Aluminum diamondplate sides over and supporting the fiberglass to give about a 5" body lift. The EMPI Imp 1970 model differs from the 68/69 in a number of ways. This buggy body borrows its base body from Allied. He purchased the body, upholstery, windshield, etc. The hood has a ridge that starts as a point and widens to a fairly uniform width as it continues to the windshield. Full resto in progress. Much bigger and flatter than a Manx. I think they may have been an option. March 6, 2021 Bruce Meyers, who used his skills as a boat builder to invent the first fiberglass dune buggy, igniting the late-1960s craze for off-road riding, and thrived until copycats. In 2011, Dune Engines LLC started to produce the Dune Imp using the original 1970 molds to produce new Imp bodies, hoods, and side pods. Has no ID tag. Need rebuild!! The El Lobo was manufactured by Woodford of La Crescenta, CA. The nose is flattened and very distinctive. (Still dealing with some radiator and clutch issues.) I believe that third owner may also be responsible for a lot of the chrome trimmings that are now outfitted on the engine. Both of these chassis required a specific body that looked similar to the Manx, but allowed the Corvair's coil springs to fit under the fenders. Dash marking was not on it. Stored in a crate for many years before being built. This buggy looks like it may have some current styling queues. The most unique one was called the SideWinder. his image on the sales brochure. It has a fiberglass body that has been repainted and a new seat installed. Croix Toy has a beetle nose with a dune buggy tail. Almost perfectly vertical. Everything is in pieces. In our research the Balboa Lido is the genetic orrgin of this style. Looks like a cut bug frame, ok shape. Mine was "TOURING T" KAR-T-TUB. The Spoiler has a different hood though. He interjected that he "had one of those". As one of the most respected names in the business, Manx dune buggy parts all feature high-quality construction and durable materials for a long-lasting solution for your favorite off-road or street buggy. Traded a pair of woofers to another kid in exchange in the mid-80s, then placed it behind my parents house for 20 years. The most known feature for them was the flat front hood that was often used to place stock VW headlight buckets into the nose. Flip up rear end, no cut outs on rear (except lights), and flat across. Was to be my daughter graduation present. I spoke with a fiberglass fabricator near there who knows the brothers who built it and remembers quite a few in the northeast. Seperate hood and dash. Been a VW fan all my life. (c)2016 - Acme Trailer Works, Inc. I own 2 of these buggies, two buddies each own one and I know of 3 more.I've heard they were either made in Lethbridge or Winnipeg, Canada. A complete one includes the roof , gull wing doors , and hybrid chassis with de-cambered rear suspension. To add an entry or update your entry, click here to login, Grandpa Crotch Rocket PhotoBucket Gallery. He purchased it in plans to restore it. Cars Hogansville. The back seat area is flat (no spare tire or battery area) and the dash has a wide rectangular center drop section. Finned Aluminum Valve Covers And Chrome Engine Dress-Up Kit. Content Copyright (C) 2006 Dune Buggy Archives. I've looked at the ads on your site, I just took a fiberglass roof off of mine looks identical to the one on the ad. I was told its an original, however it does not have the emblem. Desert Fox Spoiler. Supposedly Jeffries Industries grafted a business card in the fiberglass under the dash with a model number. Our fiberglass line includes accessories and Trike bodies. Complete kits were available. This looks very similar to a BCBee, but the hood is of a different style. Playboy Pickup is a pick-up style buggy very similar to the Kellison Pickup. It is completely flat no tool, or tire well or battery box. This buggy has a distinctive hood (single ridge, pointed in the front) and unique tail box that raises up above the back end. Just built a 1651 with bugpack heads and some hipo stuff, tri mil exh duel solex, runs like a champ, still breaking in. It as a single hood ridge and 2 recesses. The need many small fiberglass repair. A C cab model was also available. If you offroad your car much this might be a better alternative. Probably bumping up to 1500cc when I get it rebuilt. Looking to build a 1835. Clamshell fenders like an Imp on the front. Message. The Bremen Motorsports of Indian better known for the Ciatation dune buggy body also made the full legnth Maxi Taxi. Set an alert to be notified of new listings. I have seen a similar tail like this in an Ohio and Florida unknown body. The Bandit fiberglass dune buggy kit was a classic style buggy with a pointed nose. It is registered as a 58, and I was told its on a 52 frame. Available in both shortened chassis and long wheel base versions. I'm told 1961 by po. This is one of my many projects, I hope to be able to spend time on this one over the winter. I have only seen this leg on the Late Sears Rascal buggies that were made by Terra Buggy in Crawfordsville Ill. Another one I found for sale out in Jersey, what a deal! Any tips on what kind of buggy this would be appriciated! . Fiberglass with gold flake paint. ridges on the hood looks to be a one piece construction. The Touring T is also listed as a KAR-T-TUB in one of the ads. The Baron was built by the designers of the Bradley GT. Free 4 day shipping. This example has yet to be cut for a gas tank even. The fun products made both the MIGI STUTZ and the MAXI STUTZ, presumably based on wheelbase. Recently bought it and flat towed it home. G70's front chrome slots (will be changing), N70's rear chrome slots (will be changing). The square windshield frame and scoop look like a Sand Rover T buggy. A prop would be right at home on the engine cover. This buggy has square fenders and a flip up tail. perhaps another? Where did he come from? Trans ripped out. This 1975 fiber glass body sits on a 1963 Volkswagen chassis. Opens in a new window or tab. Follow this link to discuss the X-0045 buggy . Presently going through a frame off restoration. The dash fiberglass color matched reverse molded unit. The Shorette brothers (Dick and Leroy) started their business in I have completely rewired it, the wiring when I purchased it was not in the best condition. I have owned numerous dune buggies in the past and still have a collection of them. 1966 VW Shortened Pan/w ball joint front end. Identified over at The Samba by numerous members. This buggy still has the ORIGINAL GELCOAT! The buggy was sometime later sold to its third owner. Restoration in Progress.I am Going to Shorten the Bed. The tail box raises up above the rest of the tail. Bought it from a friend who found it and only had it for a month. X-0007 has a unique hood with a rib that goes halfway up but then flares out into a big V shaped "scoop" but it's not a scoop. The body was identical on the fender lines. Protected with a gel coat. The NOSTALGIA body mounts on an 80" wheelbase chassis. See Deserter GT for more info. The molded fiberglass dash is often found on cheaper bodies as they just pulled a copy of the ABS dash but couldn't make one of ABS in the boat shop they. I beleive I have a Bermoco HTV buggy. The body's only really distinguishing feature is the enormous gauge pod on the hood. Update: Completed 5-30-13 or so. JUST DISCOVERED IT IS A FIBER JET BEACHCOMBER. Here is another combo John had on file with no clue as to the Manufacturer. We never knew exactly what kit the friend bought / built (dad never asked). It might be for sale in the future. And it has 64 Impala taillights, one on each side. X-0030 extends all the way down the hood's nose. Produced by WagonMate Industries, we only have one example of this buggy so far. I then fessed up about the body being at my buddy's place. A dune buggy is a vehicle that has large tires designed for traveling on sand. It has a Hood Ornament that resembles a Ford Model A hood ornament and a Ford metal grill. Bought in a good deal. The box is cut off but I have it. in Crawfordsville, Ind 47933. Click the X-0043 Topic to discuss this X-File. The front fenders are flat. His more. Its sister buggies are the Rattler and the Tarantula. Son made a bad joke, this is how it got the name refuge shopping Kart! Hood scoop and side pods were not molded in. Thanks to Bart for the ID on this one. Spatz style flat topped rear fenders and tail box are like a Spatzbut those sides are certainly NOT Spatz. The front fenders are flat. This buggy looks a lot like X-0003 with identical dash and hood, but the tail is very different. (limbo) in progressStill collecting dust. Trans is out of a Square back (IRS low gear ratio). From the pictures, I think I can make out a badge like bump on the hood. have old 'ol school 4 bolt mags i am gonna mount after the disc conversion front and adapter for back. BJ. It has a unique pair of hood scoops with a raised ridge between the scoops that extends past the rest of the hood. The molded fiberglass dash is often found on cheaper bodies as they just pulled a copy of the ABS dash but couldn't make one of ABS in the boat shop they. Oil Sump Screen and Gasket Kit for 1300-1600cc VW Type 1 - Kit 8012. They are part of the car. If anyone has the literature by Fun Products, please let us know. . I had my fun with it as I grew up. still trying to figure it out posibly 1970 pan with 1965 drums and 67 brakes has swing axel, 72,1600 dual port with solex carbs as per casting#supposed to be a 2000 acording to the guy I got it from? The step in the side is very unique. 32 years later, it was on my trailer getting a new lease on life. The buggy looks a lot like a Manx from the side. The nose needed a flat spot for the NJ front plate, the rear needed engine coverage for state DMV laws. X-0003 has a wide ridge running up the center of the hood with a large oval bump on the very front for an emblem. The Vokaro is really more of a sports car kit body but I have seen so many of them raised and off roaded it has to also be included in our dune buggy files. The emblem shows Starbucks Kustom of Denver, CO. Stephens Sandshark was produced by Stephens Engineering of Fort Lauderdale, FL. In essence, it is a sand rail-type chassis stretched around a Manx body, with a cage integrated through the body. Originally going to sell it. John McCabe. Look closely and you'll notice the sides are too low to be an exact clone. Also back of buggy body comes down very low and has a door to gain access to the engine . Options included gull wing doors, a hard top, a pick-up bed and a road racer hood just to mention a few. bought the body for 35 dollars, needed alot of work, got most of it done. It has a very wide and shallow tail box. Yankee's front and back. The tail lights were cut for '62-67 lens but, I don't have documentation on if this was factory molded in or owner cut out. Bertram FiberglassMade a copy of the popular Lido kit and advertisied it in 2000. Click the X-0055 Topic to discuss this buggy. New basic painted metal rims with road tires, New Basic painted metal rims with street rubber. The gel coat is a orange color. If we get a positive ID, the entries will move to the appropriate mfg registry. The Glitterbug dash did not have the leg for the radio on the dash. Big ass 15x10 chrome 5 lugs and 265r15 off road tires. Also, the Seemingly molded in a few pieces and the glassed together and top coated. wagnerimprovall@hughes.net ,please let me know if you have any ideas what make it is. Lots still to do. Dont know what it is but its a nice buggy Ive had for 2 years now. brand new in 1969-70 from KAR and calls it "Midnight Pumpkin". The NOSTALGIA is our version of an old standard. thanks to DBA, John Shepard, i am now thinking it's an Allied Fiberglass Fun Buggy 30-30. it was guessed to be a full length pan in a recent magazine inquiry, but it has been shortened up some ,to what length i'm unsure. The body has a pair of rear seats molded in. $42.99. A plate is mounted below the rear seat above the shift coupler on numbed Imps. Will wait until I get the motor rebuilt which starts tonight. They were handlaid fiberglass construction with chopper gun re-inforcements. Found in someones yard. No, there is no evidence of them being cut off, either. Licensed reproduction of the 1968 Jeffries The rear under seat area is flat with no wells. On this episode, we get the cracks and holes repaired in the body. This looks a lot like a Sand Rover, but the hood is totally different. (There is also a "Hummer" knock off called a Humbug that causes confusion). The Sand Tiger was built by Vaughn Fabrications of Miami Florida. Once we get two or more identical buggies, we will create a unique registry for those entries and add them to the ID process. Looks exactly like the Unique III LTD, but without the molded-in splashguards. It has a very pointed nose. It was advertisied in 1969. Also the rear seat back area above the tail. My grandpa was told that the car was on the show The Munsters and was only used for one episode because Herman was too big to fit in it. The rest of the hood is smooth. Boss Bug was made by Perfect Plastcis of PA. Manx style buggy with bubble side pods and fastback hardtop. Wife then girlfriend loved it and we saved and save to build it. Bart Hoffman, hoffmanbtss@gmail.com, 310-371-6809. The low sides should be a clue to. Free or royalty-free photos and images. This sat for 12 years and I finally put it together. The front axle was rebuild along time ago and then they left it sit out in the weather. I just got it a few weeks ago. livc.net. Any history on this body? I would greatly appreciate any answers as to what this is. I fell in love with it. I got it from my neighbors about 1 year ago and i've been fixing and upgrading it. Why am i reading this?? Mine does have the exact same front signal and tail lights as that car though. Sand rail frames are built from a tubular space frame chassis that incorporates an integrated roll cage. Hydralic front end, new rims and. MiniVolks is completely flat. Scorpion? 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