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racinbug53
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 Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 8:15 pm Post subject: need help with info on a (rare) dunebuggy !!! |
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| howdy all, about 8 months ago I came across a fella that had some old bugs he wanted to get rid of on his property,when I arrived at his place what first caught my eye was a fiberglass dune buggy in the weeds that was unusual and awesome looking(most everything else was junkers).I took some pictures and sent them to my father and he immediatly wanted the buggy, a deal was struck and it made a trip to Houston,Texas. We have located a riveted tag on the body that reads: Free Spirit , manufactured in Austin,Texas.The year reads 1979. The body is a two seater and behind the seating area the body extends up to form a arc, the front of the buggy forms a point that looks similar to a 70's model corvette nose,I have enjoyed building and racing vw's for about 20 years and have never seen one of these buggys,so if anyone has any info or leads on finding out more about it please help me.We have completely redone this buggy and intend to have it at as many vw shows in south Texas as we can and would enjoy finding who made these. Thank You, Randy Larsen |
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vdubhippy
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I havent ever heard of one of these. Ill be interested to know what you find. Try dune-buggy.com, they have been qutie helpful to me in the past.
alex |
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UncleBob
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| Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 10:44 pm Post subject: |
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I've never heard of that model either. You could try Bart Shoemaker over at Dunebuggyarchives.com . Send several pictures from all angles, including the riveted tag.
Bart might not have that model in the database, yours may be the first!
I wouldn't mind seeing a pic of it either, if you want to post a couple pics in the gallery.
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racinbug53
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| Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 3:31 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks for the replies,I will contact these folks and see if they have any leads.This is really a nice looking body,and I just think that it would be a great selling body to bring back to the market,(you know,something a little different) I will post some pictures as soon as I can get some one to help me figure out how,the only pictures I currently have are in my e-mail box sent from dad.........Thanks again Randy |
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UncleBob
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UncleBob
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Almost forgot, nice buggy!
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racinbug53
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| Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 12:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Great posting,Thanks again hopefully someone will recognize it and have some info,also the wing that is attached to the rear is not original,it used to have a fiberglass engine cover that would not fit after we put on the dual carbs,so dad built a aluminum wing that really looks terrific......Randy |
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kit.car
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There was one on ebay over the summer out of Dover DE... Blue one, with If I remember correctly Corvair drive train. I dont remember the name...
Joe |
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UncleBob
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I still vote for the Concept One, or a Concept Clone.
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racinbug53
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| Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 7:51 pm Post subject: |
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| Wow,now we are getting somewhere !!!!! That does look just like it Unclebob, the only differences I see are the front fiberglass nose has different headlight mountings and we had to make a windshield for our buggy. Where did you find this picture and how do I find out more info on this car..........Thanks again,Randy |
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UncleBob
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That car is owned by a local club member. Shoot me an e-mail and I'll try and get you in touch with the owner.
There's a couple of these buggies cruising the streets locally. I really like the body style, very sleek. Last year I saw one wearing it's original Metal Flake Gel-Coat. I'll see if I can find the picture.
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kit.car
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racinbug53
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| Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2004 9:32 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks so much kit.car,I will be trying to reach this person as they seem to have purchased there buggy from the manufacturer,and they have an original manual,once again thanks to all who are helping me ..............Randy |
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