The Giant 13ft High VW Party Bus | RIDICULOUS RIDES

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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[bobbisteinmetz]

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!

[robertjanicki]

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.

[dl]

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

[kushkiller]

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

[johnbastille]

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.

[bonniecastillo]

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

[mikestang]

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

[sladelefty]

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

[gprailfan]

Now that is something that I would call epic!

[mattskustomkreations]

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

[danielwoods]

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

[felixcat]

Superb imagination and determination! Original thinkers!

[csj]

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.

[Elhamburitto]

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

[johngrepo]

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

[johneastman]

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

[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 we need Dave Kindig haha

[coconuciferanuts]

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

[scott]

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

[BPJJohn]

Imagine all the weed you could put in the back.