Alameda Fiberglass

Alameda Fiberglass
Makers of Fiberglass dune buggy bodies.

On this page is the three styles that they made.
Older "Standard Body" and the newer "Pickup bed" and "Standard Buggy"

2056 Clement St. Alameda, California
This is the building Alameda Fiberglass was in. It is now a welding shop (at time of photos).
Alamend Fiberglass made boats and buggies from the mid 60's to the mid 70's.
Mid 70's they moved to the foot of the San Mateo Bridge in Hayward, CA.
There they still made buggies (very few) and boats till they closed down.

When I purchased my body there (March of 1969?), the fence out front was not there. They lined up bodies
of different colors up along the front to pick from. One of the options was diamond dust they put in the
metal flake to make it glitter. Second option was a hard top (roof). Like you see below but without the rear window.
It came blank and if you wanted a window, you had to cut it in.

Stock Colors
Light green
Dark Green
Dark blue
Light blue
Purple
Red
All were metal flake colors but I can not say that they didn't make special orders.

On this page are the four styles that Alameda Fiberglass made.

Standard Original Body "Type 1" Made in Alameda, CA.

New Style Body "Type 2" Made in Hayward, CA.

Last Body Style Made "Type 3" Made in Hayward, CA. (not confirmed)

Pickup Bed "Type Truck" Made in Alamenda and Hayward, CA.

Darryl Boyd

First Version
Standard "Original Body" "Type 1"
Made at Alameda Fiberglass in Alameda, California

Daryl Boyd's

Corvair Powered Glass Body Dune Buggy

Built 1968-69 from a 1963 Chevrolet Corvair. There is no VW parts in it. All Corvair running gear and front end.
Alameda Fiberglass built this body in 1968. Custom made frame was built 4 times before getting the geometry right.

Fiberglass body (metal flake with diamond dust)
Purchased body 03-14-69
Price for body $66.15

These photo's are of the original "standard body" buggy that Alameda Fiberglass started with. This one made in 1968.

First built in 1968 by my Father and I when I was 15 years old. Rebuilt in 1995 by myself and my son, when he was 15 years old.

Dash is flat.

Here is some of the cost to build this buggy (originally) back in 1968 - 1969 Item

	Maker	Date	Cost
1963 Chevrolet Corvair Monza (used)	Chevrolet	05-21-68	$50.00
Corvair Van Rear Hubs and Spindles (used)	Concord Auto Dismantlers	10-22-68	$42.00
Fiberglass Seat Backs (two)	Lane Metal Finishers (Oakland)	03-06-69	$24.00
Naugahyde seat covers (black, two)	Lane Metal Finishers (Oakland)	03-06-69	$72.00
Headlights (chromed , pair)	Lane Metal Finishers (Oakland)	03-06-69	$26.50
Windshield	Martin	03-06-69	$39.50
Fiberglass body (metal flake with diamond dust)	Alameda Fiberglass Alameda, CA.	03-14-69	$66.15
Mustang Rear Tail Lights (set, pair)	Sunvalley Ford	05-20-69	$14.72
Glass Pack Mufflers and Pipes	Jim's Muffler Service	06-12-69	$36.54
Wiper motor (VW used)	Taylors Auto Salvage	06-18-69	$15.75
Rear View Mirror (windshield suction cup type)	Talbot	06-20-69	$7.30
Mirrors (on fenders, pair)	Chevrolet	06-23-69	$8.93
Chrome Roll Bar	Lane Metal Finishers (Oakland)	06-28-69	$34.13
Speedometer	Stewart Warner	12-04-69	$14.04

Wow !!! Big money to a 15 year old!!

Stephen Martin's Buggy

This is before he refurbished it.
It has the hard top option on it that Alameda Fiberglass offered.

This looks to be the original purple metal flake color.

After Refurbishment!

Unknown Owner (1)
In N.Calif at this time
This is a re-paint. I don't think it is original color.

Unknown Owner (2)
Also looks to be purple metal flake. This was a very popular color.

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This buggy may be the same on as above. But, there are small differences.

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Second Version
New Style Body "Type 2" Made in Hayward, CA.
Note changes to dash board (from original) and more like the Pickup body

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Third Version
Last Body Style "Type 3" (not confirmed)
Made in Hayward, CA. for a short time before closing
Note changes to Body Style and dash board (from original) and more like the Pickup body dash board

Unknown Owner (8)

Truck Version
Pickup Bed
Made in Alamenda and Hayward, CA.
Note change to dash board

Truck #1

Archie Rundle's Truck Bed Body Buggy
One of the last of the bodies made in Alameda
First of the Pickup bodies started in Alameda and made at Hayward after moving.

This is a later model (around 1973?) of Alameda Fiberglass. They added a pickup bed model in the 70's
Also they offered the side skirts and rear engine cover as an extra, which this buggy has.

The top was from a standard buggy that was "cut down" to fit the pickup body.
You can see the seam in the fiberglass just to the rear of the halfway point.

Rear engine cover (fiberglass) was an extra

This is Archie Rundle. He worked at Alameda Fiberglass until it moved.
Here he is 87 years old and this is his buggy.

It uses a flat "pancake style" engine, but a standard engine will also fit.

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