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Old 02-15-2015, 06:57 PM   #1421 (permalink)
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Old 02-15-2015, 09:38 PM   #1422 (permalink)
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That's pretty much what I'd like to do to my '58 Beetle, a three piece windshield and a full boattail. Except the middle piece of the windshield would be a hexagon instead of a rectangle.
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Old 02-16-2015, 01:32 PM   #1423 (permalink)
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Old 02-16-2015, 07:58 PM   #1425 (permalink)
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Old 02-16-2015, 08:16 PM   #1426 (permalink)
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Old 02-16-2015, 08:30 PM   #1427 (permalink)
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I'd like to know the Cd and CdA of this bad boy!
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It's got a springer front-end with winglets, and Moon hubcaps with speed holes.

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