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Hi Guys,
I'm not a regular poster on here but do lurk a lot. Flared fenders - I have to tell you the most awesome Bug I ever saw with flared fenders was an old Hot VW's article (or maybe it was VW Greats? - dating myself here....) - I think it was called Down Under Ground Pounder or something like that. Mind you, this was back when the Cal Look style was just getting started and you just didn't see any tricked out Bugs in any other style, at least any other "tasteful" style!
This Bug was built by a company in Australia, and the flared fenders had a fully formed lip. I mean the flare not only extended out wider, but then rolled down to have a sort of semi-vertical outer surface. Kind'a hard to explain, but the look was "it"! Can't remember if it had ATS or Porsche alloys, but the stance was low and mean. It also had a front bumber cover that extended back on the top to near the body surface, with a simple air-dam lip extending down below. On the rear, the ubiquitous whale tail - but a tasteful size, not the overbearing size of the CCC version. Custom seats and gauges inside, with a take no prisoners 2180 under the lid. This car looked right, and was set up for the curves. Porsche red on the outside, black interior. If any "old timers" here were into VWs back in the early 70's you'd probably remember this car - it was definitely unique at the time. Now That's the kind of fender flares to run!
Jeff
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