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One and only street-legal V8 Stealth Beetle on the planet.

“One of the best custom built cars we have ever seen” TÜV Magdeburg/Germany

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One of only 2 factory (3L Engineering) built V8 Stealth Beetles. Known from the show Grip "Some like it hot" contribution from April 9th, 2020. The chassis of this Beetle is a CNC machined work of art that is normally used on extremely high quality Ford GT40 replicas. This Beetle is a racing car and is also street legal in Germany.

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Jean Fourie has spent the three years designing and building the V8 Stealth Beetle at his company 3L Engineering in Cape Town, South Africa. Jean started with a 1965 Beetle body that sits over a custom aluminum chassis cut and bent out of five and six mm sheets by Vulcan Steel resulting in a 950 kg (2094 lb) vehicle.

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The Beetle rides on a BMW E39 M5 suspension with BMW E36 wishbones. The engine is a 4.2 L V8 from Audi S8 that makes 450+ horsepower thanks to twin turbochargers and a Haltech Elite ECU. Behind the engine sits a TTV Racing clutch and flywheel connected to a six-speed manual transaxle.

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Details

Technical specifications

  • Aluminium racing chassis
  • 4.2 l V8 Bi Turbo mid-engine with 450+ hp
  • First registration: September 1986
  • Mileage: 1,100 km
  • HU Germany: March 2024
  • 6-speed manual transmission
  • Central locking wheels Ford GT 40
  • Freely programmable vehicle electronics
  • Completely restored Beetle body
  • Full leather interior
  • XENON/LED headlights
  • Air conditioning

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This street-legal mean machine is now for sale! Do not wait a second and contact us for details.