Re: 1/4 mile of one inch wrought iron

On 24 Aug 2024 16:50:34 -0300, Mike Spencer
<mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> wrote:

1" round bar weighs four times (per foot)
the weight of 1/2" round bar.

IIRC, that's what Brian's daughter said.."rod inch iron"....Brian
Mentley, a mechanic from Windsor, Ontario, rebuilt the 1967 VW Beetle.

On another note,
"According to vintage VW blogger Old Bug. Rafael Esparza Prieto, a
Mexican blacksmith, built the original iron Beetle using a real car as
a mould, shaping intricate iron patterns."

PIC
https://rmsothebys.com/media/Blog/2019/09%20-%20September/Sept4_TG19MildtoWild/115544/1970-volkswagen-beetle-casa-linda-lace-by-rafael-esparza-prieto_4.jpg


1956 Volkswagen Beetle Outlaw
https://rmsothebys.com/media/Blog/2019/09%20-%20September/Sept4_TG19MildtoWild/115550/1956-volkswagen-beetle-outlaw-death-by-franz-muhr_4.jpg

Once an abandoned turquoise 1956 Baja Bug project, Franz Muhr of
Muhr's Kustom Coach Werks spent 3,000 hours chopping, channeling,
sectioning, and stretching the humble Beetle body and floor pans to
craft the ominous 36-inch-tall creation dubbed "Death." The front
windshield is a mere four inches tall, a result of chopping a full
eight inches from the roof at the B-pillars and an additional inch at
the windshield and rear window. At just barely two inches off the
ground, its builder cites its inclination to bottom out, joking to Hot
Rod magazine that adding power helps it out of perilous situations.
Its engine and transaxle were raised to avoid excessive camber, and
the steering was moved to the right side. The editors at Hot Rod
called it "the most outrageous thing we saw the entire year" and
nominated it as one of their top 10 customs in 2008.

https://rmsothebys.com/all-stories-videos/from-mild-to-wild-the-diverse-volkswagens-of-taj-ma-garaj/