1965 Beetle Sedan ~ A Serious Street Machine

A lot of the special parts are parts you cant see. Many things were done to lighten the vehicle without
changing it's appearance. Firstly the fenders and front hood are fiberglass, and not some chinsy re-pop
baja stuff, a well built super solid construction. The glass (except for the windshield) are Lexan,
fit carefully into the stock rubber with the aluminum trim. There are numerous carbon fibre parts
as well that not only keep things light, it also adds a high tech quality to the car.


This is the personalized plate that was on the car when it was in California...a bit of a clue as to what it is capable of.
Referring of course to a time bracket in the 1/4 mile.
The best time run so far with the car is a 12.73 at Fontana on a really slippery track.
With slicks and proper track conditions it should be in the low 12's without much trouble at all.
To put this in perspective, the recent Porsche supercar, the 612hp Carrera GT with a price tag of almost half a million bucks
has posted 1/4 mile times of 11.4 seconds. Or a more pedestrian comparison might be an 02 Corvette Z-06 (the big boy)
which can run a time of 12.5. So you wont blow away the fastest production car on the road (the GT) but you
will eat up the vast majority of everything else...and in a tiny little yellow Beetle.
(talk about a jaw dropper!)

Do you understand now that this is no ordinary little yellow Beetle?

OK...so how the heck can it be that fast?
The engine was the brainchild of Mark Herbert, built to run on pump gas.
The displacement is 2332cc.
Here's a list of the hard bits and specs so you gear-heads can hear it all.
CB Performance forged and nitrated 84mm crank
CB Performance Wedge Port heads, with the ports cleaned up and Manley 44mm Intake and 37.5 mm exhaust valves installed.
Scat double valve springs and 1.4 ratio rockers with titanium retainers.
Full length match ported CB Performance manifolds.
Engle FK-46 camshaft with re-ground and re-hardened Scat lifters.
Scat 5.500 inch Chromoly rods with ARP 3/8" rod bolts.
CB Performance push rods and tuber all fit into a new AS41 engine case..
Compression ratio is 9.8 to 1.
Dyno run at Jay Cee at 207hp at 6000 rpm!!

Car has about 800 miles on it since the completion of the restoration.

48ida Weber carbs (of course)

Here's the other one...

MSD ignition

Ceramic coated fat boy muffler in a Kymco 1 3/4" merged header.

Deep sump and a proper oiling system to keep it all lubed.
The transmission is an IRS (yes it is on a 70 IRS chassis).
The case zig-zag case was gusseted for strength, and features a Quaife differential with monster stubs,
Erco main shaft, a 3:88 ring and pinion and 3.75, 2.25, 1.58 and 1.21 gearing.
Heavy duty cross shaft, hardened keys, welded 3rd and 4th gear and heavy duty side covers.
Gene Berg hard rubber nose cone mount, saddle mounts and intermediate mount.
Sway Away axles, Type 4 cv joints and 28mm torsion bars with adjusters.

Floor pans are superb, super clean and properly detailed.
Powder coated by Primo in Huntington Beach.
All new hardware used wherever possible.

Front beam is a 2" narrowed adjustable unit with CB Performance dropped spindles and Porsche pattern disc brakes.
Stainless steel brake lines, all new ball joints, steering box, dampener and shocks.

Rolling stock features fully detailed Porsche "Fuchs" wheels.
(these wheels are not currently on the car, but a proper offer may include these wheels if desired... owner wants to keep them for his next project
but if the "price is right"...they could go back on the car.

Here it is again with the ERCO wheels...much more "Drag Racer" looking.



The car was featured in Volksworld Magazine recently and a full feature in Hot VW's Magazine is on the way as well.
The car is impressive and the VW world has give it's approval !

Great spread, 4 pages in full color plus the small image on the cover.
It was featured in Hot VW's magazine as well.

Body and paint is excellent.

Carbon fiber running boards are slick high tech addition.

Porsche headlight lenses.

Amber topped euro taillight lenses.

Factory crank back sunroof.

Windows are done in Lexan for weight saving, but tastefully installed with the stock rubber and trim.

Interior is definitely built for the purpose, and is impeccably clean.

Empi wood rimmed GT steering wheel.

Full array of instruments.

140km speedo is a nice touch.
Car has about 800 miles on it since completion.

Monster tach with shift light.

Racing seats with full Crow harnesses.
(pretty comfortable too)

Gene Berg shifter.

Staging brake for those hard launches.

Excellent fit and finish to the headliner.

Full roll cage for safety.

Rear seat removed and nicely fit carpet installed.

Roll cage ties in to the rear. Note the carbon fiber interior panels.

Empi door pulls make closing the door a breeze.

Custom tach mount also holds the fuel pump switch

Impeccable detailing in the corners of everything.

Another shot of the carbon fiber interior panels.

Spotless under the front hood.

Nice finish in the deep corners.

Note the carbon fiber access plates...this is all one-off stuff, not something available to buy anywhere.

Carbon fiber wiring cover.

Hood is fiberglass by Creative Car Craft...very stout and stiff and an excellent fit.

Aluminum T bar bumpers.

If the car were mine (in my dreams) I would really go grandma with it, swap out the wheels and bumpers for stock bits and just have some
serious stoplight fun blowing away guys in Vettes and things like that. The car looks so tame is a monster in disguise...and I like that.

Regardless of what I dream of, the car is exceptionally well constructed and it just plain hauls butt.
A lot of fun for the money when you compare it to other collector cars out there today!

Car located in Cedar Rapids Iowa
Owner is motivated to sell it and has it priced right to make this happen.
This is a simply amazing deal for the price!

Remember...the car is being sold with the Erco wheels.
If you are in love with the alloys though...lets talk.

Asking
$24,500 obo

SELLER Is Motivated!! And is willing to throw in FREE SHIPPING in the Continental US if the price is right
and is open to all reasonable offers and partial VW trades ( kinda ratty but cool VWs...whatever you got...let me know!)
This is going to be a massively sweet deal for the buyer...this car is just amazing.