Vehicle Description
1963 Volkswagen Dune Buggy
Scooby met Speed Buggy in his feverish dream depicting a fantasy of
the Mystery Solvers Club State Finals. Lord Infernicus captured
everyone except the sidekicks. Guinea pigs appeared wearing
identical outfits to each of their human friends. Speed Buggy,
Angel, and Principal Quinlan destroyed the connecting area so
Infernicus wouldn't find them, however, Infernicus already found
them and knocked them off the building and into the swimming pool,
but they survived.
Load up the surf boards, blow up the rubber ducky float, climb the
nearest dune for some chill time at the beach, and you can do it in
style with this VW based dune buggy. All fiberglass construction on
a shortened 1963 VW beetle frame and 1971 bus engine, some snazzy
wheels and high travel suspension, this convertible buggy is just
da bomb for retro travel back in time. If you are going to do a
commute, you might as well do it in style with this creation which
is residing in our South showroom where it is looking for a dune to
climb!
Exterior
Molded fiberglass in the form of a shell and tub for some interior
seats make up this simplified body with floating fenders. It is by
Berrien company and looks the part fer sur! Headlights like bug
eyes protrude upwards from the inner fenders right next to the
hood. An aluminum windshield frame is raked rearward and supports
the front mounting for the black removable hardtop. The upper body
is a screaming metal flake orange zonker and the bottom of the tub
is black. The rear of this body is nice and high for the suspension
travel and has dual tail lights looking like a 1963 bug. The single
zoom tube for the exhaust is emanating from the center. 15-inch
polished moon cap wearing white painted wheels are on all 4
corners. Tires are a sand shifting 225/70R14 in front and a digging
255/70R15 on back.
Interior
Black with vinyl makes up the seats showing in bomber style and
triangle stitched inserts in front and a low back wide seat
matching the buckets is in back. A large chromed roll bar is extra
security just in case a dune decides to give way, you are
protected, (somewhat!). The fiberglass molded dash utilizes the
gauges and knobs from the original donor bug. Just below this dash
is a sea of black flooring in a waterproof textured finish. A rally
steering wheel fronts the dash and a long EMPI shift lever reaches
for the driver. Definitely an open-air driving experience.
Drivetrain
A 1971 1600cc VW engine is firmly planted in the back and it has a
1-barrel carburetor on top and uses the 4-speed manual
transmission. This engine is very clean and has a single zoom tube
in chrome exit for dual exhaust and looks like new, it is in that
good of condition. The engine and carburetor as well as
transmission have been recently refreshed. A wide belly plate
protects the bottom end and is reinforced with a curved steel guard
bar. On the back is a 4.375 final drive.
Undercarriage
A large steel pan protects virtually the entire floor pan area of
this buggy. Clean VW metal is making up the molded floor pans and
toe kicks. Independent suspension for the front, and swing arms
with transverse torsion bars are on back. Drum brakes are on all 4
corners.
Drive-Ability
Pure fun, open air, and you can almost become 1 with this
interesting build. Nice acceleration, great braking, and the engine
runs tip top...top!
So many of us go through like just using our cars to commute back
and forth to work and go on the occasional vacation. We treat our
cars like our toasters, expecting them to work for us every day.
With this custom you can just have flat out fun, climb whatever
landscape, and enjoy the open air and big country out there. Gnarly
Dude!
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 850 vehicles for sale
with showroom space for up to 1,000 vehicles. Also, a 400 vehicle
barn find collection is on display. This vehicle is located in our
showroom in Morgantown, Pennsylvania, conveniently located just
1-hour west of Philadelphia on the I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. The
website is www.classicautomall.com and our phone number is (888)
227-0914. Please contact us anytime for more information or to come
see the vehicle in person.