Somebody called this a "dune buggy"
DirtCrashr
http://uggabugga.blogspot.com/2006/05/official-white-house-photopresident.html
and was making fun of shit they know nothing about. I thought I
ought to set them straight.
Calling an Unlimited-class Baja-1000 capable military-spec sand-rail
with 30-inch suspension a “dune buggy” is downright short-bus. That’s
a SCORE or Best-In-The-Desert competent race-vehicle. Those bad-boys
can cross the desert, rocks, whoops, gulleys and all at 80mph plus
while the driver sits rock steady and the machine-gunner picks-up and
eliminates targets downrange with a .50 bmg - they’re a lot more than
just Barbie’s “dune buggy.” And there are a bunch at work in
Afghanistan piloted by Special Forces. Get the movie “Dust to Glory"
and see just what they’re capable of, driven by maniacs.
Sheesh.
I really liked that movie.
The Real Bev
> Calling an Unlimited-class Baja-1000 capable military-spec sand-rail
> with 30-inch suspension a “dune buggy” is downright short-bus. That’s
> a SCORE or Best-In-The-Desert competent race-vehicle. Those bad-boys
> can cross the desert, rocks, whoops, gulleys and all at 80mph plus
> while the driver sits rock steady and the machine-gunner picks-up and
> eliminates targets downrange with a .50 bmg - they’re a lot more than
> just Barbie’s “dune buggy.”
California used to be covered with BarbieBuggies -- metal-flake
fiberglas over an ordinary VW bug. Where did they go? I haven't seen
one for ages...
...[re Dust to Glory]
> I really liked that movie.
Duh!
--
Cheers,
Bev
=============================================
If you are going to try cross-country skiing,
start with a small country.
CrashTestDummy
<bashley1...@gmail.com> wrote:
>DirtCrashr wrote:
>
>> Calling an Unlimited-class Baja-1000 capable military-spec sand-rail
>> with 30-inch suspension a “dune buggy” is downright short-bus. That’s
>> a SCORE or Best-In-The-Desert competent race-vehicle. Those bad-boys
>> can cross the desert, rocks, whoops, gulleys and all at 80mph plus
>> while the driver sits rock steady and the machine-gunner picks-up and
>> eliminates targets downrange with a .50 bmg - they’re a lot more than
>> just Barbie’s “dune buggy.”
>
>California used to be covered with BarbieBuggies -- metal-flake
>fiberglas over an ordinary VW bug. Where did they go? I haven't seen
>one for ages...
>
Yeah, like this one:
http://www.hubcapcafe.com/i/2001/mn_bug_in/vw_7003.JPG
CrashTestDummy - '85 RM-250
f.j.bradf...@verizon.net
CrashTestDummy
HardWorkingDog
CrashTestDummy <f.j.bradf...@verizon.net> wrote:
> Or this one:
>
> http://www.dunebuggy.it/images/bimbi.jpg
>
>
I had a scale model dune buggy that ran on a Cox castor oil/gas engine. That was
kinda fun.
--
Charles
'99 YZ250
HardWorkingDog
HardWorkingDog <har...@mush.man> wrote:
Like this: http://www.sweetchariots.com/CoxDuneBuggyRevUpAD.jpg
--
Charles
'99 YZ250
CrashTestDummy
wrote:
>In article <harvey-201FB5....@individual.net>,
> HardWorkingDog <har...@mush.man> wrote:
>
>> In article <2o96a29qgvl7sprl3...@4ax.com>,
>> CrashTestDummy <f.j.bradf...@verizon.net> wrote:
>>
>> > Or this one:
>> >
>> > http://www.dunebuggy.it/images/bimbi.jpg
>> >
>> >
>>
>> I had a scale model dune buggy that ran on a Cox castor oil/gas engine. That
>> was
>> kinda fun.
>
>Like this: http://www.sweetchariots.com/CoxDuneBuggyRevUpAD.jpg
Too funny! I bought one of those at a garage sell several years ago
but it was missing the engine. So my brother-in-law, who was really
into R/C airplanes, installed this monster motor in the thing (the
only "extra" motor he had)! When it wasn't upside down, the thing was
incredibly fast ;-p
oldfart
Tiago Rocha
My first car was a dunne buggy. I *know* why they are rare now.
-- Tiago -> no more dune buggies, even for free.
Omalley
passenger a President......
On Wed, 28 Jun 2006 17:03:30 -0700, DirtCrashr <Di...@Crashr.com>
wrote:
DirtCrashr
At $4,309.00 it's cheaper than a new dirtbike.
We were gonna build one out of my brother's old VW, never did.
I see a few around here during summer.
Spangle
>> DirtCrashr wrote:
>
>>Somebody called this a "dune buggy"
>>http://uggabugga.blogspot.com/2006/05/official-white-house-photopresident.html
>
>passenger a President......
The fool didn't read the comments already there.
~~~~~~~
On Olbermann's 'Countdown' tonight, one of the 'Soundbites' was George
babbling incoherently about (I think) why he was in Arizona. Then he
paused and said something like "And I like ridin' in that dune buggy!"
What a f**king idiot.
~~~~~~~
George, yesterday, after his photo op:
I think it helps to have the President out here, seeing the part of the
area of the country that one time was overrun by people coming in here,
that's beginning to get settled down because of a strategy that's being
employed. And so I really want to thank you all for greeting me. Plus I
liked riding in the dune buggy.
~~~~~~~
Tiago Rocha
DirtCrashr wrote:
> or this http://i16.ebayimg.com/05/i/07/7f/5a/d5_12.JPG
>
> At $4,309.00 it's cheaper than a new dirtbike.
>
> We were gonna build one out of my brother's old VW, never did.
>
> I see a few around here during summer.
The one I had was more or less like these:
http://www.planetabuggy.com.br/atuais/marinas.htm
site in portuguese, but pictures are universal language. The main page
has links to manufacturers.
btw,a body kit runs for less than USD1K, if you already have engine,
chassis, suspension, etc...
-- Tiago
CrashTestDummy
wrote:
>or this http://i16.ebayimg.com/05/i/07/7f/5a/d5_12.JPG
>
>At $4,309.00 it's cheaper than a new dirtbike.
>
>We were gonna build one out of my brother's old VW, never did.
>
>I see a few around here during summer.
Yeah, that's a much better photo. Btw, I always thought it'd be
kewl to have a street legal sandrail... a nice one, like those Baja
versions... to drive around on mountain fire roads and stuff. Then
again, I also thought a Willys MB Jeep would be equally fun to toodle
around the mountains in.
DirtCrashr
<f.j.bradf...@verizon.net> wrote:
> I also thought a Willys MB Jeep would be equally fun to toodle
>around the mountains in.
Absolutely!
>CrashTestDummy - '85 RM-250
>f.j.bradf...@verizon.net
-k
daniel peterman
were a few special ordered for try-outs in the deserts as a fast attack
vehicle. Some did have machine gun set-up on the roof.
The other buggies are Meyer's Manx. They are pretty common around So
Cal. I saw a nice purple one a couple days ago. One of my neighbors is
building one now.
XR650L_Dave
DirtCrashr wrote:
> Somebody called this a "dune buggy"
>
here's a 'dune buggy'!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YQHj--rxBo&search=sand%20rail%20jump%20
DDave
DirtCrashr
If I hadn't had my fill of VW's already that would be a fun
proposition, but after a near-lifetime of them growing up Socialist
with der People's Wagon - I'm glad to have something else.