British professional turns £700 vintage car into furniture, worth £5,000 [PHOTO]

British designer, upcycler, entrepreneur and TV presenter,

McMurdo used a 1974 Volkswagen Beetle, worth £700, to make 25 pieces of furniture, worth £5,000.

These include a Beetle-door bed, exhaust-pipe lamp, and windscreen dressing table.

The upcycler used the VW seats to make a sofa and a rocking chair, the number plates for a clock, and the brake drum for a floor lamp.

Speaking on these transformations, McMurdo said it took him six days to strip down and upcycle the vintage car.

"I had 6 days to strip down and upcycle the Beetle and, with the help of a few fellow upcyclers, we managed to complete all 25 gorgeous pieces.

I've used a few odd car parts to create furniture in the past but upcycling an entire car was a first for me. Working with a 1974 vintage VW Beetle, which was a little rough round the edges, and bringing it back to life in different innovative ways was pretty challenging.

The re-upholstering on the back seats into a sofa was particularly challenging, especially when I found out the upholstery was initially fitted using very sharp spikes," he said.

The talented man urged others to try upcycling, adding that the proceeds of his pieces would go to The Butterfly Tree charity, for the provision of classrooms, books and toilets for the children of a rural Zambian community.

"We want to show people that you can create quality items out of anything, even a run down VW Beetle.

This project is a great way to share these opportunities and help people uncover their own creativity and put their hand to making something amazing."

Check out the amazing pieces of furniture above.