1968 GP Buggy

1968 GP Buggy in Dempsey & Makepeace, TV Series, 1985-1986 Ep. 3.09

Class: Cars, Off-road / SUV — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
Ford78 ◊ 2010-04-09 23:18	Volkswagen Buggy
Ingo ◊ 2010-04-09 23:21	No Volkswagen Buggy. It never existed one. It's a Buggy, based on a Volkswagen-platform. As it's in Britain, my guess is a Myers Manx. The platform is from a pre-1967-Beetle, see the wheels and brake-drums.
BS_Kustomz ◊ 2010-04-11 04:47	holy crap a Manx, i love those
Venomous Mink ◊ 2010-04-18 21:41	Agreed. Myers Manx.
Gomselmash11 ◊ 2011-02-13 03:11	YFW 699G or C?
dsl ◊ 2011-02-13 03:52	I can't match the YFW or YPW to a C or G issue. But if ingo's comment about pre-67 wheels stands, plate will be C = 1965. Commonest beach buggy in Britain was GP, sold 1968 onwards eg http://www.volkszone.com/VZi/showthread.php?t=404268 . So 1965 Beetle with 1968+ GP body?
Gomselmash11 ◊ 2011-02-14 00:13	Agree, but the first three letters are sure YFW or YPW. But for the C, also agree. Most probably by the year.
dsl ◊ 2011-02-14 00:33	@Sandie - does your kitcar knowledge extend to beach buggies?
Sandie ◊ 2011-02-14 15:05	Not really. GP Buggy is a safe guess probably safer than Manx as they were only briefly available in the UK and nowhere near as prolific here as the GP. I've tried a few plate combinations and YFM 699G is a VW 1200 with 1600 engine (which is still going strong!) so it might be that. In the olden days people never re-registered their cars after conversions.