Thread: VW rat rods? whats up?

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Originally Posted by drec

I have to agree with you. What's really cool is that these cars give some of the younger guys a chance to build something nice and fairly inexpensive to boot.

New around here....

I totally agree.

I like the VolksRod for this reason.

They're cheap and fun.

Granted, I would much rather have a chopped fenderless 5 window Ford, but I haven't embraced the fiberglass body option nor do I have the deep pockets to afford a steel body...not yet. But I still hope to discover an old '32 body someday!

BTW: common misnomer - Hilter did not invent the bug. Porsche did in 1931, long before Hilter "asked" him to make a car for the German people. Hilter approached Porsche in 1934 concerning a car project (as a German business owner, it wasn't wise to say no to Hitler) Porsche offered the Kafer or "KdFWagen" as Hilter renamed it.

Following the War, Porsche served 2 years in a French prison for not saying no.

* Funny side note: In 1948, Henry Ford considered buying VW for $5 million but then retracted his offer after saying no one would buy the funny little car...(The Beetle would easily go on to out sell the Ford Model T.)