Solved: GTE 422 - Chrysler V8-powered VW Beetle of Peter Michaels

[gte4289]

Identify this car and its builder for a point. (No lock given for identifying the obvious base/donor.)

[gte4289]

Experts?

[gte4289]

Pros?

[hermanoto]

Ford V-8 front engined VW by Eisert Racing Enterprises

[gte4289]

Ford V-8 front engined VW by Eisert Racing Enterprises

Ford V-8 front engined VW by Eisert Racing Enterprises

Despite similarities to the Newman Beetle, this is not the work of Jerry Eisert.

[hermanoto]

and the Newman beetle is a convertible

[gte4289]

and the Newman beetle is a convertible

And the Newman grille (the part resembling this car) was added by the crew at Chaffey College after-the-fact, not by Eisert.

[gte4289]

Open to all.

[oko94]

Built before 1960 ?

[Wendax]

This Beetle was fitted with a 6.2 litre V8 Chrysler engine in the front. It had a four-barrel Carter carburettor, and produced 227kW with 555 N.m. of torque, sent to the rear wheels via a two-speed auto tranny.
This beast was built by Peter Michaels for a Hot Rod & Speed Exhibition in Cape Town, early 1969

[gte4289]

This Beetle was fitted with a 6.2 litre V8 Chrysler engine in the front. It had a four-barrel Carter carburettor, and produced 227kW with 555 N.m. of torque, sent to the rear wheels via a two-speed auto tranny.
This beast was built by Peter Michaels for a Hot Rod & Speed Exhibition in Cape Town, early 1969

You're correct! The reason I've been slow to respond is that I had intended to use a different Beetle for this puzzle but uploaded this image by mistake, so your answer caught me off guard!

[Wendax]

Thank you!