The true catalyst came in 1964 when California surfboard maker and boat builder Bruce Meyers introduced the Meyers Manx.
Dune buggies emerged in the United States during the mid-twentieth century as a uniquely playful fusion of automotive ingenuity, surplus parts, and a growing culture of beach recreation, particularly in Southern California. Their essential idea was simple: take a lightweight platform—
Allison Parliament placed a small rubber duck on a Jeep along with a friendly note as a way of lifting her own spirits and brightening someone else’s day.
Jeep ducking, sometimes called Duck Duck Jeep, is a recent but remarkably enduring folk custom within automotive culture that reflects how modern communities form rituals around identity, kindness, and shared experience. The practice originated in 2020 during the social isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic,
