VW Bus fans.......

Here's the first car that the grandfather had built by Divers. Pictures don't do this one justice either! My oldest son has a bunch of fuzzy cell phone pictures of these cars as they are being built from visiting the shop while on weekends with the grandparents.

http://www.hotrod.com/articles/1954-chevy-powered-by-540-inch-lingenfel…

Here's the build that really made a name for Divers and the shop and also won them a Ridler award......

Rear engined Rambler wagon with motorvation from a totalled Ferrari 360!

http://www.speedhunters.com/2010/01/car_feature_ultimate_misfit_the_fer…

I think the van originally had the camper roof on it, but it's a fixed roof now I'm pretty sure.

At one time the owner had 15-20 custom Harleys and he also said about a dozen of the 150cc Italian Harleys sitting on display in this private bar he owns downtown

What's really crazy is the way that they were able to get the interior to look so OEM quality with so much difference between the old VW and the WRX. In person and up close it'd be very difficult for the average person to believe that it didn't come off the assembly line looking like it does.

I think we've all seen some incredible body work and sheet metal manipulation over the years and some of it is probably the beneficiary of some body filler, sanding, and great paint skills. Making a dash and OEM console work in a completely different vehicle is a completely different animal and it's harder to "cover" things. The Ferrambo benefits from the soft coverings on the interior, but the VWRX doesn't have that advantage.

The owner of the VWRX and the 54 Chevy is an incredible guy. He's a self made multi-millionaire who started out driving a truck and eventually bought the transfer company that he worked for. He started hiring really smart people, treated them incredibly well, and now owns several multi-modal terminals all over the country. He jumped on the document imaging thing in it's early stages and made huge money with hospitals and clinics when that was the "next big thing". His big thing over the last couple of decades has been partnering with some local folks to get their businesses off the ground and he basically bankrolled some locals who started ambulance services, physical therapy practices, HVAC companies, mobile repair services, etc. I'm told that he didn't make a ton of money off those types of businesses, he just knew that the folks he seeded were incredibly hard working folks that he wanted to see succeed.

He and his wife donated over $3 million to help start our local public market including picking up any extra costs from the first several years of operation. Their philanthropy is huge, and a lot of it never gets actually told. Their generosity to my son alone has been amazing, and at a party at their house one time I had the pleasure of sitting down with the guy who takes care of the landscaping at his home and businesses. He said that the grandfather made it a point to remember the names of everyone on his crew and knew enough about them to ask about their spouses, kids, etc. He's truly a great guy and the fact that he gets to enjoy toys like this VWRX and his other vehicles is definitely appropriate!