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Josterhout
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Location: Michigan
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 Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 10:20 am Post subject: Hello, just picked up a buggy |
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Hello everyone, I have been doing quite a bit of reading here, and learning a lot. I just picked up a buggy a couple of weeks ago. I have been trying to figure out who makes the body. Maybe some of you will have some ideas. I tried to find it using that form on dunebuggyarchives but did not have any luck. Any help you can give will be appreciated.
Jeff
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mwcopi
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Location: fairmount in
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It kind of looks like a sand shark. Need a pic of the back.
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Josterhout
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Location: Michigan
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Ok, here is a pic of the back.
Thanks
Jeff
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PELLAND
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Location: Scotland
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From the line up the front hood and the scoops for the windscreen wiper arms I would reckon its a Fiber Tech Manx.....shape of the shell is right but I only have pics of the lwb version and don't have a pic of the rear end.
Nice buggy whatever it is. 
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Dinubadave
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Joined: February 18, 2009
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Location: Dinuba, CA
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| Not sure what it is, but it's a good looking buggy... |
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Genom
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Location: Palm Springs CA
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dougschne
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Joined: August 21, 2007
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Location: Augusta, MI
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| Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 7:27 pm Post subject: |
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| Sand Shark. Exactly like mine which is in the process. |
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Josterhout
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Location: Michigan
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Ok, thanks for help. I have been trying to find info on the Sand Sharks but haven't found much. But all the pictures I have come across look like mine. I thought I read where they were made in MI. But Could not find what years they were made. The pan is a 67, the engine which is going to get rebuilt is a 71.
Again thanks for responding.
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Thanatos
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Joined: October 14, 2009
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Everything seems like a Sand Shark to me, from what I know of them. It's definitely not a Meyers Manx, not anything from the FiberJet repertoire, not a Beecraft, it is a Sand Shark as far as I can see. But I have one little problem: Those Chevy Rally Wheels on it will make me go blind if I look at them long enough.  |
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junior55
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Exactly like my Sandshark, but cut slightly bigger aroung the original license plate indent where mine is cut.
Original is a full sweep drape across the back.
Most all Sandshark back aprons were cut for carb clearance as there was only an inch or two over the stock carb.
If it's not done by now, you'll want to support the back seat with steel
angle thats tied to the upper shock mounts, an easy bracket to fab !
Much needed with this big overhang geometry.
Looks Great ! |
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Herbthe1eyedworm
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Location: Kanona New York
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yankee1919
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I did not know that there are sand sharks in Michigan?
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PELLAND
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Sand shark looks favorite although some of them have their fenders quite high in relation to the bonnet line in comparison to yours.
The Fibre Tech Manx...........(Note NOT Fibre Jet or Meyers)...looks very similar.
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joescoolcustoms
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Mine was a Sand Shark also, but made by APC, (American Plastics Company) and is called an Apache Sand Shark.
The only difference is the fixed windscreen.
The PO hacked the rear for carb clearance and I repaired it with built in clearance.
My favorite FG Buggy Body style.
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Looks like it was painted with a live chicken,polished with a brick and buffed with a pine cone |
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Butch F20
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Location: Glen Burnie Maryland
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Don't mean to to repeat what everyone else said, but it is a Sand Shark, the Apache had the molded in dshield, but the samebody.
Here is a pic of mine from the Members gallery.
Thanks,
Butch
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/319373.jpg |
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lostinbaja
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sledder_duner
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| You shouldnt have bought that one cause i would have traded mine for the gto you have in the garage. Show some pics of the gto if you dont mind.I am glad mine wasnt cut too bad when i got it. |
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mwcopi
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You shouldnt have bought that one cause i would have traded mine for the gto you have in the garage.
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X2, but the buggy will be a whole lot more fun!
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Josterhout
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Location: Michigan
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| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 9:14 pm Post subject: |
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Ok, Sand shark it is. Now if I can find out some more info on them. Like what years where they made? Anyone have any ideas on that?
And here are a couple pictures of my GTO. Its a 69 with a 400 Ram Air
My Dad bought the car new. He traded his 64 GTO for it. Wish he would of kept that one also, but at least he kept the 69
Jeff
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new-n-old-vdubs
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Location: feeding hills mass
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| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 10:57 pm Post subject: |
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| mybuddy has a all original gto i believe its a 65 its long and looks like the one kinda from triple xxx its bad ass, ad hes got a original judge ther soo sweeeeet, yours is wicke to |
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