1972 Volkswagen Super Beetle Base 1.6l on 2040-cars
Newton Grove, North Carolina, United States
1972 Volkswagen Beetle/Baja Bug
Rear engine guard has been removed for pictures, but I will put it back on for you. Has 1600cc engine with full flowed case & external high pressure oil filter Gene Berg deep oil sump 26mm oil pump DeMello counterweighted and balance crank (69mm) Engle FK-65 cam Bug Pack chromoly pushrods Bug Pack H-Beam 5.352" rods CB Performance 044 Magnum heads w/dual high rev 650 springs (good for 8,500rpm) Bug Pack 1.4:1 forged ratio rockers MSD 6AL2 programmable ignition MSD Billet Distributor MSD Blaster 2 Coil and MSD wires 4-into-1 extractor exhaust I have another glasspack muffler for it but it needs to be modified by a muffler shop to fit...I can do this for you if you like or you can take it as it is. Autometer tach installed Autometer liquid filled oil pressure gauge installed Innovative Motorsports Air/Fuel Ratio Gauge installed but need O2 sensor bung welded into new exhaust pipe Brand new shocks (need rear shocks installed still but I have them) New front and rear sway bar kits (need to be installed) Brand new insulation and sound deadening installed along with new carpet Have new headliner but need rods to install Dual 40 IDF carburetors with CB Performance linkage. Shift Right short shifter Bug Pack Timing Pulley and Sand Seal Brand new generator and voltage regulator Have some other miscellaneous parts and I'm sure I'm leaving some stuff out that just isn't coming to mind This is a very strong yet daily driver engine. I have less than 1000 miles on this engine since it was put together. There is a cage to put around the engine but I took it off to take photos. |
Volkswagen Beetle - Classic for Sale
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Car companies may need to start curbing model proliferation
Mon, 17 Nov 2014Looking at the current automotive landscape, especially from German makers, you quickly get the impression that less definitely isn't more. BMW alone offers its 3 Series platform in practically every segment possible, including the regular sedan and 4 Series Gran Coupe, which would seem to be direct competitors. Porsche might be the winner, though, with 20 different variants of the 911 listed for sale on its US website. However, some of this model madness might be reaching an end as companies begin cutting back spending or shifting money to other priorities.
According to Yahoo Finance, the offerings from the German automakers are up 25 percent over the past three years to over 200 models in Europe. The peak is expected to come around 2018 at 230 separate vehicles, according to consulting company PwC.
Amazingly, BMW, which is among the poster children for this model explosion, might be changing its tune. "I'm sure there will be points in the future where we look at certain cars and say, 'Maybe we need to think differently now,'" said head of sales Ian Robertson in an interview, according to Yahoo Finance. The statement certainly sounds shocking coming from a company rumored to have 23 front-wheel-drive vehicles all using a single platform on the way.
Honda wins Commercial of the Decade, but not for the ad you think [w/VIDEO]
Fri, 18 Dec 2009Honda's Commercial of the Decade: "Grrr" - Click above to watch video
The mad men at Adweek recently voted for the Commercial of the Decade (Super Bowl commercials not included) and Honda took top honors over memorable ads from the last ten years by companies like Nike, Budweiser and Sony. That's not a big surprise considering Honda often puts a huge amount of effort into its on-air spots. However, the Japanese automaker didn't win for the commercial you might have expected: "Cog." Though Honda's famous commercial that breaks down a European Accord Tourer into a Rube Goldberg-esque machine was also a finalist, it was beaten by another Honda commercial called "Grrr" that's narrated by Garrison Keillor of all people. You've probably never seen it, but you can after the jump.
Volkswagen also made the list of finalists, but the particular ad chosen out of all the comical VW ads we've seen was unexpected as well. Most surprising carmaker with a commercial in the finals: Saturn. Who knew...
VW outsells GM in China for first time in 8 years
Fri, 26 Oct 2012In case you didn't know, Volkswagen is hell-bent on becoming the largest automaker in the world. The German carmaker has inched closer to that goal, having outsold General Motors in China last quarter for the first time in eight years.
Volkswagen's sales in China, its largest marker, increased by 21 percent last quarter to 704,991 units. Those numbers almost tripled GM's third-quarter growth, and were enough to beat out the American automaker's 664,765 sales. GM, however, still leads in year-to-date sales in China by a slim margin of around 77,000 units. The Asian nation also happens to be GM's largest market, and according to the report in Automotive News, China's car market may grow to be larger than the US, Japan and Germany combined in three years' time.
About the news his company was bested in China by VW last quarter, GM CEO Dan Akerson is quoted saying, "It's not whether you're the biggest car manufacturer. It's whether you want to be the most profitable." It should be noted of these figures that GM includes truck figures, yet excludes Hong Kong and Macau from its Chinese sales numbers, while VW does just the opposite. Through September of this year, Volkswagen had 5 of the 10 best selling vehicles in China. GM boasted three of the cars on that list.