BUGEYE Registry

[Rineheitzgabot]

Dude, that zebra look is tight!

[rwollschlager]

I love the paint job! is it actually paint or are they vinyl decals? My dad and I were thinking of going down the same road with our IIA 109. You have a cool little truck!

[thunderfoot]

Bugeye registry

Hi I have a 69 Bugeye VIN no: 24435829F. I couldn't resist the paint scheme. It a great little road warrior. I love the idea of a Bugeye Registry. Nice to know there are a few of us out there.

[Nill]

Gary swing over to the pictures page I posted a load of series **** over there.

-Neil

[Rineheitzgabot]

Neil,

Post some pictures of your ride. We would love to get a closer look.

-Gary

[Nill]

My 69 is VIN 24436214F

This is what I got from the CalVIN calculator

244 Model: Land Rover, Series IIA
Body type: Basic or Station wagon
Wheel base: 88in
Engine: petrol
Model years: 1962-1971
Destination: Export, left-hand drive (LHD)
36214 Serial number
F Design: Five significant design modifications
Suffix used from March 1969 till April 1969

If anyone knows anything more of where this batch went to etc. drop me a line.

[Rineheitzgabot]

Jeff,

You have enlightened me. I was not aware of those subtleties. Thanks for the information.

-Gary

[JSBriggs]

It has had late 2a/3 fenders added, but the grill and 'breakfast' are clearly bugeye. The grill is straight across the bottom, and the side holes are the classic bugeye bastardization the 2 styles.

-Jeff

[Rineheitzgabot]

Don't think it's a Bugeye, but some beastly-good fab-work!

[JSBriggs]

Found another bugeye.

http://timbercrawler.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=35176

-Jeff

[Rineheitzgabot]

Steve Hoffman,

A new member of the forum, was having trouble posting, so he PM'd me and wanted to add his Bugeye to the registry. Being the lazy bugger that I am, I just did it myself instead of trying to instruct him how to do it.

Here is the text of a couple of emails he sent me about the vehicle:

Hi, I'm in the process of bring back to life a 1969 series II bugeye in Colorado. Vin # 24435681F I think the color is called Marine Blue? Seems like it's been parked since the the mid to late 80's and hadn't been well taken care of prior to that. I've got it running, transmission replaced due to previous damage, body dints pulled out and a multitude of other minor corrections. Waiting for recover of front seats before we'll venture out on the road but it's slowly starting to move again. I've restored many British cars over the years but this is my 1st Rover. I didn't see a place to attach a photo??

And another:

Hi Gary, I'll also compare the VIN to the number on the horn. Not being the sharpest pencil in the drawer related to computers I didn't see how to enter the registry so thanks for your help. This thing sat along a fairly busy secondary highway with a for sale sign for many years so I'm sort of suprised a Rover enthusiast didn't pick up on it being a bugeye and all. It had a cattle guard on the front that appeared to have guarded a cow or two since is was shoved back into the wings. Granted it was pretty rough but I love a challenge and hate to see stuff like this go to the crusher. I doubt if it'll make it into any concoures parades during my ownership but hopefully I can take a microbrew to the backcountry in search of another bovine!! Thanks again & happy motoring.

Steve

Here are the pics:

http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/wImkHaLgZ1FFjh-zo_LzvA?authkey=7f9141umCfc&feat=directlink

http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/SzCLiAZCZjNkuYKriboX1w?authkey=7f9141umCfc&feat=directlink

http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/4b1G-RI7-IO0CHZB4ojkyQ?authkey=7f9141umCfc&feat=directlink

Thanks again to Steve for posting.

[JSBriggs]

I was just looking through an old magizne (LRE March 2005) and there is a article about the NADA oddities (NADA 109, and the Bugeye) with several pics of bugeyes.

-Jeff

I got it scanned. If anyone is interested, shoot me an email.

jeffreysbriggs@gmail.com

-Jeff

[Rineheitzgabot]

JS,

Thanks for the heads up. In my borderline OCD-pursuit of knowing all there is to know (including the minutia) of Bugeyes, I am going to see if I can purchase a back issue from LRE.

Again, thanks.

[JSBriggs]

I was just looking through an old magizne (LRE March 2005) and there is a article about the NADA oddities (NADA 109, and the Bugeye) with several pics of bugeyes.

-Jeff

[kellymoe]

Looking for my old bugeye. I live in Burbank California and sold it to a guy in Pasadena. It had a dark green paint job with limestone roof from one of those discount auto paint places, diamond plate on the panels behind the rear wheels, grey powder coated full length roof rack with ladder in the rear.
The last time I saw it had some huge Ecco? stickers on the sides. I think it's still in California. I would like to buy it back as it was my first "real" rover.

Thanks,

Kevin