Mike, would you belive I have a set of those original plans and drawing for both the Phoenix and the Boonie Box . I got them direct from PM back in the 70's. I think I still ahve the original articals written in Hot VW's about them too. Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver mike twombley wrote > Yeah I saw that one before. In the 1970s, Popular Mechanics or >Popular Science (don't remember which) did a DIY article and even sold plans >for this little gem. Had a smaller one called a "Boonie Box" or some such. >This one was really neat as it had flip out sides like a tent camper. Made >out of 1" polyurethane foam laminated with epoxy resin and fiberglass. And >indeed a bus chassis. Also had 2 2" square steel tubing rollover structures >in the inside. The Boonie Box was on a shortened bus chassis. I wanted one >sooooo bad! > > The warp nacelles are extra cost options and only usable where >di-lithium is available. They are also not CARB certified. The EO paperwork >was not in a compliant dialect of Klingon (HAH!!!). > > >Twombo > > > |
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