In 1979, ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons was " ... rollin' down the road in some cold blue steel ..." in I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide. Now, 28 years later, certified custom car nut Gibbons can literally roll down the road.
Coker Tire owner Corky Coker has posted on his blog a couple of photos of Gibbons' Bus Ball, a VW Microbus chopped and dropped down to little more than a single seat, a narrow-rimmed steering wheel and that well-known, melon-sized VW logo. Coker, who obviously makes his living selling tires, says on his blog that he was a bit offended that his friend Gibbons' latest custom left out what Coker saw as a vital piece of most hot rods: the tires. Gibbons assured Coker that the requisite wide whitewalls are in the trunk. Gibbons also brags that the Bus Ball's greatly improved aerodynamics help improve on the original VW's fuel economy.
Corky Coker is currently out of town on business, but when he gets back, we hope to get more details about the Bus Ball's creation.
Thanks for the cool tip, Todd!
[Source: Corky Coker blog]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
NoNameDenton @ Feb 11th 2007 6:28PM
I think I saw this thing in a dream or something
jc @ Feb 11th 2007 6:32PM
This is how all Audi's and Volkswagons start out.If daddy contributes an X CHROMEosome the baby becomes an Audi,if Daddy contributes a Y CHROMEosome the baby stays a Volkswagen.
Danny Cheung @ Feb 11th 2007 6:34PM
i always dreamed of a ball car, remember the concept of the new beatle (the ball). I want one of these!!!! it look so cook. its awesome man, thanks for the picture!!!
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BartMack @ Feb 11th 2007 7:50PM
That is totally spherical.
chuck goolsbee @ Feb 11th 2007 7:52PM
It appears to be both too solid, while being simultaneously too flimsy to be "The Master of Sparks" out in the sticks on highway six.
--chuck
robotrock @ Feb 11th 2007 8:02PM
I hate to be one of "those" guys...but seriously this story is at least 4 years old.
ron @ Feb 11th 2007 8:18PM
I had one of those old VW buses many years ago and I can't think of a better thing to do with one of those old hulks than to make a ball out of one!
Bill Hancock @ Feb 11th 2007 9:19PM
i bet you would get quite dizzy driving it
Mario @ Feb 11th 2007 11:21PM
Looks like a Pòkeball...
- Ed. @ Feb 11th 2007 11:26PM
Should at least make into a smoker grill if your gonna plant it in the backyard. . .
NoNameDenton @ Feb 12th 2007 12:55AM
That thing would be great for the world's largest pinball machine
Dan Gurney @ Feb 12th 2007 9:17AM
Pretty far off from 'Precious and Grace and a flat-head Ford'
Ned Kettell @ Feb 12th 2007 2:47PM
The creator may be Lars Fisk.
Kyle Lighter @ Feb 12th 2007 3:59PM
What I'm still trying to figure out is how you'd ever get it to work... How would you ever get it to move on a flat surface?
Steven E. McDonald @ Feb 12th 2007 5:38PM
http://www.glidemagazine.com/articles1.html
The creator is Lars-Erik Fisk.
speedeep @ Feb 12th 2007 9:26PM
http://www.girl4.com/vw/
Nerone @ Feb 13th 2007 3:29AM
i saw the same car on the quatroruote's italian blog.
foolow this URL for more nice car project from italian designer...
http://www.wikio.it/economia/autoveicoli
ciao
Pepper Lim @ Feb 13th 2007 8:02AM
It looks like the head of Ultraman... Look at it again!
Alien @ Feb 13th 2007 9:19AM
Dang it. ZZ has an escape pod ready for doomsday.
someone @ Feb 13th 2007 2:48PM
shoulda made it out of a vw golf....