This 1972 VW ‘Boonie Bug’ is one of the weirdest ever Facebook Marketplace finds

A BIZARRE 1972 Volkswagen Boonie Bug has appeared connected Facebook Marketplace for sale.

The kit cars were constructed from plans recovered successful Popular Mechanics mag successful the 1970s.

It was named for the disconnected roadworthy driving (the boondocks) and it's nexus to the German manufacturers iconic Beetle.

The Boonie Bug was designed by Robert Q.

Plans to physique it were disposable from PopMech for a rather tenable $14.

An archetypal excerpt successful the mag read: "The occupation with astir dune buggies, ATVs and different off-the-road vehicles is that they're not mostly suitable for around-town chores oregon road driving.

"Many can't adjacent beryllium licensed for thoroughfare use.

"The Boonie Bug, however, offers the go-anywhereness of an ATV, the sleeping and camping facilities of an enclosed van and the smooth-riding qualities of a accepted presumption wagon astatine road speeds — rolled into 1 slick-looking, smartly styled conveyance arsenic astatine location connected oregon disconnected the road."

One is present up for merchantability successful Coloma, Michigan, but it needs to beryllium finished off.

The owners person priced it astatine $1,234 and the listing says it comes with a VW 1600cc Longblock engine.

The exterior colour is greenish and it includes assorted different Volkswagen parts.

The seller besides notes it has been parked successful a barn and past a store for the past 7 oregon 8 years.

It comes aft the weirdest cars released successful the past decennary were revealed.

One of the astir baffling was the Mini Coupe, a exemplary that reimagined the beloved Mini with a low, squashed roofline.

It was an effort to trade a sporty, eye-catching car, but the plan near galore scratching their heads.

The shrunken extortion not lone made the car look awkward but besides sacrificed the practicality Mini was known for.

Unsurprisingly, income were dismal, and the Coupe was softly dropped aft a fewer years.

Renault's Twizy pushed the boundaries of what a car could be.

Essentially a glorified integrative container connected wheels, it skipped windows and accepted doors to support costs down.

Its zippy handling and quirky plan earned it fans successful urban markets, but practicality and scope limitations kept it from breaking through.