The Volkswagen Beatle

Dave Fambrough made headlines back in 1978 for turning cars into giant spiders. I'm not sure what's become of him since then.

According to NV Racing News, as of 2015 one of Fambrough's spider cars could be seen on the roof of Scudder's Performance Racing garage in Sparks, Nevada.

San Bernardino County Sun - Mar 29, 1978

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Posted By: Alex - Fri Jul 08, 2022
Category: Art | 1970s | Cars

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Sure enough, it's still there at Scudder's:

https://www.google.com/maps/@39.5348162,-119.7516554,3a,15.4y,34.74h,96.06t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sAwcVcRfd5RKq0mU7KdMDdg!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3DAwcVcRfd5RKq0mU7KdMDdg%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D58.10487%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192

Posted by John S on 07/08/22 at 10:04 AM

I was wondering if it became a "field find" and underwent restoration like so many VWs have over the past thirty or so years.

Posted by KDP on 07/08/22 at 10:19 AM

Fambrough moved to Mexico in 2006. https://www.newsreview.com/reno/content/spider-man/46884/

Posted by Miss Cellania on 07/08/22 at 11:40 AM

Either the NV Racing News story's author doesn't know how to spell "beetle" or the sculpture's name is John, George, Paul, or Ringo.

Posted by Virtual in Carnate on 07/08/22 at 01:35 PM

Miss Cellania -- Thanks for the update!

Posted by Alex on 07/09/22 at 03:33 PM

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