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- Yep, you read that right. After filming a VW ad in the late 60s, Newman wasn't ready to say goodbye to his zippy little convertible. He enlisted the legendary race car builder Jerry Eisert to give his bug a major makeover.
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Yep, you read that right. After filming a VW ad in the late 60s, Newman wasn't ready to say goodbye to his zippy little convertible. He enlisted the legendary race car builder Jerry Eisert to...
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Conversations started and a friendship was developed that eventually lead to Newman donating the VW to the school (along with other vehicles over the years) and it was repainted in school colors and brought out to events around Southern California.
After a chance meeting with his father, who was head of the college’s automotive technology program, Mr. Newman donated the car to the school, where it served as a promotional tool and teaching aid. For the build, the actor enlisted Jerry Eisert, a manufacturer of racecars for the IndyCar series, to create the ultimate sleeper.
Feb 10, 2015 · In 1963, Newman bought a red Volkswagen Beetle Convertible. Some time after, he took the car to legendary racecar builder Jerry Eisert. In Eisert’s hands, the Newman Indy VW received a sport-tuned suspension and a mid-mounted Ford Windsor V8 engine that developed approximately 300 hp.
In 1969, he asked Jerry Eisert, a renowned Indy Car builder in Costa Mesa, to make some modifications on the car, which included installing a bigger motor. Eisert took out the backseat and ...
May 16, 2011 · After a chance meeting with his father, who was head of the college’s automotive technology program, Mr. Newman donated the car to the school, where it served as a promotional tool and teaching...
Jul 11, 2015 · Dropping a V8 in the back of a VW Beetle’s nothing new, but when we tell you it’s been done to a Karmann convertible owned by Hollywood legend Paul Newman, then the whole project transcends into another level of coolness…. The story begins when actor Paul Newman bought a stock red 1963 Beetle convertible, the car subsequently appearing in ...
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