***DR. CLAYTON TODD KIRK***
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Project Volkswagens
Scroll to bottom for more vw pics! My old friend "Chitty." Chitty is a European bootleg 1967 Volkswagen. All original. 210,000 original miles. No rust. He has 22,000 miles on his nearly brand new engine (his 2nd). Rare and desirable olde-skool 8v conversion. He has been modified and custom built to achieve up to 45 mpg. You don't have to spend $25,000 on a Prius to get great gas mileage. I built Chitty's engine in my backyard workshop for a few hundred dollars. My car payment for Chitty is $0 per month and my insurance is $65 per year. Chitty has a custom 14 gal. fuel tank which means can I fill up with cheap "regular" gasoline and go a staggering 585 miles between fill ups (with some gas still in reserve, just in case). Here he is pictured with his friend, "Charcoal:" |
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Interesting facts about Chitty: * has rare 8v conversion (from 6v). This conversion was popular in the 1950's and 1960's before the advent of 12v systems. It works great! * named "Chitty" by my daughter because of the sound that he makes * once featured in "Vintage Voice" Volkswagen magazine * is an illegally imported european model with FACTORY disc front brakes, six volt electrics, "old" style fenders, "new" style four-lug wheels. All original. * has 210,000 miles and is only on his 2nd engine (short-block) *is part of my experiment to see how long a car will last if a person fixes stuff everytime it breaks and drives it easily *Chitty gets between 31 and 45 mpg (depending upon driving style, city vs. hwy, wind, etc.), *top practical "safe" speed is 70 mph (but if you are brave/crazy it would probably go about 100 mph) *many people who drive big expensive SUV's feel threatened by Chitty (guilt?)
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For the Corsicana VW club goto: ww w. rearenginecorsicana.com. 4 t .com Type in manually, without spaces |
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