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1960 Volkswagen Beetle Pick Up Truck, A Unique & Fresh Built First Class Buggy on 2040-cars
Year:1960
Mileage:600
Location:
Keene, New Hampshire, United States
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1960 VW Pickup truck conversion. ONE OF A KIND
This 1960 VW sedan has been converted to a two seat pickup truck with a red oak and aluminum rack bed in the back. All of the body fabrication was performed by a professional California hot-rod builder. The rear of cab is one piece of hand fabricated steel; rear window (flat glass) uses a standard Bug rear window gasket. The fiberglass front hood flips forward on custom made aluminum hinges to allow access to the NOS gas tank and front trunk area. All wiring is new from front to back. Painted with Sikkens 2-stage Urethane. Paint quality is excellent. Hand fabricated truck bed hinges upward to allow access underneath. The rear “frame” is constructed of strong square steel tubing with an aluminum surround providing for a strong but light weight rear chassis. Very nice!! The interior has a GM S-10 tilt steering column with a very nice rose wood and aluminum steering wheel. The seats are Miata beige leather with speakers in the headrests and are fully adjustable forward and back as well as backrest position. The seating position is quite comfortable and roomy and, of course, the door panels match the leather seat color. The dash sports a good array of new top quality gauges as well installed in a custom built aluminum panel surrounding the steering column. The rest of the dash maintains the simple but elegant VW look. There are all new window gaskets, window scrapers and weather strips all around. The front and rear glass is new. The front axle beam has been modified to allow for front end height adjustment in traditional “buggy” style. The beam has been left at its stock width. There are new kingpins, tie rods, tie rod ends, steering damper and steering box. All this with new wheel bearings, stainless flexible brake lines, a new double master cylinder, new brakes and new shocks all around and all new tires as well. The engine is a VW 1776cc dual port with ported and polished heads, dual Kadron H40/44EIS carburetors that were just overhauled by the experts in California (a $600 job) and set up specifically for this engine configuration. The dual carb linkage set up is the new low profile design made specifically for this engine/carb setup. There is a custom oil sump with oil filter, external oil cooler, assorted aluminum and chrome goodies including a chrome shroud, customized tin and custom fabricated 1 1/2 inch tuned exhaust to let the hot air out. The ignition system is entirely new and super-hot including a new electronic distributor with mechanical advance. It all comes together as an easy starting little powerhouse that has lots of top end along with traditional VW reliability. This is a ONE OF A KIND VW HAND FABRICATED CONVERSION that draws a lot of attention but, more importantly, is a hoot to drive. There is a lot of photos available showing the progress of the work As with all sales involving this type of vehicle, there is no warranty of any kind either expressed or implied. This vehicle is being sold as-is with all faults. If you would take the time to review my feedback you will see that I haven't disappointed anyone yet over the past 15 years and the buyer of this VW won't be the first. |
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A potential Up! Hybrid would likely be able to return some of the same impressive fuel economy numbers as the XL1, but it would be a more realistic car with more passenger space and greater production capacity. The hand-built XL1 will use a 47-horsepower, two-cylinder TDI engine paired to a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission, and the 27-hp electric motor and lithium-ion battery helps deliver an all-electric driving range of 31 miles.
One of the core pillars of the XL1's design is its lightweight construction with a 1752-pound curb weight, which makes the Up! a perfect recipient for using this powertrain since it weighs just 300 pounds more. The report says that the Up! Hybrid is still in the developmental phase, so a production version isn't expected for at least another 18 months.
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According to Reuters, Winterkorn wants to raise the VW brand's profit margin from about 2.9 percent in 2013 to a target of 6 percent. To make that possible, his plan amounts to increasing cost cutting until Volkswagen reaches about 5 billion euros ($6.7 billion) per year to get things back in order. "Over the short-term, we urgently need more efficiency and higher profit," the CEO said during his speech, according to Reuters.
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