LoneStarBuggy.com - Texas Dune Buggy | Sand Rail | VW Beetle

World’s First Biofuel-Powered Flying Dune Buggy

[caption id="attachment_307" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Skycar Navigators"][/caption] Giles Cardozo, a British adventurer, left London for Timbuktu in his flying dune buggy for a fly/drive expedition that makes the Baja 1000 look like a walk-in-the-park. Cardozo will be driving a home-made vehicle that can transform from a car into an aircraft in minutes. On ...

Ekstöm’s 1956 VW Ragtop Oval

Owner: Pär Ekstöm, Borlänge, Sweden. Car: A '56 rag top oval painted in black. The interior is stock reupholstered with TMI products, genuine EMPI GT steering wheel, Motometer "rally" panel and gauges, BRM's. Engine: 1776cc (69x90.5), Weber 40 IDF's, 275° cam, genuine EMPI exhaust system, engine built by MOFOCO. Transmission: Fully synchronized, ...

Eriksson’s 1961 VW Bug

Owner: Petter Eriksson, Borlänge, Sweden. Car: 1961 bug still in its sun bleached original color. The bug is equipped with a roll bar, Berg shifter, old Talbot type rear view mirror, Autometer gauges, line lock, lowered front end, BRM's, 6" M&H slicks (not in the picture). Engine: 2007cc (78x90.5), Weber 48 IDA's, ...

Skans’ 1955 VW Oval Bug

Owner: Stefan Skans, Västerås, Sweden. Car: 1955 oval bug painted in dark gray, roll cage, racing seats, plastic windows, narrowed 7" the front and 5" a side in the rear, 275/50/15 tires in the back. Engine: 2331 cc (84x94), Weber 48 IDA's, Okrasa crank, Porsche rods, Super Flow heads w/48x38 valves, Autocraft ...

Brorsson’s ‘59

Owner: Sven-Olof Brorsson, Kalmar, Sweden. Car: A '59 fjord blue bug, 5,5x15" Mahle "Gasburner" wheels with 135-15 tires in the front and 6x15 with M&H 235/60-15 in the rear. Front lowered w/a Puma beam and 2.5" dropped spindles, type 1 disc brakes in the front and type 3 drums in the ...

1957 Volkswagen Bug-Peter Servais

[caption id="attachment_281" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="\'57 VW Bug Featured in Swedish Magazines"][/caption] After a "career" as a go-cart driver, I realized at the end of the 1989 racing season that I hadn't the time, economy, nor the energy to continue competing at the level I did. At the same time I had ...

The Great Canadian VW Show 2008

[caption id="attachment_100" align="aligncenter" width="173" caption="Great Canadian VW Show 2008"][/caption]The Great Canadian VW Show is held in August each year and makes for the second-biggest watercooled show in the Pacific Northwest (second to the Bug Nationals). Western Canada's largest VW event attracts some of the finest Stock and Custom VWs from around ...

Build A Buggy Couch With Junker Bodies

By Bob Elliott OK, I'll admit it, from time to time, I have more buggy bodies hanging around then the average person really needs. I also admit that I often have more ideas than money or time, but I do like building stuff. The winters are long, the garage is cold ...

Advertise Your VW Dune Buggy Business for Free

LoneStarBuggy.com needs your help! We're just starting out and we need to fill our databases FAST with all sorts of good information, such as tech tips, product reviews, readers' rides, news, and upcoming events. If you're a Texas-based business, you can get free advertising on our website. Simply write up an ...