
Prolific custom-vehicle creator George Barris (
previously) also designed and built the Love Machine that was the central figure (Vandora) of the film
Super Van and spawned a sub-genre of romance on the road. As with some of Barris’ other creations, the chassis of the Love Machine went through several incarnations that avoided acknowledging its spotted past including an appearance as a shuttle bus on
Back to the Future II and on the television series
seaQuest DSV.