Photo Gallery: Burbank Middle School restores ’79 Volkswagen Beetle
Clockwise from driver’s seat are Julia Terrano, Gabija Petrulis, Cheyenne Arroyo and Hannah Macaranas, team coordinators who helped restore this 1979 VW Beetle, a student science class project at Luther Burbank Middle School in Burbank on Thursday, April 4, 2013. The science classes at the school helped restore the car and coordinated community members to finish restoring the 1979 VW beetle. Warner Bros. Studios, Ghost Light Industries and Burbank Arts for All were instrumental in the restoration. (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)
It took them eight months, but students at Luther Burbank Middle School have successfully restored a once-dilapidated 1979 Volkswagen convertible Beetle. “The Luther Mobile” for its debut Saturday at Burbank on Parade.
Burbank Arts For All Foundation’s director of development Trena Pitchford stands with student Destiny Whitlock at presentation of gifts to those who helped with the student science class restoration project, at Luther Burbank Middle School in Burbank on Thursday, April 4, 2013. The science classes at the school helped restore a 1979 VW Beetle and coordinated community members to finish restoring the 1979 VW beetle. Warner Bros. Studios, Ghost Light Industries and Burbank Arts for All were instrumental in the restoration. (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)
The Luther Mobile, a 1979 VW Beetle, was the student science class restoration project at Luther Burbank Middle School in Burbank on Thursday, April 4, 2013. The science classes at the school helped restore the car and coordinated community members to finish restoring the 1979 VW beetle. Warner Bros. Studios, Ghost Light Industries and Burbank Arts for All were instrumental in the restoration. (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)
The Luther Mobile, a student science class restoration project, even has the school’s colors painted on the engine at Luther Burbank Middle School in Burbank on Thursday, April 4, 2013. The science classes at the school helped restore the car and coordinated community members to finish restoring the 1979 VW beetle. Warner Bros. Studios, Ghost Light Industries and Burbank Arts for All were instrumental in the restoration. (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)
Mariah Wood, 17 and a junior at Burbank High School, designed the winning logo for the Luther Mobile, a student science class restoration project, at Luther Burbank Middle School in Burbank on Thursday, April 4, 2013. The science classes at the school helped restore the car and coordinated community members to finish restoring the 1979 VW beetle. Warner Bros. Studios, Ghost Light Industries and Burbank Arts for All were instrumental in the restoration. (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)
The Luther Mobile, a 1979 VW Beetle and the student science class restoration project, was restored by students and community members, at Luther Burbank Middle School in Burbank on Thursday, April 4, 2013. The science classes at the school helped restore the car and coordinated community members to finish restoring the 1979 VW beetle. Warner Bros. Studios, Ghost Light Industries and Burbank Arts for All were instrumental in the restoration. (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)
The Luther Mobile, a student science class restoration project, even has the school’s logo on the headrests, at Luther Burbank Middle School in Burbank on Thursday, April 4, 2013. The science classes at the school helped restore the car and coordinated community members to finish restoring the 1979 VW beetle. Warner Bros. Studios, Ghost Light Industries and Burbank Arts for All were instrumental in the restoration. (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)
Burbank Unified School District Superintendent Jan Britz, Ed.D., sits on the bumper of The Luther Mobile, a 1979 VW Beetle and student science class restoration project, at Luther Burbank Middle School in Burbank on Thursday, April 4, 2013. The science classes at the school helped restore the car and coordinated community members to finish restoring the 1979 VW beetle. Warner Bros. Studios, Ghost Light Industries and Burbank Arts for All were instrumental in the restoration. (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)
The Luther Mobile, a student science class restoration project, even has personalized plates, at Luther Burbank Middle School in Burbank on Thursday, April 4, 2013. The science classes at the school helped restore the car and coordinated community members to finish restoring the 1979 VW beetle. Warner Bros. Studios, Ghost Light Industries and Burbank Arts for All were instrumental in the restoration. ( (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)
The Luther Mobile, a student science class restoration project, has a logo designed by Burbank High School student Mariah Wood, at Luther Burbank Middle School in Burbank on Thursday, April 4, 2013. The science classes at the school helped restore the car and coordinated community members to finish restoring the 1979 VW beetle. Warner Bros. Studios, Ghost Light Industries and Burbank Arts for All were instrumental in the restoration. (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)