The Brubaker Box was ahead of its time. Designed by Curtis Brubaker, the Volkswagen Beetle-derived Box was a minivan by any other name. Unfortunately, it seems few people wanted to actually own a ...

Yesterday, I allowed myself to have a little public love-fest with one of my favorite VW-based specials, the Brubaker Box. Happily, it seems that I wasn't alone, as many of you shared my enthusiasm.

"I love vans," sounds like a really weird thing to say now. But there were many van enthusiasts in the 1970s, especially in California. And one of the big talking points of that era was the Brubaker ...

I'm so full of idiosyncratic automotive tastes that I'm probably the automotive-taste equivalent of a pervert. I've come to accept this, and now I delight in sharing my fixations with you. So, with ...

The Brubaker Box is one of the most iconic surf vans ever made and owes its fame partly to the fact it was built on the popular VW Beetle chassis. Designed by Curtis Brubaker, the Box was made from 13 ...

What has one door, wooden bumpers, an air-cooled engine, and sofalike seating? It was an easy question to answer in the mid-1970s when Brubaker Industries of Los Angeles, California, created the ...

You’re driving down the street when it rolls past: low, boxy, and straight out of a sci-fi film from the 70s. No badges. No grille. A wide, sloped front, sliding doors, and a body that looks more ...

The Brubaker Box may take surfers to the waves once again, if a pair of California entrepreneurs can make it happen. They’re planning on reproducing the boxy fiberglass vehicle, which briefly went on ...

Jay Traugott has been writing about and testing cars for over a decade. His passion for everything with four wheels began when he saw "Back to the Future" as a kid. The DeLorean DMC-12 remains his ...