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- spokenrope, on 10/12/2007, -0/+34Evar? Sigh...
- fordistumley, on 10/12/2007, -0/+20My uncle used the engines from old VW Beetles to power small airplanes that he built.
- Wetzilla, on 10/12/2007, -1/+19Dugg down as lame for the use of evar.
- ahawks, on 10/12/2007, -1/+17Buried article as lame just for the use of "evar".
- waxoff, on 10/12/2007, -2/+17Nice pics. Especially the "Engine Rebuild Kit." But, I think the word EVAR should be banned from Digg. Anyone caught using it from now on will be flogged.
- mo0nrider, on 10/12/2007, -1/+13Great collection
- LiquidTim, on 10/12/2007, -1/+12Where is the Pikachu VW?
- idiotwithastick, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9Better is the guy who used an airplane engine to power his VW Beetle.
- laterallateral, on 10/12/2007, -3/+11Okay, how exactly is the dual hitler bugs a "mod" worthy of being deemed "the funkiest evar"?
How is it even a mod?
::Breaking news!!! OMG! WACKIEST Messerschmitt MODS EVAR-HILLARIY ENSUES! LMAO!!!! - syco123, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7he died
- celestial, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7error
- ptsd, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5take a look at the homepage for the jet beetle...its street legal
http://www.ronpatrickstuff.com/
"Car was built to look as if VW delivered the car this way. It handles fine and is safe. I was thinking of putting it into an import car show but the promoter told me that it looked too plain and recommended that I put some decals on it, lower it, and put on some aftermarket wheels. Sure kid, put on some flimsy wheels won't take a curb and don't center on the hubs, lower the car so the tires rub and get cut by the body using springs that bounce me all over the road, and advertise for companies that couldn't engineer themselves out of a paper bag. I would have thought the 14" diameter tailpipe was enough for him but I guess it wasn't. Response from the hot rod magazines has been slow. One editor told me that is because I didn't use anything they advertise. But the response to driving it on the street and going to the hot rod shows (San Francisco Custom Car Show, Grand National Roadster Show in Pomona, and the Detroit Autorama) has been fantastic. This car attracts crowds better than any '32 Ford, '69 Camaro, or decaled Honda. "
"*** Update 7/18/06 *** You have to give the California Department of Motor Vehicles (the DMV) credit for creativity on this one. A DMV insider has disclosed to me that the DMV has made a formal request to a federal agency to rule if my Beetle constitutes a threat to national security based on what could happen if it got into the wrong hands. This raises three questions in my mind: #1 Does this mean I’m the right hands? #2 If someone with the name "b_laden13" is the highest eBay bidder for my Beetle can I refuse his offer even if he has the prestigious eBay Red Shooting Star feedback rating (the highest)? #3 Would this affect my eBay rating?"
lol - signal15, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5There used to be a poster available about 15-20 years ago that had all sorts of photos of parts and tools that would never work, like a bolt shaped like an upside down "Y" with threads on both bottom sections and head at the top. At the bottom of the poster it said, "Remember, only use genuine Volkswagen parts."
If anyone knows where to get one of these, post a link. It's a really great poster, especially if you've ever worked on one. :) - snessex, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Not that I would drive it around, but the turtle is ***** awesome!
- wvdavis, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4That's one way to take care of tailgaters.
- thepolkapunk, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Evar?
- D3koy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I wonder if the spider one can walk, or if it's just lawn art...
- syco123, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3The 3 wheeler with a rear engine will go light on the front tyre when you crack the throttle. Makes steering a little tricky.
- fugazi, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Come on why would you tell them not to try it. Try it and put a video of it on youtube!
- wvdavis, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3The floating Bugs were not mods. The older bugs *could* float.
Disclaimer: Do not try it at home. The newer Bugs do not float and the older ones have floor panels that rusting out. - celestial, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2lol @turtle
- TheWire, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Why? Why do you do these things to me?
- kevinmoore, on 06/13/2009, -2/+4same
- 13B1303, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3I put a Mazda rotary engine in mine, I'm on my third rotary engine actually.
- 12340987, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2the VW with the legs-oh man, if that only worked...
- steven401, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Lol @ Lobster.
- kd1s, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I actually like this one:
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=401726549&size=o
And looking at it, it'd be a very simple mod. Just chop about a foot and a half out of the middle. Everything else is still intact. - chaimpot0k, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Monster Garage made a sweet amphibious Bug
http://www.petersen.org/images/Exhibitimages/airboat.jpg - noah45, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2V-Dub...holding it down on the engineering tip y'all.
- bradleyland, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2The (original) beetle was a really amazing car. Can you think of any car that has been modified in so many different forms? They were lots of fun for enthusiasts, because if you could work on a lawn mower, you could work on a VW Bug. One of my dad's friends actually mounted a pull start on his :)
- Daveecee, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2http://cjonline.com/images/082798/daypokemonb.jpg
- dantidote, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Wow, I actually saw that lobster one in person, In front of a "Boston Lobster Feast" Restaurant. Great food there.
- JPhilipson, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=295981167&size=m
- 13B1303, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1They don't "float" they sink slowly. There are plenty of small places for water to get in
- scotte, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Marked wrong topic due to spelling error... It's spelled EVER... See... All the vowels are E's.
- isny, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1It's just lawn art. You should see the rest of the guy's lawn...he has a 50 foot rocket, all sorts of other crazy artwork as well.
- Ademan, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I honestly want the black one above the VW-jet. Anyone have ideas on where that came from? That's an awesome mod, I'd love to try my hand at it.
- vdog, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1They missed this one:
http://www3.flickr.com/photos/ianlloyd/35139299/in/set-72157594209847080/ - 13B1303, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Yes it is. It's been chopped, fenders removed, and had the torsion front suspension replaced by radius rod/solid front axle much like an old model T Ford.
Check out volksrod.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fezGuuvvxxI - Spedie, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1@aydoubleyou
Yeah its a real car, its called a Volksrod. I'm actually building one right now, I wouldn't consider it funky though.
You can check mine out here:
http://www.volksrods.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11207 - 13B1303, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Awesome work man! (X/)
- abramsv, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1more accurate article about this VW bus ball is here:
http://thrillingwonder.blogspot.com/2007/02/vw-bus-ball-and-other-rolling-art.html - Blakeeb, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I've seen these at the Houston Art Car Parade a few years:
http://www.pburch.net/Pictures/artcar2003/artcar2003-Pages/Image111.html
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bizarrerecords/102681446/
It's really a great parade, check it out if you live nearby. - Barovelli, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1It's pre photoshop, the one with PP400B on the license plate.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:TeddyVWad.jpg
That one is from a National Lampoon magazine in the late 70s. The caption read "If Ted Kennedy drove a Volkswagen he'd be president today" - 13B1303, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Heater in a beetle, pff pussy. I live in Michigan and for a few years I rocked it year round with no heater. Rain-X anti-fog and a lack of common sense is all it takes.
(apparently no one knows about the "perfection" gas heater you are referring to)
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/manuals/perfectionbug/page1.jpg - mezer, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1The bug trike guy must have LONG arms.
- TheQuikOne, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1..That's my fav
- Supernova36, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Imagine if some idiot just sold their Beetle instead of doing these.
Another cool mod would be to put a bed in the back. - Coronaboy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11972 Beetle Limo from Champaign-Urbana...
http://www.starrlimos.com/images/Beetle1.jpg
http://www.starrlimos.com/images/Beetle2.jpg
http://www.starrlimos.com/images/Beetle3.jpg
http://www.starrlimos.com/images/Beetle4.jpg
http://www.starrlimos.com/images/Beetle5.jpg - 13B1303, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I've seen a bus like this http://tinyurl.com/3d52ls on the streets, ripped wheelies with ease.
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