Hot VWs Manx type

mel hubbard · Post by **mel hubbard** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 12:55 am

A few years ago (01-02 I think) in Hot Vee Dubs there was write up and a small pic of a modern day buggy that some guy was developing in USA,, it looked to be in the early stages, maybe just the plug (buck). Does anyone have further info or pics on this project?? I often wonder what happened to it. I know you guys can sort it for me :drinking:

jr_vw2 · Post by **jr_vw2** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 1:20 am

There have been TONS o buggies in hot vw's You could always go to www.hotvws.com and check out some back issues, you can order back issues even. hope this helps a little

mel hubbard · Post by **mel hubbard** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 1:42 am

[QUOTE="jr_vw2"]There have been TONS o buggies in hot vw's You could always go to www.hotvws.com and check out some back issues, you can order back issues even. hope this helps a little[/QUOTE] This one was a whole new design,,,different to anything else,,somewhere i have the copy,, but it only had the one pic,,, I just wondered if it ever went into production,,, or if anyone had more pics than the one Hot VWs mag printed. It looked a little bit like that Peugeot concept buggy, from the front. UK guys,, like the one in the latest Pug TV add.

mel hubbard · Post by **mel hubbard** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 1:49 am

Why cant i get HOT VWs in UK now ????

Tried,, WH Smiths= NO ,, even all the wog shops in my area dont stock it

jr_vw2 · Post by **jr_vw2** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 2:02 am

can you get a subscription??

MickeyUSA · Post by **MickeyUSA** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 3:35 am

I have the same problem getting Volksworld in Florida. I have only found one place that gets them.

Gene-C · Post by **Gene-C** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 3:07 pm

[QUOTE="MickeyUSA"]I have the same problem getting Volksworld in Florida. I have only found one place that gets them.[/QUOTE] Same here in Illinois, I have only found one Borders that carries it. I've given up on trying to find someone that stocks Ultra VW. I have to get my fix when I'm in the UK.

mel hubbard · Post by **mel hubbard** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 4:46 pm

A few years ago my buddy in Torrance Ca used to mail Hot VWs to me,, and i would mail Volksworld to him,, this way we got to read two mags for the price of one :drinking: this also stopped my wife moaning about Vee Dubb mags all around the home. Now i just buy the mags with good buggy features in :rock: Back to that buggy,, i just spoke to a guy who told me that it was a full size mock up, made in a clay type material,, maybe,, Who knows?? Im guessing it never made production as surely you guys would have heard about it :help:

Gene-C · Post by **Gene-C** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 6:17 pm

How strange it is to go look for something in my Hot VWs collection and find it in the first magazine I open!!! May 2001 of all things. The buggy I'm thinking of was created by Veloce Designs and Motorsports. The guy's name is/was Merlyn Cofano. I found this version on the VW Trends site. Trends Site

The article says to contact Fiberjet for more info, but I see nothing on the Fiberjet site. Here is the scan from Hot VWs:

Gene-C · Post by **Gene-C** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 6:22 pm

Then I googled some more.....and found this! Veloce Motorsports

The XS and the XR

If this is not the one you were talking about....sorry. At least it took me a lot of time......

Gene-C · Post by **Gene-C** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 6:25 pm

Can I have 3 posts in a row?? OK, here's one more I found on my quest of "modern day" buggies. It may be old news too, but Ilike it! Doon Buggies

Nice opening "bonnet".

OK, I'm done for awhile.

mel hubbard · Post by **mel hubbard** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 9:25 pm

Michael,, TOP MAN :rock: that Stealth buggy was the one i was talking about,, thanks for the extra pics,, the XR looks a bit like a modern day Thomas Crown buggy. Looks like a lot of work went into that project.