Teevee...forgot The Windshield...

[empinut]

but the rest is done.

With the over the top rear tires and exhaust pipes and windshield and headlights, I figured the tail lights needed to be "special" also.

More at my Blog

thanks, Bill

[Robert81]

WOW!!! what kit is that? I've never seen one of those, but I am young. Those rear tires may be "over the top" but I want some.

[Modlguy]

I'm old, but I've never seen it either. Great job.

Let's see the front.

Bill Barrett.

[Jairus]

That cute little thing is a "Berry Mini-T"!

Back in the late 60's you could get a full size Fiberglass body sent to you in the mail!

Then with just a torch and a clapped out Beetle, build your own dune-type-buggy on a VW chassis just like the Meyers Manx.

AMT kitted both models back in the day, which shared VW platforms, wheels, engines and other stuff but the Berry Mini-T is the rarest of the two if found unbuilt in the box.

George Lemmons, editor of Hot Rod Cartoons, built one in 1968. He posted updates in the magazine about the build and illustrated it on the cover more than a few times! Being a veteran from the Navy.... I am guessing he had no love of German engineering and only VW part used was the floor pan as "Pappy" choose a Corvair pancake engine, front and rear suspension instead.

The rear tires by the way are out of AMT Snap-Fast Slammer "Rumbler" Rambler American.

[empinut]

Thanks Jairus, I had never seen that cartoon.

here are the 3 kits from AMT.

thanks for the nice comments!

Some versions came in white, some molded in yellow.

[Dr. Cranky]

That's a clean build . . . sweet . . . love the colors too!

[Jairus]

Both of mine were molded in yellow and my Berry Mini-T is not getting done very quickly.... I am building a scale version of Pappy's Buggy having stolen the Corvair engine and rear suspension from the Roth Road Agent. Now if I can just find a Corvair front axle.......