LOST finds the VW Bus
Or, the “hippie†bus, as Sawyer, one of the main characters, referrers to it.
The writers of the hit show LOST took a break from the intense, drama-driven episodes to bring a refreshing funny episode. In the episode, Hurley is searching for signs of hope on the island and finds an old bus in the jungle.
Enlisting the help of Sawyer and Jin, he rolls the bus upright, finds a stash of beer, maps of the island, and then pushes the bus over the side of a hill.
They couldn’t get it to start so the hill allows Hurley to pop the clutch and start the van in time to miss a pile of boulders in their way. The episode ends with the four island castaways joy-riding across the island in their new-found ride.
USA Today noticed that VW Busses have been getting a lot of attention this year, as Little Miss Sunshine and LOST have utilized the vehicle and created a new generation of fans.
January 23rd, 2008 at 3:18 pm
I enjoyed your site and I am restoring a 1966 Bug type 1 on the island of Trinidad in the Caribbean.
I’ll send you a pic soon
Bye for now
Peter
January 23rd, 2008 at 5:14 pm
Peter,
I’ll look forward to receiving your picture, we’ll to post it to the blog as well. Be sure to include some before and after pics!