Bug Jam - VW Festival - Camper Van Chop

World renowned car designer and customiser, Andy Saunders is back on Guinness World Record breaking form with his latest project. The Turner-prize nominated artist (or should that be Cartist?) aims to set a new record for building the World’s lowest VW Camper as part of Bug Jam 22. Saunders and his three man team plan to create a fully road-legal VW camper that stands at just 30” tall in the shortest possible time.

Saunders, From Poole in Dorset is no stranger to the record books. His previous crazy creation, ‘Claustrophobia’, a heavily chopped and re-styled Mini that captured global attention back in 1985 was usurped by his own minuscule masterpiece 'Flat Out' in 2006. That car, based on a Fiat 126 stood at just 21.75 inches tall.

Never one to make life easy for himself - and ever the showman, Saunders not only plans to set the new record, but build the entire car from start to finish, including full painting and detailing over just three days, live at Bug Jam 22. Drawing heavily on experience gained from tight production schedules on TV shows such as BBC’s ‘Panic Mechanic’ and C4’s ‘Monster Garage’, Saunders will start chopping and cutting on Friday’s set up day, hoping to drive straight up the quarter mile and into the record books as the fitting finale on the Sunday afternoon.

As well as his long suffering team, this years attempt is backed by VW Camper parts emporium, Just Kampers. The Hampshire based firm will also be providing any parts or accessories required to complete the build from their extensive range.

So can he do it? Has the World’s greatest metal magician set the bar too high? … or too low? ‘Well, I’m not going to get much sleep, am I?’ jokes Saunders. ‘This will certainly be the most intensive project I’ve ever attempted…There's a lot of metal in a VW! Just keep the tea coming, and I’ll have it finished for Sunday.’