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!
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>    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!!!).
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