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186hp Berg Powered '57 Oval Ragtop Bug on 2040-cars

Year:1957 Mileage:100
Location:

Encinitas, California, United States

Encinitas, California, United States
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THIS IS A NO RESERVE AUCTION Super Straight Nostalgia Berg Ragtop Oval Bug - This car drives perfectly and goes like a scalded cat and stops on a sixpence... impeccable and rare high end restoration and specification - THERE IS ZERO RUST IN THIS CAR.

ENTIRE ENGINE REBUILT LESS THAN 100 Miles ago by CLYDE BERG

Engine Dyno’ed at 186HP @ 5500 RPM at GBE

Special car, built from the absolute Best of the Best Berg Products.

ENGINE :-
Berg 2110
8:1 CR
Berg Swedish Forged Wedgemate Crank – 82mm
Carrillo Rods – Berg prepped
Heads – Jeff Denham / recently freshened up by Clyde Berg
Berg 310 Cam – custom grind
Berg 1.4 solid shaft Rockers
OEM Thing Shroud
Berg Pulley
Berg Welded Fan
Berg Street Clutch
Berg Sump
New OEM Weber IDA’s Italian
SkatTrak Tall Manifolds
Berg 1 3/4 header and flowmaster muffler
Vertex Magneto – just rebuilt by Vertex

Engine Dyno’ed at 186HP @ 5500 RPM at GBE

NOTE - Have receipts for all Berg engine parts (circa ’97)

TRANSMISSION
Steve Beecher Built (DKP II original member)
3:88 R&P / 4.25-1 first / 2.54-2 second / 1.78-3 third / 1.37 forth
Gusseted – welded case
Berg FTC Mainshaft
Billet Side Covers
Berg mid-mount

NOTE - Have build receipts from Steve Beecher

BODY and PAINT
VW Sea Blue L 360
Original ragtop car
Zero body or Pan repairs
Powder coated pan – super clean
Never hit – front or rear
All correct German Fenders
German 4-Tab hood
German W Decklid
German correct doors
All Glass stamped VW (except windshield)
Pop-out rear windows
Uncut dash (other than minimal tach mount)
All electrical is perfect
New ragtop – perfect fit

RUNNING GEAR:
BRM’s – early rare Japan castings
Firestone tires - 145 front & 205 rear
Porsche 356 brakes & Drums – Drums fully polished
Adjustable rear spring plates
Red Koni shocks
Stock width front beam – Berg Avis adjusters
Sway-Away front sway bar

The body is cherry and solid, very very purposeful with ALL ORIGINAL metal.

Engine alone is documented over 13K

If you really want the car then SHOOT ME A DECENT OFFER and it's yours.

The car is sold as is where is, with no warranties expressed or implied. It is the responsibility of the buyer to inspect or have inspected the car before payment.  as said earlier, the car has done no more than 100miles since CLYBE BERG did engine refurb

The car comes with CLEAR TITLE
It is located in Carlsbad San Diego.
 
The car actually belongs to good VW friend, who appreciates quality nostalgia Berg and the like - the car is perfect for any DKP appreciators out there and could never fail or disappoint.

Thanks for looking.
Mark
760 859 6(one)55

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