BeNd vw photo bus

Contact: Corrie Coffey

The year was 1971 when Ruby the VW Transporter set off on her first mile. It was a bright, sunny day with Marvin Gaye and Janis Joplin floating through the airwaves. Gas was 40¢ a gallon and Richard Nixon was Time Magazine’s Man of the Year. Ruby was raised in Sandy, Oregon, just 25 miles outside of Portland, along the Sandy River. She’d spend her afternoons adventuring around Mt Hood and going for joyrides.
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Today, she sports the same look she was rockin’ back in the 70’s – a ruby red body, with pearl white trim. But on the inside, she’s got a new do. The floors and walls are a rich bamboo, the interior photo booth build-out is fully custom, and she’s even stacked with a rebuilt engine. But don’t you worry, her vintage charm has not faded a bit.