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Old aircooled VW's have lift... rounded roof, relatively flat belly pan, in many respects they are like one giant airplane wing.
A drag racing buddy of mine wanted to confirm what many of us thought we already knew. He had a guy video tape his bettle-bodied race car at the top end of the quarter mile, while he went through the traps at 120mph. The observed separation between the top of the tire and the inside fender wheel arch was greater at 120 than standing still, by about two inches! Definately lift. Definately dangerous in a crosswind situation.
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