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manxdavid Samba Member
Joined: November 24, 2003 Posts: 1841 Location: David Jones, Anglesey, North Wales, UK. Manxclub #678.
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Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 9:45 am Post subject: |
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BL3Manx wrote: |
I'm not sure why you're asking though, I'm pretty sure you know this stuff as well or better than I do. |
I was wondering about that too...are you feeling OK Bill??? |
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mr_bill Samba Member
Joined: February 19, 2006 Posts: 1008 Location: City of Orange, CA
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Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 4:53 pm Post subject: |
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size=18]NOT to worry guys...just trying to verify all that I have heard & been told over the years.....seems that I have been given GOOD info.....
Thanks for the replies.....[/size] _________________ see ya' on the trail........
"Mr Bill"
Dos Perros Motorsports
Orange, CA
1972 Class 11x/Stock Bug
'60's era "vintage" Tunnell-Buggy
"...no one here....get's out ALIVE...."
Motor = electric
Engine = internal combustion
www.facebook.com/groups/DosPerrosMotorsports
www.alrchapter132.org
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DirtDgr Samba Member
Joined: August 20, 2011 Posts: 94 Location: Lakeport, Ca
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Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2011 5:55 pm Post subject: |
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Ok what is it?!
My father has had this for ten years or so and we are going to sell it to help fund our Class 11 racer.
So what I do know is the motor is off a "THING"(AM case). Is it safe to assume the frame and pan is as well?
Looks like a 1600 dp but with these headers this thing sounds like a Harley(sorry to offend you bikers!).
Our registration says its a 1969 but is is a swing axle so???
It used to be blue.
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DirtDgr Samba Member
Joined: August 20, 2011 Posts: 94 Location: Lakeport, Ca
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Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2011 6:00 pm Post subject: |
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yes I see the fuel filter! lol! |
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gr8cobbler Samba Member
Joined: May 04, 2006 Posts: 916 Location: Midlife Crisis, Midwest
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Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2011 9:01 pm Post subject: |
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Link pin front end and a swing axel would suggest it is not a 69 chassis. 69 was an IRS but you seemed to know that was off. You may know to look for the VIN by the rear shifter access hole, you can reference that number for the year of the chassis. Pretty common to see a newer DP engine in a buggy. Looks like a nice machine, pretty inventive use of motorcycle turn signals.
I'd have apologized to the VW owners for comparing its sound to a Harley, not the other way around A straight pipe is a straight pipe..Too loud either way. _________________ Gary
Being a cheap old fart is just a front for my actual lack of money. |
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didget69 Samba Member
Joined: July 22, 2004 Posts: 4925 Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
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Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2012 12:29 pm Post subject: |
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Ian -
Why don't you make this a large flashing banner on the 'Fiberglass Buggy/Kit Car' forum page??
How many new people come to 'The Samba' and ask this question "Can Anyone Identify My Buggy?" without having the foresight or knowledge to look for a specific place to post their question?
bryan _________________ I never found the need to impress people with any mechanic certifications, trophies or track wins... unless it was for Mom to post on the refrigerator door. |
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GTBRADLEY Samba Member
Joined: February 27, 2009 Posts: 578 Location: Texas
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Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2012 6:17 pm Post subject: |
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I think having separate threads is better than having this one. Why go looking through all these different buggies when someone may pick up on the type right away. Then its the end of the story and the thread dies right there.
Also if you lock a thread you should move the guts of it here. It would help the original poster out if you did. _________________ Thunderbug by Bugformance 1969 |
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DirtDgr Samba Member
Joined: August 20, 2011 Posts: 94 Location: Lakeport, Ca
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Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 7:54 am Post subject: |
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GTBRADLEY wrote: |
I think having separate threads is better than having this one. Why go looking through all these different buggies when someone may pick up on the type right away. Then its the end of the story and the thread dies right there.
Also if you lock a thread you should move the guts of it here. It would help the original poster out if you did. |
I agree. I got ONE answer in here. In the main page the last guy that asked got 33!
Nobody looks in here!
But I have been flooded with calls about it on Craigslist and it looks like I will have no problem selling. |
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AEH Samba Member
Joined: October 16, 2011 Posts: 286 Location: Fort Smith, AR
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AEH Samba Member
Joined: October 16, 2011 Posts: 286 Location: Fort Smith, AR
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boomerang Samba Member
Joined: January 26, 2012 Posts: 106 Location: Texas / Kansas
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Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 5:25 am Post subject: |
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Anyone know what body this is? I went through the list but didn't see a perfect match, though it looked close to a Alameda Buggy
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66 Shorty Samba Member
Joined: May 10, 2007 Posts: 916 Location: Rhode Island
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Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 8:59 am Post subject: |
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Last one looks like a Spatz to me... _________________ ~X-Man~
'60's Spatz Buggy body on '74 Chassis (Budget Build)
'69 Bug (Baja-to-be partial daily)
'10 Silverado (My daily) |
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boomerang Samba Member
Joined: January 26, 2012 Posts: 106 Location: Texas / Kansas
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Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 7:49 pm Post subject: |
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This is a different body than I posted earlier. But there are some similarities. Could it be another Spatz? What are the odds I'd find two for sale in roughly the same area? I read that there may have been a Kansas manufacturer that made bodies similar to Spatz. Anyone? |
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66 Shorty Samba Member
Joined: May 10, 2007 Posts: 916 Location: Rhode Island
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Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 4:59 am Post subject: |
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Yes, they BOTH look like Spatz Buggies to me... I own one myself.
Not sure about any other manufacturers with the same style though... Spatz were made in New Jersey as far as I know. _________________ ~X-Man~
'60's Spatz Buggy body on '74 Chassis (Budget Build)
'69 Bug (Baja-to-be partial daily)
'10 Silverado (My daily) |
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boomerang Samba Member
Joined: January 26, 2012 Posts: 106 Location: Texas / Kansas
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Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 8:19 am Post subject: |
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66 Shorty wrote: |
Yes, they BOTH look like Spatz Buggies to me... I own one myself.
Not sure about any other manufacturers with the same style though... Spatz were made in New Jersey as far as I know. |
Thanks! And I read that Spatz bodies were made in Delaware. Maybe they were once also in New Jersey. |
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manxdavid Samba Member
Joined: November 24, 2003 Posts: 1841 Location: David Jones, Anglesey, North Wales, UK. Manxclub #678.
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Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2012 11:33 pm Post subject: |
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I found this pic on a UK website but am not sure where the owner lives. I thought I'd seen them all but have never seen one like this before. Has anyone got any clues?
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manxdavid Samba Member
Joined: November 24, 2003 Posts: 1841 Location: David Jones, Anglesey, North Wales, UK. Manxclub #678.
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EVfun Samba Member
Joined: April 01, 2012 Posts: 5446 Location: Seattle
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Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 11:40 am Post subject: Thanks for looking |
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Can anyone help me identify this buggy body? The headlight mounting is the most obvious detail, real Dietz headlights partly set into the front fenders. The recessed hood detail and the small shelf rear end are other hints. The rear scoop is handmade to cover previous body hacking. The body is entirely chopper gun fiberglass. I found the car as a flipped wreck in the Seattle area back in 1991 and have owned it since. The pictures where taken in Portland in 2002, the car has changed little since then.
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joescoolcustoms Samba Member
Joined: August 08, 2006 Posts: 9054 Location: West By God Virginia
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Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 11:56 am Post subject: |
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Someone sniped your engine and replaced it with a motor.
The rear looks like a sand shark design. I too have a buggy with the front lights partially in the fenders, but the rest of the body is different. _________________ Bad News Racing 2018 NORRA 1000 3rd in Class
Best Day Ever Racing 2022 NORRA 1000 2nd in Class and first All Female team to complete the race
Everyone is gifted. Some just do not open the package.
Looks like it was painted with a live chicken,polished with a brick and buffed with a pine cone |
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heywebonya Samba Member
Joined: July 08, 2010 Posts: 823 Location: Portage, MI
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Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 5:21 pm Post subject: |
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Try this one; it's part Rolls Royce, part pickup, part buggy. Had it not been made of fiberglas I would not consider it; but it is growing on me like a sad puppy.
What is it?
I would cut off the front and make a new front end. Perhaps like a VEEP. Thoughts?
Jeff _________________ If I knew what I was doing; I wouldn't be building a buggy! |
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