Meet Fred Bernhard and his 1962 Volkswagen T1 Race Taxi, complete with the 530-horsepower flat-six from a Porsche 911 Turbo, the transmission from a GT3 and a 143-mph top speed.

"The firstthing I did was chop the top, then I pulled the motor ... Pierson told Ken after a joyride at the Salt Flats. "This bus is an absolutely marvelous piece. The beauty of the movementtoday ...

The original VW bus is undeniably cool in stock form, but it can really shine with a few modifications. A great example is the pictured 1965 VW T1 Samba, featuring a Porsche engine swap ...

It's a Volkswagen T1 Bus that's been turned into a full-on track machine, complete with a roll cage, racing buckets, and an air-cooled Porsche flat-six engine. This bus hauls. YouTuber Misha ...