The thread mentioned above has good info regarding the tow bar. You can still get one for about $200, and it connects without a base plate. As for a braking system, the car is less than 2000 lbs. It would still be nice to have a braking system but I doubt one exists that would even work with this car. The brake pedal comes up out of the floor instead being mounted to the firewall. They have a very long pedal travel, no power assist like nearly every other car that toad braking systems are designed for, and old VWs generally have terrible brakes anyway. If anyone has successfully used a supplemental braking system with an air-cooled VW it would be interesting to hear about it.
