Updated: March 6, 2003
The Bugaloos Buggy has been found!!
I was recently contacted by a man named Marc Seriau regarding the Bugaloo Buggy.
It is apparently located in France and believe it or not, it may actually be for
sale!!
Apparently, the Bugaloos Buggy was purchased by a collector from a Barris Auction
in 1983. The car is said to have come directly from L.A., and spent some time
in a Spanish museum. After that, the buggy was sold to another collector in 1990,
and was placed in underground storage in 1993 where it remains today. Nobody has
driven the car as long as it has been in Europe.
The current owner is Jay Ohrberg. I am told that the buggy is part of his collection,
but that it might be available for sale, if someone is interested. The asking price
is at least $10,000 ... not including shipping.
Here's a couple of pictures that were sent:
Marc also put together his own website regarding the various Barris vehicles:
The Bugaloos Buggy is on one of the pages in there, in French. I translated the text next to it, which reads:
Still a mythical series (in the USA) for which Barris built the car
(end of 1969)! In fact, it is about "simple" a buggy provided with
wings with insect, two propellers to the back and a saddlery in the
shape of sheets, as well as many gadgets (4 telephones of different
colors, double antenna, etc...). That is explained by the fact why
the actors of this series intended for young people carried wings on
the back and of the antennas on the head... There were several built
cars, with alternatives concerning the colors of body, rims, the
wings, the antennas, etc... In the same way, one will notice at
least a specimen not having the warning signal of jalopy but
aluminium protections of the nose gear and a chrome windshield.
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/marc.seriau/bugaloobarris.jpg
We are certainly hoping that someone will bring the Bugaloos Buggy back to the USA.
If you are interested in purchasing the car, please contact Marc Seriau directly at
<marc.seriau@wanadoo.fr>.
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