![]() ![]() The price here would be fair if the lounging area had been properly finished at the same time as the rest of the Super Bugger hopefully, the next owner will give it the treatment it deserves. The interior also features a period-correct radio, bamboo-style parcel shelf, tidy aftermarket steering wheel, and other thoughtful details. Other details include gorgeous paint and fake wood paneling on the shell itself, along with excellent chrome and original steel wheels with hub caps. The engine bay presents well, certainly nice enough to believe this Super Bugger did benefit from a modest restoration and overhaul at one point in time. This is definitely a disappointment considering the asking price, and fans of these vintage R/Vs are usually looking for drop-dead gorgeous interiors. The builder didn’t exactly go above and beyond with the camper shell, as I’ve seen other examples with far nicer cabinetry and other details, like a full stove, integrated behind where the television sits. ![]() In that regard, it may actually make some sense in a COVID economy where more workers are finding it possible to connect remotely to their day job – this is a perfect table for a lap top. The interior featured a card table and some small bench seats, making it a perfect spot to have a meal or get some work done while traveling the open road. I can almost see the justification for the conversion being entirely wrapped up in being able to drive to the local air-cooled show and have all the die-hards drool over this oddball – or those nicely preserved front bucket seats with armrests on both sides. In that regard, it’s sort of pointless, but it’s absolutely meaningful as a conversation piece. It was really intended just to be a campground accessory, something to take shelter in while you still otherwise pitched a tent and slept on the cold ground and fended off the elements. The Super Bugger was never intended to be the kind of R/V you could live in in fact, R/V may even be too generous of a description. Find it here on eBay with a listed price of $39,900. The seller doesn’t offer much in the way of details, and while the pictures can indeed do the talking, it’d be nice to know if this one has simply been preserved or if it was completely redone. These oddball conversions were seemingly all the rage back in the 1970s when anything went, but to find one today that somehow can even still roll under its own power is a find, much less one that appears to have been mildly restored. If you lower the table and connect the two benches, you get a small bed that can sleep two adults – as long as they don’t mind cuddling and / or sleeping with someone’s elbow in the eye.The seller is asking all the money for this “Super Bugger” Volkswagen Beetle R/V, but not many are left in anything approaching this condition. ![]() Inside, the cooking area is only accessible if you sit at the table and reach out, but you can use it from the outside as well. In front of the rear window is the kitchen area, with just a gas two-burner cooker and a small sink cabinetry and a small wardrobe surrounds the kitchen from three sides. You get two bucket seats for the driver and the passenger, and a dining nook in the rear, with two benches and a small table. The interior of this adorable RV is very small but, somehow, still cozy. ![]() The idea for the Super Bugger was very simple but paradoxically difficult to put into practice: how do you turn a small car into a motorhome without it losing its functionality as a daily driver? In this particular case, the answer implied cutting off most of the body of the car except for the front end, reinforcing the chassis, and adding a fiberglass and wood kit that would turn it into a mini-home with wheels. One is the Super Bugger shown on the cover of the 1977 Mechanix Illustrated (sold through Mecum in 2021 for a hair under $20,000), and two are located in Canada. These three are among a handful of Super Buggers left in such mint condition and that are still on the road today. Of those, some still survive to this day, including the two units shown in the photo gallery above – and the three in the videos at the bottom of the page. Up to 1,500 miles) You can return thevehicle within 72 hoursof deliveryif it is not the right fit. Shipping included with sale(In the continental US only. The original Super Bugger retailed for $6,000 and it is believed only some 1,000 units were produced. 1973 Volkswagen BUG RARE SUPER BUGGER RV Additional Info: Please read We are a'One Price Only Dealership'. ![]()
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