BUGEYE Registry

[Revtor]

Updated the list, now in sync with this thread.


Updated 2-11-13. The list as of today:

24435243F--LR Enthusiast Sept '04 Holland Marines
24435347F--eBay 05-09-06 Lights in grill modification?
24435354F--Toby Pond just sold; leaving Portland, OR for ? Pastel green. Fine example of a vintage rover that has been babied from it's inception.
24435411F--69Bugeye; Las Vegas, First vintage rover for this man. Pastel Green.
24435434F--eBay 03-17-09 Seller said fenders modified, sqr bzl, flat bottom brkfst
24435501F--drbrain; Harry > http://gallery.me.com/harrysnodgrass#100430 Sold to “longknifer” on 3-3-12.
24435574F--Rineheitzgabot; Pastel green, a hobby, a stress reliever, escapism on it's worst day. Built on or about Jan 7, 1969. Now on Long Island, owned by “Billy5”
24435609E--Windham, Maine. Marine Blue.
24435660F--Joey Dohey Newfoundland, Canada
24435680F--Jim Allen California
24435681F--Steve Hoffman; out west, Marine Blue.
24435684F--JSBriggs; White, "Broke-back", er, uh, I mean, "Salt-Lick", parts car, maybe resto.
24435766F--Gregg Holingsworth Colchester, CT
24435786F--Bought in Maryland by “Wils Boar” on 3-9-12. Retiring to Florida. Dark Bronze Green
24435807F--D & K Hunady
24435829F--John Nyhus Phoenix, AZ
24435829F--Thunderfootfarm; interesting name. Cattle-farmer? Zebra paint job rocks, makes me think of Daktari.
24435838F--eBay 03-11-07
24435858F--Charles Washington state
24435860F--Jim Dupont
24435864F--R. Bradley, Portland, OR
24435868F--“Cevan” purchased 10-11-12.
24435870F--Owned by “Cmcgahagin” Now resides on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
24435896F--eBay North Carolina
24435985F
24435993F
24435996F--Steve M, New Jersey. Bought in Maine 4-2012 from Eric C. Poppy Red, built March 4 1969.
24436079F--Gordon Fowler; 1970 is the alleged build year, New Brunswick, CA
24436095F-- Blue, parted out 8-2012, in Utica, NY.
24436131F--Mthede; Marine blue, homemade frame, you talk about earning it's keep; this thing is used to make maple syrup. Hell, this guy takes down bears with his hands, I think.
24436142F--Bob Shatra Lebanon CTI now own
24436167F--Pastel Green, spotted on eBay
24436207F--Bob - Plattsburgh area New York State
24436214F--Neil; from Alaska, red as all "get-out", daily driver. Now owned by “Fbnksrover” as of Jan. 2013.
24436222F--eBayGurnee, ILL
24436228F--Derrek, SoCal, Bronze green. Was listed eBay 09-02-05 Florida
24436255F--Mike Smith
24436263F--Larry Kotch Ithaca, NYI met him in '98 at the 50th Anniversary at Greek Peak ??
24436285F--Cristina; Pastel green, awaiting resto, looks very similar to the one below.
24436294F--Last known in Conn. I sold to Bystrowski
24436298F--eBay 07-23-06 Gallupville, NY listed as 2443G298F
24436301F--Gregg Grolsh I now own
24436302F--Arthur Patsouris, Boston area

[Revtor]

Hey, my brakes were a LOT dicey and it turns out that my brake servo (vacuum assist) was leaking badly and providing no boost. I got a replacement and now my brakes are 200% better. If your vac line can be taken off the servo with no change to the engine running, and no change to your braking performance, then your servo is toasted.

good luck!
~Steve

[fbnksrover]

I love it. It looks like it just rolled off the lot. I'm a newbie, so not sure how to describe it. Paint looks almost brand new, no dents, no rust (except minor on the leaf springs). The brakes are a little dicey, looks like I may need to replace the master cylinder. There's also an oil leak near the bellhousing, so I'm going to have to go under and take a look. But, all in all, it runs.

[Revtor]

post a pic if you could, tell us more about your bug
~Steve

[fbnksrover]

I just picked up a 1969 Series IIA VIN 24436214F. It originally started out in Anchorage, travelled to Hawaii, and is now in Fairbanks.

[Billy5]

I have to agree, mine hasnt been played with so my key is separate ( to the left of the instruments ) separate light switch and gauge lights and I have a Smiths heater or at least the motor is. Wipers are 12v only,2 speed with washers, separate brake and clutch reservoir.

[Revtor]

Those parts sound pre-bugeye to me.

[Cevan]

The extra fenders I have are not bigeye but Series III. The PO bought some series III parts including the fenders and breakfast. My vehicle has individual wiper motors, 5" wide sills, common brake and clutch reservoir, all in one ignition key/headlight switch, push button starter switch,Kodiak MK III heater, elephant hide seats, and a space for the battery in the seat box.

[Billy5]

From what I gather, bug eyes were made due to new regulations in different countries in regards to headlights. They felt that in the breakfast, the lights would be restricted. So, yes the bug eye was made for the United States. Thats why they call these "federal models". Mine was built for here. It was imported to California to a dealer. The PO of my truck had the VIN traced so the logbook from England shows it. Mine is 24435574F Built on or about Jan 7, 1969

[stomper]

From the info I got from his friend graniterover, the basketcase has 2 separate breakfast plates, and wings with the headlight cutouts. It sounds to me like you may have a bugeye, but that it has been transformed over the years with parts from other rovers. The qestion now is, what configuration for the headlights will you choose to assemble it with?

[JohnsD90]

well, if your frame is # 24435868F, then yeah it fits squarely in bugeye territory. I dont really know for sure, but were Rovers made bugeye for europe? Or just Australia and USA? Perhaps it's not originally a NADA truck?

Bugeye means lights on the front of the fenders, no sunken front panels.

~Steve

His lights are from what I see in the breakfast.

[Revtor]

well, if your frame is # 24435868F, then yeah it fits squarely in bugeye territory. I dont really know for sure, but were Rovers made bugeye for europe? Or just Australia and USA? Perhaps it's not originally a NADA truck?

Bugeye means lights on the front of the fenders, no sunken front panels.

~Steve

[Cevan]

I just purchased 24435868F. It's a project as the photos here show but the frame is in excellent condition. The seller thought it was a 1967. But after looking at lrfaq.org site, it looks like it was produced in March of 1969. So is this a bugeye?

My headlights as you can see are in the breakfast and the wings have no headlights. Is this incorrect?

[Revtor]

24436095F is being parted out in NY state, around Utica.

~Steve
(Not mine)

[cmcgahagin]

I have a '69 Series IIA for the Bugeye Registry. The S/N is 24435870F. I bought it in '87, it ran at the time. I bought it in Va. Beach. Due to a mobile career I ended up putting it in a garage, where it spent 19 years and became a retirement project. The last 6 years its been in the front yard but I'm going to move it back into a garage and start a ground up rebuild. I expect this to be an interesting journey.
We're located on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.