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GoMopar440
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 Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2016 8:11 pm Post subject: Re: Identify the Buggy! |
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Kinda looks like Speed Racer's Mach V to me.
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Homemade rail for street & off road: BJ front beam (bent), IRS rear (boxed/maybe bent), stock T1 DP 1600, 009, 34PICT-3 (soon to be dual 40HPMXs), 4-1 glass pack exh, T3 brakes (F disk, R drum & Dual MC), Bug trans (002, 5 rib going in soon).
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oktr6r
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Location: Sand Springs, Ok
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| Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2016 1:58 pm Post subject: Re: Identify the Buggy! |
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I've searched the DBA and this thread, with no luck. Any ideas on what this is? It's on an early '58 pan.
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'73 Thing - Offroad project
'68 Lightning Bug Baja
'66 Type 1 waiting heart transplant
'60 Baja Volkstruckin' future project
'58 Chassis w/ Beau Hickory Virgo body
Quote from RLAP: "dude i think the last thing you need in your bug is more horsepower, you would only get yourself into trouble" |
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aquavette
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Location: Argyle, TX.
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oktr6r
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| Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2016 7:34 am Post subject: Re: Identify the Buggy! |
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Thank you! 100% positive ID.
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Les
'73 Thing - Offroad project
'68 Lightning Bug Baja
'66 Type 1 waiting heart transplant
'60 Baja Volkstruckin' future project
'58 Chassis w/ Beau Hickory Virgo body
Quote from RLAP: "dude i think the last thing you need in your bug is more horsepower, you would only get yourself into trouble" |
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oktr6r
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Location: Sand Springs, Ok
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| Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2016 7:27 pm Post subject: Re: Identify the Buggy! |
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My cousin had a call from the owner of the web site forgottenfiberglass.com, and found out Mr Beau Hickory is 87 years old and still with us. Since I am trading for the buggy, I hope to talk to both of these gentlemen this week.
Thanks again aquavette.
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Les
'73 Thing - Offroad project
'68 Lightning Bug Baja
'66 Type 1 waiting heart transplant
'60 Baja Volkstruckin' future project
'58 Chassis w/ Beau Hickory Virgo body
Quote from RLAP: "dude i think the last thing you need in your bug is more horsepower, you would only get yourself into trouble" |
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aquavette
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Location: Argyle, TX.
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| Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2016 1:06 pm Post subject: Re: Identify the Buggy! |
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| oktr6r wrote: |
My cousin had a call from the owner of the web site forgottenfiberglass.com, and found out Mr Beau Hickory is 87 years old and still with us. Since I am trading for the buggy, I hope to talk to both of these gentlemen this week.
Thanks again aquavette. |
Very cool!
No problem at all... |
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bugmanNDsun
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Location: Collinsville Alabama
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| Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2016 8:50 am Post subject: Re: Identify the Buggy! |
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Can any ID this one?
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bugmanNDsun
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Location: Collinsville Alabama
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| Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2016 6:18 pm Post subject: Re: Identify the Buggy! |
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| Any Ideals? Please help. |
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aquavette
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Location: Argyle, TX.
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| Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2016 4:40 pm Post subject: Re: Identify the Buggy! |
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Sorry I can't offer much help, but interesting hood...
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SBD
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Location: SOUTH DAKOTA
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| Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2016 5:34 pm Post subject: Re: Identify the Buggy! |
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SOMEBODY had to say it! 
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bugmanNDsun
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Location: Collinsville Alabama
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| Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2016 9:38 pm Post subject: Re: Identify the Buggy! |
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| Ha Ha Big nose..... I have been on the scene for a long time and I have never came across one like this, hence why I had to have it. notice the awesome dash detail. Very thick and strong. Even the steering wheel is a red gel to match the body. |
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YASHA7FOLD
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Location: Montana.
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| Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2016 6:40 pm Post subject: Re: Identify the Buggy! |
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So I checked the buggy index and didn't see this one. Not saying it wasn't there at one time because there are a lot of blank photos. Can anyone tell me who the manufacturer would have been? It's sitting on a 58 pan. Also do you guys think it's worth saving? Let me know if you have info. Thanks.
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Genom
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Location: Palm Springs CA
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| Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 4:20 am Post subject: Re: Identify the Buggy! |
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| Linton Spoiler |
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jcasi
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| Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2016 6:28 pm Post subject: Re: Identify the Buggy! |
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Tried using the ID link but didn't come up with a match. Hood is separate from the rest. Its been painted over so I haven't seen any ID markings anywhere yet. It has the channels on the sides to run wires to the back.
Any help? Seems like it would be a pretty common buggy.
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YASHA7FOLD
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| Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2016 10:03 pm Post subject: Re: Identify the Buggy! |
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| Genom wrote: |
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Thanks Genom |
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duncanave
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Location: Chattanooga, TN
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| Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2016 9:27 am Post subject: Re: Identify the Buggy! |
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Hi Everyone,
My dad dragged this dune buggy body home in the mid to late '70's, as best as I can recall. He has been gone for many years, and we (my mom and I) are finally getting around to finding new homes for his unfinished projects.
We cannot find any paperwork for this body. There are no plates, ID numbers, etc. on the body itself.
I did go to the other website and try to identify this myself, but no luck. (Holy crap! I had no idea there were so many different types of dune buggies. Was everybody and their brother cranking these puppies out in the '60's?)
At any rate, if one of you were going to list this for sale, how would you describe it and what would be a fair asking price? Thanks for any advice you have. Lee
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joescoolcustoms
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| Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2016 9:54 am Post subject: Re: Identify the Buggy! |
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Well, first thing I would do is drag it outside and wash it off so the body can be seen better for condition purposes. Looks relatively un-hacked. By itself, $ 300 to $ 900 depending on condition. If the gel coat, (top shiney side) is in nice shape, maybe more.
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Looks like it was painted with a live chicken,polished with a brick and buffed with a pine cone |
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duncanave
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| Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2016 2:24 pm Post subject: Re: Identify the Buggy! |
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joescoolcustoms,
Ha! I hear you on the cleanup needed. I appreciate you taking the time to reply. I was trying to get some idea of its value because we have learned the hard way that not only buyer's need to beware, but seller's need to beware too.
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SBD
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| Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2016 2:40 pm Post subject: Re: Identify the Buggy! |
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Looks like your dad had some cool stuff. 
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YASHA7FOLD
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Location: Montana.
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| Posted: Mon May 02, 2016 6:30 pm Post subject: Re: Identify the Buggy! |
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| So,what does a typical Manx body weigh? Just the body. |
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