Carcentric's
BLITZEN
ROADSTER
("Blitzen" is "Lightning" in German)
VW logo
 What began as a 1969 Volkswagen sedan
(and parts from 1964, 1967, 1971, and 1974 VW's)
 front As purchased rear
  will become the jaunty little volksrod known as
Blitzen . . . as planned
"Here come old flattop, he come grooving up slowly . . ." 
                                                            - The Beatles
PLANNED FEATURES

<>  Full length 1969 VW Type 1 (bug) chassis under a 1971 Super Beetle convertible tub
<>  A stock, single carb 1600 DP engine and IRS transaxle (from a 1974 Super Beetle)
<>  'Saddle tan' TMI covers on low-back VW bug front seats (rear seat removed)
<>  'Mack red' acrylic urethane exterior with black roadster top and rockers
<>  All fenders replaced with wider, lightweight fiberglass replicas
<>  Rear cargo area covered by a hammer-formed steel panel
<>  External door handles, license light, and all trim shaved
<>  Empi trigger shifter and front disc brake kit
<>  Wide-rim (7" and 8") slotted alloy wheels
<>  185/70R14 (F) and 235/60R14 (R) tires
<>  Early VW Type 2 (bus) tail lights
<>  Lowered 2.5" front and rear
<>  Jaz 12 gallon fuel cell1995 Rialta

We can use a standard VW bug towbar when flat towing Blitzen behind our VW Eurovan-based 1995 Winnebago Rialta motorhome (right).  The Rialta is modestly powered, though, so we need to keep Blitzen as light as possible (hence the fiberglass fenders, minimal interior, no windows except for the windshield, and so forth).  While it's being towed, it's considered a trailer, so it must have fenders.

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This project was inspired by these
volksrod roadsters (builders unknown)

Builder unknown

from down under

down under, again