Show off your Dune Buggy or SandRail

[dustymojave]

That is commonly called a "Short Back". Originally designed by Chenowth. But made by a great many builders across the US. If yours is a Chenowth, it will have a steel tag with a chassis serial number welded on the frame . To the torsion housing or maybe somewhere else in the lower part of the cockpit area.

I owned a similar short back in the 1970s made by Sand Toys in Orange County, CA.

Some one recently wrote a thread asking about their Chenowth and a picture of Chenowth's ad for this style buggy. It should be on the front page of this forum list as I write this.
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[Jhawk]

[GuliblGuy]

Here is my buggy, 1835 engine.

[Randallp]

Anyone know where you can get glass windshields?

[GuliblGuy]

[Fish]

[CubRookie]

[inline6vw]

here's my Buggy from Aus, EFI Datsun L6 through a IRS bus box and 3x3 arms

still need to finish the front end, its only been a few years haha

[hendersoned]

[T3RAF1RMA]

Shook hands today to trade some work for this. Project monster manx here I come.

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[matt_carter64]

Here is Mine. Sorry for the not so good pics but what I had

[JoeP.]

Hi- new guy here in s.e. Michigan. I picked up my first sand rail a couple months ago, a 1983 Appletree "Desert Phantom 2 seat long back" with a 1600 dual port. I've slowly been getting it road ready for this summer. I hope to build it into a fun, inexpensive street buggy that may see one or two camping trips to Silver Lake sand dunes a year. Looking forward to learning all I can on the Samba!

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[Maxisys]

At Silver lake sand dunes from a few years ago

[Maxisys]

[AuburnGrad93]

Here is my new buggy I just picked up on Saturday! It's on a 69 chassis. I think it is a 1 of a kind?

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1969 Dune Buggy

[Roger Maw]

It's street-legal, has more power than it should and I love just exploring through the tulies. It's always been a work in progress.

[Wulfthang]

It's a long two seater but I have no idea what frame it is. Powered by a hot little Ford V6. I had to install the rear fenders to keep from beat to death by the little rocks kicked up by the rear tires whenever I'm running down some old mining road. It's street legal and has already embarrassed several pocket racers who thought it would be easy pickings!

[Perm]

Here is my new to me 1-1600 short course car. Just purchased on the 29th of June. The engine is in about 3 large totes. I have wanted an air-cooled and off-road race car for a long time and what better way to learn than rebuild someone's mess?

[Ramsey Speed]

This is my new project. Picked it up a few weeks ago. New to these. Making a lot of changes to this one. First post. Hopefully I'm doing this right...

[That1guy]

wife is bringing this home today. don't know anything about it other that its supposed to be a built 1835 that just needs a cam with a bus trans.