otter74
Well-Known Member
I love Spiders - I've had one (an '81 Turbo) since 1990. Just came out of a body & paint resto this spring, and I don't have any great pictures of it. When it gets warm again it's gettin a whole bunch of maintenance, yellow Konis and lowering springs, refinished Biturbo wheels and new decals.IMO, the 66-72 small bumper cars are the ones to have...
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Although there are kits available to convert the later cars to smaller bumpers.
I think the impact bumpers don't look awful, even if they aren't as pretty as the early bumpers. A bumper backdate doesn't quite give you exactly the look of an older car, as the mounts are higher in front and you have to DIY the turn signals. I think the ideal is a 74, which has chrome bumpers mounted on impact shocks, so they look good but actually do something.