Dunebuggy Book

« **on:** May 18, 2006, 11:25:10 AM »

For those of you that might have a dunebuggy and would like more info perhaps about it, this book looks like I say,(is kind of pricey 35 dollars)may have some info about it in it.I'm thinking of purchasing one and seeing if Bug Tech will pay for it.Bug Tech you did say you were back in the working world now?.Just kidding.I will see if the book will post.File may be tool large.I have the address and all if you need it.

« **Reply #1 on:** May 18, 2006, 03:34:17 PM »

Sorry ya'll.I was in wrong thread and didn't know it.I will have to look better.Ok got to get ready for the show and do alot of errands on honey do list.Hope to some of ya;ll this weekend.I know it will go fast.

Ret.Bugtech · « **Reply #2 on:** May 18, 2006, 04:59:00 PM »

Hey ! Are you sure the Dune Buggy Handbook by James Hale is $34.95 ?
I just check Amazon.com and they have them new and used starting at $80.00 on up . What kind of deal is this? Who did you say had them?

« **Reply #3 on:** May 18, 2006, 09:26:24 PM »

David let me find it them email.Yes it was 30 something on the site.The internet is so wacky.You can go one place then to another and the price has doubled.If you don't really shop on here someone will steal you blind in a split second.It's easier to take your money when you don't have to stare someone in the face.That's pitiful our world is like that.It's not so much that people on this earth are really that more intelligent than the other.It's just that the other people can't handle money and the :lol: other side of it is the real rich people don't care.The well off people will just go back the next day and make it off the people that can't handle it lol.I will go find it and email it to you.The book is kind of like this.Love to take a look but hate to buy.Ok I'm gone.

Russ · « **Reply #4 on:** May 18, 2006, 11:41:36 PM »

David you may be looking at the hardback edition: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1901295656/sr=8-2/qid=1148010207/ref=sr_1_2/102-6703068-5168154?%5Fencoding=UTF8

The paperback is only about $25: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1904788211/sr=8-1/qid=1148010207/ref=pd_bbs_1/102-6703068-5168154?%5Fencoding=UTF8

« **Reply #5 on:** May 18, 2006, 11:59:54 PM »

Russ I was hoping it was a hard back.Well guess the paperback is 10 dollars cheaper.I really would like to have it.Think it would be interesting to see all the manufactors with pictures.There use to be a allison manufacturing plant down here I think over on candler hwy.They are some thick well made bodies for sure.Like I said I had one.A 250 pound man could stand on top and walk all the way around it not fearing that it would crack or :lol: break off the fenders.

Ret.Bugtech · « **Reply #6 on:** May 19, 2006, 10:55:41 AM »

Thanks Russ, The paper back will work very well.

Ret.Bugtech · « **Reply #7 on:** May 19, 2006, 11:02:52 AM »

Made in GA also ? Didn't know about that. I wonder when and how long they were made there? I know that in '69-'70 two of my mech. friends at Southland VW Inc. here in Chatt. had to go to Daytona to get theirs. Interesting.

« **Reply #8 on:** June 09, 2006, 11:15:29 PM »

Well Bugtech.Got this book today.It has alot of dunebuggies in it.I could not find mine or a allison dunebuggy in it.It has about everything else.It has one that resembles a allison.It's called a Albar S & ES.They made them in the UK.Yea the book was 27.00 and shipping 5 dollars but for ya'll that want me to look something up let me know as far as dunebuggies.I can also tell ya'll who not to order the book from lol. :lol:

« **Reply #9 on:** June 10, 2006, 12:31:54 PM »

Are there more Allisons in Daytona?Bugtech

Ret.Bugtech · « **Reply #10 on:** June 10, 2006, 04:51:02 PM »

I don't know if any are in Daytona. I did find out today that Allison went out of business in 78-79 and the molds were cut up sometime later. I also found out that my Allison was in one of the last batches of flare fender, long hood, short wheel base models made. Most of the flare fender models were on standard lenght pans. Still don't know exactly when mine was made. I have the body# . Maybe someday somebody will come up with some body # info.

« **Reply #11 on:** June 10, 2006, 09:37:39 PM »

Well I have looked through this book well.There are 60 vw makes in here with a picture of each.I'm going to get into the reading of it soon.Just have been too busy to look so far.Well I should have kept the one I had.The body part of it was like new.It was a two tone brown.The body was tan metalflake with the stripes being medium brown.Had bucket seat's in the back.Hind site is 20/20 :lol: I still enjoyed fixing mine up I have now. Had three dunebuggies one was the Allison)the other ones I couldn't get what I wanted done right.By the time I got around to the allison project I had used up all funding at the time.I saw one of them for sale in Toccoa at the show year before last.It looked worse than when I gave up on it lol.

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