- Build-A-Buggy-FAQ's? -
Where Can I find a Buggy? - Try your local classified section, Parts Swapper, or eBay for a few
good choices. Usually at any time you will be able to find a half dozen well loved, but forgotten buggies in
something less than 100% state of completion. If you go via the Internet, remember that shipping charges can
often be more than the cost of the bug! Know where you are dealing from!
Depending on the condition, anything from $100 to 3 or 6,000 could be appropriate. Any average driver today
has to be worth $3-4,000, less if not running, more with the expensive stuff. All you have to do is ask yourself,
how much is missing, how much can you do or want to do and how much do you want to spend. And try to be
honest! Then, the best advice would have to be, buy the best car you can afford. Someone else's labor almost
always comes free of charge in any partial project (and some times it's not even worth that :-). But potentially, it's
a lot less work for you to and get something running and usable and better than starting from scratch.
A lot of the fun of ownership with a buggy is the fact that you did not have to finance your life away to get it
drivable. If your interest includes show perfection, sure you'll be spending more, but still a lot less than on a 100
point Corvette.
I've seen plenty of dune buggy owners go well over $10,000+ and not have everything sorted out yet, parts add
up fast, money goes fast. I'd think pretty hard at refusing a running cars simply because of bad paint, or some bad
tire or wheel combination or some other easy fix..
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good choices. Usually at any time you will be able to find a half dozen well loved, but forgotten buggies in
something less than 100% state of completion. If you go via the Internet, remember that shipping charges can
often be more than the cost of the bug! Know where you are dealing from!
Depending on the condition, anything from $100 to 3 or 6,000 could be appropriate. Any average driver today
has to be worth $3-4,000, less if not running, more with the expensive stuff. All you have to do is ask yourself,
how much is missing, how much can you do or want to do and how much do you want to spend. And try to be
honest! Then, the best advice would have to be, buy the best car you can afford. Someone else's labor almost
always comes free of charge in any partial project (and some times it's not even worth that :-). But potentially, it's
a lot less work for you to and get something running and usable and better than starting from scratch.
A lot of the fun of ownership with a buggy is the fact that you did not have to finance your life away to get it
drivable. If your interest includes show perfection, sure you'll be spending more, but still a lot less than on a 100
point Corvette.
I've seen plenty of dune buggy owners go well over $10,000+ and not have everything sorted out yet, parts add
up fast, money goes fast. I'd think pretty hard at refusing a running cars simply because of bad paint, or some bad
tire or wheel combination or some other easy fix..
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What about a New Body ? - If your interested in the long, expensive route that guarantees you'll know every nook and cranny then
you might be looking for a body to start the next project.
If your wondering if there are there any others new buggy bodies out there, here's a few to places to look at?
There's quite a few people pulling fresh bodies from either new or old original old molds. Here's a list of some of the sources we have
found on the web.
http://www.berrienbuggy.com Berrien Buggy's, 10644 U.S. 31, Berrien Springs, Michigan 49103
(269) 471-1411 Fax (269) 471-5903 - Check out the Nostalgia line of buggys.
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www.texasbuggys.com - Texas Buggys, contact Bobby Sparkman, (361)-573-1461, 402 Hampshire, Victoria TX 77904
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http://www.jbertram.com/Vw-bodies/index.html - Denver Colorado, looks like a JSC or an El Lobo body.
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www.funbodies.com - RTS Enterprises, Lakeside, CA 619 938-0839, longcarmanx@yahoo.com
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The Empi Imp was rumored as being reproduced and available from
Unique Supply, Inc.
610 Tennessee Street
Redlands, Ca 92374
(909) 793-0212
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The Manxter, a Bruce Meyers car for the 2002. If something the $7-10,000 price range to start with is in your range, this is the car for
you.
www.meyersmanx.com/manxter_main.htm
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Deserter GT
Limited parts are available from The Fiberglass Fan-Attic.
you might be looking for a body to start the next project.
If your wondering if there are there any others new buggy bodies out there, here's a few to places to look at?
There's quite a few people pulling fresh bodies from either new or old original old molds. Here's a list of some of the sources we have
found on the web.
http://www.berrienbuggy.com Berrien Buggy's, 10644 U.S. 31, Berrien Springs, Michigan 49103
(269) 471-1411 Fax (269) 471-5903 - Check out the Nostalgia line of buggys.
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www.texasbuggys.com - Texas Buggys, contact Bobby Sparkman, (361)-573-1461, 402 Hampshire, Victoria TX 77904
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http://www.jbertram.com/Vw-bodies/index.html - Denver Colorado, looks like a JSC or an El Lobo body.
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www.funbodies.com - RTS Enterprises, Lakeside, CA 619 938-0839, longcarmanx@yahoo.com
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The Empi Imp was rumored as being reproduced and available from
Unique Supply, Inc.
610 Tennessee Street
Redlands, Ca 92374
(909) 793-0212
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The Manxter, a Bruce Meyers car for the 2002. If something the $7-10,000 price range to start with is in your range, this is the car for
you.
www.meyersmanx.com/manxter_main.htm
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Deserter GT
Limited parts are available from The Fiberglass Fan-Attic.
I Found a Buggy, but What Kind of Body Is It? - Here's the ultimate buggy reference site. John, Bart and
Paul and the rest of the crewcan help you ID it, no matter what it is. Give them a try..
http://www.dunebuggyarchives.com
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Paul and the rest of the crewcan help you ID it, no matter what it is. Give them a try..
http://www.dunebuggyarchives.com
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That's all for know, check back from time-to-time - tBC
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