The Giant 13ft High VW Party Bus | RIDICULOUS RIDES

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85 SPEAKERS, neon lights, and an incredible 13ft 2” height are just some of the incredible features on a giant replica VW bus. Kirk Strawn is the owner of Walter The Bus, a super-sized version of the Volkswagen classic custom-built on the chassis of a 1963 fire truck. Once Kirk and friends discovered the truck in a junk yard, they decided to build the world’s biggest VW bus and Walter, named after the Walter Truck Company that originally built the fire truck, was born. Kirk, of Arizona, told Barcroft Studios: “There’s always a smile whenever anybody sees Walter. You just don’t see something like this driving the road every day.”
Videographer / director: Andrew Keil
Producer: Frazer Randalls
Editor: Ian Phillips
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[@bobbisteinmetz8019]

Kirk Strawn is THE nicest guy you'll ever meet, and his wife is equally as nice. They have huge parties at their huge warehouse with Walter Bus and 3 other burning man "art crs" or "mutant vehicles". Their parties are my absolute favorite and I love sitting in the driver seat of this big ole Walter Bus. So much fun!

[@robertjanicki5906]

Not a fan of VW buses, but do admire the ingenuity and engineering expertise to execute this final result. Kudos to the entire team for putting their imagination into reality. Well done, gentlemen, well done.

[@ben-rosfeld]

Love Walter! Hes a hero ❤

[@dl1129]

It reminds me of one of those "tall bikes."

[@vintagegirl1961]

I love you Walter!!!!

[@sladelefty]

I have been on it at burning man, very cool.

[@bonniecastillo322]

Had it had a VW paint job on it, it would have looked a lot better.

[@johnbastille5483]

This has what the "Giant VW Beetle" video lacked - the ins and outs of how it was put together. Kinda crude, but a neat concept.

[@kushkiller7108]

Crazy...not what I woulda thought of when I seen that old fire truck

[@gp40railfan44]

Now that is something that I would call epic!

[@humbertoflores2270]

No longer a vw micro bus now it's a vw mega bus

[@coconuciferanuts339]

Kombi bus.Wow,the hippies would have liked that!

[@oliviasoty6568]

Love you walter

[@danielwoods404]

It's like the first segment of the Mammoth Car from Speed Racer.

[@bodipsypha]

Would make a great mobile home!

[@felixcat9318]

Superb imagination and determination! Original thinkers!

[@mattskustomkreations]

Some old hippies are totally trippin balls when they see this.

[@BPJJohn]

Imagine all the weed you could put in the back.

[@moneywolf2344]

🤣

[@johneastman1905]

That’s right folks, a smile and a wave greeting... and get the hell out of Walters way ...!

[@michaelhedges2066]

U guys are brilliant.....big love on wheels

[@johngrepo9976]

Far from Ridiculous, the profile and fabrication is really good!

[@mattfarahsmillionmilelexus]

It's even got safari windows!

[@scott4549]

Imagine driving to the gas station in this.... 🥴💸💸💸

[@mikestang679]

I see this every year at Burning Man, what a trip, it should go into mass production, with free LSD compartment dispenser, grooooooooooooovy.....

[@lordgoofy69]

This guy must have been high as a kite to create this

[@dudedank5219]

Wanted to hear the sound system tho

[@isaacsrandomvideos667]

Dude Dank yeah lol

[@MainPach]

Fr

[@csj9619]

I'd like to see the audio system in that puppy. 85 speakers, I think I heard in the description. I'm also a big fan of vintage Volkswagens. Very cool piece of rolling artwork you've created.

[@GhostOfDamned]

That’s what you call a “road king”

[@kevp9601]

I Love that VW Party Bus. :-D

[@largol33t1]

VW should have used this for advertisements for their vans in Europe. Then have Swede Peter Stormare narrate the ads!

[@jamesdelk8926]

Now making greyhound buss or school bus sized VW van from fifties and sixties cool

[@nichobarricco5149]

Really cool

[@BiGjavi]

That's just Crazy.....

[@maxotaurus5140]

I've seen this at VW bus events!

[@jvon3885]

The world's largest VW Bus next to the world's largest VW Bug next to a Normal VW Bus n Bug next to mini bus and many bug. That would be a cool video.

[@cleyton5458]

Congratulations on the very good video I just a Kombi fan but this one is too beautiful, I'm from Brazil and I used the KZbin translation, 🇧🇷🚌

[@mikestang679]

Groooooooooooooooovy

[@anthonybarkasysr5029]

FLUFFY would want! Gabriel Iglesias. And don't ever show it to Jay Leno! LOL!!!

[@tahoe7779]

I was expecting a huge steering wheel. Anyone else? 😁 Koolest VW bus I've ever seen!

[@tombenton3977]

New gta 6 party bus haha

[@boltonky]

Cool idea but poor execution when you consider end result amazing how the finish job on a vehicle makes or breaks it in my opinion...Its missing canvas roof, side windows, nice paint job and inside (obviously there's space below upper deck) but sure there are reasons why.....Maybe we need Dave Kindig haha

[@MrWombatty]

Probably because it's a 'work-in-progress' requiring more funds which means renting it out before it can become really finished!

[@Cokecanninja]

You build one then

[@blackknighl]

For a party bus that goes to burning man, it's perfect. Make it too nice and you wouldn't want to use it

[@Recon3Y3z]

I hope they have a CDL!

[@Statimtek]

There are two qualities of the VW bus that I'll bet Walter doesn't have, and thats a good thing. The old T1 busses were so light in front that on a windy day the front end would lift and move you over one way or the other .The other is there was no front end protection. Look down under the dash, you can see the headlight buckets protruding in and realize that there was not much between your feet and legs and what ever you hit. 😱

[@rjr1227]

Way cool

[@scubatrucker6806]

Love it love it love it😍😍😍😎😎😎😎

[@Marcus-yn7wc]

If Walter meets up with the mega beatle car

[@TruckTaxiMoveIt]

Cool

[@deliciouslifetv7362]

I want to see this in person

[@alessandrovisconi1079]

I actually mistook those speakers for a bunch of tiny wheels lol

[@Ethan-yk4qz]

Is this from transit?

[@timcounts7355]

Oh look at his little ponytail

[@normg2242]

Don't tell me that's the Uber Eats commercial girlie guy...!

[@sqmp446]

locomotives head behind you

[@mrboredom5536]

Wait this was at the first episode of the grand tour intro wow

[@willardjohnsonjr3181]

No officer that is not my BASIL.....that is Walter's, he's a War Vet. SERIOUSLY!!! Don't judge a book by its cover!!! I told him he shouldn't be driving but you can't tell an Old War Dog nothing. He said he is a Party Bus and is STILL the life of the party!!!🙄🙄🙄😉✌️

[@RafaelHabegger]

Shabby Chic.

[@bobhimself2590]

Probably can’t go anywhere with above ground power lines.

[@hridhay07]

Gru approved

[@AIvey]

900 likes 👍

[@teddyroca4920]

😄👍🏻👍🏻

[@fromaggiovagiola9128]

How many of Walter's passengers were on hallucinogenic drugs at Burning Man?

[@elcamino5145]

Nice

[@dougbaker2740]

El Camino Oh wow man ! That’s just too high , and kinda far-out😎

[@elcamino5145]

@@dougbaker2740 like .. sure

[@mrfm-qu9yn]

isn't it too high?

[@davidwavidshmavider]

When people do this they frequently mess up the dimensions. Seems like with all that effort, you’d just do the math.

[@markbenson3670]

Transformer vibes

[@isaacsrandomvideos667]

That reminds me of a 50s bus..

[@user-hn2my6uk2w]

Hello from Russia ! sorry for my English.😉 And what, in your USA this bus is certified, registered and allowed to travel on public roads ??? Is it realistic to issue? 🚌

[@giladshulkin1443]

Так как в Северной Америке подобная возня с машинами достаточно популярное хобби, существует несложная продцедура регистрации плодов этого творчества. У нас в Канаде надо пройти инспекцию, заплатить 200-800 баксов (в зависимости от типа машины) и можно кататься по дорогам, получив сертификат. В Америке в каждом штате будут свои ньюансы, но по большому счёту, всюду будет примерно одинаково. Обычно дадут пару недель на регистрацию типа канадского (не знаю сколько там она стоит) и вперёд

[@user-hn2my6uk2w]

@@giladshulkin1443 Я спросил не о самой теоретической возможности пройти сертификацию и регистрацию - это и в России можно сделать. Я о шансах сертифицировать и зарегистрировать данный конкретный экземпляр ! Для передвижения по ДОП и тем более для перевозки людей (а это фактически теперь автобус !) 🚌 нужно соответствовать строгим требованиям безопасности и техническим стандартам ! Думаю , что в США они ещё строже , чем в России.Сомневаюсь, что данная "самоделка" им соответствует(хотя , возможно, работа над ней ещё не завершена ), но в видео - она уже ездит по улицам города !Это законно ? 🚔

[@user-hn2my6uk2w]

@@giladshulkin1443 I didn’t ask about the theoretical possibility of being certified and registered - this can be done in Russia too. I'm talking about the chances to certify and register this particular instance! In order to move around the DOP, and even more so for transporting people (and this is actually a bus now!) 🚌 you must comply with strict safety requirements and technical standards! I think that in the USA they are even stricter than in Russia. I doubt that this “home-made” corresponds to them (although, perhaps, work on it has not yet been completed), but in the video - it already travels through the city streets! Is this legal? 🚔

[@Kimoto504]

A Lada Niva's safer than much of the stuff drivable under laws in most U.S. states. Only problem is a Niva can't be imported until it's 25 years old but you can tack weld a pile of steel together with an engine, lights, wheels, and maybe a steering wheel yet still drive it legally.

[@user-hn2my6uk2w]

@@Kimoto504 There is a difference - tuning a serial, car (Lada Niva)or a 100% homemade car! This giant bus has never been tested for safety, braking and steering ! It is dangerous on public streets and roads !

[@keiththeakston3125]

CERTAINLY don’t think that gets great mpg ! 😂

[@SpringfieldGuy]

Neither did my 1966 VW bus!

[@7MaxS]

Transporte forever!!!!!!

[@K-Effect]

It was cooler as a fire

[@chardelraconner2166]

ALL automaker ZERO mockery owners personalized jonkchere owners manuals specified were done in miraculous timing ; back to walking ©

[@chardelraconner2166]

strengthen the cherry picker for obese use ©

[@ryanziegler3208]

waltuh

[@daveThbfusion]

I don’t understand how I envision something today fresh and a video hits the feed like the aI seeing googler... is reading my journaling by seeing my journaling by hacking my selfi camera 📲 And seeing the pages 📓 📝 👀 As my writing, is reflecting on the surface of my eyeballs... #Really ? How good are these super tiny nearfield, tiny pinhole, micro cameras these days? #hmm

[@rockykane633]

This guy turns a nice fire truck into that ugly bus

[@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS]

Sounded like he turned a piece of garbage into a business

[@rockykane633]

You right I agree but I still like the fire truck better

[@timtim8468]

Original looked better.

[@TS-1267]

... pictures Jigging & shaking, not for me that, otherwise

[@Cpt_Wolf]

When it topples over, and all occupants get mouse trapped. Why there's so many grown ups, acting like kids these days?

[@othoapproto9603]

What a shame to destroy the original truck. Would have made a great overlander.

[@tomjefferson3148]

please paint it something better

[@marcfranklin4115]

The editing and filters are completely terrible

[@curtisnewton895]

worst paintjob ever