The Essen Motorshow is fast approaching and this year it is going to be a bit different than previous years. I’ve already seen some stuff they have in store for us this year, so I’m real anxious to attend the show at the end of November. One of the cars that will be present is this VW.
The basis is a VW pick-up truck from 1965 which Wayne Allman from the British county of Warwickshire has converted into a dragster. Of the original truck, only the driver’s cabin has been retained. The engine is an 8.4-litre Keith Black Hemi unit which has been supercharged and makes around 1,700 bhp on methanol.
Wayne says of the car that “I have always loved installing powerful engines in the wrong cars.” The entrance to the dragster is through the roof hatch although the original doors can still be opened but only so that the mechanics can fasten the driver’s belt.
-Jeroen Willemsen
OFFICIAL SPEEDHUNTERS SUPPLIERS
sex on slicks
madness!
Wow! It's crazyest dragster! I think It's harder to drive than simple dragster, not van...
Epic...
Holy Crap! Thats awesome!
Awesome and unique!
i love it! - Go.. VW
Its builds like this that make me proud to be a "car guy".
OMG DESKTOP PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSE
rubbish.. and you got the gall to not certain comments through... sad "glory boys"
omg. im in love.
Somebody made the Hot Wheels drag bus.
one of the most impressive combi I've never seen
?????? ??????!!!!
My new favorite car of the year! Is it a dragster? Is it a bus? Is it a truck? Is it a VW? Is it awesome? The answer to all the above is yessssss!!!!!!!!!!
i dont know much of the background story, but im almost positive, the truck he started out with was a fairly nice DC. it dosen't help that DCs are already rare. IMO, its a waste of a good truck.
It's time for a second look at the Essen Motor Show . I did a random snap on this this VW pick-up
I've now fixed the gearbox on the bus and we're nearly ready to run it again