| 1968 EMPI Imps
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| Serial
#374 or #1211 - Hermann Heigl, Munich, Germany
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| Body:
| 1968 or 1969 EMPI Imp #374 or #1211,
Originally Green, Now Blue with modifications for German laws
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| Frame:
| 1958 VW Frame, disc brakes front and rear,
gauges from porsche 914, Recaro seats, US Superbeetle lights, adjustable front end, stabilizer kerscher,
stronger rear springs/shocks adjustable, rear wheel distance adapters.
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| Front Tire:
| Pirelli/P7 185/70SR15 on 15" Lemerz
Rims
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| Rear Tire:
| BF goodrich 235/60HT15 on 15" Lemerz
Rims
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| Engine:
| 1600 - 50 HP / buggy exhaust chrome / Front
Oil cooler / Girdle to hold Gearbox (Blew up the Type 4 - 2.0 CU)
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| Transaxle:
| 4 shortened gears with a girdle to hold it
better, front oil cooler
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| Status:
| Not a daily driver, comes out only for show
and shine
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| Link:
| EMPI Imp #374 or #1211
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| Contact:
| hermann@automaten-heigl.de
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| Serial
#405 - Ron Castillo
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| Body:
| 1968 EMPI Imp #405, currently faded pink
(originally metal flake green)
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| Transaxle:
| VW Swingaxle
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| Engine:
| 1600 (not running)
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| Status:
| In pieces
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| Contact:
| SCARAB979@aol.com
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| Serial
#423 - David Engle, Gainesville, Florida
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| Body:
| 1968 EMPI Imp #423, Originally Silver Metal
Flake
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| Frame:
| 1959 Frame
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| Wheels:
| Sprint Stars, 10" on the back.
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| Engine:
| 1970 and Stuck.
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| Status:
| Under construction.
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| Club:
| South
Eastern VW Club
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| Link:
| EMPI
Imp #423
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| Link:
| Bug
Junction
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| Contact:
| vwandstudebaker@yahoo.com
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| Yahoo IM:
| vwandstudebaker
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| Story:
| How did I find it? A guy who was looking at
one of my bugs told me about his friend that had it sitting in the woods where they parked it a couple years
ago.
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| Serial
#424 - Glenn Maisenbach, Panama City, Florida
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| Body:
| 1968 EMPI Imp #424, Originally Gold Metal
Flake, Soon To Be Blue
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| Frame:
| 1971 Frame
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| Engine:
| 1974 1600 Dual Port
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| Status:
| Under construction. (An in crate project)
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| Link:
| EMPI Imp #424
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| Contact:
| kusik@home.com
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| Serial
#450 - John Schuler - Yucca Valley, CA
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| Body:
| 1968 EMPI Imp #450, original color
metalflake green, will be changed to chartreuse metalflake with original style pinstriping. Will be equiped with
as a complete "Super-Sport" kit.
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| Frame:
| Looking for a 1967 "CA. black
plate" chassis to modify. (Currently on a 1959 chassis.)
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| Engine:
| EMPI equipped 1600cc.
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| Options:
| "EMPI RAM INDUCTION KIT", Zenith
32NDIX, 010 and EMPI dress up trim, front and rear IMP badges, EMPI globe side panel logos, N.O.S. chrome tail
lights, wood GT wheel, early gauges, w/pod tach, 5 lug sprint stars, DelSwift mirrors, etc ....
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| Status:
| Finally going to get the correct EMPI
restoration it deserves.
|
| Contact:
| cycletrucker@mindspring.com
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| Previous Owner:
| Dave at Bug Junction, Gainesville, Florida
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| Previous Owner:
| Walt,
Augusta, GA
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| Previous Owner's Link:
| Walt's
site
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| Serial
#483 - Jason Mitchel
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| Body:
| 1968 EMPI Imp #483, green.
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| Frame:
| 1965 VW Beetle Frame.
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| Status:
| On the road.
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| Contact:
| jmitchell@fragahs.com
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| Serial
#519 - Deb & Paul Moran, Illinois
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| Body:
| 1968 EMPI Imp #519, original blue metal
flake.
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| Frame:
| 1962 VW Beetle Frame.
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| Engine:
| 2.2L Subaru
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| Status:
| On the road.
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| Contact:
| empiimp@gmail.com
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| Previous Owner:
| Kim Rudolph from Traverse City, Michigan
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| Previous Owner:
| Mike from Hartford, Indiana
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|
| Serial
#530 - Don Velasco, Edwards, CA
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| Body:
| 1968 EMPI Imp #530, Originally Candy Apple
Red, Now Semi Metallic Dark Green
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| Frame:
| 1960 VW Beetle Frame
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| Engine:
| 1967 1500cc Single Port (soon to be a 1635
Dual Port)
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| Status:
| Needs a new engine
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| Contact:
| ITripper@aol.com
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|
| Serial
#554 - Brent, Owosso, MI - between Flint and Lansing
|
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| Body:
| 1968 EMPI Imp #554, primed and sealed
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| Frame:
| 1960 or 61 VW Beetle Frame.
It has spindle mount wheels on front, so its not plumbed for front brakes although he has the front hubs. It has new rear brake lines. He doesn't like riding people in the back seat so to give it a sleeker look, he cut 4" out of the roll bar and the windshield frame. He has the original seats (no pads) original wood steering wheel (no horn button).
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| Engine:
| Brand new not fired up yet `1641 cc /ceramic coated exhaust.
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| Status:
| For sale
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| Contact:
| CorbiFam4@aol.com or 989-666-4729
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| Serial
#570 - Richard F. Kovacs - Bethlehem, PA
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| Body:
| 1968 EMPI Imp #570, original metal-flake
orange from the factory. White convertible top, gold vinyl seats, including a gold vinyl rear bench seat and
gold carpeting in the interior.
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| Frame:
| 1961 VW Beetle Frame
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| Engine:
| 1961 1200cc engine and transmission.
|
| Status:
| The Imp was given to me by my daughter and
son-in-law for my 60th birthday in August 2001. I am in the process of having it registered as a newly
constructed vehicle in Pennsylvania. The Imp is in very, very good condition.
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| Contact:
| Dickeeboy@aol.com
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| Serial
#689 - Steve King, Spartanburg, SC
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| Body:
| 1968 EMPI Imp #689, originally metal flake
green, now metal flake blue due to sun. Original wheels, Swedish gauges, wood or wood fiber steering wheel with
logo. Had top but was removed due to sun damage.
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| Frame:
| VW Beetle Frame
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| Engine:
| 1600cc Dual Port
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| Status:
| Restored weekend driver. Update 2020-03-04 - Stephanie King Witz on Facebook is trying to find her father, Steve's, original Imp to buy it. If you come across it, please let her know.
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| Link:
| Imp #689
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| Contact:
| steandlynn@aol.com
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|
| 1969 EMPI Imps
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| Serial
#1002 - Deb & Paul Moran, Illinois
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| Body:
| 1969 EMPI Imp #1002, Black Prizmatique
(Originally Blue/Green Metal flake) painted by Dan Peletis.
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| Frame:
| 1965 VW Beetle Frame, secured with elevator
bolts, manual turning brakes, compensator, adjustable front beam and rear spring plates. Raked lift kit (0"
front/4" rear).
|
| Engine:
| Subaru 2.0L twin turbo (EJ20TT)
|
| Status:
| On the road and full of sand (from Silver
Lake Michigan).
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| Link:
| EMPI Imp #1002
Engine pictures
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| Contact:
| empiimp@gmail.com
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|
| Serial
#1004 - Paul Yeager, Northern Virginia
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| Body:
| 1969 EMPI Imp #1004, Metallic Purple
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| Frame:
| 1958 VW Beetle Frame
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| Engine:
| VW Beetle Engine - 1600cc Single Port (Dual
Port in the future)
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| Status:
| On the road, radical custom, lowered
2", chopped windshield and roll bar (4")
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| Clubs:
| "The
Buggy Boys" Dune Buggy Club
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| Link:
| EMPI Imp #1004
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| Serial
#1010 - Chuck Sostak, Lombard, Illinois
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| Body:
| 1969 EMPI Imp #1010, original gold factory
finish.
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| Frame:
| 1957 VW frame, '68 trans.
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| Engine:
| 1968 1600 dual port w/ EMPI Kadron carbs.
|
| Wheels:
| "UNIQUE" Supreme Series (reverse
backspace on rear) 5 x 4 3/4 wheel adapters. tires are 205/60R14 front, 275/60R15 rear.
|
| Status:
| On the road. I am the third owner, purchased
it with body on frame in 1975. Stays on road only. Having a blast going to all the "Cruise Nights" and
getting a lot of attention, everyone knows what a dune buggy is.
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| Clubs:
| VWCA and NIVA.
|
| Contact:
| impdriver@hotmail.com
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| Serial
#1011 - Wayne Herring, Lubbock, Texas
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| No image available |
| Body:
| 1969 EMPI Imp #1011, diamond white pearl
(originally green metal flake), original EMPI GTV wheels, on the rear (10" wide).
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| Frame:
| 1960 VW Beetle frame with adjustable front
end added and dropped to give my Imp that raked look. Rear torsion bars are set at maximum height for that
pro-street look.
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| Engine:
| 1970 110 HP 1835 cc engine with Weber 44
IDF, Jacobs Electronic Ignition and dual glass packs.
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| Front Tires:
| Michelin X Radial 185/15's on 15 x 5 1/2
Empi Sprint Stars.
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| Status:
| Working on the wiring.
|
| Contact:
| werks@earthlink.net
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|
| Serial
#1013 - Bob Johnson, Hays, Kansas
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| Body:
| 1969 EMPI Imp #1013, Green Metal flake with
bikini top
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| Frame:
| 1964 VW Beetle Frame. Modified torsion
leaves with one full width layer and one half width layer out of the torsion leaves in both the top and bottom
tubes.
|
| Engine:
| Late Model 1915cc Dual Port with a single
Weber progressive carburetor and aluminum coated exhaust.
|
| Transaxle:
| The transaxle is a swingaxle with short
axles and a later model center section using 3.12 to 1 ring and pinion (which isnt low enough for 31 inch
tires) and stock gear ratios.
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| Front Tires:
| 205/65 R15 with 6 inch wide wheels with
standard VW offset.
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| Rear Tires:
| 265/75 R15 on 8 inch wide wheels with
standard VW offset for on and off road. In sand, Dessert Trak 12.00 paddles on 10 inch wheels also with standard
(3.5 inch) offset.
|
| Status:
| The Imp is traveling the country behind
their motor home.
|
| Link:
| EMPI Imp #1013
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| Contact:
| bjohnson@sunflower.net
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|
| Serial
#1065 - Leonard Watson, Milford, OH
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| No image available |
| Body:
| 1969 EMPI Imp #1065, originally green metal
flake now yellow
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| Frame:
| 1962 VW Beetle frame
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| Engine:
| 1965 1200cc single port
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| Status:
| Daily driver whether permitting (Previously
owned by Brian Koger, Batavia, OH)
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| Phone:
| 513-364-6692
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|
| Serial
#1082 - Byron Grams
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| Body:
| 1969 EMPI Imp #1082
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| Frame:
| 1967 Frame
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| Engine:
| 1835cc Air Sucker
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| Status:
| On the road
|
| Link:
| SpeedBuggy
|
| Contact:
| bygrams@net-quest.com
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| Serial
#1088 - Francesco (Frank) Ansaloni, Italy
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| Body:
| 1969 EMPI Imp #1088, original metalflake -
looking for official color name.
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| Frame:
| 1966 VW
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| Engine:
| 1500cc VW
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| History:
| The car was bought from my Father in 1971
from an Italian man that come from Africa (Lybia!!!) To Rome driving!!!! This man bought the Imp Kit and build
it in Africa, and drove the Imp to go in honeymoon in Ciad! The imp , is all original (seats, wheel sprint star,
steering Wheel EMPI GT etc).
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| Status:
| On the road.
|
| Contact:
| frankansaloni@tin.it
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| Serial
#1222 - Alex Surra, Ronks, PA
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| Body:
| 1969 EMPI Imp #1222, yellow with soft top.
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| Frame:
| 1965 VW
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| Engine:
| 1600cc DP VW
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| History:
| Southern PA VW Club
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| History:
| I found one a year prior, and fell in love
with them, but I had no money at that time. A year later I found one on eBay and I had to have it, so I drove
from 10:30 until like 2:30 am, slept in Western PA for a few hours, then I drove the rest of the way to Ohio,
and towed it back the next day. A long trip in less than 48 hours, but it was worth it, male bonding with my
dad, and I got my dream car.
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| Status:
| Being inspected currently
|
| AOL IM:
| vdubhippy
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| Contact/MSN IM:
| redog_69@hotmail.com
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|
|
| Serial
#1309 - Doug Timberlake, New Salisbury, Indiana
|
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| Body:
| 1969 EMPI Imp #1309, originally mettalic red, now marroon and silver with side pods from Unique Supply. Bikini topp and chromed EMPI Imp emblems.
|
| Frame:
| 1969 Frame
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| Engine:
| 1600 with Engle 110 cam and dual baby Webers.
|
| Status:
| Finished in May '07 and burning up the roads!
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| Contact:
| dtim315@wmconnect.com
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| Serial
#1319 - Jerry Cox, Central Indiana
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| Body:
| 1969 EMPI Imp #1319, originally orange, but
now yellow with emblems.
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| Frame:
| 1960? Frame
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| Engine:
| 1974 1641cc Dual Port with dual Kadrons.
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| Status:
| Fully restored.
|
| Clubs:
| Midwest Dune Buggy Club
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| Link:
| Imp #1319
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| Contact:
| jerryc@ccrtc.com
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| Serial
#1370
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| Body:
| 1969 EMPI Imp #1370, Original color was
blue, but was repainted a different shade of blue.
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| Frame:
| 1969 VW Frame
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| Engine:
| 1600cc
|
| Status:
| Recently sold.
|
| Previous Owner:
| Jill
Tracy, Florida Old Link
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| EMPI
Imp #1337, Richard Brown, Slidell, LA
|
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| Body:
| 1969 EMPI Imp #1337 NOS, brilliant red metal
flake
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| Status:
| Complete kit in the box.
|
| Contact:
| bugman@communique.net
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| EMPI
Imp #1389, Richard Brown, Slidell, LA
|
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| Body:
| 1969 EMPI Imp #1389, Gold Fiesta Metal
Flake, original seats, Landau top, side curtains
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| Status:
| Possibly undergoing restoration.
|
| Contact:
| bugman@communique.net
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| Serial #1431 - Digger owned by Wendy Fischer, NM
|
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| Body:
| 1969 EMPI Imp #1432, Purple
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| Frame:
| 1969 Frame
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| Status:
| Daily driver.
|
| Contact:
| mailto:muddogg47@yahoo.com
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| Story:
| Digger was sitting in the shop of a car dealership I was working at. Took about 3 months to talk my husband into buying it...now he has his own buggy!!!
|
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| Serial
#1480 - Raymond Zingg
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| No image available |
| Body:
| 1969 EMPI Imp #1480, Originally Non-metallic
Orange, Now Metallic Blue
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| Frame:
| 1967 Frame
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| Engine:
| 1600cc Dual Port
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| Status:
| Currently getting the ground up treatment.
|
| Contact:
| mailto:Farshot1@yahoo.com
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| Serial
#1490 - Bob Ochsman, Northern Virginia
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| Body:
| 1969 EMPI Imp #1490, bright red (originally
gold metal flake).
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| Frame:
| 1960 VW Pan, CB 2.5" lowered spindles
and adjusters on the front beam.
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| Engine:
| Stock 1600 dual port with megadual exhaust.
|
| Status:
| On the road thanks to help from his son,
Corey.
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| Link:
| EMPI Imp 1490
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| Contact:
| ochsman@us.net
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| Serial
#1495 - John Unkle, Hagerstown, MD
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| Body:
| 1969 EMPI Imp #1495
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| Frame:
| 1964 VW Beetle Frame
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| Engine:
| 1600cc Dual Port
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| Status:
| It IS going back together!
|
| Link:
| Unofficial
EMPI Imp Club of America
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| Contact:
| Junkle3@aol.com
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|
| 1968 or 1969 EMPI Imps
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| Scott Postmus, MI
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| Awaiting Picture |
| Body:
| Pre-1970 EMPI Imp, yellow.
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| Status:
| On road and in the sand!
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| Contact:
| scott_postmus at spartanstores.com
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| Bill
Moore/Brenda Jordan, Spokane, WA
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| Body:
| Pre-1970 EMPI Imp, original solid green,
repainted same green, now yellow.
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| Frame:
| 1948 VW Pan, upgraded from cable brakes,
mounted with elevator bolts
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| Engine:
| 40 HP VW, with early stroker kit
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| Status:
| On road, runs good, looks good.
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| Link:
| EMPI Imp
|
| Contact:
| simplysaltwater@webtv.net
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| Robert
McKenna, Palm Coast, FL
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| Body:
| EMPI Imp, original yellow, now multi-color
metallic, no options
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| Frame:
| 1972 VW Pan
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| Engine:
| 1600 high performance VW, type 3 blower
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| Status:
| On road
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| Randy,
Cambridge, ON
|
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| Body:
| 1969 EMPI Imp # Unknown, red but soon to be
yellow. Originally red metal flake.
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| Frame:
| 1965 VW Beetle
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| Engine:
| 1973 1835cc VW
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| Status:
| Currently undergoing complete restoration.
|
| Link:
| EMPI Imp
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| Contact:
| crafty@sprint.ca
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| Paul
O. Thomas, Johnstown, PA
|
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| Body:
| Early EMPI Imp, red.
|
| Frame:
| Titled as a 1967 VW, but the pan is an earlier Type I.
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| Engine:
| 1641cc VW
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| Status:
| On the road.
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| Contact:
| vwbuge@hotmail.com
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| Bruce
Clark, Sacramento, CA
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| Body:
| Pre-1970 EMPI Imp, Gold Fiesta Metal Flake
gel coat. It has the nose emblem, black, "wrinkle" finish dash, molded in battery compartment, and an
old soft top.
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| Frame:
| 1960 VW Beetle mounted with elevator bolts
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| Engine:
| Haven't decided, but leaning toward 1700 or
1800 dual port. Bus transaxle.
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| Status:
| Today, it rolls, but the engine is sitting
on the ground. It hasn't been licensed since 1971. Just been sitting in the backyard.
|
| Clubs:
| Don't belong, but this is the first step.
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| Link:
| EMPI Imp
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| Contact:
| bwclark@sbcglobal.net
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| Loic,
Paris, France
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| Body:
| 1969 EMPI Imp
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| Frame:
| Disk brakes on the front.
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| Engine:
| Type 3 engine.
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| Status:
| It probably won't see the road before years
'cause of the work on it. It's in pieces. So it's stocked in a box 350km away.
|
| Link:
| EMPI Imp
|
| Contact:
| mail:l.giroult@caramail.com
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| Owner
unknown
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| No image available |
| Body:
| Pre-1970 EMPI Imp
|
| Frame:
| 1973 IRS frame & chasis. The previous
owner had taken out 2 of the spring plates in the front beam in a attempt to lower the front which made for a
bumpy ride at high speed.
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| Front Tire:
| Generals 165-15 on 7" wide four lugs
chrome five stars.
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| Rear Tire:
| Goodyear Eagle rears 245-50 on 15x10 four
lug chrome five star rims from Fisher Buggies that the chrome pealed off less than a year but I had them
refinished.
|
| Status:
| Winner of
the Manx Club "Buggy of the Month" for May, 2000
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| Previous Owner:
| Bryant
Johnson, Mulberry Florida
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| Don,
Silver Lake, Michigan
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| Body:
| Pre-1970 EMPI Imp
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| Frame:
| Lighted frame with adjustable aluminum front
beam and full roll cage.
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| Wheels:
| Competition cut Desert Trak 14.50 rear.
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| Status:
| Ready for Test Hill.
|
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| Brian
Williams, Castro Valley, CA
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| No image available |
| Body:
| Pre-1970 EMPI Imp, metal flake red
(original), front EMPI Imp emblem, chrome tailights, and a complete Bahimi fold down top with side curtains.
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| Frame:
| 1967 VW
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| Engine:
| 1776 with port and polished heads and dual
Dellardo 36's
|
| Status:
| Waiting to be restored.
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| Phone:
| (510) 881-8520
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|
| Steve
with "Suicide Ride", GA
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| Body:
| 1969 Imp Dragster (6.9 Second 1/8 Mile and
10 flats in 1/4 Mile), jet black w/chrome lip around edge of body (originally solid yellow)
|
| Frame:
| 63 VW Pan, weld-in adjusters w/beam shims,
full roll cage w/5 pt. harness
|
| Engine:
| 2332cc Scatt engine complete w/duel 48 IDA's
and split-port heads
|
| Transaxle:
| 67 Swingaxle w/4.12 Ring and Pinion,
swayaway axles
|
| Wheels:
| 7" Douglas .125 aluminium rear w/
8.5" slicks and 4" Douglas w/4" Firestone skinnies front, JCS aluminium spool.
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| Status:
| For sale.
|
| Contact:
| thelighthouse@accessatc.net
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| Jeremy
- Michigan
|
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| Body:
| 1969 EMPI Imp, original metal flake green,
front EMPI Imp emblem, soft top.
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| Frame:
|
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| Engine:
| 1776 cc, .041 heads, single 40 weber, .009
distributer
|
| Wheels:
| Aluminum Mitchell wheels, and Desert Trak
sand tires
|
| Status:
| This Imp was for sale and was bought by
Jeremy in Michigan for a street toy.
|
| Link:
| Jeremy's
Site devoted to his Imp.
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| Previous Owners:
| The McMillians.
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|
| Dave Lance, Dover, FL
|
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| Body:
| 1969 EMPI Imp, recently painted Orange with
pearl gloss coat.
|
| E-mail:
| vwempibuggy@aol.com
|
|
|
| 1970 EMPI Imps
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| Serial
#2022 - Robert Conner, Bishopville, MD
|
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| Body:
| 1970 EMPI Imp #2022, Originally Metallic
Purple, now Metallic Blue with hard top, side panels, rear panel and engine cover.
|
| Frame:
| 1963 VW
|
| Engine:
| 1400cc
|
| Status:
| FOR SALE! Call Robert at 410-289-4215 for
details. Runs and is tagged, but needs to be rebuilt to be in tip top shape.
|
| Link:
| EMPI Imp #2022
|
| Contact:
| santa@shore.intercom.net
|
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| Serial
#2026 - Unknown Owner
|
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| Body:
| 1970 EMPI Imp #2026, green.
|
| Status:
| Sold the week of 6/2/2002.
|
| Previous Owner:
| mailto:ajsyrup@aol.com
|
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| Serial
#2058 - David Hazzard, Pennsylvania
|
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| Body:
| 1970 EMPI Imp #2058, Original Blue
|
| Frame:
| 1963 VW Beetle Frame, secured with elevator
bolts
|
| Engine:
| 1600 VW with modifications
|
| Status:
| On the road.
|
| Link:
| EMPI Imp #2058
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| Serial
#2066 - Paul Kenny, CA
|
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| Body:
| 1970 EMPI Imp Gran Sport #2066, color: Cold Fire. The Artwork on the Engine Cover of the Deano Dinosaur was done by Richard McPeak. Richard was the Original Artist for the Deano Dynosoars Catalog and Deano Dinosaur itself. He was also the Pin Stripper for Empi for most of their Race Cars. The other signatures on the engine cover are from some Racers you might have heard of such as: Les Leston (Lightning Bug), Richard Gurino (Inch Pincher III) and Bruce Meyers (Meyers Manx).
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| Frame:
| 1970 VW pan.
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| Engine:
| Deano Dynosoar 1700 with Deano Cylinders, Valves, Valve Covers, Oil Pump, 40 DCN Carburetors and Linkage. Also the coveted Empi Pulley Guard.
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| Status:
| Done and on the road.
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| Contact:
| EMPIGuy@yahoo.com
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| Serial
#2084 - John Shepard, Vienna, West Virginia
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| Body:
| 1970 EMPI Imp Deluxe #2084, Original Goldish
Silver Metal Flake.
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| Frame:
| Need 1970 chassis to cut up
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| Engine:
| Need 2 liter to be built
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| Status:
| Still strapped in the truck, but headed for
the storage building until the garage gets built.
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| Clubs:
| Founding an East Coast Dune Buggy Club,
email me for more information
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| Link:
| Separate Web page to document the trip and
the purchase of the Imp is in progress. It will be called "mission IMP possible". URL coming soon.
Until then: Dune Buggy Archives
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| Contact:
| 1967BUGMAN@prodigy.com
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| Owner Unknown
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| No image available |
| Body:
| 1970 EMPI Imp Super Sport, Gold & Rust
with side pods and engine cover
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| Frame:
| 1969 VW Pan
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| Engine:
| 1600 Dual Port (defunct)
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| Status:
| In pieces
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| Link:
| EMPI Imp
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| Previous owner:
| Ron Woodall, Oxford-on-Rideau, Ontario, Canada
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| Dave
Grummett, Thunder Bay, ON
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| Body:
| 1970 EMPI Imp, original orange, now metallic
purple
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| Frame:
| 1957 VW Pan
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| Engine:
| Type IV 2000 VW, progressive two barrel
Holley carburetor and hydraulic lifters
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| Status:
| On the road and FOR SALE! (At the right
price)
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| Link:
| EMPI Imp
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| Contact:
| dgrummet@Ice.Lakeheadu.ca
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| Non-Serialized
- a Buddhist Monk or Flat Four
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| Body:
| 1970 EMPI Imp Super Sport Non-Serialized,
Originally Gold Metal flake, now Orange Metal flake with side pods and engine cover
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| Frame:
| Adjustable beam, chrome EMPI shocks, EMPI
Sprint Stars w/EMPI lug bolts
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| Engine:
| High output 1678cc with EMPI 88 mm pistons
and barrels, EMPI valve covers, EMPI Ram Induction kit, EMPI engine dress-up kit, and EMPI Imp headers
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| Status:
| It is presently in Japan. It was sold by
Paul Kenny to a Buddhist monk to drive back and forth from temple to town. Flat Four, Paul's told, recently
bought it back to put in their museum with all of their other EMPI cars.
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| Link:
| See the July 1998 edition of Dune Buggies
and Hot VW's
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| Non-Serialized
- Tom Slider
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| Body:
| 1970 EMPI Imp Non-Serialized proudly wearing
the original yellow gel coat.
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| Frame:
| 1966 Beetle floor pan. Lowered ball joint
beam. Transaxle features a Super Diff, HD engine mounts, trans straps, and Gene Berg shifter. Currently running
stock smoothie wheels(4" wide) in front and 7" wide smoothies for the rear, all with stock '65 and
earlier Bug hubcaps. The tires are 165SR15s and 255/60R15s.
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| Engine:
| Currently running a mild 1192 cc 40 hp
engine. It features a Bosch 019 distributor, TriMil header, K&N air cleaner, Bosch Blue Coil, remote oil
cooler (in addition to stock one), remote oil filter, heavy duty oil pump, and Motorola 12V alternator. Also
have a 2786 cc Type 4 in the works with electronic fuel injection, electronic ignition, and a lot of special
work.
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| Status:
| On the road and seeing duty as a daily
driver.
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| Home Page:
| EMPI
Imp Homepage
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| Link:
| The story of Tom's
Imp
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| Contact:
| imp@tunacan.net
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Mark Akalewicz, Toms River, New Jersey
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| Body:
| 1970 EMPI Imp, metal flake blue (same as
original).
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| Frame:
| 1957 VW Beetle with 1967 Beetle components,
mounted with elevator bolts, stainless steel roll-bar from Bruce & Winnie Meyers. Options include the
original EMPI hood tach, EMPI shifter, gas filler cap. It also has EMPI seat belts and a USA/EMPI license plate
frame. It sits on a 57 frame.
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| Engine:
| It has a 1600 dual port engine that's all
chromed out
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| Tires:
| Mickey Thompson Baja Belted rear, original
poly-glass tires up front.
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| Status:
| It is currently on the road (the picture I
sent is the only time you'll see it on a trailer).
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| Clubs:
| Galloping Hill Cruisers Car Club
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| Link:
| EMPI Imp
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| Contact:
| Mark
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| Previous Owners:
| Josh, Delaware
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| Chris,
Jefferson City, MS
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| No image available |
| Body:
| EMPI Imp, originally yellow, now with some
purple.
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| Frame:
| VW Beetle frame and transaxle.
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| Status:
| For sale. Call 573-659-9872 for details from
Chris.
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| Mike
Nolte, Lindsay, Ontario, Canada
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| Body:
| 1970 EMPI Imp, Green metal flake (original )
with a black rubber turtle shell patter, unfortunately it was rubbed off most of the main body before I got it
12-13 years ago, looking into getting the shell pattern restored. Both front mounted mirrors, lights, signals,
hood tachometer (stolen), convertible top, custom bumpers, bracing for rear seats, no emblems (looking), EMPI
trigger shifter, tilt steering, lowered front beam, etc.
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| Frame:
| 1966 VW Beetle
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| Engine:
| 2 1641's with some tricks like EMPI FOSR
Chromoly 1:4 ratio rockers, Crane fireball cam with EMPI gear, Holly 2brl Bugspray carburetor, chrome mega dual
exhaust, and more.
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| Status:
| On road in summer but only when time
permits.
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| Club:
| Niagara Volks Folks
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| Contact:
| mike.nolte@sympatico.ca
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| Jamie
Seymore, Laurel, MD
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| Body:
| EMPI Imp 1970 metal flake pink/purple with
side pods from Unique Supply (plan to have them glassed on).
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| Frame:
| 1958 VW
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| Engine:
| 1600 VW converted from a type 3.
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| Transaxle:
| 1966 tranny.
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| Status:
| About 75% done. Left to do: get the body
painted and wire it. I found it in the paper for sale. It came with the engine, chassis and body, but all in
awful condition.
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| Club:
| Yahoo
Imp Club
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| Contact:
| jseymore@erols.com
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| Yahoo IM:
| studleyjay126
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| Eric
Clayton, Middleburg, FL
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| Body:
| EMPI Imp 1970 originally orange, now white
and gray metal flake.
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| Frame:
| 1959 VW link pin/swing axle
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| Engine:
| 2180cc. C-95 Cam, 44 Magnum Plus heads, dual
44 Weber carbs, Full flow oil and filtered, chromed out.
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| Status:
| Not a show buggy, but LOTS of fun. It has 4
point cage, front/rear bumpers, 93 Honda Accord seats, built it from basket-case 1.5 years ago. Many, many hours
of body work. Did all the work myself. Everything brake related replaced, all wheel bearings, tie rods, shocks,
dampner, solid motor/tranny mounts, lights, wiring harness, all cables, windshield, new tranny, shift-tach,
switches. Found it on Dunebuggy.com, and bought it with cash I had saved for an engagement ring for my wife. Had
to finance the ring, and propose to her in it when I showed it to her, or I would have been in trouble.
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| Contact:
| clay8080@bellsouth.net
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| Erik
Life, WA
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| Body:
| EMPI Imp 1970 silver with side pods and
engine cover.
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| Frame:
| 1961 VW
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| Engine:
| 2 Liter Berg.
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| Status:
| Being assembled. Found it on the samba and
it was nos, want to find a hartop.
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| Contact:
| CxAxTxFxIxSxH@msn.com
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| Steve
Gutierrez
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| No image available |
| Body:
| EMPI Imp, original buggy seats, bullet
signal light assy.
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| Engine:
| Dual Weber IDAs, full engine blueprint,
balanced, race ready, external oil cooler, and upgraded oil pump.
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| Wheels:
| Original EMPI Sprintstar crome rims, 6x15 front and 7x15 rear (rims were offset).
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| Mike Goodson, Rock Hill, SC
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| Body:
| 1970 EMPI Imp, originally red, soon to be hugger orange base with a pearl clear coat.
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| Frame:
| 1955 VW. The windshield has been chopped 4 inches and raked back to fit a manx style hardtop.
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| Engine:
| A new 1835 engine, dual Webers, 044 heads and Engle 140 cam.
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| E-mail:
| rudedude102001@yahoo.com
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| Status:
| A friend's dad gave me the buggy which had been sitting in a kudzu patch since 1980. It was full of holes, and the pan was toast. The car should be on the road by Fall 2005.
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| Tracy McCullough, SC
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| Body:
| 1970 EMPI Imp, originally metallic green, but has been repainted green.
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| Frame:
| Unknown
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| Engine:
| Engine mods include twin carbs, custom built exhaust by muffler masters, on a 1776.
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| E-mail:
| dirtrdboy@aol.com
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| Status:
| He bought it from a friend of his, and has had it 4 years. The car has never be taken apart. Its on the road now.
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| Clubs:
| He plans on becoming a member of the MVWE, a local vw club.
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| Steven Van Schoor (Belgium/Winter Haven, FL)
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| Body:
| 1970 EMPI Imp Grand Sportster, silver originally when found, but recently orange with white side pods.
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| Frame:
| 1961
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| Engine:
| 1641cc with dual 44 Solex's.
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| Link:
| Home page for Steven's Imp
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| E-mail:
| steven@vwman.net
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| Status:
| Stored till he moves to Florida but it's been driven around the block occasionally.
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| Dune Buggies Modeled After Imps
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| Gene
A. Jestus, Big Lake, MN
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| Body:
| EMPI Imp # Unknown, Originally metal flake
green. Soon to be metal flake blue.
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| Frame:
| VW 1961 Pan. Would like to add front
adjusters this year to lighten up the pre-load. Rear air shocks and will be adding adjustable spring plates this
year.
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| Front Tire:
| Mastercraft Avenger GT P265/50R15 on
Centerline Drag Rims 15x6 (no adapters)
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| Rear Tire:
| Mastercraft Avenger GT P205/50R15 Centerline
drag rims 15x8.5 (no adapters)
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| Engine:
| Std VW 1600 with lots of chrome
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| Status:
| Will be back on the road in refinished
condition in the Spring.
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| Contact:
| jestus@sherbtel.net
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| New Imps produced by Unique Supply
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| Micah
Huerta
|
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| Body:
| New Imp now painted.
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| Status:
| For sale: $1500 or trade for a pre 67 Bug in
decent condition.
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| Contact:
| micah@kungfugeek.com
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