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Dune Buggies


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"Simple text and photographs describe dune buggies, their design, and uses"--Provided by publisher.




Military Dune Buggies


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Discusses the history and use of military dune buggies, highlighting specific models and their roles in various battles.




Dune Buggies


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This book discusses the fast, thrilling world of dune buggies! Readers will learn how these powerful vehicles travel off road on various surfaces. Difficult concepts, such as engine workings, are broken down for readers, and a comprehensive diagram highlights major dune buggy parts. Also explained is how dune buggies are used for recreation, racing, and military work. Additionally, readers will learn about dune buggy safety and history. Vibrant graphics, oversized, action-packed photographs, and short, engaging sentences will encourage reluctant readers to steer their way toward learning more about the amazing dune buggy! Included are table of contents, fast facts, glossary with phonetic spellings, and index. Buddy Books is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.




Dune Buggies


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Color photographs and brief text describe different types of sand buggies and the excitement of a dune buggy treasure hunt in the desert.




The Dune Buggy Handbook


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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.




Baja Bugs & Buggies


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Prepping & Racing Bugs & Buggies The VW Beetle is uniquely suited for off-road use. Its torsion-arm front suspension and lightweight engine and transaxle make it natural. It you didn’t know better, you’d think Dr. Ferdinand Porsche designed the Beetle to race the Baja. Veteran off-road racer, Jeff Hibbard, details the do’s and don’ts of off-road preparation. Whether you build your car for recreation or full-race, this book has a plan for you. Avoid building a cosmetic off-road car. Learn what breaks and how to prevent it from breaking. Learn how to spend your off-road dollars wisely. This book is a must for sedan and buggy off-roaders alike!




Dune Buggies


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Simple text teaches readers the basics of dune buggies, their origins, mechanics, and basic safety precautions when riding them.




How to Build a Dune Buggy


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Interested in building your own dune buggy but don't know where to start? This comprehensive guide to dune buggy assembly and customizing makes the process seem like a day at the beach. With each step illustrated in exacting detail, this all-new buggy book simplifies the entire project and provides complete instructions: -- Selecting the correct frame, body, suspension, and engine for the intended use -- Mounting the body, wiring the chassis, and installing lights and gauges -- Painting the body -- Obtaining a license for street useMuch of the information provided is also applicable to building a street rod or assembling a kit car. And at this price, there's nothing else like this book available anywhere.




Dune Buggies


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Dune buggies are popular all over the world. Inspired by Volkswagen's own Kubelwagen and Schwimmwagen, these go-anywhere machines begin with VW Beetle mechanical parts as a platform for completely customized vehicles. This book explains the background and development of buggies and the buggy scene. The chapters are devoted to some of the world's best buggies, cool interiors, outrageous paint schemes, engines built for "show" and for "go," as well as the community surrounding these vehicles. Both VW-based vehicles and sand rails are included.