Late Models...
rebel:
To be honest, I started this topic to see what is a general opinion. In fact I'm building a mid '70s cal inspired 1302.
I was wonderring a lot if it is a point in styling it that way, although I ain't no guru in the subject.
I've found lots of reasons, but they were really been found to convince myself.
I'm doin' it because I got a little obsessed by the cal-look and been owning this particular bug for years (restored it and stuff) and that's my first and only car.
I got used to it and can't just get rid of it just because it doesn't really suit the early days style.
I live in a place, where getting a pre '65 in a reasonable condition is extremely hard.
You could say, that "bacik in the days" there were no or at least very few superbeetles in the look and people did not buy these new models, cause older were cheaper and bougut pupously for the street and strip racing preperation. True. But note the picture from Keith Seume's book showing a Aronson's car next to brown bug of Mark Thurber. Thurber's car looks completely stock in that pic. There could be a situation in the mid 70ties for example, where sombody already owned a bug and after some time decided to style it just as his neighbour did :)
I don't really get this, Y' know - that one model suit the style and another doesn not. I personally think that the california look is an attitude first and gear afterwards.
I belive you can do a Cal-looker out of Fridolin if you want. Keith said that in the begining ther were no real apreciation for convertibles, because nobody really raced a convertible. In the begining nobody really raced a Ghia also, so? There were lots of racing ghias 3 or 5 years later, cause somebody proved at the track that it's possible. Coming back to convertibles - note the Ritchie Webb's cabrio... It runs low 10s. And it is still a streel legal cabrio. Even respeccts the strict cal-look rules.
I decided to do it, cause my engine builder - Chris Burns have regularily raced his "mellow Yellow" 1303. And that's a reason for me :D
Jon:
Don't worry, play with what you got... that always comes out the best. Don't try to get your super to look older... it will only turn ugly.
I would get a set of Empi eightspokes real ones if the budget allows. Or get copies and weld in the base that you screw the cap to (like the originals) then sandblast them and cover the centre in medium grey with polished edge on the rim. ALL other copy wheels should be avoided if you are going to pull this of.
I would get rid of the trim... ALL of it... Some nice/ strange colour, + cal-look rubber and one piece windows... and really go for that late seventies look... forget the early cal-look look... it doesn't really fit supers... :-X
I guess you could do allot worse than to be inspired by the pictures in this thread.... it will be what it's all about in the coming years... at least here in Norway ::)
ESH:
I think late models can work and the proof is out there, there's some nice ones on this thread. My girlfriend is in the process of having a '73 done and though we're changing a couple of things none of the changes are late to early type mods so it'll show it's age. Bumpers, no trim, Fuchs and a motor would be a reasonable summary of where the car is going. :)
speedwell:
some cool late models
speedwell:
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