Photo: MaxMotive
We’re not sure what crosses through someone’s mind when a decision to build something like this is taken, but we’re glad those synapses fire in the right order to produce something that puts a smile on our faces.
What you see before your eyes, in the gallery above, was once a good old Volkswagen Bus, the machine the hippie movement loved so much. That’s pretty much obvious when you look at the front end of the thing, boasting the all-too-familiar face.
But that’s where all the similarities between that decades-old vehicle and this one here end. Because once you’re passed the front, the end hits you in the face right away.
We’re not sure how much shorter than the original this thing is, but it’s obvious a good chunk of its read end is missing. And not only horizontally, but vertically as well, as the shop behind it went not just for a crazy construction, but a functional one, which could be successfully used to perform wheelies.
That’s right, this VW is a wheelie machine, and to make that perfectly clear there’s even the appropriate wheelie bar at the rear, where the bed of the machine ends, and in a much lower position than the huge spoiler that has been mounted high up on top.
It took the unnamed crew behind this build six years to complete the transformation. A good chunk of that time was spent remaking the 2.2-liter flat-four engine and fitting it with twin carburetors, a new ignition system, and ceramic coated headers.
All with the sole goal of making the Volkswagen pump out a staggering troop measured at 330 horsepower.
Similar in size with the Crofton Brawny Bug we talked about earlier this week, but with a lot more power under the hood, the Wheelie is for sale as well, and the asking price is really, really close to $50K.
We bet it’s worth it, though, considering the hours of fun you could get in this one-off build.
But that’s where all the similarities between that decades-old vehicle and this one here end. Because once you’re passed the front, the end hits you in the face right away.
We’re not sure how much shorter than the original this thing is, but it’s obvious a good chunk of its read end is missing. And not only horizontally, but vertically as well, as the shop behind it went not just for a crazy construction, but a functional one, which could be successfully used to perform wheelies.
That’s right, this VW is a wheelie machine, and to make that perfectly clear there’s even the appropriate wheelie bar at the rear, where the bed of the machine ends, and in a much lower position than the huge spoiler that has been mounted high up on top.
It took the unnamed crew behind this build six years to complete the transformation. A good chunk of that time was spent remaking the 2.2-liter flat-four engine and fitting it with twin carburetors, a new ignition system, and ceramic coated headers.
All with the sole goal of making the Volkswagen pump out a staggering troop measured at 330 horsepower.
Similar in size with the Crofton Brawny Bug we talked about earlier this week, but with a lot more power under the hood, the Wheelie is for sale as well, and the asking price is really, really close to $50K.
We bet it’s worth it, though, considering the hours of fun you could get in this one-off build.
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