Jeep buried in sand dune for 40 years is finally unearthed

RURO, Mass. (AP) — A Jeep buried in sand in Massachusetts 40 years ago finally was dug out.

Work crews early Feb. 24 pulled out the rusted remnants of what John Munsnuff says once was his family’s “beach buggy” at the home they’ve long owned near Ballston Beach in Cape Cod.

The Jeep once was painted white with a green interior. It was stored in a garage long ago buried by shifting sand dunes.

Munsnuff says the family was unable to remove the Jeep or dismantle the now-collapsed garage all these years because of environmental regulations around the dunes.

The dunes also swallowed up parts of a nearby beach parking lot in the town.

Munsnuff says he snagged a few souvenirs from the barely recognizable wreckage, including the Jeep’s hubcaps and door handles.