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Cars and Transportation

Empi Imp dune buggy

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July 22, 2015

A small car with a big sound – the 60s sound of fun, exciting lifestyles and unlimited freedom.

In 1960, the Empi company - a manufacturer of custom and spare parts in Riverside, California - built a dune buggy based on the VW Beetle. The "Imp" came in two versions: as a kit car, and as a pre-assembled vehicle. Drive it! tested the dune buggy on winding roads in the Alps. To this day, the little buggy is still a barrel of fun.