Yahoo Autos Meet the Man Building Gorgeous WWII-Style VW Roadsters by Hand
After World War II, Europe was left with an abundance of scrap airplane aluminum, as well as Volkswagen-Beetle-based Kubelwagens that no longer served a military purpose. So enterprising car enthusiasts did the only logical thing-they made aluminum-bodied Kubelwagen hot-rods, of course.
Fast forward to today, and Chris Runge still carries on that tradition. He builds his cars in a small Minnesota workshop and does almost everything himself, by hand. The chassis are hand built, the aluminum body panels are manually shaped, and any parts he doesn't make himself are usually Volkswagen or Porsche-sourced.
And as Jalopnik's Jason Torchinsky found out, Runge's car is actually well-built. No, it's not particularly luxurious, but it's thoughtfully designed and well laid out, an aluminum expression of Runge's personality.
Oh, and it looks outstanding.
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