My dream VW bus - chopped w/blown SBC power!

Anyone have any scoop on this microbus?

Looks like a wild ride!
MM

 

There is an article on it in the new Hot Rod.

 

OH MY GOD! HANG THE FUCK ON!

 

thats so fuckin badass!!

 

Traditional.

 

Oh no....
Don't let Jason (evilfordcoupe) see this.....
He gets all emotional and stuff.

 

Oh yeah, one of Jasons favorite things is a SBC.

 

I checked that thing out at bonneville a few times...pretty wild. Whole motor trans and rear end were mounted on a swingarm. I think it was driven from Illinois.

 

Another pic.....

 

And another pic.......

 

Where the lunatic sits.......

 

Two things caught my eye. First was the cooler. Is this thing a Sunday driver? Gotta wonder what's in it.

The second was the 'bud vase' on the dash. This guy obviously has a great sense of humor as well as Titantic sized kahonies.

Vance

 

"Outta the way...Hippie!"

 

I have half a mind to do that with my '66 Single Cab and my blown 392 just for kicks.

 

Theres a whole "Dare to be different" section in the new Hot Rod...check out the stock looking Chrysler 300 with the HUGE Hemi..... as well as the VW

 

Genuine flying brick. Just needs safari windows.

 

those headers look like the ones on my friends late model oval track car. LOUD!!

 

Nice Bus....not much in the way of a front crumple zone, ehh?

John www.ghiaspecialties.com

 

Amen to the budvase. The other got-to-have accesory is the greentipped turn signal. Definately a cool sense of humor. What you missed in the article in Hot Rod is that he DROVE the damned thing from somewhere in Pennsylvania to the salt. I've got to meet this guy. The boys on Samba had their undies in an uproar a few months ago about this bus. My new hero!

 

the hotrod article says he lives in waterford pa. thats where my daughter lives. another reason to visit her i wonder if he is open to gawkers?

riverrat

 

That is just awesome!!!!!!


I am just happy its not a picture of a burnt down bus or a pic of some dumb hippy thats wrecked another one.

Alleycat, shut up.

 

Trad or not, it is IMPRESSIVE.

 

Kenny Prather DRIVES the shit out that thing. We hung out all week at Bonneville and then traveled as far east as Laramie with him before we split. Super nice guy with a great sense of humor.

Out of all the killer rides at the Hop-Up cookout Bob Pierson wanted a ride in it and Vincent wanted to shoot it.

Cool.

 

What He Said!

 

Just bad ass, that's all I gotta say. Wonder what the record on the salt for a VW bus is, not that that car is set up for it? The article says the bus was a Hippie van before the dude cut it up and made it cool.

 

The bud vase rules.

 

The Vw was at Columbus GG in 2005. Very cool indeed. Bill

 

I'll never forget that trip Ben. I talked to Iowa Mike yesterday....and he said Kenny
will probably make the trip again with us if there are more gas stations to visit.
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