2000 Volkswagen Beetle / Swamp Boat Before he started work on this VW Bug, Jesse happened across a TV show on how to survive if your car plunges underwater. Lucky coincidence ... or totally irrelevant? a€¢ Jesse James, custom-bike builder/designer, Long Beach, Calif. a€¢ Ricky Hsu, car designer, Gardena, Calif. a€¢ Brian Jendro, car customizer, Temecula, Calif. a€¢ John Krawczyk, welder and sculptor, Malibu, Calif. a€¢ Tom Prewitt, custom painter, Damon's Motorcycle Creations, Brea, Calif. a€¢ J.D. Streett, special-effects supervisor, Shadow Hills, Calif. a€¢ Christy Sumner, special-effects technician, Los Angeles, Calif. a€¢ Ronnie Thibodaux, boat designer/builder, Centerville, La. a€¢ John Uribe, auto-mechanics instructor, Reseda, Calif.