Last year, the pair raced their V-8-powered Bug against seasoned Baja racer Cameron Steele. The runs revealed weaknesses in the VW’s setup, prompting a swap to independent rear suspension.

It is, in essence, a Volkswagen Beetle given all the modish styling treatments ... dune buggies of the 1960s and 1970s – best known as Baja Bugs, for their involvement in the famous Mexican ...

That has both VW and Ford badging ... but those in the back are huge, tucked under Baja-Bug-style fenders. Amazingly, those wheels are only four-lug, possibly mounted on spacers.