The Retro Rod

There seems to be a never-ending list of "looks" for VWs so I'm sure there's already some name for what I had planned to do, but I don't know what it is. What I had in mind could perhaps be described as Old School German Look... but I prefer Retro-Rod. Taking a stock VW and adding Porsche parts; Pre-1961 356 stuff. I'm sure the term is bein used to describe something else but that's what I think of it as being.

These cars provided inspiration for the project,. I love that car on the right... even if the wheels do fall outside of my plan! It may well be my favorite Ghia I've seen so far.

My apologies to the owners and/or photographers of these cars, I've lost my notes on where they came from. I believe the car on the left was being sold on eBay at one time, and the car on the right was from a 1999 show in Pomona, California. Contact me if you have any information and I'll be happy to give credit.