Henrik Forss' Thunderbug Dune Buggy

Henrik Forss' Thunderbug Dune Buggy. In March of 2024, Henrik Forss interviewed Vierra about the Thunderbug, and he explained to him how it all happened; "Yeah, I was about 20 years old and had always been involved in hot rods, and was at the time working at Goodies Speed Shop in San Jose, California" At the shop, Vierra worked with Jim “Jungle Jim” Liebermann whom he also went to school with. "Then, one day, I read an article on Manx buggies, and I immediately got hooked.” Shortly after that he built a Manx buggy for himself. However, not long after that, he had an opportunity to buy The Manx House with Diekmann. They changed the name to Bugformance Inc.. The shop not only built dune buggies but was involved with anything VW-related and even built pure rail jobs for racing. Photo courtesy of Henrik Forss.

Thunderbug Dune Buggy owned by Henrik Forss of Sacramento, California.