Saturday, May 15, 2010

Newman’s Own VW Bug

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This 1963 Volkswagen Beetle was originally owned the late actor Paul Newman. He purchased it after doing an ad for Volkswagen. Soon after he had it custom made to his own taste. Stuffed inside is 351 Ford Windsor V8 cranking out around 300 HP. Of course the suspension had to be upgraded also. Mr. Newman donated it to a college at the time. Since that time it was recently restored and is now being offered up for sale for a hefty price. You can read more and see more pictures here at OldBug.com’s  website. Thanks to Bring a Trailer for sharing this with us.