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Jan16

VW Beetle Road Racers

posted by Hechtspeed

My first car was a 1972 Bug I picked up from a family friend for $500 (Check my Bug Garage here).  Then I spent 2 years in Brazil as a missionary for my church.  Brazil was one of the few countries that manufactured the Volkswagen Beetle.  I was surrounded by them.  One of the cities I lived in had a race track and they used to run Copa Fusca, which means Beetle Cup, a race class just for road racing Vdub Bugs.  Some of these photos also come from the German version, the Kafer Cup series.  I got to thinking and did a quick google image search.  Check these Fuscas out, so rad! I dig the front airdam spoiler, extra wide fenders and wide wheels and tires.  Pretty simple formula. This silver Fusca may be running a front radiator or oil cooler, not sure.  Man that looks fun! Here's a German Kafer racer.  Check out that big Porsche style rear wing!  The little vent behind the rear window tells you its a 1972 or newer Bug.  I believe all these VW racers are "Super Beetles", the name given to the...

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