Spotted in Bloemfontein :D

[tony777]

I saw this beauty in bloem the other day, trying to track this guy down for details



I might be mistaken, but I think its a replica because of the slots under the oval window?



Either way, a very good looking example!!

[Pine]

Bloem has a huge number of military enthusiasts, and these guys go all the way - uniforms, vehicles, battlefield re-creations -the works!

[Ron&Gill]

Is that roofrack welded on?

[Gerhard Volksie Bfn]

Actually a 1964 shell the owner did the body work and we build the rest of the car mechanically as well as the interior.

This car is a daily driver since it was delivered in june 2009,had a original set of 16" tyres imported.

We have just completed a second one.

[Ron&Gill]

I dig the tow rope permanently fixed to the rear bumper... very optimistic, haha!!

[tony777]

@volksieshop - thanx for shedding some light on the situation Its a great looking replica. I couldnt stop looking at it when i saw it at the spar here by me.

[Ron&Gill]

Somewhere on the forum is a thread where they discuss this car and the kubelwagen that the guy built... I would have thought Pine would have been on this like a hobo on a hotdog...

[69bug]

Ron, its not the same owner. Danie hand built the Kubel replica from plans on the internet.
This bug is from the group that also have a 181 dressed to look like a kubel. Volksieshop regularly services and does work for these guys. Second Bug in brown is now finished.

[Pine]

Ron, its not the same owner. Danie hand built the Kubel replica from plans on the internet.

Not quite, as explained in the thread below, the dimensions of a scale model were taken and then mulitplied to 1:1 for the Kubel design

http://www.aircooledvwsa.co.za/viewtopi ... e+mouth+is

[karmakoma]

Love the beetle. Looks hard as nails!