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Couple turns world's ugliest car into a motorhome and drives 70,000 km across South America

21.03.2026 10:08 1 min 1 source
Terra POR

Slovak photographers Ivan and Yana Bustor converted a 1999 Fiat Multipla into a motorhome and drove approximately 70,000 km across South America. They designed and installed a pop-top roof themselves, creating a compact camper. In Brazil, the vehicle visited 23 states despite sustaining suspension and transmission damage on difficult roads in Peru and Bolivia.

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Couple turns world's ugliest car into a motorhome and drives 70,000 km across South America

21.03.2026 Terra POR

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