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Old 10-20-2015, 07:02 PM   #446 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by freebeard View Post
You can trace back from that late windshield to the pre-60 version where the contour is the same but the glass shrinks to give a more generous rounded edge. It doesn't really help, and it's like looking out the mouth of a cave. Things really didn't change until the 1303 Superbeetle. That windshield is maybe worth 4mph top speed at Bonneville.

I don't know if I trust that picture though. If there're those inward rolling vortexes off the drip rail, why don't the smoke streams roll into cones?
So far,it seems like most presenters will show the most flattering view of their product.It must be poor etiquette to reveal the gruesome details.
Here's what Cd is talkin' about
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