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1. www.msn.com › en-us › autosMeet Paul Newman's 1963 Beetle Customized by Jerry Eisert - MSN

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   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...

2. www.oldbug.com › newmanvwThe Paul Newman V8 Beetle - Oldbug

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   back in 1963 Paul Newman bought a VW...the little red Convertible seen in this late 60's VW ad. Not so long after this advertisement came out...the car was taken to legendary Race Car Builder Jerry Eisert for a little "mechanical upgrade" of sorts. The result was one of the most insane and legendary VW's of all time. The Newman "Indy VW".

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3. www.latimes.com › sports › la-xpm-2011-may-01-la-spPaul Newman's Volkswagen Beetle once rocked the motor racing ...

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   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 ...

4. blog.heritagepartscentre.com › blog › 2015/07/11Paul Newman’s legendary V8 'Indy VW' Bug - Heritage Parts Centre

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   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 … Continued

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5. archive.nytimes.com › wheelsA Volkswagen Beetle with Paul Newman Provenance and a ...

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   May 16, 2011 · For the build, the actor enlisted Jerry Eisert, a manufacturer of racecars for the IndyCar series, to create the ultimate sleeper. The Beetle was wholly disassembled and rebuilt.

6. www.thetruthaboutcars.com › 2013 › 08Recycled Hawtness: Paul Newman's Mid-engine Indy V8-powered ...

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   Aug 20, 2013 · The story I was told was Paul Newman wanted to blow off the Corvettes and Porsches on Mullholland Avenue in Los Angeles with the unlikeliest of cars and commissioned Jerry Eisert, an Indy car constructor, to build it for him.

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   Did Jerry Eisert give Newman a bug a makeover?

   • 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. Eisert's mission?

   Meet Paul Newman's 1963 Beetle Customized by Jerry Eisert

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   Did Jerry Eisert make the Newman 'Indy VW'?

   • Not so long after this advertisement came out...the car was taken to legendary Race Car Builder Jerry Eisert for a little "mechanical upgrade" of sorts. The result was one of the most insane and legendary VW's of all time. The Newman "Indy VW".

   The Paul Newman V8 Beetle - Oldbug

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   What happened to Bob Eisert's car?

   • Eisert took out the backseat and replaced the stock VW motor with a Ford 351-cubic-inch engine — the equivalent of putting a rocket on a kid’s red wagon. After Eisert’s work was complete, Hollywood gossip had Newman racing the car on Mulholland Drive with some of his industry pals and also competing against all comers at local racetracks.

   Paul Newman's Volkswagen Beetle once rocked the motor racing world

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8. www.autoevolution.com › news › paul-newman-s-1963Paul Newman's 1963 Indy VW Beetle Up for Grabs - autoevolution

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   May 16, 2011 · A vehicle that was previously owned by late actor and racer Paul Newman and transformed by Jerry Eisert into an Indy car, is now being offered for sale Temecula, California. The vehicle in...