Why 'Snorkel'. Basically the original donor VW Beetle was blue and had a wobble head 'Kenny' from south park in the rear window. And as everyone know's he wears a Snorkel type coat, so the name stuck. Built from my old LHD 1969 Beetle it was always a dream of mine to own a Beach Buggy. So I set about on a 5 year quest to build the car. Only having basic mechanical skills to start off with, I quickly learnt how to do all the tasks involved. Driving a Beach Buggy is about the most fun you can have on 4 wheels. It is also a real head turner. Everyone stops to look or ask what it is, especially driving it around the High Peak area.
As a photographer, I have had many requests to take photographs of Children and Adults in the car. If this is something you are interested in, or hiring me to drive you to an event such as a Wedding, then please get in touch.

Body:	Sidewinder UK #1 (The first hand crafted pre mould of the Sidewinder)
Colour:	Blue (White roof and white side pods)
Chassis:	1969 (Ball joint front, Swing Axle rear), Left hand drive, suspension struts are all Boge and are standard VW Beetle height.
Engine:	1641cc, mahle barrels and pistons, Scat C25 performance cam, teflon buttons on the pistons, Pertronix Ignitor 1 electrical system, Gold Scat spring loaded pushrod Tubes, Push rod guards and a custom made Pulley Guard. Empi 34ICT twin carbs, standard fuel pump and standard oil cooling system.
Exhaust:	Custom Made by Mike Hausmann, 4 into 1 stainless steel with a Akropovic (2003 Yamaha R1) race can
Wheels:	Centerline Chevy Rear 12 X 15 rear, and Centerline Replica 5-1/2 X 15 front
Interior:	Low back vinyl bucket seats, 12 inch Grant steering wheel, Bugpack T-Bar Shifter, Rolling Stones speedo w/ integral fuel guage. 4" race tachometer including oil pressure and oil temperature. 12" surfboard rear view mirror.
Safety:	1" Stainless steel front nudge bar, 2" buggy hoop roll bar both supplied by Flatlands Engineering, front and rear mounted lap type seat belts
Exterior:	Standard 7" beach buggy headlights, standard 1969 wing mounted beetle front indicators, cal look rear Indicators, Mooneyes Devil rear lights including Blue Spot eyes. White Sidewinder side pods.
Windshield:	14" standard flat windshield, mounted with secret fastenings, both supplied by Flatlands Engineering
Roof:	Citation 4 person roof by Berrien Buggy USA in White

 

'snorkel' wins VolksWorld car of the summer 2010