Tag: VW
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What’s a Rib Jet?
Well, it’s this. Don’t confuse it with the riblets sold at Applebee’s. That doesn’t really help, though. Basically, this was the builder’s idea of a custom car with fighter jet influences. Underneath, it’s a 1962 VW Beetle. If this is your type of thing, go for it. This car appears to be in very good…
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Random Sightings Volume No. 486-DX2
Here’s a random collection of my recent sightings. – CG First is a Pinto wagon parked in my employer’s parking garage. No, I don’t work for Ford. Click through for much more… More views of this deliciousness! Now a few from around Oddimotive HQ: This is sighted regularly on our own street. Of course, that…
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Quickie: Just another Volkswagen Limo Project
So, someone decided to make a limo out of a 1979 VW Rabbit and decided to sell it with three whole images, none of which shows the interior. Still, it’s plenty odd and worthy of a post here. Apparently, the original 1.6L I4 was swapped for a massive 1.8. There’s mention of forged pistons, but,…
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Another WTF Pickup Conversion
This obviously started as some sort of Volkswagen Type III. These rear-engin, rear-wheel-drive cars were offered in notchback, wagon, fastback and delivery bodies, but not pickups with beds. The paint only ads to the weirdness factor here, but we wonder what the interior looks like, as the seller provides no images and no details. Also,…
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Audi 80 Alternative: Volkswagen Dasher (with must-see video!)
Before there was a Passat, there was the Dasher. This was Volkswagen’s big step into a larger, water-cooled, front-wheel-drive car. That was relatively modern stuff in the early 70s. These are essentially identical to period Audi 80s, but only VW got the hatchback bodies. Bad news here is it’s an automatic and likely REALLY can’t…
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Bait ‘n Switch Ad Still Yeilds Interesting Car
The headline of this ad reads “2003 Volkswagen Passat 4dr Wgn W8 4MOTION 6-spd Manual – $8999.” I clicked because genuine 6-speed W8 Wagons do exist, but a look at the images in this ad shows it has an automatic. Still, any W8 is an interesting piece, and the wagon is 47% cooler. These were…
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What’s weirder than a Bradley GT? An electric one!
The Bradley GT was a VW-based kit car with supercar styling cues, including gullwing doors. Considering what they are, these aren’t too uncommon. This one is, however, as it features a battery electric powertrain. This is from the end of the Bradley GTII run and supposedly is one of very few EVs. The seller is…
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Merry Christmas! Beetle + Hummer? Why not?
This one’s new to us – the Humbug, which combines a VW Beetle with faux Hummer bits. Can you ever go wrong with a seller quote like the following? “Very few made it out in the public before the law suits were filed.” This one is obviously incomplete. It has a transaxle, but no engine…
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Fun with Fractions
Math was never our strongest subject in school, and working with fractions was particularly challenging. This Craigslist ad reminds us of those frustrating problems: Q: Jim has an old field in Alabama littered with 21 and 1/2 VW Karmann Ghias, how many complete Karman Ghais can Jim build? A: Zero. That’s why Jim Posted his…
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Cool Little Bugger
As the seller states,”well if you are in favor of the odd here it is.” From what we can tell, a few companies made camper conversions for VW Bugs back in the day. We don’t know much about them, but anything called the Little Bugger is just cool. This doesn’t seem like something you’d want…