It's not clear when exactly it was transformed into a sand cruiser, but it was certainly in the early 1980s, as Corsair Cars produced this dune buggy between 1980 and 1984.

Uh Oh, Dad Got Bitten by the Dune Bug From the December 1969 issue of HOT ROD: Daddy went buggy over sand slingers and, fortunately, built one with mama and the kids in mind. HOT ROD Staff Writer ...

To see the fulgurite display, along with “dune scooters,” signs and photos chronicling the family’s 95-year legacy of dune buggy rides stop in to the business at 629 N. 18th Ave, Mears.