This is a highly customized rendition of a 1976 Volkswagen Beetle. It seems to have a WWII fighter plane-inspired livery and cabin. It’s a no frill’s themed car perfect for the right buyer. The car is said to have 53k miles and is listed for auction on eBay. The bidding ends this evening.
The exterior of the car is WWII-inspired. The color and main livery are based on fighter planes and the hood has a painting of a deck of cards with a pin-up. The ’76s prominent fenders have been removed giving the car a more rugged look. It appears to wear larger offroad tires in the rear and smaller tires in the front, giving it a more aggressive profile. It has a very unique look overall. Limited information is provided about the history of the car but it is safe to assume prior to this rendition the car was in need of a restoration.
The interior of the car has military vehicle seats. The front seats are slightly padded and adorned with the US symbol, while the rear seats are bare metal. The cabin is very basic and is intended to feel like WWII. Comfort is absolutely not a priority in this modded Beetle. It is easy to envision this car pulling up to a Volkswagen meet and grabbing some attention.
The car appears to be powered by a potentially modified rear-mounted air-cooled 4-cylinder engine that sends power to the wheels via what is said to be a 4-speed manual transmission. The Beetle could potentially be used off-road or shown off at events. It’s very unique and would be hard to return to its original state, so its next owner would likely want to enhance its current look or leave it as is. If you’re interested in buying this build bid on eBay before the bidding ends tonight.
Sad to see someone hack up an old oval window, but to each their own..
It’s a 1976 Nevada
Maybe the title has it as such. Check the back window. It’s a ‘53-‘57 body.
They likely changed the pan to a later model rear swing arm model. I owned a 60 with a 69 chassis. Original was probably rusted away.
Another case of rednecks, a case of Blatz, a few tools, and what probably used to be a nice car.
Blatz… I remember Blatz and then the Blatz splats.
Through the 70/80s Bugs where very very cheap even free sometimes,there is lots of chopped up artifacts strewn across the country,I’m fine with it.
Why did they change the shift pattern?
Probably for the same reason they abbreviated ignition as “ING”.
Like Rw, I remember when customized Bugs were more common than stock ones. This is cool.
Of course, I’m the one with P40 Tigershark decals on my racing bicycle.
Someone actually put a lot of effort into this build… the sellers main website still lists it (with a $16K price tag).
My first VW was a ‘71 bus that I painted like a B-17 bomber – this would have made a nice “little friend” for it.
I bought a 60s vintage Dodge crew cab from a farmer that had 3 or 4 different color body parts on it, all of which were dented. So, I went down to my local National Guard armory and took some photos of their vehicles. I found a vacant parking lot and applied a “Woodland” camo pattern to it with (lots of) cheap spray cans. It worked perfectly- the dents disappeared. It was so effective, actually, that I almost rear ended it while pulling up behind it in front of my house late at night right after I completed it. People loved it. Ironically, the guy that I sold it to painted it all white.
I’m glad someone was able to save it.
CT Dave
“…Ironically, the guy that I sold it to painted it all white….”
BUMMER (but white is 1 of ‘my’ colors. Wonder what yr U did that/he repainted).
I use it when making ‘sleepers’.
The ‘fleet’ look is great for that (poverty caps, v e r y thin double @-shoulder car-length red/blue pin-stripe, etc).
I also like it (silver, other lght colors) for the ‘dailys’ as eiser to keep (“look”) clean.
It will draw a crowd at Coffee and Cars.
Steve R
Ironic to see Messerschmidt iron crosses decals on a German car but whatever…
I thought same thing Kurt
It’s a dealership who wants over 16k for it. Lucky to get half that.
The Green Corrugated Polycarbonate Roof Panel was an interesting(???) choice for a headliner.
Thematically done very well! Should have found some original tin roofing though, I agree
I went from looking at the Viper limo, to this. Imagine what good could’ve been done with all of the money, time, energy and materials wasted on both.
wtf…
The theme is a bit out of context. A German fighter plane (car) with German tally marks?
I would at least make it Russian marks.
The idea was neat but the execution sucks.
$SOLD. Friday the 13th…$1000.
Not sold – “Reserve not met”.
Not sold, just ended, thank goodness. The driver’s side headlight aim is way off, and the dash looks like it was labeled by my granddaughter. Does that shift pattern exist, in anything….
Makes as much sense as a Toyota tarted up to look like a WW2 U.S. fighter plane.
Pure goofy garbage.
What a complete and total piece of crap. The $1,000 top bid was WAY too much for this thing.