This vehicle was once a 1972 Volkswagen Beetle. Now it’s “Florida Sunshine In A Can,” a custom build that was intended for a promotional venture. As a “can car,” we’re told this was a professional build that attracts attention wherever it goes (we assume it’s street legal). Located in Cocoa Beach, Florida (after all, it is the Sunshine State), this one-of-a-kind whatever is available here on Facebook Marketplace for $22,500 (reduced from $24,000).
A lot of VW Beetles have become dune buggies over the years. But this one became something else, a rolling beverage can that surely attracts a crowd everywhere it travels. We assume it has standard Beetle gear, such as the air-cooled engine and 4-speed manual transmission. The mileage is 25,000 but is that since 1972 or from when this custom build was done?
Because of its shape, the seller suggests this could be a great promotional opportunity for a brewery or other beverage seller that uses aluminum cans in their business. “Florida Sunshine In A Can” was built for a souvenir concept. Did that ever get off the ground? We don’t know.
The paint is custom and a real standout, and the car has a giant cooler in the front (for ice and consumables?). It also comes with a CD stereo and lights that glow in the dark to add to the promotional capabilities. We’re told the vehicle runs well, so perhaps it’s turnkey except for putting on a wrap that suits your needs. If you want something that no one else has, this could be it. Now that I’ve written this up, I’m thirsty!
This one takes drinking and driving to a whole other level.
What a fun car. I don’t want it.
How much… Me thinks… No…
I see beach/ tailgate party written all over this car!
Looks cool but if you ever hit anything I’d bet it smashes like a can as well 👍
First thing to go is that steering wheel.
Yes, but another is laying in the passenger seat.
Save the planet. Recycle.
I wouldn’t mind popping it’s top!
Orange ya know it, someone will buy it !
I would like to get to get it on the track and squeeze the last bit of juice out of it…
Grind it to a pulp, eh?
O.J. shoulda had this to evade the cops!…..ok, I will can the jokes…
I’d go for a ride if the driver was cute enough.
Cool and a bit pricey.
Yes, you better be friendly with the passenger. I like it! I’m surprised that a beer vendor/distributor hasn’t purchased it. It would be a great attention getter. You could make the fair circuit (county/state) with it. But I think the most likely purchaser would be Red Bull. Since they sponsor an F1 team. It could get F1 tires and wheels and RedBull can graohics and just sit in a spectator area at the races. If I was a beverage distributor, I would be all over this. Buy it and lease it out to different beverage companies for the year. Just have a good “wrap guy” to make the changes each year. At $25,000 per year of lease, it could provide additional income for next to $0 upkeep. (OK, so maybe an oil change once a year and tires every 7 years. But still a money maker. )
That’s what it is . Florida sunshine is a beer.
I am actually sitting here with a can of Florida Sunshine on my shelf. Yes…it did get off the ground.
I can buy this, but then again, I can not. At the risk of opening a can of worms, I can now can my uncanny can puns.
I just see it painted BUD LIGHT motif & that one Trans guy waving while driving hahaha ha 😆