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Street/Strip Nostalgia Buggy   Price: 18900
Street/Strip Manx-style Buggy. Fresh build, never raced.
Modified 1962 Beetle pan.
Titled as a1962 VW. Yes, I have a title in my name

Body:
Acme Berrien Buggy's Nostalgia (Manx style) body, purple gelcoat
Kirkey seats, passenger seat easily removed for the track.
New belts dated June 2026.
Full instrumentation with old-school VDO gauges – Porsche speedo with trip counter, fuel, voltage, oil temp, oil pressure and head temp.
Autometer monster tach with shift light and oil pressure warning light.
Berg short throw shifter
Hurst Line-lock
New wiring loom
Holley Blue pump, -8 fuel line, fuel filter, fuel regulator and fuel pressure gauges
Custom roll cage
VW Beetle turn signal lever/switch
Custom Steering Wheel
New Bosch beetle horn – yeah, it has a working horn.
Small 4" projection headlights
Custom motorcycle front directionals
Rear taillights and turn signals are old-school Cal-Look REAL Lucas glass units inspired by the Flemming buggy from the 1970's.
New Napa Battery with master power switch

Chassis:
1962 Beetle pan that was professionally shortened 13"
RLR 1" trans raise and sold mounts
CB Performance front beam with Avis Adjusters
Empi front disc brakes with wide-5 hubs
New rear torsion bushings and custom billet spring retainers.
Stock rear torsion bars as HD bars were too stiff for the light-weight buggy
Original Berg Wheelie Bars – complete, fresh powder coating
Genuine Centerline wheels – 3.5" fronts, 7" rears
May include the drag race tie set up (new Phoenix front runner tires and 6W (7") drag slicks and polished Centerlines 3.5" front, 6" rears), for additional cost. Never mounted.

Engine:
84x94 (2332cc)
Demello wedge-mated crank
12 lbs Berg wedgemated flywheel
Demello 5.500" h-beam rods with ARP bolts
New AA 94mm barrels, slipper skirt pistons
Engle FK87 camshaft with steel straight cut gears
Tool Steel Udo Becker lifters
Manton pushrods
CB Performance 1.4 rocker assemblies
CB Performance Super Pro heads with 45mm intakes, 37.5mm exhausts
11.3 to 1 compression
Berg 1 ¾" merged header and matching stinger for racing, and a custom 2 ½" Flowmaster muffler for the street.
Empi EPC 51.5mm IDA's, 44mm venturis, big stacks and large red IDA covers.
CSP Linkage
Berg Equalizer pullet, sand sealed
36 horse style dog house shroud
Bosch alternator
Berg welded and balanced fan
Full MSD ignition with launch control and rev limiter (will include extra chips)
Berg 26mm oil pump, full flow oiling
Berg 4qt drag racing sump
Clyde Berg custom breather box

Transmission:
Original Rhino transmission case
Weddle 3.78/2.08 gears 1st/2nd
Berg Arrow 1.48 and 1.125 3rd/4th gears
3.885 Ring & Pinion
New Super Diff
Billet Side Covers
Original SAW short HD axles

Really fast car. Everything works. Intended to be driven as a toy on the street and raced at the track. Lost interest and moving on to other projects.
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