http://www.dunebuggyarchives.com/forum/forum.pl Latest forum posts 2012-02-01T03:25:01Z mwForum http://www.dunebuggyarchives.com/forum/topic_show.pl?pid=24468 Colin S 3058 2012-02-01T03:20:44Z 2012-02-01T03:20:44Z 2 http://www.dunebuggyarchives.com/forum/topic_show.pl?pid=24467 Bob P 2855 2012-02-01T01:23:41Z 2012-02-01T01:23:41Z 2 Road Runner (Dune Runner) in 1968 and used a straight bar, 5/16" x 1-1/2" by the width of the dash. It has held up well over the 44 yrs that I've been driving it.]]> http://www.dunebuggyarchives.com/forum/topic_show.pl?pid=24382 sonny b 3076 2012-01-23T09:16:23Z 2012-01-23T09:16:23Z 6 http://www.dunebuggyarchives.com/forum/topic_show.pl?pid=24333 Ryan G 250 2012-01-19T04:17:26Z 2012-01-19T04:17:26Z 17 http://www.dunebuggyarchives.com/forum/topic_show.pl?pid=24316 Colin S 3058 2012-01-18T05:12:27Z 2012-01-18T05:12:27Z 2 http://www.dunebuggyarchives.com/forum/topic_show.pl?pid=24232 Rick M 2446 2012-01-04T20:08:13Z 2012-01-04T20:08:13Z 5 http://www.dunebuggyarchives.com/forum/topic_show.pl?pid=23759 Bob P 2855 2011-11-09T00:56:02Z 2011-11-09T00:56:02Z 10 body, hood, side panels and a turtle top back in June of 1968 in Southern San Diego. My young wife and I had three (3) little boys, (ages 6, 4 & 3) on a Vacation to visit family. As soon as I saw my very first Dune Buggy, my heart jumped right up into my throat. I was 29 yrs old and we didn't have much money and there were no credit cards, ATM machines or bank account to rely on, so we started pulling cash from our Travelers Checks and money envelopes to come up with the $538.00 for the kit. We then had to rent an enclosed U-Haul trailer (for $53.00) and had to hang the body up on it's side, diagonally inside the trailer just to get it to fit in. I bought a roll of Clothesline Rope from a hardware and we had to stop every 200 miles or so to change the rope as the body was cutting through it. We pulled it approximately 2,500 miles, across the desert, through the Rocky Mountains and all the way back to NW Ohio where we dropped the trailer off at a U-Haul.

I initially bought a 1958 VW Beatle (donor car) with a 36 hp engine, 6 volt. Over the years I have installed 5-6 engines and am currently  running a rebuilt 1600 stocker, Solex Pict 34 carb. All stock. Runs like a dream but I am going to refinish the body this winter. We get around 40 mpg cruising.

It's been over 43 years of driving joy. I don't remember the name of the dealer where I got the body but there were many DB bodies displayed on the sidewalk in front of the place and they looked like Easter Eggs.  But, there were Dune Buggies all over San Diego. And I'd never seen nor heard of them before.

Thanks for the info on the pods. I definitely want a set some day.]]> http://www.dunebuggyarchives.com/forum/topic_show.pl?pid=23752 glassbuggy 2011-11-08T01:43:35Z 2011-11-08T01:43:35Z 10 Bart]]> http://www.dunebuggyarchives.com/forum/topic_show.pl?pid=23745 Bob P 2855 2011-11-07T03:02:21Z 2011-11-07T18:42:10Z 10
Do I understand that you located Side Pods for your original Road Runner.

I have one I bought as a kit in San Diego in mid '68 and have been driving it ever since. (43 years)
I am about to re-metal flake it and basically redo it. I would like to find a set of Side Pods for my
shortened Chassis. The reason I bought it initially was the fact that it has the low side entry.
None of the others we saw out West back then had the low entry. This is a great little car and back
in the early 70's I used to enter it in the Rod & Custom Shows. My wife and I took it out the
"Mother Road" Rt 66 to the Oklahoma Indian Territory for our 40th anniversary and
then the Southern Ozarks back to our home in NW Ohio.  Total 2,200 miles in 9 days.
All back roads, really cool.]]> http://www.dunebuggyarchives.com/forum/topic_show.pl?pid=23610 glassbuggy 2011-10-20T20:32:02Z 2011-10-20T20:32:02Z 10 Took forever to make the deal but they are finally home
Go Wonderbug!]]> http://www.dunebuggyarchives.com/forum/topic_show.pl?pid=23139 Rick M 2446 2011-08-26T19:04:09Z 2011-08-26T19:04:09Z 0 original hood emblem for the California Clipper?  I'm trying to find one that shows enough so it can be reproduced.  I'm also looking for an original magazine ad or brochure for the California Clipper.
Thanks.]]> http://www.dunebuggyarchives.com/forum/topic_show.pl?pid=23086 Alma Jo 2011-08-18T01:12:37Z 2011-08-18T01:12:37Z 1
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