A BIZARRE 1972 Volkswagen Boonie Bug has appeared on Facebook Marketplace ... The Boonie Bug was designed by Robert Q. Plans to build it were available from PopMech for a quite reasonable $14.

There's likely to be no shortage of VW Beetle owners who can relate to this ... This box of bits will only cost you $120 and a successful build is probably not above your skill level.

If you check VW driver forums around the web ... One of our favorite V8 Beetle builds is 3L Engineering & Design's LS-powered mid-engine "Stealth Beetle," running a 430-hp Chevrolet LS3 6.2 ...

It was named for the off road driving (the boondocks) and it's link to the German manufacturers iconic Beetle. The Boonie ... the listing says it comes with a VW 1600cc Longblock engine.