Available for $25,995

This 1960 Bugeye (titled as a 1961) called “Briggs” was built late in the production run, near the end of Frogeye production. AN5L 45243 had a completely rebuilt 1098 engine and rebuilt rib case transmission installed in 2020, with few miles added since. The car runs and drives nicely, as you can see in the driving video posted below.

About $10,000 in upgrades were done in our shop for the owner in 2020 to make the car an excellent driver. Now, you can purchase this great driver and know you are buying a well-sorted car.

Among the upgrades in 2020 were three point seat belts, new door seals, a completely restored and recovered dash board and cockpit trim bar, new windshield glass, all-new brake and clutch hydraulics, aluminum radiator, new generator, new rear lever shocks, K&N lifetime air filters, and more!

The car does need new seat foams and we’ll see if the prior owner will cover that expense so that the new owner can enjoy a more comfortable ride. The tonneau zipper has also failed, and we can fix that here in our shop next week! Easy upgrades!

Click “read more” below for more photos and give us a call if Briggs is the right Bugeye for you!

Available for $5,995

Please help rescue this very repairable Bugeye with 8578 indicated miles!

“Barrie” was totaled when our client was hit by a car pilling out into him on one side and hit a pole on the other (he’s OK, just shaken up).

The car has bent front frame rails as you can see in the pictures of the underside, but for the right person or a collision shop, these are quite fixable. There’s a lot of good work that has already been done to this car in the past, and the new owner can address the crash damage and then enjoy a really nice Bugeye that can absolutely be brought back to the road. 

The nose is from another car-the red nose belonging to the car originally was destroyed in the accident. There is some work to be done with the inner fenders (we have the parts if you want to cut the right inner fender off and weld on a new one). Work needs to be done at the collision shop to straighten the frame rails and realign the two front wheels.

Both front wheels moved their control alarm mounts slightly upon impact, so that will need to be straightened. If you are a collision expert or know of a good collision shop, this is not a particularly difficult thing to fix. Bodywork will also be needed to re-align the doors and the nose.

I would argue that this project is infinitely easier than to buy a basket case full of rusty parts. There’s really no rust to address with this project (that’s probably why the car fared so well in the crash)! It’s solid! 

This is not a project for everyone yet we do feel quite confident the car will be back on the road soon. The 948 engine, completely rebuilt carbs, electronic ignition, aluminum radiator, high output starter, spin on oil filter and strong smooth case transmission were in excellent shape before the accident. This was a very nice car to drive and will be once again!

Click “read more” below for more photos, and give us a call if you’re interested in taking this car home! Sold with a bill of sale only. 

This is a well-sorted and fun Bugeye! We’ve owned Willis twice and each time we have made the car better for the new owner. So here’s a chance to purchase a car that has been through out fettling process twice! Thus the car is ready to go! Nicely set up, ready to roar, check out the video below!

The car has a strong 1275 with our complete custom exhaust for an excellent note! Three point seat belts and lots of upgrades. Call if you want to hear more and review prior build sheets. Lots of upgrades have been made to make an excellent car!

The last time that Willis was at our location was in 2021. At that time a laundry list of upgrades and reliability repairs were made. Some of these repairs include:
– Rear brakes gone through and replaced; new rear wheel, cylinders, shoes, and hoses
– New master cylinder
– New slave cylinder & pushrod
– New 165 Vredestein tires & new Anthracite Minilite wheels
– Freshly rebuilt front and rear shocks with new dog bones
– Solid state fuel pump mounted
– H4 style headlights with LED bulbs
– An aluminum radiator for premium cooling
– Complete re-wire job with a new dip switch, fuse block and solid state regulator

Beforehand, we saw Willis in 2013 where it underwent its first round of upgrades. At this time, the bits that were added include:
– K&N lifetime air filters
– Rebush the steering column
– Fabricate/fit a new short tonneau
– Larger rear view mirror
– Adjust the valves

As you can see above, a beautiful top and side curtains also come with Willis, making this car road worthy for most of the year!

Check out the photos below and give us a call if Willis is the right Bugeye for you!

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