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| 1972 Jade Green Karmann Ghia |
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| Paintwork by The Paintbox - Engine by Flat Four Engineering
- Gearbox by Wagonmaster |
The Jade Green
Ghia was built during 1992 and first apeared at the shows in
1993. The bodywork is still as good as the day it was finished.
Since its creation it has had a few modifications including 2 complete new interiors. It was sold in August 2005 to Travis Rider's dad Kinky Ken, and we believe it couldn't of gone to a better home.
Engine Spec: 2165 cc> Berg 78mm
crank, VW stock rods balanced polished with clearances, Mahle barrels, Mahle 94mm
pistons, Berg 311 cam, Street Eliminator heads ported
with 42mm intake and 38mm exhaust stainless steel valves compression
ratio 8.8-1, Bosch 009 distributor, Compu Fire coil, Weber 48
IDA carburettor, Berg inlet manifolds, Porsche fan
housing with external oil cooler, custom made stainless steel
exhaust header &
mufflers. Gearbox Spec: R&P 3.875-1 Gear
Ratio's 1st 3.80 2nd 2.06 3rd 1.26 4th 0.88, super diff, Welded
3rd & 4th. |
| 1956 Coral Pink Oval Beetle |
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| Paintwork by The Paintbox - Engine by Jonh Maher - Gearbox
by Gogbox |
The Coral Pink
Oval was built in 1995 for Carol but after an accident it was
rebuilt into the Blue Oval. The engine was eventually fitted
to the Ghia in 1998, but the heads were changed to Performance
Technology with bigger valves.
Engine Spec: 2007 cc> Pauter Machine 78 mm crank, Pauter chromoly
rod,s Cima barrels, Cima pistons, 90.5 John Maher ported
and polished heads with 40mm inlet valves and 37.5 mm exhaust valves
(stainless steel) compression ratio 8.0-1, Engle V26 cam, Scat cam
followers, Autocraft 1.4 rockers, Scat deep sump, Bosch 009
distributor, Weber 44 IDF carbs, Berg inlet manifold, Berg 1.5
merged header, A1 muffler.
Gearbox Spec: Stock VW rebuilt and modified to
accept 200mm flywheel. |
| 1956 Dark Lord Blue Oval Beetle |
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| Paintwork by The Paintbox - Engine & Gearbox by Gogbox |
The Dark Lord
Blue Oval was a 'body off' rebuild of the Coral Pink Oval after
the accident in the winter of 1996/97 and debuted at the Volksworld
show 1997 where it won Best of Show. Since then Bernie has had
great fun racing it with a best ET of 11.93. In 2000 he decided
that to go quicker he had to strip the Oval, which he didn't
really want to do, or build another car. The Oval was sold in
2002 and has been changed to suit the new owner.
Engine Spec: 2387 cc> Rimco case bushed lifter
bores, shuffle-pinned, full flow oil with Oberg filter.
S/Steel braided oil hose. 10mm Autocraft studs. Pauter 86mm
crank, 5.7" Pauter chromoly rods, Weisco 94mm
pistons, Total Seal rings, Jay-Cee extra long barrels, Babe
Erson hard weld cam (280 dur. x 393 lift), Pauter 1.4:1
billet roller rockers = 550 lift Berg pushrods, Berg straight-cut
cam gear. Performance Technology heads with stainless
steel valves and titanium retainers (47x37), running 12.5:1 c/r, Berg 30mm
oil pump, Berg oil pump face Berg Equalizer Pulley, Berg 160,000
psi pushrods, Type 4 push-rod tubes, Berg breather box, Berg carburetor
linkage, Berg heavy duty pulley bolt, Berg gland
nut, Berg clearanced cam followers, Berg 3.5 qt sump,
Berg-modified
51.5mm Weber IDA's on WeldedSkat Trac manifolds, Berg 1
3/4" merged header with stinger, A1 S/Steel muffler
for the street, Holley blue fuel pump and Holley red
regulator, 1/2 braided fuel line supply fuel. Ignition: Complete MSD 3
step to include dial in limits for burn-out, launch & rev
limit, MSD Billet distributor, MSD Blaster coil, Taylor 8mm
ignition leads, Autometer dial-in shift light box. Gearbox
Spec: Autocraft case, 3.88 r&p, 1st4.25,
2nd2.54, 3rd1.78, 4th1.37 gears. Berg axles, Quaife l.s.d,Berg solid
front gearbox mount, Berg solid rear mount, Berg Super
Street clutch plate, Berg balanced 2300lb pressure plate
operated by Neal hydraulic pedal assembly. |
| 1967 Gene Berg Replica Race Car |
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| Paintwork by The Paintbox - Engine & Gearbox by Gogbox |
The Gene Berg
Replica Race Car was built over the winter of 2001/02 and has
yet to reach it's full potential on the track. Future plans:
NOS?
Engine Spec: 2387cc> Rimco case modified for full
flow, shuffle pinned, and clearanced, Autocraft head studs, Berg 86mm
forged crank, Carrillo 5.7" rods, Autocraft 94mm
barrels, J&E 94mm pistons, Childs & Albert rings, Berg heads
prepped by Clyde Berg to the same specs as original black car,
titanium valves, 50mm inlet, 40mm exhaust, titanium retainers, Pauter machine
1.5 billet roller rockers, Autocraft tapered pushrods, SLR hard
weld cam 288@50 (advertised 329) with 400 lift, Berg modified
cam followers, Berg 56mm carburetors, Berg spread port
inlet manifolds, Berg lightened and balanced flywheel, Berg chromoly
gland nut, Berg straight cut timing gears, Berg 6.5 equalizer
pulley, Berg heavy duty pulley nut, Berg System 1 full
flow, Berg 2" merged header and stinger (Thermo-Coated)
Fuel is fed by a Holley Black pump with 5/8" Kevlar/Nomex
fuel line to a Holley red regulator then ½"to carburetors Ignition:
MSD 7AL ignition box, MSD Billet distributor, MSD 3
step with variable modules, MSD retard box, MSD pro power
HVC coil, MSD 8.5mm ignition leads. Gearbox Spec: R&P 3.88-1,
1st4.11, 2nd2.47, 3rd1.74, 4th1.35, chromoly axle tubes, Berg heavy
duty axles, Quaife lsd, Berg stage 2 pressure plate operated
by Neal hydraulic pedal assembly, Ron Lumis black diamond
clutch disc. |
| 1967 'Stitch Up' Race Car |
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| Pinstriping & Sign Writing by Pro Sign - Engine by Jack Sachette - Gearbox by Gogbox |
As Bernard had a lifelong love of gasser-style race cars ‘Stitch Up’ debuted in 2005 with a completely new engine, new paint, new graphics, new trim and even new wheels. Bernies long term ambiton was also achieved by gettting it into the 10s just weeks before his 60th birthday.
Engine Spec:VW Type 1 2387cc, Scat three-piece crankcase, Scat 86mm flanged crank, Carrillo 6in rods, Chevy journal, 94mm Venolia pistons with Dykes/Z-gap rings, FLR hard-weld camshaft with, 290° duration (at 50 thou) and 0.400in lift at cam, Pauter 1.5:1 billet roller rockers, Manton dual-taper pushrods, Clyde Berg-built Super Flo heads, 50x40mm titanium valves, Berg steel cam gears, Berg followers, Berg 56mm IDAs and manifolds, A1-Muffler custom-built header/stinger, MSD Digital 7 ignition, JC custom-made crank-trigger system, Nitrous Express nitrous oxide kit from RLR. Transmission Spec: VW four-speed swing-axle, Autocraft transmission case3.88:1 ring and pinion 3.78 (1st); 2.21 (2nd); 1.56 (3rd); 1.12 (4th), Quaife limited-slip diff, Kennedy Stage 1 clutch, Black Diamond disc, Hydraulic clutch conversion, Berg heavy-duty axle shafts. |
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