Is this the FASTEST Road Legal VW BEETLE Ever!?

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  • @chrishancock3424
    @chrishancock3424 8 років тому +175

    Not even close to the fastest street legal bug , but cool too watch :)

  • @alvinpatterson7607
    @alvinpatterson7607 8 років тому +48

    Ferdinand Porsche was just a genius!.

    • @MrAnthony1950
      @MrAnthony1950 8 років тому +8

      does hans ledwinka get any credit? tatraplane?

    • @jamiewallace7685
      @jamiewallace7685 7 років тому +1

      I'm glad someone mentioned that.
      The Nazis completely stole the Tatra design, right down to the engine.
      Ferdinand just copied someone elses homework.

    • @MrAnthony1950
      @MrAnthony1950 7 років тому +3

      DerHesse, i did not suggest tatra's look like beetles, but I do suggest that concept is not dissimilar re rear engine, air cooled, as jamie wallace has recognised. Would any of porsche's 'harbingers' come about if Porsche family members had not, in the 30's, visited Ledwinka to discuss design and concept, and later, posthumously, paid a sum of 3,000,000 euros for 'purloining' design criteria. Evidence based from history legally. Source-internet. If you want to discuss validity, then i guess everything here is questionable and should be subject to disambiguation.

    • @KnallenN
      @KnallenN 7 років тому

      he was also a nazi

  • @pwengineering9070
    @pwengineering9070 8 років тому +65

    Not even close, we have 8 second 1/4 mile Bugs running on the street every Saturday night here in Southern California. Most have 300hp plus and a few of the new breed have twin turbo beasts running around 500hp in VW'S with Carbon fiber honeycomb pans, fenders, trunk and engine lids and one with a carbon fiber body that's under 1000lbs as it stands with fuel, driver and about 470hp hooked up to a heavily massaged dual clutch tranny from something that works unreal. Best time 7.82 @ 173mph in the 1/4 mile on his 4th run the only time he has taken it to the drags? He's a street racer here in Los Angeles.

    • @rickyymunoz
      @rickyymunoz 7 років тому +1

      P&Wengineering you got a vid ?

    • @rickyymunoz
      @rickyymunoz 7 років тому +4

      Or a link

    • @beardedg500
      @beardedg500 7 років тому +1

      P&Wengineering hello how can I put some horse power to my vw 1600 engine?? thanx

    • @ChristopherBell
      @ChristopherBell 7 років тому

      Turn it into an 1835.

    • @volksbugly
      @volksbugly 7 років тому

      First time I took my bug to the drags I was getting 14.6 out of it. I've done ALOT since and I'll probably go back once I get my rear suspension sorted. instagram @lucithebug

  • @MrUltraworld
    @MrUltraworld 8 років тому +1

    I met a guy at a car show here in FL that had an air cooled Porsche flat 6 in his super beetle. The install looked like the factory did it. It was quiet, but very fast and won the autocross that day against a lot of corvettes and 911's. I was very impressed.

  • @ricknelsonm
    @ricknelsonm 7 років тому +21

    The vintage cars are the BEST!!!!

  • @watkins8534
    @watkins8534 7 років тому +1

    Very Nice . What size Motor you got.

  • @HectorPeredo
    @HectorPeredo 8 років тому +8

    what engine does it have? is it the orginal one but modified or is it swapped?

    • @XaviSpit
      @XaviSpit 8 років тому +1

      Original imposible xD

    • @patrick9036
      @patrick9036 8 років тому

      700 hp Porsche gt2

    • @LarsMarsCars
      @LarsMarsCars 8 років тому +11

      It says "200ps" so it could be an original VW 1.6 of 1.8 engine. I've seen 300+hp beetles with a VW boxer engine, so it's possible

    • @patrick9036
      @patrick9036 8 років тому +1

      I watched the races that day...
      Most sleeper car drivers lied about there power it was definitely more than 200 hp

    • @dirtyfax
      @dirtyfax 8 років тому +7

      Actually with it's 1/4 times it's probably under 200hp. A 200hp bug will smoke just about any production car made in the quarter mile.

  • @Volkswear
    @Volkswear 7 років тому +1

    The old guy is having a blast though. Pretty cool. JC.

  • @rockampootah383
    @rockampootah383 5 років тому +1

    What is the name of that kind of fender style?

  • @joeypincombe8384
    @joeypincombe8384 6 років тому +1

    What year is it a 73 or 76. Aside from the enlarged fenders

  • @peterwindle4453
    @peterwindle4453 7 років тому

    there was a local beetle converted to a front mounted v8 - with a trailer. I could not work out what the trailer was for, until I spotted two exhaust tubes running into it. The whole trailer was purely as a muffler. Took the car to a drag strip, took the trailer off and boom...

  • @smoothskin1372
    @smoothskin1372 5 років тому +1

    What year is that VW Beetle?

  • @harryprater9014
    @harryprater9014 8 років тому +5

    Sweet looking Bug...and runs great too ...!!

  • @lauriwiren6398
    @lauriwiren6398 7 років тому +9

    What is that colour? It is stunning!

  • @ingokratz829
    @ingokratz829 8 років тому

    wunderschönes teil, passt alles toll zusammen, farbe, felgen, sound und vor allem der schriftzug " luftgekühlt". Da kannst stolz drauf sein, der Hammer das Eisen:))))

  • @joeypincombe8384
    @joeypincombe8384 6 років тому +4

    Great set of rims. Nice pattern.

    • @friktionrc
      @friktionrc 3 роки тому

      There’s no school like the old school ....these and ‘pepper pots’ suit Bugs to a ‘T’ 😎

  • @emanrevitanretla9915
    @emanrevitanretla9915 8 років тому +38

    We know it, Herby is still alife!

  • @joeypincombe8384
    @joeypincombe8384 6 років тому +1

    Gm ht 444 h. License plate. And why are the turn signals in the bumpers ?

  • @AthenaKBond
    @AthenaKBond 3 роки тому +1

    It is official, Herbie is still alive!

  • @xq39
    @xq39 4 роки тому

    Can the original air cooled engine have a turbo added to it or is that not the original engine.

    • @Rainmanxxl1967
      @Rainmanxxl1967 4 роки тому

      Its a VW /Porsche Type 4 engine !Specs are given above

  • @TheAussieBusman
    @TheAussieBusman 8 років тому +5

    You should Check out the Mighty Car Mods "Miss Daisy" it's a 1974 Super beetle, Started with 23.9kw (32hp) by the time they finished with it and the EJ25 from a Subaru Forester went in it had 239kw (320hp) and a custom built Garret GTX3067 turbo. Not bad by increasing the power 10x the original power and it's road legal still cruising around NSW Australia and looks like a standard Beetle. just do a youtube search for "How to build a Sleeper [Feature Length] by Mighty Car Mods.

    • @earlmaura670
      @earlmaura670 8 років тому +2

      old school dictates..unless its all VW it"s not a VW.

    • @ThaSatelliteGuy
      @ThaSatelliteGuy 7 років тому +1

      It was one of their WORST EVER SHOWS too! When you can so EASILY pull 300hp+ out of a bug engine (and even retain a bit of reliability at that level), why the hell would you convert it to a Subaru? Adding radiator and cutting the body and transaxle mate issues... it was just fantastically stupid...

    • @aliminjuna3932
      @aliminjuna3932 7 років тому +2

      John Moore cause the subaru engine will make the power reliably. A beetle engine might explode making that much power

    • @Matt-ol2yv
      @Matt-ol2yv 7 років тому

      Alimin Juna theyre unreliable for idiots thats dont know what theyre doing. obviously u cant go around with 300+hp with stock internals. there are bugs running 11 second 1/4 miles without turbos

    • @ChadMutt
      @ChadMutt 7 років тому

      Adam The Aussie
      you spelt mighty car moron wrong

  • @oldgeordiegeezer3086
    @oldgeordiegeezer3086 8 років тому +1

    Whatever made you suggest this is the fastest bug?

  • @tunaburnak5650
    @tunaburnak5650 6 років тому +4

    Watch the vid how to build a sleeper on youtube. It passed a porsche 911 (modern model idk which year) by around 3 secs!

  • @justinlambert8237
    @justinlambert8237 6 років тому +3

    That is awsome vw beetle is a well built machine way to go

  • @ubacow7109
    @ubacow7109 7 років тому

    Where can I find widebody fenders like this?

  • @86lover36
    @86lover36 4 роки тому

    What is this wheel american racing?

  • @squid667
    @squid667 4 роки тому

    That is a very fast Beetle. But here in Norway there is a purple 1954 Oval Beetle that is known as the Skinne Beetle. It is road legal and runs low 8s.

  • @bulgingbattery2050
    @bulgingbattery2050 4 роки тому

    Stock engine or aftermarket?

  • @xavierhall876
    @xavierhall876 7 років тому +1

    cvdzijden - Supercar Videos Do you have any info about this build, anywebsites, emails etc?

  • @TurboABA1955Bug
    @TurboABA1955Bug 7 років тому +1

    my daily driver is at 525whp and 510tq ... 6.3s in the 1/8 on threaded DOT tires and complete down to the floor mats...

    • @volksbugly
      @volksbugly 7 років тому

      Nice ride! I should be down to around the 12 sec mark in my ride. instagram @lucithebug Daily driver :) (clutch kills my leg though when stuck in traffic lol)

  • @alexnotapplicable413
    @alexnotapplicable413 7 років тому

    Can some one please tell me what engine this is as i want to put a suburu engine in my imported vw crew cab and i need to buy the adaptor plate and more importantly get it past it s uk iva or Sva tests.

    • @martinharris5017
      @martinharris5017 3 роки тому

      Its running a VW engine with a stroker kit and sidewinder exhaust.

  • @bluethunderbug
    @bluethunderbug 8 років тому +2

    Not by a long shot... Check out Skinne's vw (roadlegal)... That will get you in the ballpark..

  • @majikfuzzybutt7390
    @majikfuzzybutt7390 8 років тому +1

    very first car has had a half ass job on the rear exhaust cutouts , why didn't they smooth them little factory cutouts so that it wouldn't look ducky and stupid

  • @matrixofleadership
    @matrixofleadership 4 роки тому

    What Volkswagen Beetle model is this?

  • @AutomotiveMike
    @AutomotiveMike 8 років тому +21

    Grandpa driving!

  • @motorolla75
    @motorolla75 7 років тому

    which model is this

  • @quenisirockcastle2378
    @quenisirockcastle2378 6 років тому

    What year is this bug?

  • @bluesharp59
    @bluesharp59 7 років тому

    Cool video ,Thumbs Up and Liked !

  • @ChuddleBuggy
    @ChuddleBuggy 4 роки тому

    But how is it even idling like stock?! I like that kind of engine build!

    • @juan7848
      @juan7848 3 роки тому +1

      Not even near the fastest in the world. Fastest does 8 seconds in the 1/4 mile this one does 15s very slow it’s almost stock

  • @crestamaintenance7112
    @crestamaintenance7112 6 років тому +1

    Fastest VW Bug __ NOOO...
    Cool__ YES ...Nicely done for a Timer

  • @limetcm12
    @limetcm12 7 років тому

    Is that thing Subaru Powered?

  • @charger19691
    @charger19691 6 років тому +1

    Man , this is one fast bug!

  • @jeffhartwig5283
    @jeffhartwig5283 8 років тому

    NICE! wish I never sold my 1956 vw running a 1750cc with cam and a huge two barrel carb!
    This bug would go a bit faster if he ran it solo though...

  • @Hesam0000
    @Hesam0000 8 років тому +48

    Nope. It's not.

  • @christopherselleck6307
    @christopherselleck6307 8 років тому

    Sounds like a subaru engine or Porsche engine. This is not stock.
    How awsome was the runs.
    It was close keeping to the chevy.

    • @bergerjong9197
      @bergerjong9197 5 років тому

      The engine is called VW type 4, the basic is from VW Porsche 914

  • @ephraimsanmiguel18
    @ephraimsanmiguel18 5 років тому

    Come to Southern California ! street air cooled VWs are common here and quicker than this bug ( mostly legal ).

  • @jum.878
    @jum.878 7 років тому

    I swear I smelled that rubber he burned off the line for a second. lol

  • @GraveUypo
    @GraveUypo 5 років тому

    probably not. 200 ps is pretty low. there are some with over 500hp

  • @CrivRex
    @CrivRex 8 років тому +2

    um, we need a cockpit video please!

  • @Stormcloakvictory
    @Stormcloakvictory 2 роки тому

    Not the fastest but one of the nicest.
    And fast enough for the streets or the ring anyway.
    Looks like the subframe of an entirely different car as well, making it probably handle very very nice as well.

  • @dewyfromknoxville.7131
    @dewyfromknoxville.7131 5 років тому

    THATS A BIG FATT NO!!!! NOT EVEN CLOSE!!! NICE BUG THOUGH!!! SWEET RIDE!!!

  • @Farmer2492
    @Farmer2492 7 років тому

    By the way that was blue smoke when he took off at the start

  • @mahler6x
    @mahler6x 7 років тому

    Indeed he was Alvin. VW power !

  • @martijnvkk
    @martijnvkk 8 років тому

    Specs?

  • @Isdahl87
    @Isdahl87 5 років тому

    No its not. The Norwegian built Skinne-Beetle is roadlegal, has around 1000hp and doing 1/4 mile just above 8 sec

  • @leescott59
    @leescott59 8 років тому

    What was he running in that thing.

    • @alexprollock
      @alexprollock 8 років тому

      Lee Scott probably a Subaru motor.

  • @AlexOjideagu2
    @AlexOjideagu2 7 років тому +4

    How about it dad, care to give that little Doodle Bug a Workout? I'll go easy on ya........

  • @juancarlosvacio4414
    @juancarlosvacio4414 6 років тому +7

    Is that Karl Marx driving the vw?

    • @andystone6777
      @andystone6777 4 роки тому

      maybe, this Beetle kept him alive all over the years :-)

  • @danieldiaz3368
    @danieldiaz3368 6 років тому +1

    That sound!!

  • @zombie-blood-490gaming5
    @zombie-blood-490gaming5 3 роки тому

    I think there is a faster one out there but Herbie would be proud non the less!

  • @Bigwil2k6
    @Bigwil2k6 3 роки тому

    Nice sleeper💯

  • @RaCology
    @RaCology 6 років тому +1

    VW Beetle with Fuel Injection, bb!

  • @Scramasax
    @Scramasax 7 років тому

    High 15s time for a bug (street legal or not) is not very fast.
    We raced some 25 years ago with bugs in the single carburetted class.
    14,7s was the record with a 140-150hp engine we had. All street legal by the way.
    A time like 15,9s would be possible with a heavy body and slightly over 100hp.

  • @sher854
    @sher854 8 років тому +18

    azn form Street outlaws might be quicker

    • @Wopadas
      @Wopadas 8 років тому +2

      Azn is definitely quicker

    • @dirtyfax
      @dirtyfax 8 років тому +1

      Most Definitely.....but it's not street legal.

    • @Wopadas
      @Wopadas 8 років тому +1

      Brian Murphy With a set of drag radials it is street legal.

    • @badkarmabtch2161
      @badkarmabtch2161 8 років тому +3

      sher854 if that dung beetle can kick a lambos ass it sure as hell can kick this ones ass

    • @michaeldonlon4312
      @michaeldonlon4312 7 років тому

      Dung beetle would crush this chatterbox.

  • @anthonysach
    @anthonysach 7 років тому

    I doubt it is the fastest, I remember a Beetle at Santa Pod years ago that had a V8 hanging out the back. I think it was a 302 cu in. It had wheelie bars and a plastic window in the floor so you could see where you are gong while the front was in the air. Plenty of road going V8 Beetles on youtube including a 6.6 ltr blown V8.

    • @martinharris5017
      @martinharris5017 3 роки тому

      We're talking actual VWs with aircooled flat 4 motors though.

  • @abcdef-cf2uk
    @abcdef-cf2uk 7 років тому

    The paint is sweet too

  • @Bearthedancingman
    @Bearthedancingman 6 років тому +3

    I know it's not nearly "the fastest" but dang it sounds and looks nice.

  • @VochoTalacha
    @VochoTalacha 8 років тому

    Sounds like someone slapped a Subaru engine in the back of that bug. That's not a VW anymore, it's a Subaru with VW body.

    • @CarlDraper
      @CarlDraper 8 років тому +2

      Type 4 VW motor according to other comments

    • @VochoTalacha
      @VochoTalacha 8 років тому

      Carl Draper yeah, that's what I said "sounds like". I had my doubts.

    • @CarlDraper
      @CarlDraper 8 років тому

      Well the only reason it sounds like that is because of that big single tailpipe.

    • @ThaSatelliteGuy
      @ThaSatelliteGuy 7 років тому +1

      Bullshit! I had a '64 20 years ago that would pull 12.9's all day long without even a turbo OR EFI. That was NA running 48mm Delorto's... My shit was WAY faster...

  • @Moisi547
    @Moisi547 8 років тому +5

    That car is just crazy

    • @DickRichie510
      @DickRichie510 7 років тому +2

      what's crazy?? it only ran 15 seconds in the 1/4.. mini vans stock can do better..

  • @eusebiuszaunpinkler5578
    @eusebiuszaunpinkler5578 8 років тому +1

    Motor Typ 4, 2887ccm, 203Ps. Gewicht unter 800kg, deshalb ist er sauschnell - ganz einfach!

    • @Rainmanxxl1967
      @Rainmanxxl1967 4 роки тому +1

      Genau und sein Pilot fährt dieses Auto schon seit 1986 als Rennwagen !

    • @zjmt
      @zjmt 3 роки тому

      @@Rainmanxxl1967 Hartmut Tschirner, hab' ich recht?

  • @markvanleeuwen6678
    @markvanleeuwen6678 8 років тому

    I WILL RACE HIM!!!!! 69 bajabug 31 BFG'S street legal/ insured Built honda B20Z motor mendeola trans - ALL MOTOR- smoky figure 8's any one. haha lol- honda crx wiring harness and dash cluster- open the door and deet da da da deet. crv seats and cup holder. acura integra steering column and steer wheeel--- I cant keep a kennedy vw clutch assembly alive for 5,ooo miles- any ideas for a long lasting clutch????

    • @CarlDraper
      @CarlDraper 8 років тому

      you lost me at Honda engine.

  • @dogzer
    @dogzer 4 роки тому

    That's how a VW Beetle should look

  • @joeypincombe8384
    @joeypincombe8384 6 років тому +1

    Nice rims on it though

  • @vwdarrin
    @vwdarrin 8 років тому +9

    NO

    • @a.u6146
      @a.u6146 6 років тому +1

      vwdarrin awsome beetle mate👍

  • @biggypsy75
    @biggypsy75 7 років тому

    MCM Australia may be faster check their beetle sleeper bud,its well done

  • @keithk8698
    @keithk8698 7 років тому

    Do Do my 67 bug would smoke the bug!

  • @ralphpercy4846
    @ralphpercy4846 3 роки тому

    this is simply not true.. the Mazda rotary 13b PP Port has 500+ HP and was put in a beattle that would smoke this one

  • @davidlees4322
    @davidlees4322 3 роки тому

    He should Paint this white stik a blue an red stripe down it and 53 on The doors

  • @slickchick5811
    @slickchick5811 3 роки тому

    SOMEBODY BE BUGGIN'

  • @harveykeenan8653
    @harveykeenan8653 8 років тому +1

    its quick for 200ps

  • @hw-automotive1705
    @hw-automotive1705 8 років тому +1

    nice video

  • @hdofu
    @hdofu Рік тому

    Definitely not the fastest... but quite possibly the best sleeper.

  • @Hemi-uh4mz
    @Hemi-uh4mz 8 років тому

    probably not close to the fastest road legal beetle, as they're easy to engine swap with for example subaru and porsche engines, and some people go as far as placing huge engines like V8s in the front..

  • @michaelreyes7641
    @michaelreyes7641 7 років тому

    now that's what a call a turbo bug

  • @bonfiole
    @bonfiole 6 років тому +1

    Wow fast bitch i must say il think it is honda engine in this bobble

  • @antoniobanderas2487
    @antoniobanderas2487 6 років тому +1

    Love love i lik my coccinnele beetle the fast king of racer

  • @arnolddominik7161
    @arnolddominik7161 6 років тому

    Reason No.1 I'm getting a Vw Beetle

  • @sirzodd
    @sirzodd 7 років тому

    at least he waved lol

  • @martinharris5017
    @martinharris5017 3 роки тому

    Not even on the radar for fastest street legal Bug. Nice looking car though.

  • @XaviSpit
    @XaviSpit 8 років тому +1

    Rocket Beetle! xD

  • @michaelprofita2878
    @michaelprofita2878 8 років тому

    he should race azns dung bettle...

  • @courier11sec
    @courier11sec 7 років тому

    To answer the question in the title, no.
    Nice little car, but there are bugs running around that embarrass late model muscle and sports cars.

  • @thegreatgizmo3590
    @thegreatgizmo3590 7 років тому +1

    love that car.....

  • @juan7848
    @juan7848 4 роки тому

    My bug does high 11s low 12s and it’s nowhere near the fastest street legal bug

  • @77nizzova53
    @77nizzova53 7 років тому

    He didn't claim he was the fastest. He just asked a question. He getting views..

  • @papaarmo5028
    @papaarmo5028 3 роки тому

    Definitely not the fastest street legal bug but still pretty quick.

  • @joseluisjimenez3789
    @joseluisjimenez3789 8 років тому

    volks go for you still a live good car i have one and proud of it

  • @leecrt967
    @leecrt967 7 років тому

    Fast. But it sounds like a pail full of bolts.

  • @1339LARS
    @1339LARS 7 років тому

    Ach wie schön !!!

  • @lostkimlostfive2993
    @lostkimlostfive2993 6 років тому +2

    Ma unique votcho ma big king wagen i love love cocinele