country buggy bow...

bearwin Casual Dubber

21 posts · joined Apr 2008 · 10 Apr 2008, 11:58 pm

#640645

guys I'm a new owner of country buggy..my cb was fitted with fiberglass roof...I want to remove it and put soft top/canvass but I dont have any copy of the bow....maybe a little help from this forum...pics maybe...thanks in advance...😎

BrisDubba Fahrvergnugen

877 posts · joined Oct 2005 · 11 Apr 2008, 1:08 am

#640647

The rules of the country buggy forum are that you must post pics of your buggy - otherwise you will be treated as a perverted peeping tom (okay perhaps I made those rules up but posting some pics of your buggy and a story of its back ground would be of some use)

As for the roof, plenty of people on here would like a copy of your fibreglass one and the soft tops can be relatively easy to manufacture - I believe Powers Canvas in Toowoomba did a pretty good job on a buggy recently.

What is the KO of your buggy ? and whereabouts are you located ?

Welcome to the buggy world..

Peter
(Brisbane/

VW Toys

64 Beetle - club car - Herbie
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76 Southern Cross Offroad racing buggy. "Manx Buggies"
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64 Manx swb
70 Dual Cab kombi
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auditwmba Slammed & Awesome Dubber

81 posts · joined Apr 2005 · 11 Apr 2008, 9:56 am

#640678

Bearwin,

Firstly, welcome to the weird wonderful world of CB ownership - you have joined a select group.

As far as bows are concerned, try CB CRAIG. His buggy is missing bows as well - he has measured mine to help him copy the original design. He may be convinced to make more!

Do you know whether your fibreglass roof is original? Original roofs are possibly rarer that the car!

regards

Rob

2014 Skoda Octavia Elegance 110Tdi sedan
1968 VW Country buggy (KO 606)

cb john Wolfsburg Wizard

470 posts · joined Jun 2007 · 11 Apr 2008, 2:07 pm

#640696

Hi Bearwin,
I have bows at my workshop,shouldn't be a big trouble to make a drawing..

cb john

VWCOOL 23 Windows of Awesome

5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 11 Apr 2008, 2:55 pm

#640700

yeah I need some bows as well

There was mention of some bloke on here making vinyl roofs a while ago - not sure of he ever finished...?

Pay your debts, CxxT

CB CRAIG Commited Dubber

54 posts · joined Mar 2008 · 12 Apr 2008, 7:51 am

#640781

John,
What other parts do you have for sale and what will you be making next?I sent a "pm"to you.
Regards Craig.

cb john Wolfsburg Wizard

470 posts · joined Jun 2007 · 12 Apr 2008, 6:57 pm

#640840

I've finished everything from dashboard to front bumper, next I'm going to make side panels etc...

Pault Slammed & Awesome Dubber

90 posts · joined Jul 2007 · 13 Apr 2008, 4:38 pm

#640947

bearwin wrote:guys I'm a new owner of country buggy..my cb was fitted with fiberglass roof...I want to remove it and put soft top/canvass but I dont have any copy of the bow....maybe a little help from this forum...pics maybe...thanks in advance...😎

Hi Bearwin,

I've sent you a PM.

Regards
Paul

ztnoo Insano Dub Head

730 posts · joined Aug 2007 · 15 Apr 2008, 8:00 pm

#641039

Paul,
Could it be you have your eye on the hardtop???
😁
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=66444&page=1#pid629429

If someone with molding skills could have this fiberglass top to work from, there might be a market, although small I'll grant you, to sell some reproduction units if they were of high quality.
Just throwing an idea out there....
👍

Regards,
Steve

Fine tuning the proper daily ratio of Maxwell House to Bacardi 151.........

* Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It's already tomorrow in Australia !

Pault Slammed & Awesome Dubber

90 posts · joined Jul 2007 · 15 Apr 2008, 8:44 pm

#641045

ztnoo wrote:Paul,
Could it be you have your eye on the hardtop???
😁
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=66444&page=1#pid629429

If someone with molding skills could have this fiberglass top to work from, there might be a market, although small I'll grant you, to sell some reproduction units if they were of high quality.
Just throwing an idea out there....
👍

Regards,
Steve

Hey Steve,

You've read me like a book. Yes I'm still looking for a hard top, and I've been in contact with the person in Brisbane (I think that's where he lives) who is going to eventually make a mould from the one he's got, but at this stage he hasn't started yet.

You see, where I live up here in Qld it gets so hot that even if I had a soft top I would never have it down because I'd get cooked. So I would prefer a hard top.

Eventuall one will turn up, but if not I might have to get the softop just to keep the sun off.

Catch you later.

Paul