There are some vehicles that change everything. The Herbst Truggy is one of those vehicles. It not only challenged Class 1 rules but its form over function aesthetics set a tone that celebrated and revered its ugliness, rebelling against the idea of pretty, perhaps non-functional design. It’s an idea that carries through today as we scoff at new vehicles and think to ourselves, “I wonder how long until it breaks?”
The Herbst Truggy embraced and evolved the idea of having truly “Unlimited” class restrictio