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Offline BUG_EAF322

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« on: May 28, 2002, 07:51:22 AM »
In terms off most produced the beetle wins
over 22 milion builed

Longest builded car it's designed in '38 and is still made in mexico.

Flexibility u can make anything from a beetle like: Buggy's ,Baja Dune racers, Formula V cars Or a fast drag racer. Or make it an old 356 porsche without seeing no difference.

It's chassis was the base off other VW family cars like the Karmann Ghia, Ponton, Bus, 181 etc etc

The beetle was the base used to design the first porsche sport cars

Virtually the first porsche where made off VW part and had a tuned up 1500 cc 4 cyl boxer engine from VW :)

It's a classic car that still goes along in modern traffic
it's parts are still everywhere available (cheap)
Also in different qualitys imitation, original, and modified/improved

Virtually u can build one from scrap.

Although it's not mercedes or a Rolls Royce
it's lines are most charming than they ever build.

It's the most made toy car

From model 1 to the latest there where made about 80000 changes in the design.

That's why it's also a very reliable car
A texan drove with 1 beetle 2.7 milion KM with one engine revision.


The beetle is a car with history IMHO

The most recognisable car off the century

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Re: The best car ever made on planet earth
« Reply #1 on: May 28, 2002, 07:59:00 AM »
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The beetle is a car with history IMHO



Yes...it served the Wermach very well in the form of a kabulwagon.

I nominate the Bentley as the best car ever made.
« Last Edit: May 31, 2002, 02:46:45 PM by Curval »
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« Reply #2 on: May 28, 2002, 09:26:10 AM »
Tucker Torpedo.

When it was introduced, it had Safety Glass, Fuel Injection and many other features still in use today.  Ahead of its time by 30 years.

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« Reply #3 on: May 28, 2002, 09:49:41 AM »
The 'Best Car'...?  

427 Shelby Cobra

....nothing else like it .

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« Reply #4 on: May 28, 2002, 10:01:36 AM »
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The 'Best Car'...?  

427 Shelby Cobra

....nothing else like it .


My pick as well. Spot on Otto.

May be an apocryphal story, but....

I read that a guy would tape a $100 bill to the visor of his Cobra, and challenged anyone to reach up and grab it after he took off the line and before he hit 60mph. G-forces were too great to let him lose the money.

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« Reply #5 on: May 28, 2002, 10:04:38 AM »
....this



...and the brand new version of it

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« Reply #6 on: May 28, 2002, 10:25:35 AM »
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The 'Best Car'...?

427 Shelby Cobra

....nothing else like it .

Yes, one of the best British cars ever.

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« Reply #7 on: May 28, 2002, 10:32:39 AM »
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Originally posted by BUG_EAF322
In terms off most produced the beetle wins
over 22 milion builed

Longest builded car it's designed in '38 and is still made in mexico.

Flexibility u can make anything from a beetle like: Buggy's ,Baja Dune racers, Formula V cars Or a fast drag racer. Or make it an old 356 porsche without seeing no difference.

It's chassis was the base off other VW family cars like the Karmann Ghia, Ponton, Bus, 181 etc etc

The beetle was the base used to design the first porsche sport cars

Virtually the first porsche where made off VW part and had a tuned up 1500 cc 4 cyl boxer engine from VW :)

It's a classic car that still goes along in modern traffic
it's parts are still everywhere available (cheap)
Also in different qualitys imitation, original, and modified/improved

Virtually u can build one from scrap.

Although it's not mercedes or a Rolls Royce
it's lines are most charming than they ever build.

It's the most made toy car

From model 1 to the latest there where made about 80000 changes in the design.

That's why it's also a very reliable car
A texan drove with 1 beetle 2.7 milion KM with one engine revision.


The beetle is a car with history IMHO

The most recognisable car off the century



you forgot one...

it floats !!

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Re: The best car ever made on planet earth
« Reply #8 on: May 28, 2002, 10:59:15 AM »
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The beetle is a car with history IMHO

The most recognisable car off the century


Maybe so, but the heater sucks.

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« Reply #9 on: May 28, 2002, 11:16:22 AM »
Damn, I thought you were gonna say the 1989 powder blue Ford Tempo GL with the oxidized paint and rust package.  Tis a fine, fine car....

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« Reply #10 on: May 28, 2002, 11:19:15 AM »
I've had 14 bugs,
7 Karman Ghias,
6 Busses,
1 Fastback
1 Squareback

I loved them all, and they are great cars considering when they were designed.  By today's standards though, they are crap.

BTW, a one-owner 1966 Volvo P-1800 just hit the 2,000,000 mile mark this year.  A world record.  
I prefer old crappy Volvos now.

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« Reply #11 on: May 28, 2002, 11:27:42 AM »
"Maybe so, but the heater sucks. "

Actually, I think the heaters 'blew' , but only when the car was standing still.

I'm no expert in Bug's, I rode in them.

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« Reply #12 on: May 28, 2002, 12:34:14 PM »
Today standards ? they function well in mexico that's why they are still made there.

If u mean fuel economy,luxury, and safety ur right
I drive mine still everyday between modern traffic.
It goes around the corner better than most modern traffic
i can go 145 km/h maximum allowed speed here is 120

find some parts for  any other classic car and u will have some difficulty in finding or funding it.

My heater works fine coz i renewed the heat exchangers and the canals the air runs through.

Install a defroster an that other problem solved too.

Ok i can call a very fast sportscar with big engine to be greatest car but none off the sportscar had impact on the human mobility like the beetle and the T-Ford did.

Anyway tune a beetle up and u go from 0-100 km/h in 4.5 secs
no problem either (bye sport car)

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« Reply #13 on: May 28, 2002, 12:38:55 PM »
Oh yeah it floats 2
It is even head object in movies like herbie.
:D

The beetle is more amazing than u know

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« Reply #14 on: May 28, 2002, 12:47:52 PM »
Volkswagen Beetle gets my vote as most prolific car on earth.

Shelby 427SC gets my vote as best all-time car.  Brits get some credit there... chasis and rear-end were Ace/Bristol and Jaguar... but the rest is American Muscle. :)

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