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. ;D
The Can Ams got saved ;-)up
Well done Steve whats the plan i would have loved one if my situation was different
Nothing til next year ;D
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 :D
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 ;-)up
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 ;D
Quote from: Manxdavid on January 07, 2014, 05:07:37 PM
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 ;D
Pete keeps buying the same one painted different colours ;D
Two of the bodies have the ready shortened chassis but apparently the weight distribution is better shortening that way :-\
According to James Hale anyway :-)Geek
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?
Quote from: volkshome on January 07, 2014, 08:25:01 PM
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?
Why did they call it the HumBug then?
Nice one Steve
For what it's worth, I still have a beaujangle/humbug but haven't used it for a few years.
Lemme know if i can help
Tony
Quote from: Mr Twister on January 08, 2014, 11:54:17 AM
Nice one Steve
For what it's worth, I still have a beaujangle/humbug but haven't used it for a few years.
Lemme know if i can help
Tony
Thanks Tony
I'm not doing anything with them til next year as I am too busy. The Kango is roadworthy now just need to paint the FF body & that can be finished pretty quickly too ;)
One of the Beaujangles has the hard top & screen, one has been cut back on the body behind the seats but there is pretty much 2 complete buggies & one shell.
Quote from: Manxdavid on January 07, 2014, 11:17:18 PM
Quote from: volkshome on January 07, 2014, 08:25:01 PM
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?
Why did they call it the HumBug then?
name changes have been common among the kitcar industry to get cars to sell, when they have changed owners,I can remember it coming out in Kit Car magazine in the early 80's
Quote from: volkshome on January 08, 2014, 06:58:24 PM
Quote from: Manxdavid on January 07, 2014, 11:17:18 PM
Quote from: volkshome on January 07, 2014, 08:25:01 PM
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?
Why did they call it the HumBug then?
name changes have been common among the kitcar industry to get cars to sell, when they have changed owners,I can remember it coming out in Kit Car magazine in the early 80's
They were an American kit called the Humbug that Beaujangle imported, modified slightly (dashboard and screen) and then took moulds off, selling it in the UK as the Can Am.
They were a tiny outfit working out of two old stables up a cobbled back-alley in Salford.
(http://i457.photobucket.com/albums/qq299/manxdavid/canam_zps17a1d8b1.jpg)
IIRC it was introduced in around 1971 or 1972.
I knew it was an old design when it was brought out over here but it was never marketed as a beach buggy, even there if you read the text you can see it was modelled loosely around a class 7 can am racer in the states , hence the low ground clearance and enclosed mechanicals. but it does share a lot of beach buggy attributes.
April 72 was the launch date at a mallory park press day the firm beaujangle sales limited closed in 73.
at 36" high a gt40 looks tall ;-)up
'They' called it a Buggy...
(http://i65.servimg.com/u/f65/12/75/11/05/humbug15.jpg)
The Can Am feature makes interesting reading Dave. Do you have any other ones? :-\
ok ok its was supposed to be street buggy... well it was in 72 .... when it didn't really sell.... and when it came here it wasn't marketed as a buggy... which is what I said in my original post......
don't get me wrong in the 80's when I first saw one , I liked it and even dreamt of having one but then my dad took me to see a real beach buggy displayed in a local motor bike shop in Birmingham (val onslow) I was hooked. always wondered what that one was but never got to see it other than thru the window in 79' all I remember was it was orange.
Quote from: BuggySteve on January 08, 2014, 08:02:54 PM
The Can Am feature makes interesting reading Dave. Do you have any other ones? :-\
Dunno, not to hand but maybe in the attic. Can't remember if that scan was from an old Custom Car or Cars & Car Conversions. I met the Beaujangle guys at a Belle View M'cr racing car show in early '71 and I remember them telling me about their plans on importing the kit. Things took a lot longer in those days I guess.
There are a couple of threads on Rods n Sods forum about them if you do a search.
Just a note but they never had moulds for the Opus HRF, they owned one and drag raced it though. They had Model T body and pickup bed moulds plus German helmets, bonnet scoops etc.
Is this one of them? I'm guessing it will be because I think Buggypete had it at the time in 2000, or there abouts.
(http://i713.photobucket.com/albums/ww133/Buggybaggy/Buxton2_zps08ec8905.jpg) (http://s713.photobucket.com/user/Buggybaggy/media/Buxton2_zps08ec8905.jpg.html)
(http://i713.photobucket.com/albums/ww133/Buggybaggy/Buxton3_zpsee2d7404.jpg) (http://s713.photobucket.com/user/Buggybaggy/media/Buxton3_zpsee2d7404.jpg.html)
Its the one with the body cut back behind the seats. The one that's a shell only :-[
Thanks for the pics
I think that one of these would be perfect for my mid-engine, possibly formula vee, based buggy idea. I'll keep dreaming...
thems were the days,good old peugeot 505.those piccys were taken up buxton.
Quote from: buggypete on January 10, 2014, 01:10:11 PM
thems were the days,good old peugeot 505.those piccys were taken up buxton.
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Do you know any history of this one Pete?
Is this a can am ,beaujangles ? Been in a mates garden / yard for a long time and unfortunately he aint selling
(http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m247/dubmeisteruk/cars019-1_zps30899aa7.jpg) (http://s106.photobucket.com/user/dubmeisteruk/media/cars019-1_zps30899aa7.jpg.html)
It sure is! Thats the whereabouts of 5 of the 6 known then ;-)up
Quote from: dubmeister on January 13, 2014, 06:11:30 PM
Is this a can am ,beaujangles ? Been in a mates garden / yard for a long time and unfortunately he aint selling
(http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m247/dubmeisteruk/cars019-1_zps30899aa7.jpg) (http://s106.photobucket.com/user/dubmeisteruk/media/cars019-1_zps30899aa7.jpg.html)
I think they got the chassis cut wrong and shortend it to the length that should have been cut out ;)
good to find most of the shells still around after 40 years
Quote from: BuggySteve on January 13, 2014, 06:13:06 PM
It sure is! Thats the whereabouts of 5 of the 6 known then ;-)up
I thought they made 8 ,could be wrong though (and not for the first time ;D)
their ere the 3 in poole 1 on the borders near dumfries,a white one in skegness? and 1 that was down south owner was in sdbc
Quote from: buggypete on January 14, 2014, 02:54:52 PM
and 1 that was down south owner was in sdbc
Tha'ed bee Mistrr Twister then..... :P
(http://www.manxmaniac.co.uk/albums/Twister/slides/Tony4.png)
curtesy of mr gibb's site
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Quote from: buggypete on January 14, 2014, 02:54:52 PM
their ere the 3 in poole 1 on the borders near dumfries,a white one in skegness? and 1 that was down south owner was in sdbc
Dubmeisters mate has one. Is he the Scotland or Skegness one? :-\
Scotland
Who came up with the production number(s) anyway, and anyone quoting James Hale will get a slap!!! ::)
I would only quote approx numbers from P Philby's 1979 book as it was recent history then and you could still talk to people involved. James does great books but some models from the original UK boom are nearing 50 and most went out of production nearly 40 years ago.
Er ok Peter Filby. Fun car explosion :)
Am I safe? ;D
Quote from: BuggySteve on January 15, 2014, 05:29:36 PM
Er ok Peter Filby. Fun car explosion :)
Am I safe? ;D
Sure! ;-)up
Steve, you selling these now?
http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/viewitem?sbk=1&nav=SEARCH&itemId=321312047055
Ben this has ended up being a bit of a saga ::)
I called in to view whilst away for the weekend with no intention of buying just to report back for forum members. When home I decided to go for them myself as long as I could get some long term storage.
Found some so sent off a deposit cheque with the agreement to collect before the end of March as the seller is moving house then and has no room for them.
Just earlier this week I was told my planned storage facility is no longer available >:( so unfortunately could not complete the purchase, so pretty gutted really. :o
However the metalflake red buggy for sale recently that I think was GoodLooking Adams old one is now at mine awaiting putting back together. ;-)up
Every cloud & all that ;)
Quote from: dubmeister on January 13, 2014, 06:11:30 PM
Is this a can am ,beaujangles ? Been in a mates garden / yard for a long time and unfortunately he aint selling
(http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m247/dubmeisteruk/cars019-1_zps30899aa7.jpg) (http://s106.photobucket.com/user/dubmeisteruk/media/cars019-1_zps30899aa7.jpg.html)
Spoke to the guy that owns this and he may well sell it for a reasonable offer (god knows what that is though)
offer to take it away and give me a piece of space back! ;D
whats the other fibreglass body in the bottom of the pic?
Quote from: BEELZEDUB on February 22, 2014, 07:47:09 PM
whats the other fibreglass body in the bottom of the pic?
Looks like a '27 Model T.
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-K8JBkVRgCYc/Tpsl-A3qWvI/AAAAAAAAAsc/1Auf9MgwTSo/s1600/1927%2Bmodel%2Bt%2Broaster.jpg)
that is what i was thinking, just wanted confirmation ;-)up
I'd love the model T too :D ;-)up
If you like the Model tT shell you would love the RHD 32 convertable and flip body model y he has too . Not sorry to say i have dibs on these and the lowlight Karmann ghia and oval beetle too
don't be greedy :D
pics ;-)up ;-)up
Quote from: dubmeister on February 23, 2014, 05:36:18 PM
If you like the Model tT shell you would love the RHD 32 convertable and flip body model y he has too . Not sorry to say i have dibs on these and the lowlight Karmann ghia and oval beetle too
Now that is being greedy! :D ;D ;D
I haven't mentioned his harleys,xk140 jags e type jags ,bond bugs ,dodge coronet, el camino pick up ,vw trike yadda yadda yadda
Quote from: Mr Twister on January 08, 2014, 11:54:17 AM
Nice one Steve
For what it's worth, I still have a beaujangle/humbug but haven't used it for a few years.
Lemme know if i can help
Tony
Hi Tony
Do you still have your CanAm? I have just created a FaceBook Page called Beaujangles Can Am Enthusiats Page and looking to get images info of all Csn Am's (I think there was about 8 ) Please feel free to upload any Pics / experiences etc
Kind regards
Lawson
Hi matey
Will do when I get time but all 3 are sat in Ollie's yard at the minute feeling very sorry for themselves.
I'm seeing them as a bit of a project for when I retire.
This will be a very small elite owners group.
Quote from: Flags on August 12, 2018, 02:07:16 PM
Hi matey
Will do when I get time but all 3 are sat in Ollie's yard at the minute feeling very sorry for themselves.
I'm seeing them as a bit of a project for when I retire.
Brill! Cheers Flags and I can not wait to see them 😃👍
Can I join as I must have been the first to wire one up in the last 20 years ;D
Quote from: Chad on August 13, 2018, 07:40:56 PM
Can I join as I must have been the first to wire one up in the last 20 years ;D
You are very welcome and anyone else is welcome to join.