On Sun, 17 Apr 2005 15:33:44 GMT, "Tim Rogers" >
wrote:

>"Howard Rose" > wrote in message
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>>
>> You can get tanks that fit in place of the spare wheel, but I guess
>> that would only be suitable for the 1302/1303 Super Beetles. Plus I
>> would not like to think what would happen in a serious front-end
>> accident.
>>
>>
>
>.............A ruptured tank of gasoline is as potentially lethal to a
>vehicle's occupant as any other type of fuel. Maybe even more so. Because a
>gasoline tank has air which contains oxygen displacing the fuel inside the
>tank, it has the capacity to go off like bomb.

fair enough!! I didn't really think of that...

--
Howard Rose
1966 VW Beetle 1300 Deluxe
1962 Austin Mini Deluxe
1964 Austin Mini Super Deluxe
http://www.howard81.co.uk/ (cars on website)

"Howard Rose" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 17 Apr 2005 13:26:12 -0500, "jjs" >
> wrote:
>
> >"Howard Rose" > wrote in message
> .. .
> >>I am not sure where you would put the extra tank in a Beetle and still
> >> have room for your passengers.
> >
> >Pull a trailer of tanks.
>
> Or do as they did in WWII and have a big bag of gas on the roofrack!
> --
> Howard Rose
> 1966 VW Beetle 1300 Deluxe
> 1962 Austin Mini Deluxe
> 1964 Austin Mini Super Deluxe
> http://www.howard81.co.uk/ (cars on website)

Visions of Dads Army episode.....!

James

Thanks tothe prompt about WWII,I am wondering about the VWs of that era that
burned coal(fumes or dust or oil?,can't remember)Anyone have a good site
same?Thanke
"Juper Wort" > wrote in message
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>
> "Howard Rose" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Sun, 17 Apr 2005 13:26:12 -0500, "jjs" >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >"Howard Rose" > wrote in message
>> .. .
>> >>I am not sure where you would put the extra tank in a Beetle and still
>> >> have room for your passengers.
>> >
>> >Pull a trailer of tanks.
>>
>> Or do as they did in WWII and have a big bag of gas on the roofrack!
>> --
>> Howard Rose
>> 1966 VW Beetle 1300 Deluxe
>> 1962 Austin Mini Deluxe
>> 1964 Austin Mini Super Deluxe
>> http://www.howard81.co.uk/ (cars on website)
>
> Visions of Dads Army episode.....!
>
> James
>
>
>

I scanned this article on "Alternater fuel beetles" off VW Trends
several years ago :

http://www.geocities.com/janbugger/altern.html

Jan

ilambert wrote:
> Thanks tothe prompt about WWII,I am wondering about the VWs of that era that
> burned coal(fumes or dust or oil?,can't remember)Anyone have a good site
> same?Thanke
> "Juper Wort" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>"Howard Rose" > wrote in message
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>>
>>>On Sun, 17 Apr 2005 13:26:12 -0500, "jjs" >
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>"Howard Rose" > wrote in message
m...
>>>>
>>>>>I am not sure where you would put the extra tank in a Beetle and still
>>>>>have room for your passengers.
>>>>
>>>>Pull a trailer of tanks.
>>>
>>>Or do as they did in WWII and have a big bag of gas on the roofrack!
>>>--
>>>Howard Rose
>>>1966 VW Beetle 1300 Deluxe
>>>1962 Austin Mini Deluxe
>>>1964 Austin Mini Super Deluxe
>>>http://www.howard81.co.uk/ (cars on website)
>>
>>Visions of Dads Army episode.....!
>>
>>James
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>

Cool site,Jan.Thanks
"Jan" > wrote in message
...
>
> I scanned this article on "Alternater fuel beetles" off VW Trends several
> years ago :
>
> http://www.geocities.com/janbugger/altern.html
>
> Jan
>
> ilambert wrote:
>> Thanks tothe prompt about WWII,I am wondering about the VWs of that era
>> that burned coal(fumes or dust or oil?,can't remember)Anyone have a good
>> site same?Thanke
>> "Juper Wort" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>>>"Howard Rose" > wrote in message
...
>>>
>>>>On Sun, 17 Apr 2005 13:26:12 -0500, "jjs" >
>>>>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>"Howard Rose" > wrote in message
om...
>>>>>
>>>>>>I am not sure where you would put the extra tank in a Beetle and still
>>>>>>have room for your passengers.
>>>>>
>>>>>Pull a trailer of tanks.
>>>>
>>>>Or do as they did in WWII and have a big bag of gas on the roofrack!
>>>>--
>>>>Howard Rose
>>>>1966 VW Beetle 1300 Deluxe
>>>>1962 Austin Mini Deluxe
>>>>1964 Austin Mini Super Deluxe
>>>>http://www.howard81.co.uk/ (cars on website)
>>>
>>>Visions of Dads Army episode.....!
>>>
>>>James
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>