eBay Find: This Sand Buggy Was Built In 1965 And Is A Perfectly Preserved Piece Of Dune Running History

[admin]

In today’s world of turbocharged, wheelstanding, sand flinging, tube chassied sad cars we often forget the roots of the hobby and cars like this little dune buggy/hot rod that was built in 1965 remind us where we came from. Before you start on a diatribe about how ugly the car is and how out of […]

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[Deaf Bob]

2 places in OR to run the dunes, Florence to Cos Bay and Sand Lake...Sand Lake is very close to Pacific City, South of Tillamook (for those who may want to look on a map), Pacific City is also "Home of the Dory Fleet" boats launched into the surf.. For years they used cars with the top above the windshield, behind the seat hacked off and the rear end by the floorboards area..home made rims and normal tires ballooned out.. They were street legal.. Towed the dories to the beach and back.. Many were also on the dunes at Sand Lake...some retained front sheet metal, most didnt.. .... The better ones looked likt this, but guys had fun with all kinds.. 4X4's killed those kinds of buggies..

[Deaf Bob]

COOS BAY...not Cos bay!