For Sale - 1963 Volkswagen Beetle Restored in 1988 by Sho-Mee Buggy Center in Springfield, MO. New floor pans, body in overall good condition. Interior in good condition, radio delete car. Electrical system converted to 12V. 2” drop spindles up front to achieve the perfect stance. Factory drum brakes have all new components. Car is very streetable with mild cam profile. Pulls good vacuum at idle. Too many items to list. Have all receipts. The original 1200cc engine and transaxle are included with the sale of the car. Engine - 1915cc utilizing Mahle barrels and pistons. 8-dowel pin crank wedge-mated to 12lb. flywheel, and then balanced as a complete assembly. CB Performance Mini Wedge cylinder heads with valve spring upgrade. 1600T turbo kit from Lowbugget utilizes Turbonetics T3 turbo, 38mm waste-gate, Holley 350cfm 2-barrel carburetor with turbo adjust-a-jet for easy tuning. Holley Red electric fuel pump and regulator. In its current configuration, turbo system achieves 7-8lbs. of boost at full throttle. Also has a locked out distributor w/electronic ignition for use with a turbo set-up. Turbo kit is good for 250hp. Full flow oil system with external oil cooler (w/fan) and external oil filter. Header and turbo muffler are ceramic coated and polished. Transaxle - Built to handle 250hp+. Super-diff, aluminum side cover, welded 3rd and 4th gear, new axle tubes. Short throw shifter with reverse lock-out. 3.88 gear ratio. Buyer is responsible for shipping vehicle. |
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Volkswagen CrossBlue Coupe is a green fun-machine we want to drive
Fri, 19 Apr 2013Think back to January's Detroit Auto Show. Those of you that are fans of the Volkswagen brand, impressed with green technology or simply fall into the "diesel geek" category, will almost certainly remember VW's CrossBlue concept with its diesel/electric hybrid powertrain, seating for seven, and somewhat awkward crossover styling. It was an impressive piece of future tech, to be sure, though it left something to be desired in the, well, desirability department.
Here in Shanghai, VW has brought along a CrossBlue Coupe concept that would seem to include most of the goodness of the original, but flavored with more sport and style this time around.
The CrossBlue Coupe makes use of the same electric drive components as the larger three-row concept: two electric motors (front and rear) powered by a 9.8-kWh lithium-ion battery. However, where the original concept made use of a TDI four-cylinder, the Coupe substitutes a 295-horsepower, direct-injection, gasoline-burning V6.
Porsche board members facing another ˆ1.8B lawsuit over VW takeover bid
Mon, 03 Feb 2014Back in 2008, Porsche got the bright idea that it could take over Volkswagen in the midst of the worst economic slump since the Great Depression. Ignoring that this was a catastrophic move for the Stuttgart sports car manufacturer that that eventually resulted in it nearly going bankrupt and eventually being taken over by the same company it sought to control, the aftermath has left Porsche Chairman Wolfgang Porsche and board member Ferdinand Piëch in the crosshairs of seven hedge funds that lost out during the takeover and are now seeking €1.8 billion - $2.43 billion US - in damages from the two execs, according to the BBC.
See, investors bet on Volkswagen's share price going down, partially because Porsche said it wasn't going to attempt a takeover. But Porsche was attempting to take over VW, having bought up nearly 75-percent of VW's publicly traded shares. When word broke that Porsche owned nearly three-quarters of VW (which indicated an imminent takeover attempt), rather than go down like the hedge funds bet it would, VW's share price skyrocketed to over 1,000 euros per share, according to Reuters.
Naturally, when you bet that a company's share price is going to drop and it in turn (temporarily) becomes the world's most valuable company, you lose a lot of money, unless you're able to buy up shares before prices jump too much. This led to a squeeze on the stock, which the hedge funds accuse Porsche and Piëch (who are both members of the Porsche family and supervisory board) of organizing.
Volkswagen Cross Up! aimed at rugged lifestyle folks, complete with plastic cladding
Wed, 06 Mar 2013If you thought there was nothing wrong with the Volkswagen Up! that a little body cladding wouldn't fix, you're in luck. VW has officially pulled the wraps off the production version of the Cross Up!, and its wheel arches and rocker panels are full of the black plastic cladding you've been yearning for.
In addition to the "particularly rugged design and tough, lifestyle qualities" that the cladding exudes, VeeDub has also seen fit to put its Cross Up! on a new set of 16-inch alloy wheels clad in 185/50-series tires. Inside, there are new kick plates to go along with a dash pad that can be had in red, black or silver.
All that cladding must equal additional off-road readiness, right? Well, sure... just so long as you're fine with the same 75-horsepower three-cylinder engine that all other Up! models also feature, along with a five-speed manual transmission sending power to the front wheels, again, just like all other Up! models. The Cross Up! appears to have a taller ride height than other models, but we haven't been able to find out what - if any - changes have been made.