My uncle Nino, who has been living in Mexico for a few years, entered his modified Volkswagen Beetle in a car competition in Morelia, Mexico. Herculito (Little Hercules) competed against three hundred other cars and took first place. Here are the two pictures he sent along:

http://gallery.drfaulken.com/d/2979-2/Morelia.jpg

http://gallery.drfaulken.com/d/2982-2/morelia1.jpg

Nino has always been into custom cars. He has a Saleen Mustang back in the States, and used to shoehorn Porche engines into Beetles when he lived in Puerto Rico. One of my fondest memories growing up was when he helped me custom-paint my 1974 VW Super Beetle.