Official Safari/Safari Trail Owners Thread

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ANy Body from So. Cal out there with a Safari Or Safari Trail

rustfree1967bug · Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 4:52 pm Post subject:

We have a safari trail. We've owned it for the last 15 years or so but it's been sitting in our barn undriven for the last 5 years. Maybe next summer we'll get it out and I can post pics. It's on a '64 pan and has a '67 1500cc engine.
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dazn9796 · Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 5:44 pm Post subject:

Mine has been in the family for over 30 years my grandpa traded two Honda trail 70's for it. It sat for about ten years then he passed away I tore it aprt in high school then I got married two kids and a divorce later I have it back on the road it still needs all the cosmetic stuff done but it is all steet legal and everything functions. The kids love it. Post some pics of yours.

CBDZ_CBDZ · Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 2:20 pm Post subject:

I have the same body, but my dash and hood are different. It may be a different car all-together.

The only problem is that the PO had the back a hacked up, so I get the rest off. I have a mold built to rebuild it, but it is not back to the orignal shape...

shloopter30 · Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 11:52 pm Post subject:

Hello from Central California!

Just picked mine up from a work buddy. He had it for years and decided he was done with it. I can't wait to get started on it but I have a couple bugs I need to get done first. Maybe I'll get the pan out from under it in December. I could use some good photos of the back as the PO cut it up pretty good. He also cut the bottom of the front off and I'd like to fix both these areas.

What's the story with Safari? I heard they were from Hermosa Beach? Are the original owners still around?

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Could probably use a little raking and weeding.

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dazn9796 · Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 11:55 am Post subject:

Where are the rest of the safari owners?? I know a few that have just popped up the last month or two.

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lostinbaja · Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2009 11:33 am Post subject:

I recently picked this buggy up. I was told it is a Safari.

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There are more pictures here: http://www.manxgallery.org/gallery/album661
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56 manx · Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2009 10:29 pm Post subject:

Somehow this thread has eluded me until now. I'm glad to see other Safari owners on this forum, and to find out who they are.

I have a regular Safari on a 56 pan that I bought twelve years ago. I drove it around the first year then decided to do a partial restore that seemed to take forever, and I'm not done yet.

It seemed like when I had the time I didn't have the funds and vice versa, not to mention way too many hobbies.

The last two years I've been doing mechanical upgrades getting rid of the 56 brakes and steering etc. and now I'm almost ready to start the cosmetic work.

I don't presently have a digital camera but I'll try to borrow one and get some pics for you.

Richard

56 manx · Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2009 11:09 pm Post subject:

Incidentally do any of you Safari owners know when your body was built.

Mine has a date spray painted on the bottom side of the hood June 14th 1972.

I'm curious if any of yours are like mine and if maybe Safari always dated them this way or not. Of course it's also possible that the first owner might have started building it on that day.

I have the '' Building Your VW Based DuneBuggy '' manual written by Peter Ezzell and John Quan that was published in 1969. Although this manual don't refer to building any specific buggy a lot of the pictures in it show Safaris. Therefor we know they were at least made in the late sixties.

Richard

lostinbaja · Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2009 4:17 pm Post subject:

I will be digging into mine ia a week or 2 and I will let you know about the date on the bottom side of the hood.
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blk r32 · Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 5:59 pm Post subject:

This is my safari trail project. just picked it up about a month ago!
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dazn9796 · Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 10:55 am Post subject:

Blk r32 looks like a nice project. keep us updated on the project. If you need any help let me know I dont live that far from you.

As far as the date goes i do not remember any thing. where was it painted was it big or small and off to the side.

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superman73 · Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 12:01 pm Post subject:

here is mine... i was told it is a safari trail...
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superman73 · Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 12:06 pm Post subject:

Blk r32 mine has the same hood and "scoops" on the side of the hood as yours, looks like the rest of the body is the same also.
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98 TDI beetle 5-speed
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74 ghia 1776 dual carb
67 manx clone
66 safari trail
various other parts cars.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=228364&highlight=superman73sb+bellsouth

shloopter30 · Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 8:52 pm Post subject:

Cool. Good to see more of us. I still haven't got to tearing into mine. I just bought another '66 bug today which will take me away from the Safari even longer.
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blk r32 · Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 10:13 pm Post subject:

blk r32 · Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 10:15 pm Post subject:

clonebug · Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 10:47 pm Post subject:

Here is my Safari

How I found it.

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A driver. It's not real pretty but it is dependable and will cruise at 65 mph for hours.
Original white Gelcoat cleaned up and now on it's 4th year of driving almost every day from April thru September. Over 17000 trouble free miles

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superman73 · Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 2:57 am Post subject:

superman73 · Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 2:57 am Post subject:

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