First VW SUV? We like it!

[Mo_Gearhead]

Someone posted this VW in the random pics. thread and my wife saw it;




and is now in love!

I now have marching orders for my next 'project'. (I wanted a rat rod, oh well.)

So can someone point me towards the year? Curved nose/body lines, 1960's I assume?

So let's see ...I cut out about three feet out of the middle, push the ends together and re-weld? Build my own tube chassis, add a 911 flat six, and P-car running gear?

The search is on....
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Geez, that wheelbase looks like that car could turn circles in my driveway!
Dangerous?
Best to stick with 50HP VW motivation perhaps? (ha)

[widebody911]

I'm guessing 62 or 63

There's a couple of shorties for sale on thesamba.com - I'd suggest getting one already cut rather than hacking up another bus.

A set of turning brakes would make things real interesting...

[URY914]

I posted it in the Random Transport thread. PLEASE buy one that has already been cut. Don't cut a good one down.

It is a '67 or earlier.

[tcar]

They are VERY unstable. VERY, VERY unstable.

Driving over 40 mph is dangerous.

Short wheelbase, high center of gravity...

You shouldn't drive it fast enough to use a p-car engine.

[Tobra]

Wild Bill's Tattoo parlour has one of those, funny lookin little car, has wheelie bars

[rouxroux]

Originally Posted by tcar

They are VERY unstable. VERY, VERY unstable.

Driving over 40 mph is dangerous.

Short wheelbase, high center of gravity...

You shouldn't drive it fast enough to use a p-car engine.

And THAT'S why they call it the "short bus"?

[Mo_Gearhead]

Hummm ...Restored is NICE also!