1956 Oval Ragtop "SLOVAL" Vintage Style Street and Drag Beetle!

Here is one outrageous, powerful, and ultra cool vintage style Oval Ragtop street machine and drag car!  If you like to blend into your surroundings and get your ass kicked at the drag races, this is not the car for you!  However, if you enjoy the sounds of a pissed off 14:1 compression 2387cc engine with 48IDA Webers, super loud straight cut cam gears, and the throaty tone of a Flowmaster muffler, well you might want to take a look at this.

This beast has a cool Southern California history, too.  It was purchased brand new at Don Sharp Volkswagen Porsche in Oceanside, California back in 1956.  Sometime around the 1970's the car was owned by a gentleman who worked for Cal Trans and he apparently was proud of that fact when he decided to cover up the original Prairie Beige paint with a fresh coat of very hip-at-the-time "Cal Trans Orange"!  It served as his daily driver and commuter car for many years before being retired to a warehouse in Escondido, California where it spent 18 years parked next to a 1940 Willys hotrod!  It was discovered and rescued by a certified VW nut who fulfilled his vision and built the monster you now see.  It has earned a healthy share of respect and press on the track, at local shows, as well as publications and the Cal Look Forums as well as earning its stripes by becoming a member of the DVKK 100 mile per hour club!

The body is impressively solid and original with all the original fenders, W decklid, flat hood, both aprons including the rear H, icepick handled doors, etc.  It did see some obvious period updates including the shaving of the bullets (you can see the outline of them in the bodywork), adding of the front blinkers, and updated taillights as well.  There is the obvious rust in the upper corners of the hood, some blistering on the lower driver's door, and the battery tray needs replacing.  Other than that it looks pretty good for a body that hasn't been touched since the 1970's.  It is a factory original Ragtop car, too!  The Cal Trans Orange paint was applied long ago just on the exterior while under the hood, inside the engine compartment, and the interior are all still showing the original Prairie Beige paint.  The paint is a bit tired but could all polish up a bit with a little care.

The interior still maintains a good bit of originality and vintage appeal although it is a bit ratty.  The door panels, carpets, floor mats, and interior paint are all original as well.  The seats were updated way back to 1967 style low backs and vintage Diest racing harness seat belts were also added.  A roll cage was also installed for added safety and this car has also been known to run wheelie bars for more than just fashion, too.  Racing regulations state that a wooden battery cover must be added so one is in place as well.  Not sure if the vintage radio works or not but trust that you can't hear a damn thing over the screaming 2 liter anyway!

Mechanically this Oval Ragtop is all business with a huge 2387cc engine with quality components throughout including 48 IDA Weber carbs, fully counterweighted, balanced, nitrided, and wedgemated crank, fully reworked heads with loads of tricks, Paradise cam, straight cut cam gears, a new Mexican AS-41 case, deep sump, full flow oiling, remote oil cooler, huge diameter merged header, and a Flowmaster muffler, all assembled and recently refreshed by the guys at Paradise VW.  The transaxle is built to handle the power with a old school spool, Berg gears, and Berg axles as well.  The front beam is a light weight Jamar aluminum setup with adjusters to tune the stance and the front drums were turned down and front brakes eliminated to save weight, too.  The emergency brake has been converted to a staging brake.  The wheels are ultra light and fully polished Deano Dyno Soars style wheels.  The front tires are 135's and it is running fresh 26 inch M&H Racemaster slicks out back.  Additionally a pair of super narrow dragster front pizza cutters are included in the sale.  This car is angry, powerful, and has more than enough go to lift the front wheels.  The fuel system is fully electric and outfitted with a return line.  It has already been plumbed and wired for nitrous oxide if you really want to push the limit.  The nitrous trigger is wired to the original Wolfsburg hornbutton so you just honk the horn to blast off and signal to the loser in the lane next to you that you're increasing your lead!  The Sloval has made quarter mile passes of 11.6 seconds at roughly 120mph.  Imagine the pride of spanking that douchebag in the new Mustang down the street. 

This Oval is a truly brutal Cal Looker that is ready to be a fresh new face and hit of the next Euro Bug-In this Summer in Chimay, Belgium!  Thanks!

Have a quick look at "Rapid Russ" behind the wheel...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZzfZ0Wxvbo

REDUCED!  Now just $11,500.  Consider the expensive high performance hardware and then the value of a solid original Oval Ragtop body and you'll see that this is an attractive deal.

Please note that the Sloval is located in North San Diego County, California. 

Please visit my website to view the full album of 95 pics of this beast, more Vintage VWs, Classic Cars, and Parts for sale.

Brendan Finn (858)366-2549
http://www.holygrailgarage.com
brendanfinn666@yahoo.com