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FOR SALE: 1951 VW Split Window Sedan. Customized original style Cal Look. Retired award winning show car, featured in VW Trends Magazine. Owned for thirty years; always garaged, trailered to shows and driven with care (driven approximately 1,500 miles in thirty years).

Porsche 356 Super 90 engine (1750cc bored and stroked), dual 40 IDF Webers, MSD Ignition, headers with quiet exhaust, VW 4-speed transmission. Porsche 356A drum brakes with braided brake lines and dual master cylinder, original two-piece aluminum EMPI GT wheels, adjustable aluminum axle beam, heavy duty front sway bar and original EMPI rear camber compensator.

Tinted glass, VDO gauges, Panasonic AM/FM cassette radio and equalizer, Sisal Bucket seats with Deist 5-point safety harnesses, Sew-Fine custom door panels, headliner and carpets, 4-point roll cage. Lots of chrome and unique accessories.

Car comes with large inventory of spare parts including two Porsche 356 engines (for parts) and one VW transmission, as well as several VW specialty tools. Will also includeextremely large collection of VW related magazines (VW Greats, Hot VWs, and VW Trends) from as far back as 1975. Serious enquiries only. $25K OBO. Car is located in Massachusetts. For spec sheet and photos, contact David at: dhvw51@yahoo.com

this is not mine, but I thought that it was interesting that he had a 356 in a bug, and not a bug engine in a 356... any ways

there is one small picture posted http://www.lowcountryvw.org/swapshop/swapshop.html

8/29/0612:23 PM

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Former Member

FOR SALE: 1951 VW Split Window Sedan. Customized original style Cal Look. Retired award winning show car, featured in VW Trends Magazine. Owned for thirty years; always garaged, trailered to shows and driven with care (driven approximately 1,500 miles in thirty years).

Porsche 356 Super 90 engine (1750cc bored and stroked), dual 40 IDF Webers, MSD Ignition, headers with quiet exhaust, VW 4-speed transmission. Porsche 356A drum brakes with braided brake lines and dual master cylinder, original two-piece aluminum EMPI GT wheels, adjustable aluminum axle beam, heavy duty front sway bar and original EMPI rear camber compensator.

Tinted glass, VDO gauges, Panasonic AM/FM cassette radio and equalizer, Sisal Bucket seats with Deist 5-point safety harnesses, Sew-Fine custom door panels, headliner and carpets, 4-point roll cage. Lots of chrome and unique accessories.

Car comes with large inventory of spare parts including two Porsche 356 engines (for parts) and one VW transmission, as well as several VW specialty tools. Will also includeextremely large collection of VW related magazines (VW Greats, Hot VWs, and VW Trends) from as far back as 1975. Serious enquiries only. $25K OBO. Car is located in Massachusetts. For spec sheet and photos, contact David at: dhvw51@yahoo.com

this is not mine, but I thought that it was interesting that he had a 356 in a bug, and not a bug engine in a 356... any ways

there is one small picture posted http://www.lowcountryvw.org/swapshop/swapshop.html

8/29/0612:23 PM

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Cool car! It must go like crazy!!!

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