Speaking of Bugeye bonnets

[Hap Waldrop]

This is Jim Linn's persoanl street car, Jim has long been the maker of the very best fiberglass flared fender Bugeye Bonnets for SCCA racing, if you raced a Bugeye in the SCCA, then you either had or wanted a Jim Linn nose. Anyway he sold the molds for his racing bonnets to Barry Knicekrbocker of VTO wheels awhile back, and made a final one for himself and Bugeye project car he was working on, needless to say he reworked it to give it and the Bugeye a more modern look, he also shortened the windscreen and tilted it back a little further, thought you all would enjoying seeing Jim's creation.

 

[Hap Waldrop]

side shot

 

[aeronca65t]

That thing is the Bee's Knees. :thumbsup:

I'd love one of those.

The headlights look like Suzuki Cappuccino lights.

 

[Hap Waldrop]

The headlights look like Suzuki Cappuccino lights.

I think they said they were Dodge Neon headlights, and the turn signal lights were off a motorcycle.

 

[Trevor Jessie]

Dodge neon lights.

 

[Whitephrog]

I greatly appreciate the talent and creativity of someone who can do something like that. I think the bonnet looks superb. I don't, however, care for it on a Bugeye. The front and the rear just don't go well together. If I were to stray away from and original bonnet I would go with a Walker or have an original modified to replicate Coker's prototype with the Testarosa look.

 

[Guest]

That's what happens when tyou leave a BE, Miata and a Shelby 1 alone too long.

Nice work, too modern for my tastes.

 

[regularman]

I wonder what the top speed difference is between this nose and the original nose. I bet its quite a bit. I remember reading that going from the BE bonnet to the speedwell monza bonnet gave 7mph more top speed at Sebring. That is a ton.

 

[Guest]

I remember reading that going from the BE bonnet to the speedwell monza bonnet gave 7mph more top speed at Sebring. That is a ton.

Na, that's only for the Sebring bonnet. You gotta change it out if you run another track.