New Bounty Hunter Dune Buggy

Designed inward 1968 in addition to finished inward 1969, Bounty Hunter Dune Buggies used a trunk produced yesteryear Glass Enterprises inward Burbank, on a curt bike base of operations using the same length chassis equally the Manx, in addition to inward this buggy, the seats were designed yesteryear Steve McQueen’s company, Solar Productions, in addition to the interior is yesteryear Tony Nancy. It was featured inward the Jan in addition to Dec editions of Rod in addition to Custom magazine inward 1970

While many buggies were copied or took potent styling cues from the Manx, the Bounty Hunter was a completely master copy design.

In slow 1970 or early on 1971, inward his garage at home, Mel Keys worked on a fiberglass dune buggy projection for almost 3 months alongside an assistant, Brian Dries. That dune buggy would afterward hold upwardly along to hold upwardly known equally the Bounty Hunter, i of the few dune buggies that didn’t conduct knock off Bruce Meyers’ Manx. Unfortunately, the dune buggy describe of piece of occupation concern was tapped out, in addition to non many were made, in addition to Mel went onto other things

Who is Mel Keys? He is a Art Center College alumni, who worked at Victress, in addition to hence started a companionship called Fibercraft to hit fiberglass-bodied cars, in addition to also participated inward making the model of the Star Trek Enterprise used for the master copy television set show. He is similar a shot almost 88 yrs old.

Similar buggies convey auctioned at iv thou, due to petroleum use, simply this i powerfulness auction for 20-30 thou

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