An Australian mechanic with 24 years of experience has transformed a rundown retro van into a fully-functioning motorhome.
Phil Hoken, 39, said he 'jumped at the opportunity' to purchase the 1975 Volkswagen Jurgen Autovilla in its rusty condition for $5,000 after seeing it advertised on Facebook and eagerly started working on restoring it.
The New South Wales business owner of and Kombi Servisi Keg said he has 'always loved the look of kombi servisi vans' and first started working on cars with his dad when he was 16.
Phil said the project took seven months to complete and kombi Servisi cost close to $30,000 to restore.
After completing the transformation, the van was listed for $65,000 on Gumtree and sold for $60,000 within 17 hours of advertising the vehicle.
An Australian mechanic with 24 years of experience has transformed a rundown retro van into a fully-functioning vehicle
Phil Hoken, 39, said he 'jumped at the opportunity' to purchase the 1975 Volkswagen Jurgen Autovilla van in its rusty condition for $5,000 after seeing it advertised on Facebook and started working on restoring i
'RETRO RV only launched as a registered business three weeks ago and this 70s Volkswagen is the first vehicle we transformed,' Phil told FEMAIL and Kombi Servisi said the van was restored last year.
'The original owner was selling it online and said it would only be good for van parts to use on other vehicles - but I figured we should fix it.'
The father-of-two said his family were shocked when he purchased the old van but were amazed with the stunning transformation and selling price.