Baja Bugs originated in Southern California in the late 1960s as an inexpensive answer to the successful Volkswagen-based dune buggies of the mid-1960s , especially the Meyers Manx .
Baja Bugs were first made in Southern California in the late 1960s as an inexpensive answer to the commercial-built , Volkswagen-based dune buggies of the mid-1960s , especially the Meyers Manx .