<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/53714047ecad04e07c84d4c4-1200-800/rtr3n2rp.jpg" border="0" alt="Wooden Beetle" /><p class="source"><span>Dado Ruvic / REUTERS</span></p></div><p></p></div></div></p>
<p>71-year-old Momir Bojic crafted a completely wooden Volkswagen beetle from over 50,000 pieces of hand-carved oak. </p>
<p><span>Every external detail of the fully-functioning automobile is made out of wood, including the tire spokes:</span><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/537141706da811244b43cd45-818-546/bosnian-retiree-momir-bojic-has-crafted-a-completely-wooden-volkswagen-beetle-from-over-50000-pieces-of-hand-carved-oak-designboom-05.jpg" border="0" alt="bosnian retiree momir bojic has crafted a completely wooden volkswagen beetle from over 50000 pieces of hand carved oak designboom 05" style="line-height: 1.5em;" /><p class="source"><span>Dado Ruvic / REUTERS</span></p></div><p></p></div></div></p>
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">It's pretty incredible to look at:</span></p>
<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5371417069beddc86884d4c2-818-546/bosnian-retiree-momir-bojic-has-crafted-a-completely-wooden-volkswagen-beetle-from-over-50000-pieces-of-hand-carved-oak-designboom-02.jpg" border="0" alt="bosnian retiree momir bojic has crafted a completely wooden volkswagen beetle from over 50000 pieces of hand carved oak designboom 02" /><p class="source"><span>Dado Ruvic / REUTERS</span></p></div><p></p></div></div></p>
<p>Over 50,000 shingles were hand carved to create the car:</p>
<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5371417069beddc86584d4c2-818-534/bosnian-retiree-momir-bojic-has-crafted-a-completely-wooden-volkswagen-beetle-from-over-50000-pieces-of-hand-carved-oak-designboom-04.jpg" border="0" alt="bosnian retiree momir bojic has crafted a completely wooden volkswagen beetle from over 50000 pieces of hand carved oak designboom 04" /><p class="source"><span>Dado Ruvic / REUTERS</span></p></div><p></p></div></div></p>
<p>The car took over 2 years to create. <a href="http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/wooden-vw-beetle-made-by-bosnian-pensioner-1446618">Bojic called it a "labor of love," says The International Business Times.</a></p>
<p>The car is perfectly capable of cruising, and draws crowds wherever it goes:</p>
<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5371427a6bb3f7a6302d0a70-1180-787/driver-1.jpg" border="0" alt="driver" /><p class="source"><span>Dado Ruvic / REUTERS</span></p></div><p></p></div></div></p>

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A 71-Year-Old Man Built A Fully-Functioning Volkswagen Beetle Out Of Wood

Dado Ruvic / REUTERS 71-year-old Momir Bojic crafted a completely wooden Volkswagen beetle from over 50,000 pieces of hand-carved oak. Every external detail of the fully-functioning automobile is made out of wood, including the tire spokes:Dado Ruvic / REUTERS It's pretty incredible to look at: Dado Ruvic / REUTERS Over 50,000 shingles were hand carved to create the car: Dado Ruvic / REUTERS The car took over 2 years to create. Bojic called it a "labor of love," says The International Business Times. The car is perfectly capable of cruising, and draws crowds wherever it goes: Dado Ruvic / REUTERS

Dado Ruvic  REUTERS
71yearold Momir Bojic crafted a completely wooden Volkswagen beetle from over 50,000 pieces of handcarved oak.  
Every external detail of the fullyfunctioning automobile is made out of wood, including the tire spokesDado Ruvic  REUTERS
Its pretty incredible to look at
Dado Ruvic  REUTERS
Over 50,000 shingles were hand carved to create the car
Dado Ruvic  REUTERS
The car took over 2 years to create.

A 71-Year-Old Man Built A Fully-Functioning Volkswagen Beetle Out Of Wood

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