This Dakodok was not the result of an illicit relationship

Unique ONES The name was unique and immediately raises the question What is this? It is one of the automotive creations made by an Indonesian autobuilder named Denny Kusumah. And this is the Dakodok, as this unique car is called, which is crossbreeding results of the Volkswagen Type-2, which in Indonesia is known as the VW Dakota, with the Volkswagen Beetle or the Indonesians usually call it the VW Kodok. Well, that's where the name Dakodok comes from.

The Dakodok is a 'cross-breeding' result custom car between VW Dakota and VW Kodok built by Indonesian car builder Denny Kusumah. (Picture from: Era.id)

As quoted from AirCooledSyndicate, the creator said that his Dakodok was inspired by a unique custom toy he saw while attending the 2016 Yohohama Hot Rod Custom Show event in Yokohama, Japan. It was a customizable toy consisting of two units, namely the VW Split Bus and the VW Split Bug. After returning from Japan, the toy was forgotten.

The Dakodok made by an Indonesia auto builder named Denny Kusumah will be made into one of Hot Wheels Legend Tour diecast series models. (Picture from: Kompas)

When Denny Kusumah intended to make a custom VW that would be displayed at one of the VW shows in Indonesia, it came back to his mind, and finally the idea was executed by him. In short, then he made a somewhat unique modification process by removing the front of the VW Beetle by cutting the B-pillar and leaving half the VW Beetle from the B-pillar to the rear.

The Dakodok's door has extreme changes, by adopting the suicide door types with no handle, so to open the door from the outside, you must use a remote system key that will open it automatically. (Picture from: TheGasPol)

Uniquely, this crossbreeding process does not use an original VW Dakota. Then where did the face of the VW Dakota come from? The such face was obtained by making it by himself starting from the front roof, the distinctive face and nose with a split windshield.

The Dakodok has an extreme looks by adopting from the Volkswagen Type-2 with its distinctive split windshield. (Picture from: AirCooledSyndicate)

The same thing was done on the chassis, where the Beetle chassis was taken half to the rear, then remade the front chassis to suit the face of the VW Dakota. Precisely this is the automaker's real work, he should be carefully calculated the length and strength of the chassis that is connected to the rear chassis pieces of the VW Beetle.

The Dakodok has extreme looks of crossbreeding between VW Beetle from the B-pillar to the rear and VW Dakota in front. (Picture from: AirCooledSyndicate)

Apart from that, another difficulty was when adjusting the size of the large face of the VW Dakota with the small tail of the VW Beetle. So the roof, door and head must be made with their own dimensions. So if we look closely, the face size of the VW Dakota is actually smaller than the original one because it adapts to the tail of the VW Beetle.

The Dakodok's legs are installed adjusters so that the car looks low and pinned with 17-inches Iron Cross alloy wheels wrapped in 205/40 Achilles tires. (Picture from: AirCooledSyndicate)

Moreover, the Dakodok's door has extreme changes, by adopting the suicide door types. Uniquely, the door has no handle, so to open the door from the outside, you must use a remote system key that will open it automatically.

The Dakodok's cabin is filled with the dashboard panels follow the original VW Dakota coupled with two 'Jump Seat' type custom seats made of aluminum alloy. (Picture from: AirCooledSyndicate)

On the other exterior, the fender looks wider than the usual VW Beetle and the fender cover is added. This aims to balance with the front or face of the VW Dakota. Not to forget, the rear glass frame was changed from the large glass of the 1962 Beetle to the glass of the VW Dakota or Beetle. And the details of the hood also follow the car's year, namely with the W-shaped hood that was commonly used on the VW Beetle of the 1950s.

At the rear, due to the narrow space, it was not possible to place VW's real gas tank, so the automaker put sufficient custom gas tank in the position of rear seat. (Picture from: AirCooledSyndicate)

While for the interior, the dashboard panels follow the original VW Dakota coupled with two 'Jump Seat' type custom seats made of aluminum alloy. At the rear, due to the narrow space, it was not possible to place VW's real gas tank, so the automaker put sufficient custom gas tank in the position of rear seat.

The Dakodok still uses the original VW Beetle 1200 drivetrain which is connected to the original Beetle transmission as well. (Picture from: AirCooledSyndicate)

On the legs are installed adjusters so that the car looks low and pinned with 17-inches Iron Cross alloy wheels wrapped in 205/40 Achilles tires. As the Dakodok's posture is quite small, the engine part still uses the original VW Beetle 1200 drivetrain which is connected to the original Beetle transmission as well.

The Dakodok's rear section also follows the car's year, namely with the W-shaped hood that was commonly used on the VW Beetle of the 1950s. (Picture from: AirCooledSyndicate)

Finally, as the finishing, Dakodok was painted in a combination of red and white as a symbol of the Indonesian flag. Because the process of making this custom car is considered to have a high level of difficulty, the automaker must work diligently in his workshop in Bandung for 6 years from 2016 to 2022 to make it as you can see today. 

After completion, Dakodok was then included in several local and abroad custom car contests and managed to win several prestigious titles such as 1st place in the Hot Wheels Legends Tour Indonesia 2022 event, then 1st place in Hot Wheels Fan Favorite Asia Pacific held by World Hot Wheels Legend.

And included Top 10 Finalists of the Hot Wheels Legend Global Grand Final on November 12, 2022 virtually in the US. As a result, the Dakodok made by an Indonesia auto builder will be made into one of Hot Wheels Legend Tour 1:64 scaled diecast series models. *** [EKA |FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | AIRCOOLEDSYNDICATE | MEDIA INDONESIA | ERA.ID | THEGASPOL | KOMPAS | WARTA EKONOMI | REPUBLIKA ]

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