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Ocelot Registry

The Ocelots are long, curvy bodies that have large fenders and offer plenty of tire coverage.

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Ocelot Registry

The Ocelot has a molded-in curved dash and aluminum framed windshield to match.

Ocelot II Registry

The Ocelot II has a separate, flat dash and a standard aluminum framed flat bottomed windshield. The front end on the Ocelot II was also a little different from the Ocelot in the hood and fender length.

 

Ocelot

 

Ocelot II

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Body Sand Chariots Ocelot II (NOS)
Frame Shortened 1962 Beetle
Status As of June '08 I have begun work on the Ocelot again. By the end of Summer I hope to have all of the chassis work done like the floors, undercoating, suspension, etc...I will try and wire it up during the Fall so I can just pick up an engine and install it Spring 2009. We'll see what happens.
Owner James Huddleston
Front Tires/Wheels 15x5.5 Mangels chromies with 185/60-15 Federal Formoza FD-1 tires.
Rear Tires/Wheels 15x8 widened KPZ (Kronprinz) wheels with 275/60-15 Uniroyal Tiger Paw GTS tires.
Link http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_search.php?search_author=Genom
Transaxle Appears to be the stock '62 transaxle which has had the bellhousing opened up for a 12v style flywheel. Passenger side leaks and the driver's side axle and drum have bad splines.
Location Long Island, N.Y.
Contact GenomInc@optonline.net
Story I bought the body from a friend who found it in Connecticut. According to the instruction booklet I got with the body, there was a Sand Chariots dealer there. This could be why I got an NOS body, sidepods, windshield and two dashboards.

On June 28th 2008 I sold the sidepods to a gentleman from New Jersey who owns an original purple metalflake Ocelot.