www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/beach-buggy-for-sale/1041920782

Not mine but somebody must be able to save these rare shells

That looks a interesting advert, strange what people collect and do nothing with it really needs a local member to drop in and look what is there and the condition of it all.

Im going to be within 10 miles for a couple of days this weekend. Will give him a call

if i only i had space for another project      shhhhh   the wife would kill me

Keep us posted Steve

Meeting the guy sunday morning. Will get plenty of photos and the story. 

The Can Ams got saved

The Can Ams got saved

That is good news.

Well done Steve    whats the plan   i would have loved one if my situation was different

Nothing til next year
Will build all 3 and sell 2. Having a change of career next year to go full time with t-shirts so can build around work much easier.
But one will be black one red and one silver. All different styles and engines & wheels.
Just got a new engine off Rob for CAMO so that will be fully done in a couple of weeks

i sold the bloke a brown can am years ago,he remebered me straight away after all these years

He mentioned you to me Pete. Amazing that out of only 6 produced one guy has 3!
Although thinking about it now I have
Anyway when my current projects are out the way, I will get on with these. At least if builwell & on the road they should be around a good while longer.
I had never seen one in the flesh til last Sunday. Loads of potential though

Weird way of shortening the chassis though, easy but weird! I'm not convinced that they only made six, I'm sure that Pete's had more than that

Weird way of shortening the chassis though, easy but weird! I'm not convinced that they only made six, I'm sure that Pete's had more than that

Pete keeps buying the same one painted different colours
Two of the bodies have the ready shortened chassis but apparently the weight distribution is better shortening that way
According to James Hale anyway

Mr Philby's book from 1979 states 5 were done in less than a year of business before the recievers moved in.
must admit they are quite a nice alternative buggy shape but then I also liked at their opus T body kit

they were never "officially" a buggy tho were they? I know they were built to same principles  but the originators idea was not for it to be a buggy was it?