Aerodynamics of a bug

[Steve C]

Originally Posted by 70Turbobug

A 1302 and 1303 seem to have a different characteristic than an older (pre -67)1200 bug.

Hi

I owned flat screen bugs for years, Ovals, 40 hp bugs, late standard bugs & 1302s. Until a few years ago I had never owned a 1303 long term.

Seat of pants stuff, but the 1303 with its round front screen does feel much more slippery than a flat screen bug.

Steve

[70Turbobug]

Originally Posted by Steve C

Hi

I owned flat screen bugs for years, Ovals, 40 hp bugs, late standard bugs & 1302s. Until a few years ago I had never owned a 1303 long term.

Seat of pants stuff, but the 1303 with its round front screen does feel much more slippery than a flat screen bug.

Steve

I haven´t been over 100mph in a 1303 yet,I never owned one either,so I lack the comparison. The 1303 does seem much quieter (wind noise) than the standard bugs,so there must be an aerodynamic improvement.Maybe the front of the 1303 has some disadvantage compared to the 1200 due to the round front valance? Technically the 1303 is far better than the standard bug,no question about that.

[Steve C]

Originally Posted by 70Turbobug

Technically the 1303 is far better than the standard bug,no question about that.

Lucky you said that here and not The Samba

[70Turbobug]

LOL!!! They will also tell you that the Cal-look rake is the best for aerodynamics!

[vdubzack]

Love it. Now to clean my screeen,as I did a spit take.

[Bruce.]

Nice tidy looking spoiler. Not sure if it is a one-off or comercially made as I can't read Dutch

[Gerrelt]

That's one I made , here is a bigger picture of it:



And this is another one:



And this is the one on my own beetle:



I sold a couple in the Netherlands, and one in Belgium.
I am planning to ship them overseas too.

[volkdent]

Does it slip under the seal or is it held on with double stick tape or something? I really like how subtle that is, was the shape designed with a specific angle or was that just the angle that was decided on visually?

Jason