Dean Lowry joined Joe Vittone and his VW Economotors dealership in Riverside, California in 1955. After realizing how easy Volkswagen was to repair and maintain, Dean learned all he could and increased his skill level. He decided to do a Volkswagens race and increase his performance on the drag track.

While working for Century Motors in Alhambra, California, Dean helped build a racing VW Beetle that raced regularly for five months. He then built a dragster with a Porsche engine and began campaigning in various local drag racing events.

Joe asked Dean to return to Economotors in 1963 and began working with EMPI performance parts once again. Developed exhaust systems, carburetor kits, and valve kits. At that time, Dean built the famous Inch Pincher racing VW, one of the most famous racing cars.

In 1968, Dean left Economotors again and partnered with his brother Ken to start his own VW repair and service shop in Santa Ana, California. The brothers wanted to focus solely on building and repairing VW engines full time. This new business was called Deano Dyno-Soars, after Dean’s nickname from Deano or Dino.

The Lowry brothers stuck to the dinosaur theme throughout their business and embraced the color purple. They created the Purple Dyno-Soar engine, which was painted purple. The race cars and even their service shop were also purple. It became her signature color.

Lowrys used to go drag racing with Dean’s daily driver, a 1954 VW sedan with a 2,180cc engine. The car had been lightened to reduce weight. Custom lightweight spun aluminum wheels were specifically designed for drag racing VWs and made their debut on the Dyno-Soar racing vehicle. His best time was 11.62 seconds and he was the car to beat in the NHRA H / Gas class.

A major breakthrough that Deano Dyno-Soar made in the VW racing world was the development of an aftermarket crankcase that allowed VW engines up to 3 liters to be built and housed in the rear engine compartment. It was known as Ultra Case. Deano Dyno-Soar also designed and developed the first aftermarket cylinder head set for VW drag racing. They allowed the use of larger valves than a normal VW head.

After winning numerous races and trophies, they decided to retire the VW from drag racing in 1972. The company also knocked on their doors in 1972 and the brothers went their separate ways.