The Brubaker Box

[Carsie]

Just come across this - looks like an Allegro has morphed into an van.

Never seen one before ; looks interesting





Linky here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8dBoKZuZys

[digger the goat]

Recently featured in the 'Cars you didn't know existed' thread.

Weird set up.... No drivers door !!!

[tapkaJohnD]

Interesting, but in road-going form those girders front and back as bumpers(see video) just make it laughable.
JOhn

[Yertis]

Is there any connection with Professor Henry Brubaker, of the Institute for Studies?

[CanAm]

I have an old Car & Driver magazine from 1972 with an article on the Brubaker Box. It was based on a standard VW Beetle floorpan so the driving seat was quite a way back from the windscreen. So much for all the manufacturers of much later one-box designs claiming to be the first MPV. Of course this one is nowhere near as roomy as the shape would suggest as it's quite small.

Edited by CanAm on Tuesday 11th January 15:41

[V8 Fettler]

Looks very SHADO.

[LordFlathead]

V8 Fettler said:

Looks very SHADO.

Here speaks the voice of the Msyteron's

[brubakerguy]

this is my car any questions feel free to ask

[dundarach]

Is it as awesome as it looks?

Can we have more photos?

Is it as awesome as it looks?

Can we have some videos?

Is is as awesome as it looks?

Can we come and have a ride in it?

Love the bru box, would love to see more

[CanAm]

As I said in my (very) earlier post, it’s not as big as it looks.

[Mark Asread]

My word, that's cool.

[Escort3500]

Yertis said:

Is there any connection with Professor Henry Brubaker, of the Institute for Studies?

[JimbobVFR]

Escort3500 said:

Yertis said:

Is there any connection with Professor Henry Brubaker, of the Institute for Studies?

That's my Brother in law's brother, well he plays the character at least.

[dandarez]

CanAm said:

If that front timber looking bumper retracted and forwarded on its rods, that would be useful for parking (push vehicle in front a tad forwards if space was a tight squeeze!).

When I first saw the thread I didn't read Bru'baker' ...I read 'Straker'!



You have to be getting on a tad to recall it.

[Morris12s3]

dandarez said:

If that front timber looking bumper retracted and forwarded on its rods, that would be useful for parking (push vehicle in front a tad forwards if space was a tight squeeze!).

When I first saw the thread I didn't read Bru'baker' ...I read 'Straker'!



You have to be getting on a tad to recall it.

When I first saw the thread I thought 'Unsquare Dance'. I must have already got on and more than a tad!

[john2443]

Allegedly someone was going to make replicas a couple of years ago

https://www.autoblog.com/2019/04/03/brubaker-box-r...