How Dune Buggies Work | HowStuffWorks
2005-5-15 · Dune buggying has been around since at least the 1950s, when beach-goers would strip cars down to their frames and put on larger, off-road driving tires for extra traction [source: Dune Buggy Archives].Soon, intrepid builders were converting Beetles and other small cars into buggies, and companies began selling custom kits of their own -- some consisting of aluminum or fiberglass frames, …