If the more cartoonish the better for Volkswagen-based kit cars, then this 1965 Volkswagen-turned-1979 March Hare for sale on Hemmings.com, with its breadvan back and ski slope front, might be the best of them all. No less, it’s a running and driving example with a hotted-up engine that’s been on the road for 35 years, long enough to sort out all the build bugs. From the seller’s description:
This kit was completed in the late 70s and is made from a 1965 Volkswagen Beetle chassis that has been shortened by 14.5. The body is fiberglass and all of the windows with exception to the windshield are Plexiglas. Painted in an eye catching 1975 Corvette Flame Orange and riding on a set of aluminum wheels and radial tires. With a tuned suspension and a well built 1641cc VW engine this little car is ready to carve some corners and turn some heads. The engine has been balanced has a lightened flywheel high lift GB 300 camshafts dual twin choke carburetors a vented oil breather external oil cooler and filter and 1:25 rocker arms. The engine also has Treuhaft valve covers and breather box. Inside is 70s supercar with vinyl bucket seats leaning back far enough to clear the rake of the windshield all of the necessary gauges plus a cylinder head temp gauge and a short shifting four speed transmission. You get plenty of ventilation in side with the forward windows that pop out about four inches and side windows that roll down. Some interesting bits include taillights from a 1970 Mustang and fuel filler cap from late 60s to early 70s Mopar muscle.
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