so you think its a new thing do you?

[bren]

Originally posted by Oliver Knuf
What's thaaaat?

haha!! thats what i said when i saw the pics!!

the white bug is based on the widened monocoque chassis of a Trojan Formula 5000 car and known as "Boss Beetle". It was sponsored for a time by Autocavan. Powered by Chevy V8 with four 48IDA Webers, Hewland gearbox etc. Awesome is not the word! 0-60 in about 3.5 seconds, 0-100 in 9-ish. The car was built to contest the Special Saloon championship.

At the same time there was also a car known as the DFVW – a Type 3 Fastback powerd by a Cosworth DFV formula one motor in a monocoque chassis.

There was also the Karmann Ghia (no pics i can find) powered by a mid-mounted Cosworth four-pot. These were all amazing cars and they still exist but no longer race.

heres a pic of the bugs rear end

and heres its heart!!