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How To Build A Dune Buggy

I have always loved dune buggys. I remember watching a Saturday morning show called "Wonderbug" and thought the red metal flake buggy was really cool. Wonderbug had a body called Dune Runner, and I kind of like it better than a Meyers Manx.
Have any of y'all ever built a dune buggy?

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My FIL was OG dune buggy maker in San Diego way back. He knew Myers and all the other people. I should have written his stories down because they were historical.

Unfortunately, he is gone. Miss ya, Grandpa Jim!
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A club I'm in is rebuilding one for a raffle at our show in May. Bay Area VW Club. Texas Manx Club is a great resource.


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I’ve had a few sand rails and really want a Meyers type buggy, I have had a few projects in the past but never had an opportunity to really build one the way I wanted.



Currently I’m working on another rail, belonged to one of my Shrine Brothers, who used it for parades.
My old buggy project and rail .





The current one



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