Porsche Salzburg Rally Cars - in detail...

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Pictures and information kindly supplied by - Markus Reinhardt

Also see the excellent RallyBugs site for more information
on these 1302's and VW Rally cars.

This 1971 1302 S features silver and black paintwork with Austrian
red-white-red stripe on the drivers side.

Engine: 4-cyl.-boxer, aircooled, case: AD, AS
Bore: 85,50 mm. Stroke: 69,00 mm (stock crank, balanced)
Total displacement: 1584 cm³
Hp (DIN): 110-120 at 6000 rpm (rpm limit: 6700)
Torque: 13,6 mkg at 5000 rpm
Rods: stock rods, lightened, shot peened and balanced
Cam: special cam, straight-cut gears, valve timing/duration unknown.
Heads: factory casting 040, semi-hemi cut, reshaped ports
Compression: 9,1:1
Valve size: 40,00 mm inlet x 32,00 mm exhaust
Carburation: dual Weber 46 IDA

Exhaust system: modified stock muffler

This 1972 1302 S also features silver and black paintwork but with the
Austrian red-white-red stripe on the right hand side.

Available as a poster from Autotrend.com or parc.de (No 4050). Please mention 1302Super.com

Lubrication: dry sump system using factory pump and
additional Porsche Salzburg item with 3 stock gears inside,
remote oil tank under the left rear fender,
oil-cooler under front-skirt; (system was also sold for private use).
Autocraft markets a similar system today

Transaxle: ring and pinion: stock 1302 S, 4,125 : 1

*means when shifting from first into second, engine speed
only drops 1940 rpm whereas with stock ratio it would drop 2750 rpm.

Markus Reinhardt writes: As Rally-Beetle driver Günther Janger (Aut) changed the team
at the end of 1972 season, Porsche Salzburg took Achim Wambold (Ger)
from BMW Germany under contract. Wambold never competed in a Beetle before,
so it was very surprising that he has won the Rally in January 1973 in Austria.
The other Beetle-racers placed 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th!!

The next rallye was the TAP-Rallye in Portugal. 4 Beetles fought bravely, but none of them
finished this cruel race. Drivers were Harry Källström (Swe), Tony Fall (GB), and Grünsteidl (Aut).
In April 1973 Achim Wambold was back again to race the Rallye Elba (Italy) for the Austrian Team.
Other drivers were Trombotto (Ita), Fischer (Aut) and again Grünsteidl (Aut).

Wambold took the chance and outraced all the others - hat-trick!

In mid 1973 the 1302S was replaced by the new 1303S. The pit-stop photo (above)
shows Tony Fall and Georg Fischer while taking part in the Acropolis Rally.

Harry Källström (Swe).

The 1973 Acropolis Rally (Greece). Janger (Aut) came back to the team.
Källström (Swe), Janger (Aut), Fischer (Aut) and Fall (GB) were drivers this time.

Janger, Fall and Källström did not finish the race; Fischer finished 5th overall and
1st in Group 2 (special GT-class).

The photos were taken from "Gute Fahrt" 12/1973.

1302 'S 117-239' still racing in 1979

Updated information kindly supplied by Martin Übelher

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