Volkswagen Modified Street Machine

[Lunajammer]

This is my entry in Jantrix's Cannonball. It's a Revell VW on a Pinto Modified racer chassis.

Custom built rear fenders and lower skirts, I shortened the chassis at the front and rear, widened the Pinto floor, customized a front grill and side pipes, scratch built a rear bulkhead and interior panels and added a Datsun (280Z?) dash. Parts box rear bumper and air cleaner. All chrome, except bumper, is Alclad. Paints were Testors enamels accented with two home made checkers decals.

Here is a link to the full WIP http://s1229.photobu...l%20Run%202011/

Edited December 2, 2011 by Lunajammer

[Moparkid13]

very cool build

[miatamadman]

That's pretty darn cool looking!!

[DumpyDan]

I like, first look I thought pretty cool, and only gets better.

['08SEAL]

Coolest V I have seen in a loooong time!

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Fail VW*

[chebbysteve]

Great little hotrod! verrrry cool lookin ride...

[jeffs396]

Neat!

[Erik Smith]

Really cool. I like the exhaust and the checker accents. Nice work.

[Nitrozilla]

First there were Rat Rods, then there were Bug Rods........

A+ Concept and Execution

[Flatearthman]

love it

[David G.]

Excellent work, looks great!

David G.

[Dr. Cranky]

I love it. I think you captured that late 70s look perfectly. What a great looking model. Thanks for sharing it with us.

[crazyjim]

Pretty slick and SHINY :)

[surfjunke]

Great idea & very well executed. Beautiful build & a killer ride.

[Greg Pugh]

Now that's something you don't see every day! Nice looking model!

[Dominik]

What a crazy combination - never seen before! Like it.

[58 Impala]

Neat,cool idea. Very different.

[Chuck Most]

Sweet! Soooooooooo gonna rip off this idea!

[Lunajammer]

Hey everybody, thanks so much for the warm response and interesting comments. This was my first build in almost ten years. It took a while just to get reacquainted with my tools, techniques and dried up supplies. For better or worse, I think I'm back, thanks in large part to the fellowship of the online community.

Chuck, you'd be stealing from the thief.

[Danno]

Too kewl fer skewl!

[Jantrix]

Mike, for some reason the Cannonball really brings out the unique builders and I'm real glad you were with us this year. Great build.

[Sam Cates]

Love the concept, love the detail, that bug is bad ass. I just keep coming back to look at it!

[LAone]

that is just plain bad a!!!

[wraith]

VERY COOL! AND WELL EXECUTED!

[RodneyBad]

Awesome..

Great looking Build and love the Idea..