MOT – Exempt If you want something extra-special for the summer, this 1970 Volkswagen Beach Buggy is for you.

Resplendent in metal flake orange over red on a black base, with a black interior, it is described as a VW Shark buggy on a short wheelbase, which “looks absolutely spectacular and gets amazingly positive comments wherever it’s seen”.

Bodywork, paintwork and interior are all descried as ‘excellent’.

The vendor says it was possibly a sandrail in a previous life, considering the roll frame and reinforced box section framework.

Sandrails are ultra-specialised, lightweight and agile vehicles that run on actual sand dunes.

When the vendor acquired it, they reimagined what was then described as an “ugly duckling”, with over 200 hours of work transforming it into the striking machine it is today.

“I have a couple of photos of what it looked like before if needed,” they say.

‘CPD600H’ boasts a Type 3 disc front beam that has been grafted onto the shortened Beetle chassis.

“It’s...