Dune Buggy..What is it?

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T buggies what the heck?

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Berry did make the first production T style buggy. They were making fiberglas T Hot Rod parts and jumped in on the buggy craze. The Berry buggy looked like this. Image
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T buggies what the heck?

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The Barris Buggy was a one off show car till people wanted to buy them. It looked like this. [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] [font=Arial, Helvetica]Image The Joe Poty buggy was the second of the line of Sand Rover buggies they offered. The Sand Rover was available with standard or T style hood. Just like Berrien buggy was doing when they were still selling the Citation bodies. Image
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T buggies what the heck?

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Then Joe Poty East offered a pick bed. Different than the others. Joe Poty West soon followed and the fourth option was a Sand Rover with dropped sides like a Resorter. Image There were also a couple of variations of T buggies by Kellison. Image
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T buggies what the heck?

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Image And one made by Glitterbug that looked like the standard but with a bed and real tailgate! And by Perfect Plastics.... A four seater called Tuff Tub... Image And a four seater called Maxi Taxi by Bremen Speed the makers of the Citation. Image Lots of different T buggies really. Not all just copies of Berry. Not all MAnx copies are really copies either but, thats another story for another website. Take care, John Shepard the DBA
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Post by newmanx59 »

Hi John, Not wanting to start trouble but, having had a Maxi Taxi, I know Maxi Taxis-This is a Maxi Taxi, Maxi Taxi's had doors. Image Image I know Bremen made several variations of "T" style buggys. I don't know what that "buggy" is called that you posted.
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Help identifying buggys

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I have been posting misc. buggy pictures on the Manx Gallery so people can get ideas from them. Everybody is free to post a comment regarding the buggys. Using the comment feature, I would also like everyone to ID the buggys if they know the manufacturer of the specific buggy. Here is the link: http://www.manxgallery.org/gallery/album197 Thanks and have fun.
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Post by Gene-C »

Here's another Sandrover T pickup on Ebay. Looks like a good project, complete, cheap too. Too bad its in Florida:x , How come it seems all the good deals are always soo far away. :cry: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Dune-buggy-Vintage-1961-v-w-dune-buggy_W0QQitemZ4597237610QQcategoryZ6737QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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Post by Gene-C »

Jerry, Thank you for the wonderful pics. great collection of buggies.
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