diesel model isn't entirely unexpected - VW officials have been hinting at it for at least a year now, going so far as to import a sixth-generation model for media test drives on US soil, a task we happily took them up on last year.
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