Since you asked, I looked around a bit. Finally, I went back to the link at Forgotten Fiberglass and read through the comments.
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Bill Voegele on March 15, 2015 at 10:47 pm said:
I just discovered this site. I am the Bill Voegele of Voegele Industries. Recently, I was asked to write the story of how The Amante came about and how things ended. I will be glad to share that story with anyone who emails me at bvoegele@extechinc.com. BTW, to answer the question by TN Clint, we made about 150 bodies. Most went to the US but at least one was sent to England, one to Germany, one to the Middle East……I think one or more somewhere in South America. To answer another question by another person (above) the side (door) glass was flat laminated glass and it was cut and polished to the proper contour. It did not come from any production car.
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So there you go.
Before I left for The Nam, I had a '58 Beetle convert. The rocker panels had rusted out because the roll-down rear quarter window seals had failed. I found a Baja'd convertible body for $15.00. Knowing I could fix my 'vert kept me going for that year; but when I got home my father had cut it down into a hunting rig.
He's long since passed, but I'm still upset about that.