Help with ID of this buggy.

2bugtony · Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 5:53 pm Post subject: Help with ID of this buggy.

Hello
I just bought this and done have it home. I only have two pics I don't know if you can tell anything from these or not. I looked the the buggy archives but didn't see this one but don't really know what I'm looking at.
Anyone know this one

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2bugtony · Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 7:46 pm Post subject: Re: Help with ID of this buggy.

Have been doing some looking and I think it is a Allison now trying to figure the year

joescoolcustoms · Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 8:03 pm Post subject: Re: Help with ID of this buggy.

Looks like a Allison or a Allison clone.

Looks to be one of the early designs with the more rounded nose. Early 70's is about as close to ID'ing when the body was made.
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Looks like it was painted with a live chicken,polished with a brick and buffed with a pine cone

2bugtony · Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 8:06 pm Post subject: Re: Help with ID of this buggy.

going to get it home tomorrow and do some good look'n hopefully I can find some numbers or tags somewhere.
Thanks Joe

2bugtony · Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2018 4:17 pm Post subject: Re: Help with ID of this buggy.

Here's a few more pics. Got it today. Going to get started on it tomorrow. I'm going to get the seats out and get the body off. Trying to figure out what color to paint it. I what to paint the pan with bed liner how do you guy like the bedliner on the pan.

vponder · Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2018 5:00 pm Post subject: Re: Help with ID of this buggy.

Looks like a Allison for sure I've had three of them very good body real thick. Wonder if you can tell what the original color was .

2bugtony · Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2018 5:48 pm Post subject: Re: Help with ID of this buggy.

It is very thick. The original color was red gel coat with lot of flakes

2bugtony · Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2018 5:49 pm Post subject: Re: Help with ID of this buggy.

How did you mount the seats

vponder · Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2018 4:31 am Post subject: Re: Help with ID of this buggy.

My seats were already mounted when I bought the last one, they appear to be original vw seat frames but cut way down, they used the seat rails that was on the pan. The driver one was really stiff to move I think it was in a bind never took them out.

heywebonya · Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2018 8:08 am Post subject: Re: Help with ID of this buggy.

Great looking buggy, solidly built.
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amrcnbadaz · Samba Member Joined: September 24, 2004 Posts: 67

was this the one that was for sale in central VA?
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2bugtony · Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2018 4:40 pm Post subject: Re: Help with ID of this buggy.

Amherst VA

2bugtony · Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2018 4:56 pm Post subject: Re: Help with ID of this buggy.

amrcnbadaz

Do you know anything about it. I would love to know who made it and what year the body and pan is

amrcnbadaz · Samba Member Joined: September 24, 2004 Posts: 67

I live in Amherst as well. This was one of the very few VW's I did not know was in the area. The price was so good, I was going to check it out myself, but I work swing shift and was working nights when the ad was placed. Sorry I can not be of help, but congrats to you on the purchase!!
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2bugtony · Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2018 5:33 am Post subject: Re: Help with ID of this buggy.

Thanks
I placed a add on craiglist looking for a buggy and he got back with me. I put a carb on it and it run great. Going to find someone close to put a paint job on it. I 'm down in piney river. Do you know anyone that does good paint jobs. I might do it my self if I cant find someone.

amrcnbadaz · Samba Member Joined: September 24, 2004 Posts: 67

I live on 151 about 3 miles from Piney River. I don't know who to tell you that will paint it after hours. Bill's body shop does good work at decent prices. I have had Choice Collision in Madison Heights do some work for me, and will be using him again in the future. His work is awesome!
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2bugtony · Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2018 5:49 am Post subject: Re: Help with ID of this buggy.

We must be pretty close to each other.
I live just off 151 on St james church rd. I have a few vw parts here. and a lot in WV. Let me know if you need anything. Thanks for the info on the painting. I was thing about a shop out here at the end of 151 going toward amherst. I was going to stop in and ask some questions.
Thanks


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