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Solved: Allemano's № 487 - Crown Beetle Corvair Conversion
« on: September 10, 2010, 04:11:08 AM »
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Re: Allemano's № 487
« Reply #1 on: September 14, 2010, 01:07:56 AM »
Welp, it appears to be based on a VW Bug ... but other than that ... NO clue ... :(.



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Re: Allemano's № 487
« Reply #2 on: September 20, 2010, 12:39:29 PM »
up!
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Re: Allemano's № 487
« Reply #3 on: September 20, 2010, 05:00:11 PM »
Porsche-engined VW?

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Re: Allemano's № 487
« Reply #4 on: September 20, 2010, 05:00:43 PM »
Not Porsche-engined..
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Re: Allemano's № 487
« Reply #5 on: September 21, 2010, 04:40:53 AM »
Derrington?
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Re: Allemano's № 487
« Reply #6 on: September 21, 2010, 04:42:58 AM »
Not the name I have.
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Re: Allemano's № 487
« Reply #7 on: September 23, 2010, 02:40:54 PM »
Corvair engined? Seems I remember if the "vair" engine was swapped the into a bug the rear deck lid would not close completely.
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Re: Allemano's № 487
« Reply #8 on: September 23, 2010, 02:57:43 PM »
Yes, Corvair engined!
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Re: Allemano's № 487
« Reply #9 on: September 23, 2010, 03:54:42 PM »
I think these were sold as a conversion kit by Crown Manufacturing Co. in California back in the 1960's. I wasn't aware that they sold complete cars, but in the brief time since I found this great site, I've discovered there are a LOT of things automotive that I wasn't aware of!
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Re: Allemano's № 487
« Reply #10 on: September 23, 2010, 04:11:13 PM »
Yes it's a Crown beetle conversion!
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Re: Solved: Allemano's № 487 - Crown Beetle Corvair Conversion
« Reply #11 on: September 23, 2010, 04:57:21 PM »
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Re: Solved: Allemano's № 487 - Crown Beetle Corvair Conversion
« Reply #12 on: September 23, 2010, 05:53:14 PM »
Very cool.  Must have been a bear to steer, though . . . . how did they kep the front wheels on the ground?  ;D
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