Did the Rubicon with my dad in 1968 till 1983. We probably did 25 or more trips across the Rubicon Trail in Burro and Chenowth buggies. Also many others were in our groups that had fiberglass and homemade buggies. I have lots of memories and old Rubicon movies.
There was indeed a group of us that did the Rubicon in VW powered rigs from Baja Bugs to fiberglass dune buggies to Burros and Chenowiths. No whiches; just a tow rope if stuck.
Outstanding what this old archaic tecnology is able to achieve really mind blowing and the people which do that and trust in this vintage stuff, unbelievable, big compliment to those....
I struggle out there on two wheels😮... And watch the rock crawling of four wheel drives... What you guys are doing with air-cooled flat fours and two wheels pushing the mess is🪄 incredible🎉
Back in 1997, 4th of July weekend a friend who also was my foreman at work asked if I had plans for the weekend knowing I was new to the are, San Jose' Silicon Valley, and didn't have family or anything there. He said he was taking his Jeep to the Rubicon and it was just him and his Australian Shepherd if I wanted to go. Hell Ya I want to go. He owned a '91 I think, CJ with blueprinted ported and polished straight six with 35 inch tires on Centerline off-road rims, Detroit air lockers reversed shackles lifted with brilliant metallic blue paint a bikini top and half doors, a CD multi disc player with crazy stereo system, GPS which was almost unheard of back then, power inverter 12v to 120v, so we could run the blender and a couple other things, a hot water transfer pump so we could put a hose in any stream or lake and pump it through a heater and have hot water, he had on board compressor to remotely inflate and deflate the tires, front and rear winches, slider bars under chassis lighting, and more. This thing was like a show car and we drove it 2 hours from San Jose' to Ice House . Got there at dark ate drank beers and in the dark started on the trail and got to the Slabs and slept. The Ranger woke us up about 6 am telling us we better get going because the Auburn Jeep Club was about 75 Jeeps and about 10 minutes away and we didn't want to be behind them. So we took off and the club ended up taking us in at the front of the line and invited us to their campground at Spider Lake they were having a huge BBQ and a band was flying in by helicopter and then a big breakfast in the morning before we continued up the trail. They were all impressed with Larry's Jeep saying they wouldn't drive something that nice up there. Then they found out we drove from San Jo and driving back afterwards they thought we were crazy until they saw how well built our Jeep was. We had a blast that whole weekend. Climbing rocks up the Rubicon is so much fun. I was surprised how many Suzuki Samurais were being used up there. Totally capable with a little upgrading
I saw a metal flake green Manx being dragged to its death on the big sluice in 1979 and a chenowith buggy towed to Wentworth springs with a broken trans. I was a teenager at the time and thought these people were nuts! how did you beef up the pan?
Thanks for this awesome feature length video Shin! It's almost like taking part directly.👍👍
Would be awesome to see a video on the various builds of these buggies.
Did the Rubicon with my dad in 1968 till 1983. We probably did 25 or more trips across the Rubicon Trail in Burro and Chenowth buggies. Also many others were in our groups that had fiberglass and homemade buggies. I have lots of memories and old Rubicon movies.
There was indeed a group of us that did the Rubicon in VW powered rigs from Baja Bugs to fiberglass dune buggies to Burros and Chenowiths. No whiches; just a tow rope if stuck.
Wait a minute. I’ve been led to believe that you have to have 40” tires and 1 ton axles to go off road.
our little buggies are often underestimated...I can smell the clutch from here...awesome!!
Watching this makes me appreciate my rock crawler so much more!😜
Outstanding what this old archaic tecnology is able to achieve really mind blowing and the people which do that and trust in this vintage stuff, unbelievable, big compliment to those....
WoW!
You guys really went for it, I imagine all the rock sliding was planned for and you protected the bottom side of all the vehicles.
Yes, they were well-prepared; the engine and drivetrain were protected by a skid plate.
I struggle out there on two wheels😮... And watch the rock crawling of four wheel drives...
What you guys are doing with air-cooled flat fours and two wheels pushing the mess is🪄 incredible🎉
Donkey is my hero
People underestimate Buggies all the time, Built Not Bought Billy Goats.
Dangit... Now i feel like i need to take my buggy there!
Of course Ned Bacon has the coolest and most capable rig there.
So awesome to see!
Holy s! Super hard trail. You definitely need plates underneath to protect vital components.
Wish I could have brought mine along for the ride! Very cool 🤜
Back in 1997, 4th of July weekend a friend who also was my foreman at work asked if I had plans for the weekend knowing I was new to the are, San Jose' Silicon Valley, and didn't have family or anything there. He said he was taking his Jeep to the Rubicon and it was just him and his Australian Shepherd if I wanted to go. Hell Ya I want to go. He owned a '91 I think, CJ with blueprinted ported and polished straight six with 35 inch tires on Centerline off-road rims, Detroit air lockers reversed shackles lifted with brilliant metallic blue paint a bikini top and half doors, a CD multi disc player with crazy stereo system, GPS which was almost unheard of back then, power inverter 12v to 120v, so we could run the blender and a couple other things, a hot water transfer pump so we could put a hose in any stream or lake and pump it through a heater and have hot water, he had on board compressor to remotely inflate and deflate the tires, front and rear winches, slider bars under chassis lighting, and more. This thing was like a show car and we drove it 2 hours from San Jose' to Ice House . Got there at dark ate drank beers and in the dark started on the trail and got to the Slabs and slept. The Ranger woke us up about 6 am telling us we better get going because the Auburn Jeep Club was about 75 Jeeps and about 10 minutes away and we didn't want to be behind them. So we took off and the club ended up taking us in at the front of the line and invited us to their campground at Spider Lake they were having a huge BBQ and a band was flying in by helicopter and then a big breakfast in the morning before we continued up the trail. They were all impressed with Larry's Jeep saying they wouldn't drive something that nice up there. Then they found out we drove from San Jo and driving back afterwards they thought we were crazy until they saw how well built our Jeep was. We had a blast that whole weekend. Climbing rocks up the Rubicon is so much fun.
I was surprised how many Suzuki Samurais were being used up there. Totally capable with a little upgrading
Im super interested in what the Donkey buggy has because it just goes no need to pedal it hard 😮
Total badasses
Badtothebone!!
Ouch. Painful to watch at times...but the did great!
Badass
R.I.P. kidneys, teeth, clutches, and floor pans.
This makes me wish I had my 71 baja. Had to sell it to buy parts for my work truck.
I saw a metal flake green Manx being dragged to its death on the big sluice in 1979 and a chenowith buggy towed to Wentworth springs with a broken trans. I was a teenager at the time and thought these people were nuts! how did you beef up the pan?
They installed skid plates to protect the drivetrain. No major breakdowns, and only one clutch disc replacement!
Are these running a locker or limited slip?
It's a parade show....stop and go....
So awesome to see!