well thats different!

[Willyslancs]

:nut:

[N.O.S.]

Do you reckon that front end is based on a VW Beetle?

[mike65]

Do you reckon that front end is based on a VW Beetle?

 

I agree the front looks very VW Beetle.

Wings just look cut back, baja style and panel between wings and door looks beetle.

Front axle looks like the good old VW torsion bars set up.

Probably means it has the floor pan and engine in the back.

 

Doors also appear beetle and windows look cut down, seen done before

 

Mike

Edited April 7, 2010 by mike65
missed a bit

[N.O.S.]

IProbably means it has the floor pan and engine in the back. Mike

 

Aha - that would explain the side louvres at rear!

[Willyslancs]

dont camper vans have the louvres there ?....

[Snapper]

Think so. Is it a T1/T2 hybrid, then - VW camper based with Beetle body bits....?

[mike65]

dont camper vans have the louvres there ?....

 

You right there they look remarkably like split screen van side panels cut down including the nice little curved feature running the length.

I suspect it starte as a beetle rather than another type. Fitting the front end onto anything else would be more tricky.

You can shorten and lengthen the rear.middle of floor pan easier as sides are basically parralel from front of doors backwards.

Engines are easy they all bolt, 4 bolts, fuel pipe, throttle cable and a couple of wires, half hour job if you skip the tea nad biscuits.

 

Wonder if we can find who built it as would be a fun project.

Have tried various combination of searches in Google but could not find anything.

 

Did find this though, again suspect VW underneath but maybe we could get together and convert Jack's Civic.

http://www.everydaynodaysoff.com/tag/cardboard/

 

Mike

[Snapper]

Agreed. Mark is trying to see what site he found it on.

Great fun! I'd like to see more about it.

 

MB