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Pimp your Buggy

mecdave - 8-3-2008 at 05:36 AM

I was just going through some old photos of NABX '06 and ran across Chip Brown and his Leather buggy. Thought you might enjoy...

Here's the full size versions:
http://buggytexas.com/images/leather1.JPG
http://buggytexas.com/images/leather2.JPG
http://buggytexas.com/images/leather3.JPG
http://buggytexas.com/images/leather4.JPG
http://buggytexas.com/images/leather5.JPG










deanaoxo - 8-3-2008 at 06:01 AM

wonder what resident nabx artist CB has in store for us this year?????

Crash - 9-3-2008 at 12:11 AM

I remember Claxton was hooked up and the Tie wrap buggy took a "while"....how long did it take to get them off ?He he !

bbrex - 9-3-2008 at 06:58 PM

Hey Dave
Just wait and see what I have to throw into the competition.
Brad

mecdave - 10-3-2008 at 04:14 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Crash
I remember Claxton was hooked up and the Tie wrap buggy took a "while"....how long did it take to get them off ?He he !


I think it was Jose Sainz and Scott Skinner that built the tie wrap buggy the night before the contest. Here's a photo of Jose and Scott with the buggy...

(Click to enlarge)

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mecdave - 10-3-2008 at 04:29 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by bbrex
Hey Dave
Just wait and see what I have to throw into the competition.
Brad


I can imagine Brad. Is it crazier than this one...?

crab.jpg - 151kB

mecdave - 10-3-2008 at 04:39 AM

This is another favorite of mine. It's Martin Blais of Bellweather Banners with his Flexifoil. At the end of the event he sold the custom Dragon seat to Dooley for $50! Martin's a heck of a nice guy! :yes:

martin.jpg - 150kB

mecdave - 10-3-2008 at 04:50 AM

Last but not least (Bob's probably wishing I would post these in the Gallery instead) is David Sabalino's Chopper...

chopper.jpg - 153kB

Chip - 10-3-2008 at 10:51 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by deanaoxo
wonder what resident nabx artist CB has in store for us this year?????


This year my goal is to finish the t-shirt and finish enough work that I can come out and play without projects looming over my sholder or sitting on the playa with a laptop doing work!

And it just kills me that my new TIG weldor is sitting in the garage with no time to use it. ;{ Maybe next year I'll have my scratch built buggy.

kitemaker4 - 10-3-2008 at 09:36 PM

Hey Dave

The picture of the tie wrap buggy is of Scott Skinner and Tsune Baba of Japan.

Susan (npw goddess)

Crash - 11-3-2008 at 12:46 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Chip
Quote:
Originally posted by deanaoxo
wonder what resident nabx artist CB has in store for us this year?????


This year my goal is to finish the t-shirt and finish enough work that I can come out and play without projects looming over my sholder or sitting on the playa with a laptop doing work!

Please take your time cause I like the shirts from past events and still have em all ! Hope Claxton or someone has the stickers with the NABX logo ! I need a few and was wondering what design the shirts have this year ?The noise from the japanese buggy was cool and godzilla is now a collectors item .they don't make the stuff anymore.Glenn has a hard time looking for vintage speed racer stuff for his mach #5.......

WTrail - 11-3-2008 at 01:32 AM

Sweet buggies! Not necessarily practical but they look like fun!

mecdave - 11-3-2008 at 04:56 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by kitemaker4
Hey Dave

The picture of the tie wrap buggy is of Scott Skinner and Tsune Baba of Japan.

Susan (npw goddess)


Thanks Susan. I didn't think that looked like Jose.

mecdave - 11-3-2008 at 05:18 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Crash
The noise from the japanese buggy was cool and godzilla is now a collectors item .they don't make the stuff anymore.


Ah yes, the Godzilla buggy. I took video of it while it was sitting on the playa happily humming away, trying to capture the sound, but all I got was wind noise. Here's a photo...

hummer.jpg - 145kB

bugymangp - 11-3-2008 at 07:32 AM

hey dave
i don`t think that was wind noise.
was your mouth open when you shot the video???? LOL

mecdave - 11-3-2008 at 08:44 AM

Oh go play with your Chevy!

bugymangp - 11-3-2008 at 09:14 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by mecdave
Oh go play with your Chevy!

every chance i get.