Uncover the mystery behind the rare Brubaker Box, a futuristic van with a VW Beetle heart. Why did it fail in the 70s? What's ...

Christened the Meyers Manx, the vehicle was the invention of Bruce Meyers, a surfer and boatbuilder who melded old Volkswagen Beetle parts with a fiberglass body.

It appears that the ZAZ 965 body is fiberglass, and replaces nearly every body panel of the Beetle, save for the roof, pillars, and glass. The rear hatch opens as before, and the interior volume ...

Too expensive to mass produce, Meyers switched to using a shortened Volkswagen Beetle platform with a fiberglass body after 12 unprofitable cars were built.

The original Manx, the first “dune buggy,” was a kit car, built on a modified VW Beetle chassis with a fiberglass body kit. It was popular in desert racing in the 60s, though the company ...

In addition to its Datsun-aping style, it was more than just a shell. Typical kit cars of the time used a one- or two-piece fiberglass body bolted to a shortened VW Beetle chassis.

By using plenty of 1/8-inch dowels, some more MDF, fiberboard, fiberglass, and Bondo, the rack came out looking like it was installed at the Volkswagen plant.

The unit in question here is an original Stripper based on a 1974 Volkswagen Beetle. It boasts a bright yellow livery over a black vinyl interior and perfectly exemplifies the dune buggy's ...

The body of the bike is obviously made from a fiberglass Volkswagen Beetle fender. If this is the first time you're seeing such a contraption, know that this isn't actually a new idea.