Dune Buggy Registry

Registries for each model of Classic Dune Buggy

Allied Fiberglass Registry (View all registry entries)

Keith McCallson started Allied Fiberglass in Nebraska. He is a regular participant on thie DBA site and made a number of different buggies before Meyers started the Manx.

Allison Registry (View all registry entries)

Allison Fiberglass based in Daytona Beach Florida built the Allison Daytona.

B&N Fiberglass Registry (View all registry entries)

B&N Fiberglass of Springfield Ohio created several body styles during the dune buggy hay day. For some reason unknown to us, they preferred to use the names of snakes for the buggies. The most famous of their buggies was the Rattler. A unique detailed body kit with a classic structure but, very different in style and design.

B-C Fiberglass Products, Inc. Registry (View all registry entries)

B-C Fiberglass Prooducts company, based in Battle Creek, MI produced the BCBee.

B.M.B. Automotive Registry (View all registry entries)

B.M.B. Automotive of San Diego, CA

Balboa Lido Registry (View all registry entries)

Balboa manufactured the Lido.

Beettle Auto Haus Registry (View all registry entries)

Beettle Auto Haus (notice the spelling) manufactured the Beettle (again - spelling) from Vancouver, Washington.

Berry Registry (View all registry entries)

Bremen Speed Equ Registry (View all registry entries)

Denk Plastics Registry (View all registry entries)

Denk Plastics was located in Woodlyn, PA.

Deserter Registry (View all registry entries)

Please see the Deserter Owners Group (DOG) website for the Deserter Registry.

Dolphin Industries Registry (View all registry entries)

Dolphin Industries of Pomano Beach, Florida

Dunbar Registry (View all registry entries)

Dunbar was a very popular Nor Eastern maker. I have seen what appears to be the same model they built as the MiniVolks advertised as the Hawk, after "Hawk" Harrelson, the big baseball star, ordered and endorsed them.

I am not sure about the Hawk II?

The Minivolks was one of the first buggies to use what I call the East Coast hood. Many of the small makers who were trying to manufacture the cheapest kit they could, made a hood that had the dash molded into it as one part. It had no convex curves since that would be impossible to pull from a mold. The hood flared at the edges to grab on to the body sides in front of the windshield frame. The dash was usually very flat or had a ridge line molded in.

Dunbar liked to have scoops on the hood. Check out the Beverly Hills to see them up close. The big signature to these bodies though is what I call an exaggerated tail design. The rear fenders have a low, almost mud flap, built in to them. The whole tail has a long low extended look. More engine coverage. East Coast DMV laws were much stricter than the west coast. NJ, CT, DE and others required tire and engine coverage. Many of the 1972 motor vehicle laws nationwide adopted these rules and it was the beginning of the end of buggy production.

Dune Runner Registry (View all registry entries)

Dune Runner Enterprises made a number of buggy bodies from their Westminster, CA shop.

EMPI Sportster Registry (View all registry entries)

The EMPI Sportster was based on a VW chassis shortened 14" with transporter axels go anywhere. The plans were available from EMPI.

Glitterbug Registry (View all registry entries)

Imp Registry (View all registry entries)

Covers all forms of Imps (Dune Engines, EMPI, German, Unique, and copies)

JC Fiberglass Registry (View all registry entries)

JC Fiberglass was based in California and made the California Clipper.

Kellison Registry (View all registry entries)

Kellison, Inc. Hwy 99E, Lincoln, California

Better known for non-vw kits. See www.kellisoncars.com. Bought rights to Sandpiper from someone else. Unable to find original manufacter, Suspect Allied Fiberglass.

Kyote Registry (View all registry entries)

Originally designed for the Monkees Movie "Head"

Linton Registry (View all registry entries)

Linton was a manufacturer of buggy bodies from Sidney, Montana.

Manx Registry (View all registry entries)

What kind of description do you need for a Manx?

Manx SR and SR2 Registry (View all registry entries)

Now, the ultimate in road-going fun cars. Imagine the economy, compactness and maneuverability of the original famous Meyers Manx sports buggy combined with the sophisticated sleekness of European Gran Turismo styling. Well, that's the new Meyers Manx SR. It looks expensive, but not expensive to build. It's practical to own because weather protection (and all government safety code provisions) has been designed in so the car may be used year-round. Luggage space is provided in front under the hood , and inside, behind the seats. It's a custom sports car, at less than economy car prices. Please see the Manx SR site at http://www.manxsr.com/

Mark Dist Corp Registry (View all registry entries)

From Oklahoma City, OKLA.

Ocelot Registry (View all registry entries)

The Ocelots are long, curvy bodies that have large fenders and offer plenty of tire coverage.

Playboy Registry (View all registry entries)

Playboy Manufacturing of San Mateo, CA made at least 2 styles of buggies - one a classic with step down sides on the drive side and another pick-up style similar to a Kellison pickup.

Poty Enterprises Registry (View all registry entries)

Several dune buggy designs where developed by Joe Poty of Poty Enterprises in Santa Fe Springs.

Prodius Registry (View all registry entries)

The Prodius was built by a college engineering class back in the day.

R. B. Irwin Registry (View all registry entries)

R. B. Irwin was based in Buffalo, NY and Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They produced the Wrangler.

Rascal Registry (View all registry entries)

The Rascal was a named used for advertising purposes by Sears during the dune buggy heyday. The early model they sold was built by a company called Terra Buggy. The body had a standard Manx tub with the small tail opening similar to monocoque Manx. The hood carried a single ridge down the center with no emblem bump or otherwise raised features. The dash has a distinct arm that was stretched to the passenger side to accommodate a radio or other gauges. The Late tail rascal included a box design above the center carb area that was more styled like a Glitterbug tail. There is no known link or connection between the Glitterbug and the Rascal. It also appears that during the court copy write battles of 70-71 the Manx was advertised as available from Sears. As far as I know there is only one person in the US who has a Manx he picked up at Sears.

JC Penny got on the buggy bandwagon with the sale of serial numbered EMPI Imps. Wards carried the Bandit dune buggy in the catalog they produced.

Safari Registry (View all registry entries)

Safari Enterprises of Hermosa Beach, CA made both the Safari Trail and the Super Safari

Sand Chariots Registry (View all registry entries)

Sand Chariots was based in Fullerton, CA. They originally built rail frames and later moved into the fiberglass bodies.

Sand Tiger Registry (View all registry entries)

Two different buggies carry the Sand Tiger name.

Sandmaster Registry (View all registry entries)

Sandmaster Company was formed in 1966 in North Hollywood, CA by Scott McKenzie.

Sandshark Registry (View all registry entries)

Sandwinder Registry (View all registry entries)

A Sandwinder looks a lot like a Manx, except it has three raised panels on the hood.

Shalako Registry (View all registry entries)

Dick Dean's GT Sport Dune Buggy

Shortie Manufacturing Registry (View all registry entries)

This body was made by Shortie Mfg. in Monson, Ma. I spoke with a fiberglass fabricator near there who knows the brothers who built it and remembers quite a few in the northeast. There were two business cards glassed into the underside of the body stating the name of the manufacturer. The rear is a box style and the dash is molded in Fiberglas as part of the hood. It has one well under the rear seat for the battery. It is pretty much 100% a clone of the Sand Rover body sold by Joe Poty East.

Spatz Registry (View all registry entries)

Sportsland Unlimited Registry (View all registry entries)

Towd Registry (View all registry entries)

Turchan Industries Registry (View all registry entries)

Turchan Industries from Ontario, CA made the Super Shark, the Clam Digger, the Bandido and the Sand Shark.

Woodford Registry (View all registry entries)

Woodford of La Crescenta, CA

X-Files - Un-identified Fiberglass Buggies Registry (View all registry entries)

Finally! A place to register your X-File Buggy. If you don't know the manufacturer of your buggy, add it to the "New X-Files" registry with some identification thumbnails. Once we get two or more identical buggies, we will create a unique registry for those entries and add them to the ID process. If we get a positive ID, the entries will move to the appropriate mfg registry

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