Well, I've always wanted a dune buggy, and figured that one day I'd purchase one after getting the 56 on the road. I started parting out the Karmann Ghia last year and sold off a fair bit of stuff and was left with the shell, and pan which I still hold the title for.
I had a couple of ads going on
The Samba and a local gentleman contacted me about some wheels I had. He was into buggies and sand rails, and was trying to hook his friend up with some Pacer Wheels to finish his Berrien Buggy off. I seem to be the Pacer warehouse for the south burbs! Well all I can say is that these guys gave me the nudge I needed to get a buggy sooner than later.
I watched the buggy forums and eBay to see if there was something in my price range in the area. I didn't want to spend a lot of money, becasue I'd have to explain to the wife why I was dragging home another project, and haven't completed the two taking up space in the garage now. About a month ago I saw an auction for a Manx clone on eBay that was local, and figured that I'd put my bid on it, and as expected I was outbid. I noticed that the winning bidder had zero feedback and lived in California. Since this auction was for local pickup only I emailed the seller and informed him if the deal went south to give me a call and I'd buy the shell. Needless to say the deal was bad from the begining, and about a month later I was the owner of a new to me Manx clone.
