Thread: VW rat rods? whats up?

Tweet

Thanks ratty41
looks like he did a nice clean job!

There was a chap in Kingston (Ontario) who built a VW with a mid mounted Buick Aluminum V8 back in the 60's. He used a Porche transaxle and Porche brakes all around. He used to race it in the sporty crowd races and actually drove it on the highway to the track. It was quite a sleeper.
I understand he used the drivetrain from a homebuilt formula libre race car (also home built) that had been wrecked in a race.
Last time I saw the car was in a mall parking lot in Brampton many years later so it apparently survived beyond its racing days.

Sounds like a sleeper..

Yeah, it was. Except for two small grills in the front hood. the Porsche wheels and a slightly lowered stance, it looked completely stock. I've heard that the owner loved sucking out performance cars while cruising down the 401.

Here are a few more VW/Anglia picture....

Originally Posted by Don Meyer

Here are a few more VW/Anglia picture....

That thing is kinda cool.

Is the rear roof steel, fiberglass or just lots of bondo?