1973 Volkswagen Beetle - Baja Bug on 2040-cars
Henderson, Nevada, United States
1973 Volkswagen Beetle - Baja Bug This car recently went through a "pan off" build and has approx. 3000 miles since completed. The car and cage is custom painted and hand pinstriped. The engine and transmission were built professionally and have approx. 3000 miles. This is a super clean, well built, Baja bug! All body/window rubber, seals, felts etc are new. The only thing reused was the rear/side window glass, doors, windshield wiper motor, body & pan. Everything else was replaced! The car is not full of "holes" where the cage and shocks come thru the body.... It was done very clean. Its hard to find one thats had this much love and attention to detail. Cost to build was over $24,000 in parts alone. It is street legal and I have a clear Nevada title. It was previously titled in CA. Body and pan have matching numbers. Almost all driving was done on the street and the vehicle runs & drives great! Details: Motor: Type 1 2027 Stroker (78.8mm x 90.5mm) chromoly forged billet crankshaft Forged Pistons H-Beam rods chromoly Glad nut 200mm flywheel Kennedy clutch & pressure plate AS41 stroker Case Dual port, Big valve, ported heads Single Weber 44 w/ heated intake (a must for cold weather) Tri-mil ceramic coated header Flowmaster Delta force, single chamber race muffler Full flowed case 3.5 qt. extra oil sump External oil cooler w/ 185 degree automatic thermal fan switch Doghouse oil cooler External fan HD oil pump Stainless oil lines with Earl's fitting HD 75 amp alternator Transmission: 002 Bus Transmission 4.86 R&P Straight cut gears (no clutching required to shift and smoother shifting when clutch is used) Chromoly drive flanges 930 GKN Loebro CV's Rear Suspension: 3x3 rear trailing arms King shocks Sway-a-way 28mm torsion bars Sway-a-way axles Adjustable spring plates Chromoly stub axles Adjustable Nylon Limit straps Front Suspension: 2.5" front trailing arms 6" wider beam H.D. Combo spindles Chromoly link pins w/ lock nuts SACO Steering Box, center mounted w/ equal length tie rods H.D. Ball joints ends Chromoly tie-rods King shocks Brakes: Gear One disc brakes (rear) Jamar disk brakes (front) Wheels & Tires: 5 lug Centerline wheels New BFG mud terrains - rear New Yokohama's Y742S tires - front Custom Interior: Rhino lined floor Custom headliner Custom painted dash PRP Race seats with matching door/side panels Adjustable driver & tilting passenger seat mounts 5 point harness Roll-cage Skid plate - trans & motor New speedometer, tach, oil pressure, oil temp gauges Race Radio with (2) head sets. Car to Car & Driver to Passenger (6) Hellas offroad lights Custom light bar Custom painted Snorkel oil cooler/fan housing Fire extinguisher Custom tow hitch painted to match car The car was Professionally wired with all new electrical, fuse boxes, relays, switches, idiot lights, High beam/low beams, dimmer lights on dash, turn signals, ignition, (2) very well hidden kill switches, interior mounted coil etc. Things wrong with the car: The windshield wiper motor and the reverse/back-up light switch went bad and will need replaced. $100 in parts. Contact me if you have any questions. |
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Volkswagen throws a Polo-palooza with four new or upgraded models
Wed, 05 Mar 2014Volkswagen unveiled a parade of new and upgraded Polo models at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show, including the Polo TSI BlueMotion, Polo TDI BlueMotion, Polo BlueGT and CrossPolo (pictured above). While they will likely never make an appearance this side of the pond, it is fun to see what European subcompact drivers will be driving later this year.
The new BlueMotion models represent the most efficient petrol and diesel options in their class, according to VW. The BlueMotion TDI offers just 73 horsepower from its diesel engine but gives the equivalent of 76 miles per gallon (US) in the EU test. The BlueMotion TSI brings a little more power with its 88-hp petrol engine and has a combined rating of 57 mpg (US) in the EU cycle.
The Polo BlueGT provides a balance of performance and economy, and for the 2014 model, it gains a 9-horsepower boost to its 1.4-liter turbocharged to give drivers 147 hp at the press of the accelerator. This year's car also has an optional Sport Select suspension with electronically controlled dampers to improve handling a bit. It's still fitted with active cylinder management to use as little gas as possible when cruising.
UK auto magazine says this is the best car commercial of all time [w/videos]
Thu, 20 Dec 2012There have been many great car commercials over the years, but is it possible to define the best? Well, Ad Week recently took a crack at it by rating the top commercials of the year by looking at their view counts on YouTube, but Auto Express took a more democratic approach by putting the decision to a vote. Just after Thanksgiving, Auto Express came up with a list of the 20 popular commercials, and it tasked its readers with choosing the winner for the best car ad of all time. The winner? Honda's 2003 commercial for its then-new European Accord titled "The Cog."
While the ad never aired in the US, most car people have surely seen the impressive Rube Goldberg-style spot. In fact, the only commercial on this list that we saw on US television was the Volkswagen ad "The Force," but many of the others have become viral videos, including transforming and dancing Citroën C4. Of the 19 other commercials that vied for the title of best ad of all time, only the Ford Puma "Steve McQueen" commercial gave Honda a run for its advertising money.
Scroll down to watch Auto Express' top five commercial in order and to check out a press release, then let us know some of your favorite car commercials in Comments.
An inside look at VW's new California R&D center
Thu, 18 Oct 2012Less than two months ago, the Volkswagen Group opened a new facility in Oxnard, California (about an hour's drive west of Los Angeles). The $27 million investment, touted as Test Center California (TCC), serves as a research and development lab testing emissions for all brands under Volkswagen's umbrella, including its newest member, Porsche. While still not fully operational, we toured the new 64,000-square-foot building last week and had a first-hand opportunity to see just how much work is involved testing engines and meeting increasingly stringent government emissions standards.
Replacing a similar facility established in 1990 in Westlake Village (about 20-minutes east of the new location), our guide explained how Oxnard was chosen for its temperate climate, varied regional terrain for test drives and low altitude. (The area is only a few feet above sea level - a critical parameter when instrument testing emissions.) The new facility is capable of analyzing hundreds of vehicles, prototypes and customer-owned vehicles, annually.
Most interesting to us was the huge stainless steel climate chamber, with a massive four-wheel dynamometer that allows VW to test running vehicles in both scorching desert and freezing climates without ever leaving the building (an Audi Q7 was running in place during our visit). We were also mesmerized by the countless storage tanks and intricate plumbing of chemicals, stored in both liquid and gas states, needed to perform the variety of tests. Lastly, we took a look at Bugatti's service center on the west coast, located completely within the new center. While there were no supercars on site, the facility is equipped with plenty of spare forged wheels (mounted with expensive Michelin PAX tires) and a Veyron-specific repair jig that allows the vehicle to be completely disassembled, if needed. It is a shame that the facility, which set off all of our automotive geek alerts, is closed to the public.