VW Beetle Road Racers
My first car was a 1972 Bug I picked up from a family friend for $500 (Check my Bug Garage here). Then I spent 2 years in Brazil as a missionary for my church. Brazil was one of the few countries that manufactured the Volkswagen Beetle. I was surrounded by them. One of the cities I lived in had a race track and they used to run Copa Fusca, which means Beetle Cup, a race class just for road racing Vdub Bugs. Some of these photos also come from the German version, the Kafer Cup series. I got to thinking and did a quick google image search. Check these Fuscas out, so rad!
I dig the front airdam spoiler, extra wide fenders and wide wheels and tires. Pretty simple formula.
This silver Fusca may be running a front radiator or oil cooler, not sure. Man that looks fun!
Here’s a German Kafer racer. Check out that big Porsche style rear wing! The little vent behind the rear window tells you its a 1972 or newer Bug. I believe all these VW racers are “Super Beetles”, the name given to the ’72 and later bugs that came with the road race friendly MacPherson strut front suspension.
Another German racer. This one has a milder rear wing and a fiberglass front end. They must be running oil coolers in the front bumper area, see those vents?
I think it’d be cool to do a street version of this setup. Super Beetles are neglected versus their 50’s and 60’s brothers, so picking one up cheap would be easy. VW performance engines are very affordable and body parts in fiberglass are also easy to find.
This 68+ Fusca is possibly the perfect Bug to me, perfect stance. Super low, wide fenders, bumperless body and extra wide wheels. Dang that’s hot! Raise it up an inch or two and go track racing. 150hp pushing 1600 lbs has gotta be a super fun ride!
Hope you enjoyed these Fuscas. Any Vdub lovers out there? Let us know below with a comment.
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Great cars- I raced Beetle in the mid 60’s and would love any of these :)
hello, i have a beetle as well and im going to put some wider fenders on it . i really like this beetles look. does anybody know how many inches wider then stock these new fenders on this bug are????? answers are much appreciated
thanks,
Hey there John! Thanks for commenting. Good to see another vdub bug lover. As far as the wider than stock fenders, I believe they are usually 2″ wider than stock. But a quick google search should net you some answers.
John, check this link: http://www.markvfiberglass.com/catalog/fenders/fenders.html
Looks like there is all sorts of sizes for wide fenders. Good luck and let us know how your bug turns out.
Dude yes, Super Bugs are easy to find and super affordable. There’s a shop out here in the backwoods, a well-kept secret. Pat’s Auto VW/Audi/Porsche. And I live in Oregon. The guy literally has about 4 acres of old cool VWs, Audis, and Porsches, over 80% of them being aircooled! (excluding the Audis, of course). I’m going to build a road-race Bug myself, with a 2100cc Porsche aircooled engine.
Shane, sounds cool. You’ll have to keep us updated on your racebug build. Thanks for commenting!
I love the blue beetle at the bottom. i have a 74 and i am having trouble finding fenders for it … well i should say i am haveing trouble finding a quality set of fenders that are like the garbage you see running around on the ricers. if you know of any please let me know
Im looking for some wheels with a deep lip like those what brand and size wheels are they?
Man I love those bugs!
I have a 1973 1303sb and would love to race. Does anyone know of a circuit in the states? I’m out in the Western region, and if there’s not there needs to be one!
hi guys, i live in the UK i’m 16 and i’ve just started to restore a 1973 1303, i’ve had it for about a year and never got round to doing it , it looks a simlar colour to the yellow beetle at the top, also the actual car looks similar to mine :), looking foward to getting it finshed now :D
Cool Jake! Keep us posted on your ’73. Thanks for commenting!
yeh will do :) hope to get it done and finished by febuary
hi there. I just bought a 1500 beetle thats junked for two years. The body is still very good but the engine is in the shop for overhaul. I just wanted to ask how will i know if it’s made in Germany or Brazil? (Those are the ones that are here in the philippines) I’m glad to have seen this forum, perhaps i could solicit some ideas here in restoring the beetle. thanks
Aww man I love these cars, but where do you get that Porsche wing?
love the 68 fusca i currently have a 68 slighty modified
it has a 13b rotary turbo charged
it puts out 220 rbhp with a pass run at 13sec
looking to give the bug with a wider tougher stance
for full info on my car google
AUTOSPEEDFLYINGBEETLE
keep checking for update will post pics when finished and hoping to get another 100hp out of it
Hi Les, can we feature your car here at MyRideisMe?
yeah mate no worries it would be good to see it on here
Just love the VWs you have, that’s just sweet. I have one question on the yellow and black Super Bee that is ‘skiing’ around the apex on a track, where did you get those wheels? They are perfect for my project
I raced VW cars in the 70’s in Germany. We built a 1/4 miles dirt track when I was stationed in Frankfurt for the Military members. Trying to find people and photos of the cars and track. Anybody still alive?? Thanks, Lee
Hi guys! I’m a big fan of beetle since i was a kid and i’ve been looking at pictures and website for a good modification that I can have. I would like to ask for any help to where i can check the best way in customizing a beetle. I prefer having a the 60’s version. thanks and more power
Hey Ryan, thanks for the comment. I think the best way is to search Google, that’s probably where you found this story, and to find old copies of VW magazines. If you’re in the US, go to Pomona, CA for a VW swap meet. You’ll find them there! – pikesan
These Beetles are terrific! Let’s see more road-racing VW Super Beetles! Brilliant!
Hey guys,i currently have an daily drive a ’71 SuperBeetle,am looking for a street wing any leads would be helpful.
Hi Dan, a street wing? Sorry, I won’t be much help, but I’ll ask my buddy. He knows a ton more about bugs than I do… thanks for the comment – pikesan
really like the kafer racer style i have a 68 that i would like to take in that direction, thanks for the pictures and the comments gives me more incentive to push forward. not much race options here in alaska but driving is fun anyway.
The second pic shows a car with oil cooler in front… All ‘Fuscas’ (brazilian nickname for VW beetles) ‘poisoned’ (‘envenenados’, in portuguese – same as highly tuned or race prepared) needed an oil cooler necessarily set in front…