The Coolest Volkswagen You've Never Seen
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Volkswagen missed a trick not releasing this in Europe, awesome looking car.
They did release the scirocco, which was more advanced.
@Kostas dervos true I suppose that's why they didn't. Awesome car the mk1 Scirocco.
@Rocco Cars HD yeah if it had a completely different engine in it!
Shit I wanna put a tuned 2.0t, up to 950hp somewhat reliably, and a electric front end setup. They're making bolt on direct drive ev wheels with regenerative braking for around 10k that you just need to get batteries for. They're intended for Honda R's, but I wanna make the fastest VW. I'm on my 3rd VW, wearing a VW hoodie, I wanna stick with VW but also want at least the original quattro AWD for a drivetrain. Basically I want to make the fastest VW possible and the SP2 looks like the best body to do so on, especially the looks. The fact that no one knows what they are is extra funny, its like having a perfect companion for a sleeper Jetta or Passat. I know the aerodynamics might not be great (I would fix that with body kits) but I was surprised as shit to see they're mid engine with such a long hood, that's what sparked the idea. So much room for potential, lol
@@dodibenabba525 ; bah , il avait rien de plus que la golf......
I'm Argentinian and I was 11 when my family and I went for tourism in Brazil back in 1974 and I first saw a few of these. I was totally amazed by its looks, it was love at first sight.
Vos sempre sera muy bienvenido hermano, saludos desde Brasil.
One of the prettiest, best proportioned and designed cars ever made. Absolutely sublime.
I agree - and its simplicity it's striking.
As a designer, I agree with you 100%.
The body lines and overall proportions of each panel all align to produce a really smooth flowing body shape similar to a Porsche 924 but slightly more elegant in that both the front and back both have much more wedge-like ends to them.
I love how low it sits, I don't know how it would handle some of the larger speed bumps that you get on roads these days, but I would have thought that it's rather compact wheelbase would probably enable it to navigate most of them relatively smoothly.
The most beautiful Volkswagen ever designed, IMHO. Simply gorgeous, and evocative of an Italian design.
@@edwardkantowicz4707Projetado por Marcio Piancastelli e equipe.
Wow! My son is now a youtuber and has done a great job of restoring Big Dad's SP2. Great job on this video! I had put some time in working on this car in the past.
Thanks Dad 🎉😂
I have driven a number of air-cooled VW's across the country and never had a fear of "will it make it home"...
Perhaps you need to R & R the engine, check the crank case studs, R & R the heads and also check the studs that hold the cylinder heads on. Not to mention valve adjustments at 3k miles unless you upgrade to hydraulic lifters...
As these engines were so simple that there are few reasons for failure, usually a burned exhaust valve, insufficient oil, or being abused in general. Also you sacrificed reliability & cooling with the oversized cylinders. Since you have a type 4 engine, you don't really want to exceed two liters displacement...
@@davidhollenshead4892 Type 4 engine? They were type 3 engines built up to 1700cc. The fan housing and oil cooler location is telltale type 3.
Now he needs to invest in a wireless microphone…
Great job on keeping it around! I read some stuff in the mags about them as a kid in the 80s. Just curious, what do they weigh?I always wanted a puma, a little more within my scope compared to the sp2.
OMG! No words. I am in love with that car. Nice Job restoring it-those seats look great.
Big time VW enthusiast here. If you're ever in Nashville, bring it by the VW dealership here. I'd love to see it! Beautiful, rare VW! That's awesome. 😀
I'd love to hit up one of the big cars and coffee in Nashville!
@Brandon Keller Man that would be epic! It's hosted in Lebanon TN now. I missed the first one of the year but I'm friends with a lot of VW enthusiasts in middle TN. Everyone would absolutely flip out over this car.
Not a car show enthusiast nor a car meet up kind of guy but I'd show up to see that in Nashville. I'm a couple hours away in West TN.
Pra mim é o carro mais bonito já fabricado pela Volkswagen até os dias de hoje!
Base Volkswagen.......il a aussi la puma très réussie.....
I've been into cars since forever, and this is the first I've ever heard of this car. Beautiful!
Tem o Volkswagen sp1 e o SP2 , diferença é só o motor e o acabamentos !!! Pesquise Volkswagen Brasília !!
I'm from Brazil and this car was launched when I was a little boy, already with a passion for cars and motorcycles. Every time I go to Brazil I get tempted to buy one of these. There was a recent, sometime in 2022, meeting of SP2 owners in Sao Paulo. I saw that on a UA-cam video, there were some 20-30 cars on that meeting. Love the wheels on your car.
I remember the 2.2L VW engine big bore cylinders and pistons kits in J C Whitney catalog back in the day... along with performance cams... and the prices were surprisingly low... would be perfect for these cars...
Also back then, I rode in a friend's Super Beatle and was surprised how it was quiet inside... none of the clattery noises heard outside... with the engine in the rear, they left the noises behind...
@@BuzzLOLOL Those 2.2 liter kits would turn an engine that would last 100k miles between rebuilds into one that lasted 25k to 50k between rebuilds...
@@BuzzLOLOL I do a built ej25 swap and take this thing to 400+hp.
It is beautiful indeed. Was this also known as the "Puma"?
@@fd4639 Puma was an independent manufacturer, they built their first cars on a VW beetle platform, then the VW Brasilia. They also built at some point a larger car, based on the Opel Rekord (Chevrolet Opala) platform, with GM's six-inline 4.1 liter motor.
The SP2 looks sensational even by today's standards. Well done for keeping it alive and running x
You're right, I've never heard of or seen this car. Thanks for showing it and telling it's story.
It is a very beautiful and gorgeous car. I’m glad the UA-cam recommended this video to me to learn about a car from a brand I like.
Reminds me of the Puma sportscar that was built in Brazil. The Puma had a fiberglass body and was a looker. It looked like a Italian sportscar of the era. For a time the Puma was sold here as a kit car.
The early Puma and GT Malzoni had truly beautiful designs rivaling european counterparts of that era!
Gorgeous designs, and highly aerodynamic by the days standards. The Puma was co designed by a university team afaik.
@@peterlarkin762 that I didn't know, thought the Puma was already a established company when they came out with that design.
Well the Puma was built on the Volkswagen Kharmann-Ghia chassis and later the Volkswagen Brasilia chassis.
Anyone here know if the Puma was a 1700cc as well? I heard it was, but not sure. Thanks
Hello there, sir. I'm from Brazil and that was my dream car when I was a kid. My family could never afford one though, and we eventually got a used Beetle instead and kept it for over a decade. Then got another Beetle. And another one. The shape of the SP2 is so cool, I don't understand why VW doesn't revive it somehow.
Kudos to the great brazilian designer Marcio Piancastelli
Congratulations from Brazil. All my respect to your grandfather.
I just gotta say WOW!!! I've never seen that car and I absolutely love it. The minute I saw it in my feed I knew I had to watch it. I am really impressed by its looks and love the fact that it's a Volkswagen. I've never owned a Volkswagen but many years ago I got the privilege to work on one and had a lot of fun building a baja dune buggy bug. This looks like just as much fun. You are a lucky dude!!!
Thanks!
We have a winner for the best looking VW
I've never seen even photos of an sp2
It's absolutely stunning !
I see so many influences in the styling with this car .
You picked the perfect wheels they look fantastic .
Excellent video buddy
That ABSOLUTELY IS the best looking Volkswagen that I have ever seen.
Absolutely awesome car. Incredible story. Love that your grandfather cared for and kept the car forever, and glad you’re keeping it in the family.
Beautiful car! Had no idea that VW made something that cool! 👌
As far as reliability goes I've had 9 beetles and none of them have ever let me down, not once. I don't understand the statement that old air cooled VW drivers are always wondering if they'll get home.
Também não entendo essa "depreciação"! Já tive vários Fuscas e viajava 1000 km ida e volta pra casa da minha mãe. A metade do percurso nem era pavimentada e os besouros sempre aguentavam os trancos!
Wow. Never knew about this car and I've owned and worked on VWs and Porsches since 1968.
Wunderbar!
new cars have nothing on older cars. Great that you have a passion for it!
Love love love these! So rare, so cool. This one looks amazing!
Such an awesome story, just the fact your father was there and knew on the spot it was something special! And now 40 years later still driving around like new. Thanks for sharing, you make us all proud
Best looking VW ever! It was the first VW designed outside of Germany and the only foreign design in their museum.
Love to see that such a Brazilian jewel is gracing American streets.
Are you sure it’s the only foreign design in their museum? I believed they had a Brazilian-designed Gol GTi in their museum as well. But I could be wrong.
@@br_spec it is as far as I know. Could be wrong as well. My knowledge is that they brought in the Gol to validate the design and engineering and a few ended up staying in Germany. There are tales of them visiting the Nurburgring, even. Not of them in the museum though.
The one other Brazilian design in a German museum I know of is the Puma Malzoni GT (DKW) brought in by Audi, also being the only outsider in their museum.
to bad the same cannot be said of the Fox also made in Brazil.
Insane that this stunning little car was not sold Worldwide!
Only ONE of these VW SP2 with a 1700cc engine named after the city Sao Paulo found its way to Europe when for some strange reason 500 was sold in Nigeria. The SP1 had a 1600cc engine but it was that slow people called it Sen Potencia, without power. Today a market price on a SP 2 could reach to $ 60 000. Thanks for the video.
Sem potência*
@@matheustoddynhop142 😄👍
What a killer design! Looks like a lot of fun to drive. Makes me miss my German '71 Type III Squareback.
That is probably one of the nicest VW's I've ever seen.
This car is part of my childhood memories. Happy to see this car being appreciated, even in Brazil where it was forgotten for a long time, today it is part of the great collections of automotive enthusiasts.
Remember a saw one here in Bergen, Norway many years ago. Stunning good looks, better looking than most Porsches of the seventies. (Well, I like both the very early 911 models and the weird and - as SP2 - not very fast 914).
I’d come across the SP2 before but only in pictures. What a beautiful cool, rare car (and a VW at that) and a great story! Love your walk around of the car. Fantastic! And those wheels are so great, I mean perfect! What a machine! Cheers!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I have liked these for years, although I have never seen one. Just kinda cool and quirky looking. Having your Grandpa's car must be sweet. I am happy to have two of my Grandpa's lamps from the 60's.
"Am I gonna make it home.." Brilliant! 🥂
Great seeing the Yankees appreciate some old car from Brazil. This is a special one, worth a fortune here. You mention the VW Brasilia and their headlights the SP2 borrowed from. I'd like to mention I got here a 1979 Brasilia from dad. It was a "super beetle" repackaged in a hatchback fashion, front disc brakes from factory, some other changes. It was manufactured from 73 to 82, having many changes. It gave it's place to the first VW Gol, initially aircooled, but soon to be watercooled. Alcohol engines were being offered, including the aircooled, with changes in the carburetors etc. The lines of the Brasilia are cool but at the same time different, or weird to some. There was little room on the front trunk, owners had to "expose" much stuf over the engine which was funny. The Brasilia was offered also in Mexico, some african countries and some middle eastern countries also. Greets from Brazil!!!
Glad you commented. Cool info bro
those first alcohol VW Gol were a nightmare, it came missing a relay to switch from gasoline and alcohol, so a lot of them were OK in the summer but in some states would have trouble starting. a lot of guys were into the VW Passat, Puma GT, VW Variant, VW Karmann Ghia, VW Parati, VW Voyager,........
You are right Sir. I'm inclined to think the whole ethanol thing was to "make people's lives easier". And this pleague is a reality around the globe now, ethahol blends and stuff. I love it so much.
Beautiful and quirky car. The 15” alloys look huge on this!
Thank you for sharing
I have never seen a vehicle like that. It is always nice to find a vehicle, that you have never seen before; especially, since I read every car and truck magazine.
I'm from Brazil too, and most people used to see these things as trash when I grew up in the 90s. At that time, you could buy one for cheap, dirt cheap. There was even a junkyard in my neighborhood near my school, and I remember seeing three scraped SP2s stacked on top of each other. Today survivors are worth big money, but aside from the funky, exotic styling, there's not much to say about them. Brazilians, especially older guys, tend to romanticize these little hoopties, even though a stock SP2 has no sports capabilities at all. Indeed, it feels like a Beetle from the same era, except for the driving position and ride height. There was even the slang "I'm riding an SP2," which means "I'm walking on foot. I got no car." What really blows my mind is seeing somebody here in America reviewing something I used to see in a pile of junk covered by pigeon poop 27 years ago.
Same could be said about most cars.
You should have bought them up, and sold them. You would be rich now. :P Maybe you are rich now trough other means or just poor i don't know. Anyway they go for 30.000 euro's to up to 50.000 euro's and more here now in Europe. So like 280.000 Real each car. What do you think now you know the price of these things?
Couldn't be more of a bs story.
We had a guy in Illinois that had a Plymouth Superbird with a broken wing that he had bolted together with two pieces of angle iron, and it had been spray painted. No one wanted them in 1976. Except for me.
I am 22 now
When I was like 14, I went to São Paulo and saw one in a junkyard... Fell in love with the SP2 since I saw a picture of a scale model in a magazine when I was a kid. Really hard to see one nowadays
Always loved it, for sure it's in my dream garage lol
Eu acho incrível saber que um SP2 conseguiu ir pra outro País e ainda ser muito bem cuidado, espero q esse carro dure muitos anos por ai, a satisfação que vem em ver esse maravilhoso carro da engenharia Brasileira, sendo tão bem elogiado. Realmente parabéns você e seu avô possuí em muito bom gosto.
Hi from London, UK. I've never seen one of those. I'm not sure why you would wonder if you're going to get home in an air-cooled VW. I don't personally particularly like them, but they do have a reputation of simple reliability compared with other classics.
You're completely glossing over the point that he made. He said he's worried because he's driving an OLD air-cooled VW. Not only that, one that he's highly modified.
@@Ozhull All aircooled VW's are old, modified or not they are still one of the most reliable classics. I've a built 1776cc on twin 40's and it took me all across Europe without fault.
A good friend of mine & his buddy went on a holiday across America in his VW Camper van. Had a 1700cc engine, I think. Had maybe just over 63,000 miles on it. They came back to Canada without it, sold it to a wrecker for bus fare. An excellent deal, AFAIC. Even a 1.4 litre engine from a Hyundai Pony was more powerful & durable than any air-cooled VW piece of crap.
@@joerosen5464 That's the beauty of the aircooled VW motors, low stressed with a max factory output of 40bhp.
Considering its a 30's design of course an car the Pony designed in the 70's was more powerful. More reliable? I doubt it, when was the last time you actually saw a Pony compared to the 23million+ beetles built.
Sounds like your friends didn't understand basic maintenance.
Wow, this Volkswagen is like a hidden gem!
What an eye-catching, beautiful car!
Super cool car, never heard of it or seen one, didn’t know it existed. It was definitely ahead of it’s time. Thanks for making this video and sharing it with the world!
SP2 is rare even here in Brazil. The father of one of my best friends worked at VW on the SP2 assembly line and had a few restored years ago, one of them is now at VW museum in Germany.
You should really let Doug DeMuro open this beautiful VW to the car world!
Amazing! We love this car here in Brazil! You can see one of this in the VW museum in Germany as well
Wow, really cool design!!😮😮😮
I love the lines of the car and the rear of the car is really beautiful!! 🙌🏻
Its so pretty and the rims fit very well, i think it looks like something between 911 and Alpine A310.
Love the SP2's. Thanks for sharing yours and the story behind it + the ride at the end. Very cool car! 👍
Glad you enjoyed it!
Oh Man Bruh.... Look at That Beauty !!!! WOW !!!! God Bless Your Grandpops Bruh.... That's a Dream Car for Sure.. Great Upload and Thanx for Sharing ☺☺😎👊💯💯💖
I remember seeing the two page ad for the SP2 when it came out. Just a side view of the car. No models or exotic landscape. No need.
Nice job, what a beauty!
***I think this is one of the coolest cars that I have ever seen and oh my you are a very lucky guy thanks to a awesome grandpa.*** My dad bought me a fully road-worthy 1967 Volkswagen Beetle in 1973 and since I was about four years away from my drivers license, I drove that thing through trails to the lake behind my house which had really big hills around it which I ran up and down no problem and because of that steel plate that ran the distance underneath the car, the worst thing that ever happened was I accidentally run up on a rock and couldn't get it off until my dad got our tractor to pulled me out and wasn't even mad. I had the greatest dad in the world as far as I'm concerned and I'm sure many other people would agree. I lost my dad when I was 22 years old and he was my best friend and an amazing guy and he had after almost 33 years, had just retired from GM's Pontiac Motors division and only lived 1.5 years and we had many many plans to do things together. You never know what could happen it could just take a second so enjoy your family and friends and do what you can with them now and don't put things off. Thanks very much for this special car video and I hope you can pass it down through the family and I hope it last forever!
First time I see a beautiful VW and I am a German in Germany. Had no clue VW employed designers with taste! Brilliant - congratulations!
It is much more attarctive than a 911.
Certain Volkswagen designs will grab your attention .Thanks for sharing your grandfather's timeles gem.
The early VW Bugs were so fun to drive. My parents had a Black 62 Bug, and really low on power but I still enjoyed driving it and it looked fantastic. Your car is very cool. I didn't even know they existed. I own and drive and work on for my living, American Muscle Cars and Hot Rod type cars, but really like small Old imports as well.
Indeed, I had a 72 which I traded for a 60,much prefer the 60 even if it is more basic, doesn't even have a fuel gauge 😁.
The little aircooled weren't called Giant Killers for nothing, check out this 12 second full bodied panel van from the UK.
ua-cam.com/video/RbiFfNqnEX0/v-deo.html
@@eyesodd that would be great to drive that Bus.
@@Comet-hn3gm Yeah bet its like riding a bucking bronco! The little fiat on the last run is quick too, both engines built by the same guy.
@@eyesodd I remember riding around in a 61 Fiat 600 with my mom when I was a kid. Me and my brothers called it 'the town car ' because my mom would go and get auto parts from the parts warehouse in the next town up the road.
Damn that is one gorgeous car!!!😍😍
I'm a car junky and I have never seen one of these before.... Totally looks like a Porsche.... Love it
Such a great looking car for the 70’s. Thanks for creating this video.
Your SP-2 not only looks mint but the wheels gave it a very nice looking! In the 1970's I used to see these little beasts with magnesium alloy wheels called "roda gaúcha" and other models like those vintage JDM wheels from the 1980's.
As already commented, this is by far the most beautiful car VW ever made.
Congratulations on your wonderful ride!
This is the 1st time the title fits the content
Thanks for the share - never seen that before!! Well, I have a VW Notchback 1500 in the mid-90's for a good few years, and not once did I ever worry about that not getting me home. That 1500 flat four from a Beetle is superb!!
A beautiful car, shoutout to the designer of that masterpiece.
Very nice story with your grandfather, congratulations for the car and for the dedication in taking care of it.
Thank you very much!
@@BigDadsMoto Woaw.. i'm (around 45 years old) and watching your clip from Europe and never hear about this type of Volkswagen over here, So anyway i just wanted to say tank you for presenting and showing the full tour of your rare cool car ! Hard to see such beauties these days. My dad imported from Australia another crazy car Giocatollo suppose to be used latter in Group-B but from 85' sadly FIA banned all Group-B cars and i got stuck with a car that can not be used on streets.
Very cool. I remember when Hot Wheels made an SP2 some years back. I was a VW guy that owned a Corrado and became obsessed with the SP2 based on that Hot Wheels. Great video and story! Thanks for sharing.
I'm 57. I remember!!!
Very Sweet looking! Thank You, J
Thank "Big Dad" Grandpaw!
I used to ride on a lot of old Volkswagens when I was a kid in the 80's. I can sympathize with the "you never know if you are going to make it home feeling", but we always made it home, maybe not without having to tinker with it, but we always made it home. Those air cooled VW engine are mechanically extremely reliable, what can go wrong, like points, fuel lines, filters etc... are easily serviceable on the side of the road. The biggest problem with them was when your fuel line decided to start leaking close the carb and the fuel leaked onto your distributor and started a fire. Happened to us once... After that we learned to always keep new fuel lines from the fuel pump to the carb, and to always check them for leaks.
You are so lucky to be the caretaker of this rare gem…especially here in the states! It is in outrageous condition. I have seen others that did not look so good. It really shows the years of care!
Yep, the headlight bezels are also used on the VW 412. I just finished the restoration on my mom’s 1973 412 wagon in maya gold metallic. Glad I stored this car away years ago. I always loved it… unfortunately not many people did. Back in the day the 412 was an expensive car for a VW and also pretty hard to work on. That was it’s downfall.
Not sure what you mean about maybe not making it home with an air cooled VW? They were pretty simple and dependable if you followed the service routine… especially the beetles. Strange engine tin noises you say? Not if the tin is all tight and installed correctly.
Love your SP 2. Looks to be in good hands! Thanks for sharing.
Easily my favorite VW design. I was going to qualify it and say favorite air cooled VW, but no, it looks better than any other to me (I really like the gen 1 Scirroco also) . Great propositions.
BTW, hot wheels has made an SP2, grabbed one of those the moment I saw it.
Cool car. 😎
Enjoy!
Never knew Volkswagen made a car that look like this. Beautiful styling.
Thanks for sharing this remarkable VW. From Australia.
Those wheels are gorgeous! 👌
Cheers from Brazil!
This is one of my favorite cars ever done here, such a marvelous body, really a shame that It didn't have good engine and mechanics to back It up. Truly a beautiful design, I can't understand why WV didn't use the project on another places, with good performance upgrades.
Your car is gorgeous and we can see the good care it has received over the years. Congratulations!
Hope your channel explodes soon and you get thousands of viewers! Keep up the good work!
That's the beauty of old sports cars. They're no so fast that they scare you when pushing it. You can drive them to the limits of their capability and have an absolute blast, whereas in a truly fast car, you have to be more restrained.
SP2 is the most fantastic car projected in Brazil. It is roots, all we can have here in those days. A tour de force of brazilian VW.
Never heard of it. Love it, its beautiful
Whomever penned the styling of that car deserves recognition. They took the Beetle to a remarkable level. Those wheels are perfect. I suppose tightening regulations on headlight height and impact bumpers, etc., probably prevented it from being mass marketed. Absolutely beautiful car though. Thanks for sharing.
Márcio Piancastelli designed the SP2 and the Brasilia. It's too bad his designs didn't receive more global sales success.
@@BigDadsMoto - Global sales success means designing around a mountain of environmental and safety regulations. Everything from headlight height, shape, mounting. hood height and shape. Sill height. Impact bumpers. Crumple zones. Door beams, on and on… There’s a reason the majority of cars look like a used bar of soap. It’s amazing Supercars still exist.
Wow! Those are SO rare. My mum has a beattle and we went to many aircooled VW events. There I saw once an SP2:
The owner got it in totally wrecked condition from an GI in Frankfurt, who brought it from brazil to germany. The old engine was completly blown and one of the pre-owners made it wide. There was no chance to restore it to it's old glory for a reasonable price. So he went totally crazy and plunged the drive train and engine of a totalled carrera into it. That SP-2 was such a beast.
Thanks for sharing this unique VW with us!
Wow never seen a SP-2 before! Thanks for taking the time to show us. Very cool car!
That looks amazing. Why on earth didn't VW carry on with this? Thanks for sharing.
VW Brasil was building under license. The build cost on this car was high, and the profit margin low. VW Germany had almost nothing to do with the car.
Wow!! What an incredibly beautiful car!!!
7:44 “And because it’s an air-cooled Volkswagen, there’s always that little bit of fear of ‘Am I going to make it home?” 😂🔧🤣
Beautiful V dub however I’ve never wondered if any of my VWs would leave me stranded. I always felt that the air cooled VW engines were the most reliable car engine ever produced.
Thanks for the video. I grew up in Germany and VWs were just always everywhere, Beetles, minivans, VW 1500 etc. What they all had in common was that they were extremely boring. I was 13 years old in 1972 and my father had a car catalog with all the makes and models from all over the world. Then I saw the SP2 in this international car catalog and I just didn't want to believe that the SP2 looked like it did. Just very cool. Of course it was not a sporty car but as the video here shows the basic proportions are very good to make it a sporty car. I bet if this car had been sold in Germany there would have been a community for the SP2 because of the nice shape. You could have used the Porshhe 912 engine or as your family did probably with your single example, the Type 4 engine from the 1975 VW 412 and Porsche 912E.
Anyway...I would still be interested in who designed the SP2, I will google now.
Incredibly cool. Thank you so much for sharing this. I hope I get to see one in person someday.
It’s absolutely beautiful
Great video. I loved these cars along with the Puma when I was in Brasil in 76. I'd love to get my hands one.
Wow, what a beautiful car! I have never seen a VW SP2 before. Also a great story how your grandfather got it.
A brazilian masterpiece with a german soul!I lived in Rio de Janeiro at my childhood in the 70s and I always loved this beatifull car everytime i saw one.
Hot Wheels released this model some years ago and it was a huge sucess for diecast collectors all over the world,mostly in Brazil(lol)!
The good old VW-technique is anything, but not unrelieable. So in reality, you never has to pose yourself the question if you reach home again.. ^^
Yeah , they were simple to work on and fix which meant many people fiddled with them and if your of a certain age may have aquired one that was kept running by who Knows who and " rebuilt" how many times and they did have that reputation to some degree and if you drove with somebody it wasnt rare for some minor thing to go wrong and depending on who was driving be able to fix it on spot or fix it easily coming back with tools / parts or fix it later somehow but there were a lot of them that had had miles and were passed through many owners or modified by kids as projects and over carbed or whatever . Not so much the design of the engine itself . Too many people VWs were a love and to others they were something else including the only car for 100-200 $ that was running , didnt take up too much space , fuel effecient and if it did break somebody you knew could probably fix it or help you drop a new engine in , they were mass produced and lots around so for a time were seen as throw away cars despite also being like legos and rebuildable and they varied widely in how well kept they were and many people drove them in low states of reliability and needed choke or special hand to start or whatever .
That is a beautiful car, Brandon! Keep the content coming!
The SP-2 was a direct response to cars like the Puma GTE, but it was more heavy and struggled to keep up with the puma even after vw increased the compression of the engine to 1700cc, not mentioning that it was much more expensive.
>> vw increased the compression of the engine to 1700cc
@@frankschwartz7405 yep. they increased DISPLACEMENT since 1600 to 1700 cubic centimeters, or 1.7 litters
but, compression ratio were probably higher too.
for sure, the camshaft is more aggressive than beetle of the same year, when most Brazilian beetles had up to 1500 engine.
my Brazilian VW 1600 Variant also have an original better camshaft than a beetle.
People say there is not a huge difference between 1600 and 1700. The biggest advantage of SP-2 was the higher gear ratio, allied to a small weight and a really small frontal area. The feeling is it is something really fast. And it's a roadster by comparison, once you can hit something like 170 km/h. more than 100 mph.
I'm 32 now in 2024 and it's the first time I've seen this car on INSTAGRAM 😂😂😂, love at first sight😍
Wasn't aware these existed! Beautiful shell, thanks for uploading.
As a Brazilian it's really cool to see one in the US, even more with it's history with your grandfather. This car is really really rare even in Brazil, and the ones that are still in good shape are kept stationary in someone's garage, I don't remember seeing one in person...
É o que percebo também! Moro em Brasília e tenho um dos provavelmente 10 ou 15 existente por aquí e em 43 anos vivendo nesta cidade, só já vi 9 desses carros e atualmente apenas 3 circulam e são exibidos normalmente em encontros da categoria. Acredito que outros 12 no máximo estão há décadas estacionados em garagens.
When I was a child in Brazil, these cars were old rusty laughingstocks, nobody wanted them. People asked “how it can be a sportscar if it’s a Beetle underneath?!” Anyway, just look how beautiful it is when properly restored?! Stunning! Congrats on your car!
They sell here in Europe for 280.000 Real. What do you think, knowing the price of these cars right now? Still a laughingstock? =)
As it was with every kit car made, and people still had fun with those as well.
Outstanding. That is such an awesome car. Well done.
Very special car. Love the color! The world needs more color.