Trey's Sand Page

Hi!  thank you for visiting my website dedicated to sand toys thru the years.  I was born and raised in Portland and my dad was a very good mechanic.  In 1964 he built 2 dune buggies when I was 16.  The first used a Henry J. Kaiser frame and engine, while the second used a Jeep Willy's station wagon.  Both turned out very well.  We enjoyed going to the Oregon Dunes in them.  Regretfully, dad died of lung cancer in 1965 and we sold both rigs after that.  However, I never lost the "taste for sand".  Since then I have owned a variety of rigs to go out into the dunes. 

Here are photos of dad and I.  He is shown in 1965 (shortly before he died) with the Jeep-based dune buggy.  I am shown in 1998 with my VW powered sandrail.  Both of us are 51 years old at the times of the pictures.

As much as I love playing in the sand, I also love sharing the dunes with family and friends.  Everyone seems to have a smile, even when we break down!  (Which we do seem to be able to do on a regular basis!)  If you would like to share the experience, click on any of the links below.  I have organized them by year.