VW Bug/Van

[Nosferatu]

I was looking thru all my old model parts and saw that this VW bug had the same roof curve as the 1940 Ford delivery, so I decided to see what I could do with them. I cut the rear off the bug and the rear off the Ford. The Ford back was a bit wider than the VW, so I cut a vee in the van roof and added bracing to fit the bug. They fit now with some body work. I'm not sure about the shot with those fenders. I will have to comb thru all my fenders and see if something fits better. The Ford fenders were too long and looked out of proportion. Probably a set of Cragars will look good. Haven't thought about power train and color yet.

More to come!

Thanks for looking and I hope you like it.

Dave

 

[T-Ray]

Your project looks cool. These 1:1 Beetle Vans look to use cut up Beetle Fenders, I think anyways. The only suggestion I can think of is maybe cutting a section out of the Ford body so that the roof can lay flat and line up better with the Volkswagen roof. 

[TransAmMike]

Interesting and cool project David. I'll be watchin'.

[Nosferatu]

18 hours ago, TransAmMike said:

Interesting and cool project David. I'll be watchin'.

Thanks TransAmMike!

Dave

[Nosferatu]

18 hours ago, T-Ray said:

Your project looks cool. These 1:1 Beetle Vans look to use cut up Beetle Fenders, I think anyways. The only suggestion I can think of is maybe cutting a section out of the Ford body so that the roof can lay flat and line up better with the Volkswagen roof. 

Thanks T-Ray for your suggestions. I will look to see if I can fit the VW fenders on the rear. 
Dave

[Gary Chastain]

Very cool project

[T-Ray]

9 hours ago, Nosferatu said:

Thanks T-Ray for your suggestions. I will look to see if I can fit the VW fenders on the rear. 
Dave

You're welcome!

[slusher]

Very neat idea for a Volkswagen build!

[Zippi]

Ok....that's looking pretty kewl.  This should be fun getting this VW Van up and running.  I'll be watching this one.  

[Nosferatu]

On 12/13/2023 at 6:59 PM, slusher said:

Very neat idea for a Volkswagen build!

 

On 12/14/2023 at 5:34 AM, Zippi said:

Ok....that's looking pretty kewl.  This should be fun getting this VW Van up and running.  I'll be watching this one.  

Thanks Slusher and Zippi! I appreciate your comments.

Dave

[atomicholiday]

That's really cool.   I like the look of it way more than stock.   Great idea! 

[Nosferatu]

On 12/15/2023 at 7:30 AM, atomicholiday said:

That's really cool.   I like the look of it way more than stock.   Great idea! 

Thanks atomicholiday!

Dave

[Bugatti Fan]

Interesting project. A great conversion  taking place here.

Real VW Beetle Vans must be as rare as hens teeth.

I think a company named C1 Models over here in the UK does a VW Beetle Van resin transkit. Without checking, as far as I can remember it might be more custom than based on an original though.

Edited December 17, 2023 by Bugatti Fan

[Nosferatu]

On 12/17/2023 at 1:56 AM, Bugatti Fan said:

Interesting project. A great conversion  taking place here.

Real VW Beetle Vans must be as rare as hens teeth.

I think a company named C1 Models over here in the UK does a VW Beetle Van resin transkit. Without checking, as far as I can remember it might be more custom than based on an original though.

Thanks Bugatti Fan!

Dave

[Nosferatu]

I used T-Rays suggestion on using VW rear fenders. After a bit of carving and shortening the rear of the fenders I glued them on and added a bit of putty along with puttying the other parts of the body. I also sanded off the ridge along the VW doors. 
 

Dave

 

[noname]

This is a great idea. I tihnk it works well.

[slusher]

I really like this project. Long really nice.

[Nosferatu]

I did a bit more work on this. Smoothed out the body (it likely will need more body work). I used stained and sealed coffee stirrers for the floor. I'm also working on rear door hinges. Looking to paint it a metallic black, but I have to make sure the body work can support black. Being that the vehicle is powered by a V8 and the bug doesn't have a front grill, I had to make one. I think it looks pretty good. I also added tires and Cragar wheels.

Thanks for looking.

Dave

[slusher]

Looking great!  Real nice progress!

[Nosferatu]

I got a bit further on this. One more priming and I think it’s good for finish. 
I also got the hinges on the rear door. 

Dave