This Heroic Volkswagen Kombi Was Crushed In Storms... But Still Drives Fine

After being totally wrecked by a falling tree during recent storms in Brazil, this Type 2 Volkswagen Bus should have been heading for the scrap heap... but it still drives

It’s been asked before: what’s the perfect vehicle for the apocalypse? Well, we think we finally have the answer: a Volkswagen Kombi.

This Type 2 VW Bus was squashed pretty badly by a falling tree during storms in Brazil. Fortunately no one was inside it at the time, but the trunk nearly cut the poor modern-era Kombi in half. Our intrepid hero isn’t going to be stopped by anything so trivial as being skulled by several tonnes of wood, though. Nope: It’s actually going to go and burn some rubber (sort of).

Although this is the later, water-cooled version, which does have some extra plumbing versus the original one, almost everything involved with making it move is at chassis level or lower. As funny as it looks, it still drives pretty much as normal. Remarkable stuff.

Source: Jalopnik

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Rise Comics

Possibly a distant cousin of this

10/09/2017 - 14:32 |
258 | 2

Comment of the week. And now I ruined it

10/09/2017 - 17:56 |
18 | 6
Zubayer Rezoan

Meanwhile, reaction of VW engine trollers

10/09/2017 - 14:32 |
66 | 12

The entire drivetrain is in the back… so, as long as the throttle linkage is still intact, there’s no reason an impact to the middle would hurt the engine’s driveabilty.

10/09/2017 - 18:01 |
18 | 0
Walter Staley

Craigslist be like: A few small dents and scuffs, runs and drives flawlessly.

10/09/2017 - 14:36 |
90 | 6

Tip top condition

10/09/2017 - 22:26 |
0 | 0
Anton 3

Back then VW’s were made for the eternity, nowadays they’re like (insert overused check engine light) everywhere.

10/09/2017 - 14:37 |
6 | 0
Anonymous

Your move, Volvo…

10/09/2017 - 15:15 |
34 | 2
JenstheGTIfreak (pizza)

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

You were saying?

10/09/2017 - 18:28 |
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redflamexfire(R32 squad)

Whoa I found one reason why its the people’s van

10/09/2017 - 15:16 |
0 | 0
Diego Augusto Thurow

The things that only happen in Brazil. lol

10/09/2017 - 15:48 |
2 | 0
TDN

Br br

10/09/2017 - 16:22 |
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10/09/2017 - 16:36 |
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Anonymous

nothing surprising.
engine and gearbox in the back, only surprising thing is that it could still put down power to the ground.

10/09/2017 - 17:59 |
6 | 0
Jakob

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

I’m surprised the throttle linkage still is intact.

10/09/2017 - 19:19 |
6 | 0