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People just flock to it
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Smiling, everybody looks at her, wants to see the inside of her
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She's precious to me. It's fun to drive around in. I like the insignia here
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It lets everybody know what it is, super bogger. You really can't hide that
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Back in the 1970s, a Back in the 1970s, a Californian company had the bright idea of converting the humble Volkswagen Beetle into an RV
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They named it the Superbugger, and it sold for $6,000. It's a 1969 Volkswagen
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It's a conversion kit that was done in the early 70s. My dad got it in the early to mid-80s when he was living in California
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Sandra inherited this bugger after her father death I got it about 98 And it been a labor of love to get it back on the road It was in pretty rough shape
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And I'd say the last 10 years, 11 years, been seriously restoring it, putting money into it
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She's been painted and all the body work that got me done and engine. And it's completed now as of two weeks ago
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Two weeks ago, we got the carpet done and now she's set. And it's a worthy restoration as these RVs are a rare breed
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Our mechanic, the gentleman who's done a lot of work and the refurbishing of it
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he believes there's only four or five left in this condition. If you go online, you can see a number of them, but not in this shape
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It's got the front of a Volkswagen. They've converted it then. They actually left the chassis as it was and built around it
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It's got the trunk in the front. Just got a fair amount of space
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You're not going to fit a body in there. Fit camping gear in there
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Got the marine windshield wipers. When it was originally built it didn come with wipers I guess in California you don need them When we went to get it licensed here we ran into a couple of snags but one of them was the fact it didn have wipers
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So our mechanic John came up with a great idea, and they're perfect
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The tires themselves are brand new, but the rims are original. Another feature that I really like is the Doers
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It's nearly five feet high, so they're almost ones that you'd find in a home
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rather than a camper. At the rear, we have the engine. It's the same style engine as a normal Volkswagen
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Four cylinder. It's a 1600 C. Runs very well, easy to maintain
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We've got a small ladder that goes up to the second floor
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This is the interior of the Superbugger. The dash is original to a Volkswagen
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The four speed is on the floor. The stick shift, of course, the original wheel
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The bucket seats. our great addition. They have a Newfoundland-style air conditioning unit
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if I could show you up here. Here we go. Aircon. We have seating for four It so you put it it comfortable We also have a stove and a small sink The table comes down here and makes it level space
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and it converts into a bed. How's that? That's perfect. You don't really think of it when you don't have one
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but since we've gotten it, you can just hop in it and go, and sleep in it, you can cook in it
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It's a real eye turn when we go out. People just flock to it
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Smiling, everybody looks at her, wants to see the inside of her
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And then they ask me, do we build it? Sometimes I lie, say we did, but most of the times
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I'll tell the truth. You can still go online under the name of it, the superbugger
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Purchase schematics and make one yourself, but I wouldn't attempt it. He's my little girl
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I baby her. She's precious to me. a fun, fun vehicle to drive around in
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Cheers. Cheers, sweetheart
