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| GP SPEED SHOP |
Type |
Info |
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| GP MK1 SWB |
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| 1968-1977
(1750) |
| VW |
| Kort |
| Basic |
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| GP MK2 SWB |
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| 1977-
(2000) |
| VW |
| Kort |
| Basic |
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|
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| GP MK2 LWB |
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| 1977- |
| VW |
| Lang |
| Basic |
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|
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|
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| GP SUPER LWB |
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| 1969-
(1500) |
| VW |
| Lang |
| Basic |
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|
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| GP LDV |
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| 1970-1996
(250) |
| VW |
| Lang |
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| GP RANCHERO |
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| 1974-1996
(150) |
| VW |
| Lang |
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In
the early sixties, when the
youth of LA already cruised around in Beach Buggies, the VW scene
in the UK slowly began to realise their was a hole in the
market. The first Buggies to be seen in Britain were Manx imported from the USA.
GP Speed Shop was one of the
first companies to catch on an actually start building their own buggy. They won
the design copyright battle against Mr Bruce Meyers himself. And that's how the GP remained the staple diet of buggy heads throughout the
60's and 70's.
With moulded windscreen frames and integrated side panels, the introduction of a long wheelbase version and
the MK2 was the beginning of GP's input into the design and development of the
UK`s own Buggy. Once a few kits got into the hands of perfectionist Show
Car builders the scene exploded with buggies featuring regularly in VW shows and
events since the early 70's.
Due to decline in interest in the early 80's, GP was forced to sell the
original mould, since then the GP kit has been handed down from person to
person. Today, the original MK2 mould is still in production but has more than seen
it`s day.
GP Speed Shop
http://www.gpbuggies.com/
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