{"id":29116,"date":"2018-10-30T15:07:21","date_gmt":"2018-10-30T20:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=29116"},"modified":"2022-08-30T11:59:35","modified_gmt":"2022-08-30T16:59:35","slug":"vw-beetle-body-on-a-porsche-boxster-chassis-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=29116","title":{"rendered":"VW Beetle Body on a Porsche Boxster Chassis Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/VW-Beetle-on-a-Porsche-Boxster-Chassis-08.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"29118\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=29118\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/VW-Beetle-on-a-Porsche-Boxster-Chassis-08.jpg?fit=1024%2C764&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,764\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"VW Beetle on a Porsche Boxster Chassis 08\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;VW Beetle on a Porsche Boxster Chassis&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/VW-Beetle-on-a-Porsche-Boxster-Chassis-08.jpg?fit=1024%2C764&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/VW-Beetle-on-a-Porsche-Boxster-Chassis-08.jpg?resize=600%2C448&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"VW Beetle on a Porsche Boxster Chassis\" width=\"600\" height=\"448\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/VW-Beetle-on-a-Porsche-Boxster-Chassis-08.jpg?resize=600%2C448&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/VW-Beetle-on-a-Porsche-Boxster-Chassis-08.jpg?resize=768%2C573&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/VW-Beetle-on-a-Porsche-Boxster-Chassis-08.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It took six months for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/flatspecialities\/\">Flat Specialities<\/a> in Br\u00e9hal, France to install a Volkswagen Beetle 1303 body over a Porsche Boxster 986 chassis and created Boxinelle. The lucky owner now has a classic Beetle but with a mid-engine 2.5 L flat-six, manual transmission, and modern suspension. He celebrated the project&#8217;s completion with its first laps around N\u00fcrburgring. You can see more photos of the project in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boxster-cayman-911.com\/index.php?\/topic\/7609-ma-boxinelle-transformation-de-mon-boxster-avec-une-coque-de-cox\/\">build thread<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/classicrestorespecialities\/sets\/72157688106187954\">build album<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/DwhWGQtmV3U\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/nT4kzRzvN14\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/VW-Beetle-on-a-Porsche-Boxster-Chassis-09.jpg?ssl=1\"><img 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width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/VW-Beetle-on-a-Porsche-Boxster-Chassis-13.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/VW-Beetle-on-a-Porsche-Boxster-Chassis-13.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/VW-Beetle-on-a-Porsche-Boxster-Chassis-13.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/VW-Beetle-on-a-Porsche-Boxster-Chassis-13.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/VW-Beetle-on-a-Porsche-Boxster-Chassis-14.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"29124\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=29124\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/VW-Beetle-on-a-Porsche-Boxster-Chassis-14.jpg?fit=2048%2C1152&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1152\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"VW Beetle on a Porsche Boxster Chassis 14\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;VW Beetle on a Porsche Boxster Chassis&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/VW-Beetle-on-a-Porsche-Boxster-Chassis-14.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/VW-Beetle-on-a-Porsche-Boxster-Chassis-14.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"VW Beetle on a Porsche Boxster Chassis\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/VW-Beetle-on-a-Porsche-Boxster-Chassis-14.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/VW-Beetle-on-a-Porsche-Boxster-Chassis-14.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/VW-Beetle-on-a-Porsche-Boxster-Chassis-14.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/VW-Beetle-on-a-Porsche-Boxster-Chassis-14.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FlatSpecialities\/\">Flat Specialities FB page<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boxster-cayman-911.com\/index.php?\/topic\/7609-ma-boxinelle-transformation-de-mon-boxster-avec-une-coque-de-cox\/\">Boxster-Cayman-911<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It took six months for Flat Specialities in Br\u00e9hal, France to install a Volkswagen Beetle 1303 body over a Porsche Boxster 986 chassis and created Boxinelle. The lucky owner now has a classic Beetle but with a mid-engine 2.5 L flat-six, manual transmission, and modern suspension. He celebrated the project&#8217;s completion with its first laps&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=29116\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">VW Beetle Body on a Porsche Boxster Chassis Update<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":29118,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[352,144,84],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29116","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-beetle","category-boxster","category-bug"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/VW-Beetle-on-a-Porsche-Boxster-Chassis-08.jpg?fit=1024%2C764&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":100172,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=100172","url_meta":{"origin":29116,"position":0},"title":"VW Beetle on a Porsche Boxster Chassis","author":"swaptastic","date":"May 9, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"This custom 1976 VW Beetle was built on a Porsche Boxster chassis. 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