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Title: Rob Case's blue turbo oval (10 sec "street" car)...remember it?
Post by: Jim Ratto on December 18, 2008, 22:53:01 pm
Another "blue" car that made a huge impression on me... Rob Case's blue oval window 
2276 turbo motor with nitrous

Anybody remember it? Speedwell, got the aritcle from Hot VW's?

Bitchin car...


Title: Re: Rob Case's blue turbo oval (10 sec "street" car)...remember it?
Post by: speedwell on December 18, 2008, 23:10:27 pm
i've the report jim  don't know in which hot vws  ,but i know  she was in the super vw n°34  DARK METALLIC BLUE WITH CENTERLINE AND GREY CORBEAU  SEAT
 is it correct , i will do that tomorrow  ;)

fabs


Title: Re: Rob Case's blue turbo oval (10 sec "street" car)...remember it?
Post by: Jim Ratto on December 18, 2008, 23:14:44 pm
I think it may be in same issue as Beetle Juice pro stocker on cover... and had article on Gary Berg's 2110 rebuild.
You kow the one now... right?  ;D


Title: Re: Rob Case's blue turbo oval (10 sec "street" car)...remember it?
Post by: speedwell on December 18, 2008, 23:20:42 pm
ok jim  ;)


Title: Re: Rob Case's blue turbo oval (10 sec "street" car)...remember it?
Post by: Tony M on December 19, 2008, 01:26:52 am
Got to talk to Rob on Wed. night - still has the car - Hurt the trans - Talked him into getting it fixed - I still use the same trany guy that he used - So it might see the road again soon  :o


Title: Re: Rob Case's blue turbo oval (10 sec "street" car)...remember it?
Post by: stealth67vw on December 19, 2008, 01:28:50 am


Anybody remember it?

I remember it, fastest car I have ever ridden in. The Betelguise Pro Turbo was on the cover, 1991 or so.


Title: Re: Rob Case's blue turbo oval (10 sec "street" car)...remember it?
Post by: bugnut68 on December 19, 2008, 02:33:06 am
I believe it was the March 1991 issue of Hot VWs with Robert Couse wrenching on his Pro Turbo mill on the cover... had the Beetlejuice car on the cover, as has already been said.  Good lookin' car!


Title: Re: Rob Case's blue turbo oval (10 sec "street" car)...remember it?
Post by: Tony Wilkie on December 19, 2008, 06:26:21 am
(http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/313272.jpg)





tw


Title: Re: Rob Case's blue turbo oval (10 sec "street" car)...remember it?
Post by: Tony Wilkie on December 19, 2008, 06:27:47 am
(http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/311535.jpg)





tw


Title: Re: Rob Case's blue turbo oval (10 sec "street" car)...remember it?
Post by: Bewitched666 on December 19, 2008, 08:11:08 am
Btw bit off topic but i loved that racer the beetle juice dragcar,what happened to it btw? 8)

But the blue oval was a nice car indeed Jim 8)


Title: Re: Rob Case's blue turbo oval (10 sec "street" car)...remember it?
Post by: Jim Ratto on December 19, 2008, 20:48:18 pm
(http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/313272.jpg)





tw

Hi Tony, yeah that's the car. That's Bug Bash 1990 maybe? I remember in high school, senior year, my friend Ty told me abotu this guy in Fremont that had some 400hp VW. We drove down one night and upon walking up the driveway, my jaw hit the pavement.
I know some of the details look dated nowadays, in this age of re-living the 1970's and all, but this car was put together right. I think Jeff B built the motor, so who knows if that was done correctly (so it would live), but the detailing was top notch. Never saw the car make a pass, but I think Hot VWs said he went 10.86?
That's going pretty fast.

Something about blue VW's and me....


Title: Re: Rob Case's blue turbo oval (10 sec "street" car)...remember it?
Post by: speedwell on December 19, 2008, 23:25:53 pm
jim i was to busy today to scan the mag , the books are just aside the scanner
tomorrow  ;)


Title: Re: Rob Case's blue turbo oval (10 sec "street" car)...remember it?
Post by: speedwell on December 20, 2008, 21:56:48 pm
here we go jim  ;)


Title: Re: Rob Case's blue turbo oval (10 sec "street" car)...remember it?
Post by: speedwell on December 20, 2008, 22:00:18 pm
 :o


Title: Re: Rob Case's blue turbo oval (10 sec "street" car)...remember it?
Post by: empicolector on December 20, 2008, 22:00:42 pm
whaou a very nice car
I am remember the vwmag issue


Title: Re: Rob Case's blue turbo oval (10 sec "street" car)...remember it?
Post by: stealth67vw on December 20, 2008, 22:01:09 pm
Dirty Doug Wescott, I haven't seen that name in years. He lives in his shop across from NUMI and builds old Novas.


Title: Re: Rob Case's blue turbo oval (10 sec "street" car)...remember it?
Post by: speedwell on December 20, 2008, 22:03:01 pm
yes n°34 fred  ;)


Title: Re: Rob Case's blue turbo oval (10 sec "street" car)...remember it?
Post by: speedwell on December 20, 2008, 22:05:02 pm
super vw mag n°34 , sorry for those who don't speak french   ::)


Title: Re: Rob Case's blue turbo oval (10 sec "street" car)...remember it?
Post by: speedwell on December 20, 2008, 22:06:45 pm
 ;)


Title: Re: Rob Case's blue turbo oval (10 sec "street" car)...remember it?
Post by: speedwell on December 20, 2008, 22:08:20 pm
 ;)