Dune Buggies

James Crotzer of Glendale took advantage of balmy breezes by racing his dune buggy in the hills near Castaic. (Ken Lubas / LAT)

Sept. 16, 2014 1:11 AM PT

There may be no vehicle more completely Southern Californian than the dune buggy, the four-wheel symbol of the carefree good life.

2004 Baja 500 off-road race in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico. A dune buggy races under a crowded pedestrian bridge in the last stretch of the Baja 500 in a dry river bed near downtown Ensenada. (Damon Winter / LAT)

A dune buggy with three riders rears back as it reaches the top of a sand dune. Spectators watch from almost 300 feet below. (Art Rogers / LAT)

Mark Meulpolder pops a wheelie at the Oceano Dunes State Recreation Area. (Steve Osman / LAT)

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Dune Buggies

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