Hemmings Daily: Brubaker Box to make another go at the sport economy surf wagon segment with plans for reproduction

Even the people behind the Brubaker Box didn't quite know how to position the people mover. Was it a minivan before the term took hold? A surf wagon? A camper, sports car, station wagon, economy car? Whatever its designation, it had a strange sort of appeal, and now 40 years after it was discontinued, that appeal has a pair of Californians itching to bring back the fiberglass box on wheels. "They're almost like a mythical creature or a unicorn," said Tomo Bullum, one of the two entrepreneurs behind the project. " [View in Browser | Subscribe]( [Hemmings Daily] Tuesday, April 2, 2019 [Brubaker Box to make another go at the sport economy surf wagon segment with plans for reproduction]( [Brubaker Box to make another go at the sport economy surf wagon segment with plans for reproduction]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Even the people behind the Brubaker Box didn't quite know how to position the people mover. Was it a minivan before the term took hold? A surf wagon? 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