1963 Volkswagen Combi Pick-up & Formcar FORMULE VEE

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1963 Volkswagen Combi Pick-up & Formcar FORMULE VEE
Truly unique Porsche Type 4 engine Superb condition French historic vehicle registration Chassis N°: - 10118 and DEN 63-4 The history of Formula Vee began in 1958, almost by accident, when German Joseph Hoppen (head of Volkswagen Motorsport) and American Hubert L. Bundage (who had a VW dealership) met. Hubert L. Bundage was also the owner of Bundage Motors, which became the world-famous Porsche dealer «Brumos ». At the time, Bundage was a fierce competitor in the Junior formula category, always looking for new ideas. In 1959, Bundage and Hoppen decided to build a « unique » junior formula at Nardi in Italy. The shape of the car was loosely based on the pre-war Auto Union, but the engine was a simple VW flat 4. Dr Ferry Porsche and his race director were convinced that these cars had the potential to launch the careers of young racing drivers in Europe. In 1964, Porsche purchase one and then several more of these cars in kit form. Porsche wanted to support the series in Europe. A promotional tour was set up with the support of Volkswagen’s CEO Dr. K. Hahn, was of considerable importance. The first presentation of these cars took place at the Eberbach hillclimb in May 1965. These small formulas had 1200 cc VW engines with about 40 hp; they reached a maximum speed of 160 km/h. What is remarkable is that the Formula Vee continues its vocation as a learning formula for single-seater racing in England, Ireland, USA, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. In order to transport the Vee formulas, Porsche decided to use adapted pick-ups so that the car could be easily transported on an enlarged loading space. According to the archives, there will be six of them and they were mainly used to travel across Germany between races. They were all in burgundy red and the Porsche logo adorned the front doors. This charming Combi type 1 seems straight out of the sixties and we could be in a paddock before the start of a Formula Vee race som
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