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What’s more American than absorbing foreign holidays into our culture and them using them as an excuse to get plastered? Doing so while riding into the sunset on this bad boy. – Ms. Fix-It
Favorite Comment: Fixer Dogmeat says, “[punching the arm of the person next to me]
“Red, white, and blue one!”
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Is that a Volkswagon eating a biker? Or… a biker crapping a Volkswagon? This is confusing.
How American is a German car company anyway? And it’s Wagen
those aren’t flag stripes, they’re cartoon lines to give the illusion of speed. Volkswagens are German motorcars, this is a volkswagon.
And no helmet?! What is he?! Insane?!
He’s wearing something, or at least drawn lines on his face and head where the helmet should go. Now he just needs to tattoo on the rest of his riding gear.
I think it’s a football helmet.
I thought it was a gas mask!
Now all it needs is a rocket launcher made of tin cans, some kerosene and a Hoover.
At least he has his brake propelled surf boards.
I wonder if he could get a ticket for not having a seat-belt on.
What a half-assed attempt at being “as American as apple pie!” If he REALLY wanted his ride to ooze Americana, he would have used a Woodie for the back end instead of a VW and he would be towing an Airstream trailer.
Have you tried to find a Woodie lately? If you did, the classic car afficianados would lynch anyone who cut it up like this. Nobody cares about a Bug being sacrificed.
It makes perfect sense, really. American spirit built upon the gutted carcass of Germany.
Americans love to live inside the gutted carcasses of dead Germans.
Or a Ford Pinto. When he gets rear-ended, the resulting blast will propel him to his destination in no time. If by “destination”, you mean death.
He’d need a Fiero or a Corvair. The bug wasn’t chosen because it was German. It was chosen because it’s rear engine and rear-wheel drive. Makes the whole job remarkable simple by eliminating a lot of fabrication issues.
Even for America, it’s hard to believe that thing is road legal.
not really. it had to pass inspection, and i’d venture to say the inspector was probably very thorough. it’s rather well done; garish, but well done.
Actually, it is not only legal, but has passed Hawaii Safety inspection. This individual is driving through every state in the U.S. What you do not see in the picture is the TV and bed he has inside the VW.
Here we see a rare species of beetle, The Rare Three wheeled Beetle. It was long thought that this particular species did not exist outside of captivity. so this photo comes as a shock to anyone within the Autological community.
Beetle eating a motorcycle – evolution is cool!
If he got the brakes and engine hooked up properly, good for him!
OTOH, I’m picturing a collision with anything in front of him. Squish.
old vdubs lend themselves to this kinda chicanery cuz the controls are easy to hook up. mirrors mounted on handlebars are useless though.
The Bug’s rear-mounted engine makes it a lot easier. This would be just about impossible with the new front-engine, front-wheel-drive ones.
Why is it that recent photos on this website have an *ahem* green quality to them?
THE GREEN! MY EYES!!!
Centaur, Minotaur, Volksataur?
[punching the arm of the person next to me]
“Red, white, and blue one!”
Here we see the Patriotic Hog Beetle. It is a curious creature created by mating a Beetle with a Hog. Its coloring allows it to blend into its surroundings. They are found all over the US, but large populations have grown in such places as Sturgis, SD; Daytona Beach, and Myrtle Beach.
Won’t somebody PLEASE think of the turning radius!..
I wonder if this wasn’t actually taken sometime in the 70′s.. has that kind of a vibe to it.
Some people have trouble letting go. In school, I had a teacher who wore plaid pants and a white belt every day, wwwaaayyy past the time when you could easily buy such an ensemble in a department store, but I guess it was just really hard to wear out polyester.
Was that “The Tarlek School of Sales”?
I hope leisure suits have not gone out of style
Sorry to say, they have…
Although that may be good thing, especially if you’re a bar, restaurant or nightclub owner…
This is known as flying the flag at half-assed.
Looks like he’s bugging out.
“American as apple pie” you’ve got to be kidding me. Apple pie’s Canadian! LOL
That’s right….
Just like Spaghetti is actually Irish…
And French Fries are actually Belgian. (No joke, they really are!)
Hmm… deep-fried Twinkies? I don’t know who else would want to claim them, as evil as they are…
Its jamie hyneman in his spare time.
…Okay who let the cyborg experiments free?
Whoa- time warp-this is from the way back machine ain’t it
It’s a bit green… The photo, I mean…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick%27s_Day
Great idea. Tie a couple of ropes to the handlebars and ride in the bug when it’s raining.
S(nicker)OL
“It’s okay, Mr. President. I’ve got the perfect new vehicle for you! I’ve dubbed it, ‘Air-Force 2.’”
(Upgraded Model Shown, half-naked biker bodyguard not included)
VW’s get great mileage, so this was a very smart move for this economical traveler.
that be a rear-car don’t you know
it’s normal to see hacked apart bugs made into trikes (usually they have severe front end damage), but most builders try to keep the original wheelbase for maneuverability.
personally, i want to make one out of a diesel rabbit. should be able to cross the country on one tank of gas
Good subject, but why is the color temperature off?
The guy driving this contraption actually died this in July of 2009 of cancer. He was a free spirit who lived his life riding this “bike” in all 50 states of the union.
At last, a cycle with cargo space!
I can also see from the still pictures that the “Captain America” Movie will be low budget, but green.
Does he need a bike licence or a car licence???? Hello policemen-what do u say???
i think thats techno viking!!!
What’s with the green? Was this taken in the Matrix and Neo, Morpheus and Agent Smith are fighting right behind him?
We saw him on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii a few years ago.
now I get the free expression theme.
here is something else that is also American: embracing freedom!
o wait, they wont let you now, they are already attacking freedom of speech-
by that I mean they dont want you to hear the truth, and instead just let you hear a boring speech about nothing important.
seriously. if you want a problem solved you got to fix it yourself. that includes fixing the economy-which the business corporations will not let you because you will destroy their empire they have made.
fixing the government-which the would never allow you to do, because they hate giving any power to the people…they just stick to the manipulated democracy and voting. no one group or person in power of a country will meet any of the peoples needs.