Paul Newman's Ford 351-Powered Volkswagen Beetle For Sale; You Can't Afford It

[AutoGuide.com]

This red 1963 Volkswagen Beetle, known as the "Newman Bug", isn't your typical old Beetle, and it's price tag of $250,000 should reflect that. The drop top Bug, owned by Paul Newman, is fitted with chrome bumpers and a black cloth top in good condition but the beauty of this car is in the rear engine compartment. A mid- mounted 351- cubic inch Ford Windsor engine has been shoe-horned into the little car to make it a deadly hot rod.

Paul Newman bought the convertible in 1963 after he fell in love with racing while filming Winning. He approached renowned Indy-car builder Jerry Eisert to modify the Beetle. Coupled with the 300-hp engine, is a five-speed ZF transmission as well as a high performance suspension components to keep the "Peoples Car" straight under load. The rear gets a custom A-arm setup for racing.

As the story goes, after Eisert finished modifying the car, Newman would speed up and down Mulholland Drive racing anyone who dared to line up with him at the stop light.

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[dnyed]

Wouldn't it be great?

[TrudysMom]

How pretty, I bet someone will have fun with that car!

[Kuplamies]

Paul Newman is one of my favorite actors; he was cool
I didn´t know that he had a Beetle... It makes him even cooler!

I think I´ll watch "Cool Hand Luke" again soon...

[wawalker]

Originally Posted by Kuplamies

Paul Newman is one of my favorite actors; he was cool
I didn´t know that he had a Beetle... It makes him even cooler!

I think I´ll watch "Cool Hand Luke" again soon...

I have an original 1968 OB sales flyer that features Paul Newman. I'll see if I can scan it or find it online already for you.

Wow, you can find anything online--this is the brochure I have in video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIXfA7jujRo

Oh, and one of the people featured is from Mansfield, Ohio--I work in Mansfield

[Kuplamies]

Originally Posted by wawalker

I have an original 1968 OB sales flyer that features Paul Newman. I'll see if I can scan it or find it online already for you.

Wow, you can find anything online--this is the brochure I have in video:

YouTube - 1968 Volkswagen Beetle Sedan and Convertible

Oh, and one of the people featured is from Mansfield, Ohio--I work in Mansfield

WOW! I watched that video! Brochure is amazing!
Thanks for searching that link for me

I knew Paul was cool

BTW. Who said, that red Beetle verts are for girls only
If you´re man enough, you can drive what car you like

[wawalker]

Originally Posted by Kuplamies

WOW! I watched that video! Brochure is amazing!
Thanks for searching that link for me

I knew Paul was cool

BTW. Who said, that red Beetle verts are for girls only
If you´re man enough, you can drive what car you like

You're welcome! It's fun to share cool VW stuff.

[Lov3Bug]

I didn't know what it was when I was searching through oldbugs and saw the price.I thought it had to be a mistyped extra couple of numbers lol

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by TrudysMom

How pretty, I bet someone will have fun with that car!

With the price on this car , I highly doubt that it will ever really get driven again . This car is most likely destined to become a trailer queen .

[GregScales]

Originally Posted by AutoGuide.com

This red 1963 Volkswagen Beetle, known as the "Newman Bug", isn't your typical old Beetle, and it's price tag of $250,000 should reflect that. The drop top Bug, owned by Paul Newman, is fitted with chrome bumpers and a black cloth top in good condition but the beauty of this car is in the rear engine compartment. A mid- mounted 351- cubic inch Ford Parts Windsor engine has been shoe-horned into the little car to make it a deadly hot rod.

Paul Newman bought the convertible in 1963 after he fell in love with racing while filming Winning. He approached renowned Indy-car builder Jerry Eisert to modify the Beetle. Coupled with the 300-hp engine, is a five-speed ZF transmission as well as a high performance suspension components to keep the "Peoples Car" straight under load. The rear gets a custom A-arm setup for racing.

As the story goes, after Eisert finished modifying the car, Newman would speed up and down Mulholland Drive racing anyone who dared to line up with him at the stop light.

More: Paul Newman's Ford 351-Powered Volkswagen Beetle For Sale; You Can't Afford It on AutoGuide.com

Wow! I can't afford this car but I really like the idea of putting a powerful Ford engine in a Beetle. Awesome!

[GlobalCarDealers]

This car is nice to go for a long drive, where there are big trees and greenery besides it. You can enjoy the drive to full extent.