Modifying tow bar for my Vintage Speedster...

El Guapo (what a GREAT name!)- You've got as much junk in your garage as we do in ours! And it's nice to see you remembered how to spell "voila".

Oh, yeah- love the modified tow bar and light bar too....

Oh yeah, that's exactly what I needed.

Thanks!

Ted

That's fantastic Jim.

I never got around to this last year as the cost to ship a bar exceeds the cost of the bar itself. I'm still trying to find one locally, living on the left coast gives you people an edge when it comes to buying VW stuff.

I got my towbars from JC Whitney, with a free shipping deal. Sometimes you can find them locally via craigslist or the Samba. Don't know exactly where you are Mike, but BugCity in Hartford CT could probably get you one.

Here's mine, just to show that you can make one for a Spyder too.

Jim, fantastic job!

Thanks guys, but I actually got the idea a while back from Wild Bill D. I couldn't find his pic so I did this. 

John L - Simple method for the surfboard (I'm ALL ABOUT simplifying things). The board in the pic is a 9' 8" performer with triple fin;

1). I used small toggle bolts (little bolts through a spring-loaded wing) in the ceiling. I used 2 toggles per end spaced 12" apart. I spaced the straps located at front & back of board about 24" from board ends which make for easier insertion of the board.

2) I added a fender washer (wide flat washer with small diameter hole for small bolt) to snug up the bolt head against the dry-wall (or sheet-rock).

3) You know those padded shoulder straps that come with luggage or a briefcase? I used (2) those and attached with cord to the toggle bolts.

Works Great!

(Dimensions of the Beetle bar are transposed)

My bar is an inch or so narrow and I use locking collars to keep it centered on the beam.

Jim, thank you I've been trying to figure this out for the car is lower than standard VW tow bars. Being in SoCal, I can look up the bar at one of the local shops.

I'm missing something here, Jim. If those wooden slats slide down abutting the rear bulkhead, how does the rear of the roof attach?  Thanks....

Dave - to slide those slats against the bulkhead, the snaps of the tonneau (or convertible top) must be unsnapped. Click on the attached picture below for a closer view of the bow/bulkhead.

The slats can then be inserted (wedged) between the bow of the folded-down top. This 'slat' configuration is primarily a fair-weather tow set-up!

For those with nerf/j-bars......

~WB