My name is Mike and I live in a small town of rural Illinois
     60miles south west of Chicago, and I am the founder of the
Southside Buggistas car club. I started going to car shows with 
my dad and his dune buggy several years ago. Since then I 
     have been meeting more and more Dune Buggy and Volkswagen 
enthusiasts. In late 2005 I decided it was time to step up to the plate 
and create an association in which our small group of cruisers could 
be recognized for their creative car building efforts and to promote a 
fun atmosphere of organized cruising and gatherings. 

      

Currently the Southside Buggistas consist of 28 members. Our cars are mostly fiberglass 
bodied dune buggies, however there are 2 Bradley GT kit cars, a Porsche 356 replica and 
several different volkswagen models. The buggies range from your traditional sand dune surfer 
to the street driven show car. Our members believe that a car is meant to be driven. 
So whether its 3 miles or 300, no trailers are ever used.  Our cars are "Built To Drive!"

      

Frankfort, IL is the central location of the club, mostly because it is a convenient place for 
our members to meet.  A lot of our members can be found in Frankfort on Thursdays for 
the weekly cruise night. As a club, we attend several VW specific car shows, as well as 
plan our own cruising events to places like starved rock and a trip down Old Route 66.
  We also have 4 club parties: The Winter Pizza & Beer Night, The Buggista Spring Fling, 
  Mid-Summer Buggista-Q, and Fall Buggista Fest.  In 2008 we have also planned a private
tour of the Mid America Motorworks Corporate Campus in Effingham, IL !

    
  

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If you are interested in becoming a Southside Buggistas member, you can 
click here to fill out a membership request form or you can look for us cruising out-n-about

Be sure to check us out along with dunebuggyarchives.com at 
our club booth during Mid America Motorworks' Funfest 2008