SARATOGA — A replica of the Volkswagen “Light Bus,” an icon of the 1960s counterculture movement, is on display at the Saratoga Springs Automobile Museum.
Dr. Bob Hieronimus painted the original Light Bus in 1969 for his friends in “Light,” a Baltimore-based rock band. However, the fame came later that year when the bus, a Volkswagen Type 2 van, appeared at the Woodstock Art and Music Fair.
“It became a symbol of the Woodstock Art and Music Fair and the greater generational call for peace, love and unity after a snapshot of the van by the Associated Press was widely circulated in newspapers and magazines across the country,” said Volkswagen in a statement. “The van even
appeared in the liner of the official Woodstock album.”
In 2016, Hieronimus painted a replica of the Light Bus to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Woodstock. According to Volkswagen, the replica is an authentic Volkswagen Type 2 van that required six weeks to paint in the style of the original Light Bus.
Hieronimus’ journey to recreate the Light Bus was featured in the 2019 documentary, “The Woodstock Bus.”
According to the Light Bus website, the replica spent “about a year” at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland before arriving in Saratoga.
The replica Light Bus on display at the Saratoga Springs Automobile Museum is on loan from Hieronimus. According to staff at the museum, the bus will be part of the public collection for at least three more months.
For more information, visit www.saratogaautomuseum.org and www.lightvwbus.com
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