1966 Cal Look Beetle on Bring a Trailer sold to a friend of mine...
Martin S.:
This 66 is a nice car and looks good up close. My friend bought it and had it shipped to Toronto this summer. Apparently it was built with a DKP-inspired look and specs. All that is hunky-dory but I thought I'd ask your opinion about the engine. Is it typical of the DKP cars to have an alternator? I thought it should have a generator as alts were not around until later? I just happen to have a NOS reman Bosch 12V generator with push-on terminals sitting around that I think belongs on his car. AmIright? Also it still has a stock shifter in it. Uggh. Is that typical of DKP at the time, or should it have the Berg shifter I have sitting around as well. Please let me know your opinions of these two burning questions, thanks!
Here's a link to his ride:
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1966-volkswagen-beetle-61/
Also a pic of my NOS generator that maybe should be on his engine. (If I'm right, pls let me know what I should charge him for the generator, thanks)
Fastbrit:
There is nothing 'DKP' about this car other than it's a Volkswagen! :D
Martin S.:
Lol ok thanks for the opinion on the car. It wasn’t sold as a DKP car or copy of one either. Sorry for the confusion.
Any other thoughts about my questions? I looked at the pics online of the DKP cars and they do use both alts and gens but which is preferred? I like the clean look of the generators.
And I’m right about the Berg shifter. It should have one! ;D
Fastbrit:
TBH, early cars had generators as there was no alternative. These days, it's personal choice - people who don't mind their batteries going flat run a generator, people who want to drive anytime anywhere run an alternator! ;D
As for shifters, I guess Berg are without doubt the most popular, although I personally prefer VS shifters.
Martin S.:
Really? The 30A gen is that much lower power compared to a 50A alt? Was that a problem back in the day when all VWs had gens? I haven’t had that problem with my low mile all-original 68 with a gen but I’ve upgraded all my cars bulbs to LED, primarily for safety, so maybe that helps me. My turbo car has a shit alt that barely charges (max 12.5 V) as it’s difficult to RnR on that motor and that car doesn’t have any problem starting the big high cr engine. It’s only a problem if I run my electric cooler with it not running.
As for the shifter I’m installing a VS shifter right now! It was an impulse buy at a show when I was told it could get rid of the annoying buzz in my Berg shifter as it has the “Porsche-style” urethane bushing at the ball end. Here’s hoping it works! I love the adjustable CNC shifter base! (I drive my cars everywhere and my other modern vehicle is a bicycle).
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