Dune Buggy Handbook ─ The A-Z of VW-based Buggies since 1964

Prepare for a whole cult of the dune buggy! Get to know buggies from their earliest beginnings as crude off-road vehicles in the 1920s, to the explosion of fiberglass body and VW-based fun cars that became the cult transport of teenagers everywhere in the 1960s and 1970s.

With histories, production details, and identification tips for over 70 US and UK buggies, the book will help identify the many marques that have been produced over the years. Filled with period photographs, archive material, and amazing contemporary photography, the book is a visual feast from a bygone era.

James Hale is the worldÆs leading authority on dune buggies, and has built, modified, manufactured, photographed and written about them for over 40 years. He has written five widely respected books covering the worldwide buggy scene, and he has regularly appeared in magazines and on TV and radio to talk about his passion for these cute and irreverent fun vehicles. His freelance feature and photographic work has appeared in leading automotive magazines including Ultra VW, VW Trends, VW Motoring and Volksworld. James is a member of the Society of Automotive Historians and an associate of the Guild of Motoring Writers.