Along those lines, and also adhering to the lines of "holy frick" and "so sweet," is Ken Prather's 1962 Volkswagen Bus, which features a mid-engine 355 small-block and a 7-inch chop job, after ...

Byron Hurd November 26, 2019 Comment Now! Automotive designer Peter Brock has more than a few legendary shapes under his belt, but his unconventional hot rod VW Van has a pretty cool story of its own.

It’s not fast. It doesn’t pull .90 g’s on the skidpad. And as its license plate attests, it certainly doesn’t like hills. But for April Armstrong of Corona, her 1978 VW bus … ...

The Original VW-Hot Rod Hybrid. Dean Kirsten Photographer Eric Geisert Writer Mar 01, 2005. See 1 Photo. Remember the '60s? They say that if you can, then you probably weren't there!

Anyway, the Shorty Bus phenomenon happened when the hot rod community came in contact with Volkswagen’s van, but most of the modded ones are actually based on the T2 variants as they were cheaper.

"It's about time someone decided to make a street rod out of the VW!" Those were the words of legendary HOT ROD staffer Tom Medley in the mid-'60s when he first saw a hot-rodded "Volksrod" at the ...

Why not a 1963 VW Bus with a 468-cubic inch Chevrolet V-8? That's the daily driver of the lunatic in this video from 1320 Video. Shout out to Road & Track for digging it up.

Meet The Shortcut High Bus, the school (s’cool?) bus that’s also a hot rod, a combination you’re not likely to come across that often.The project is a famous one, having been to SEMA in Las ...