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    Coolest VW Bug Ever

    Check out this VW Bug/Corvette Hybrid
    http://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/...cid=spartandhp
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bigslim1 View Post
    Check out this VW Bug/Corvette Hybrid
    http://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/...cid=spartandhp
    I'd rather drive that than the C4 it's based on.
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    Bugs are not my thang (after being stranded in 108 degree Oklahoma heat w 10 mile walk), but this is actually really cool. It would be fun to leave a few folks mouths open, and cars behind in the dust.


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    Quote Originally Posted by fastblackmerc View Post
    I'd rather drive that than the C4 it's based on.
    Yes indeed.
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    Quote Originally Posted by fastblackmerc View Post
    I'd rather drive that than the C4 it's based on.
    Yes indeed... But I'd have to paint it like Herbie.
    2003 Marauder... the gentleman's hot rod.

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    That is a deal, you know it cost at least double that to build.
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    They did a good job of keeping the Bug's exterior proportions even though it now has a much longer and wider frame.

    From the back it looks just plain mean.
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