Based on the KdF-Wagen Typ 60 , aka VW Beetle, it was designed by K.C. Volkhart as a fast courier car for Luftwaffe (German Air Force).Body, designed by Baron Reinhard von Koenig-Fachsenfeld, was built by Helmut Fuchs Niederwenningern/Ruhr. Thanks to its low drag coefficient (0.17 only) the streamline body allowed for speeds up to 150 km/h. The engine, mounted at the rear, was the standard VW 1.1-liter boxer, 24.5 hp.
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I like that weird cyclops like center head light.
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DeleteI wonder what this car would sell for? My '72 Beetle could hit about 85mph, but down hill and with a tailwind of 25mph.
ReplyDeleteI had a '72 Camper that I took on my first 3 month trip across the nation. If you came to the crest of a hill and the road when down until you went the uppper side, you had better be going as fast as possible on the downward slope. :)
DeleteSlick! I have a friend that took a "bug" and converted it to a "Cal-Bug", (California style?) and that thing would hit 140 mph at the dragstrip!
ReplyDeleteWhat did he have in it?
DeleteCertainly has a more appealing look than the Karman Gia that became the post war production car.
ReplyDeleteSee post by indyjonesouthere.
DeleteIt almost looks like the start of a Karmann Ghia. indyjonesouthere
ReplyDeleteSharp eye.
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