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Re-Designing a Devon - 1967 Devon Torvette
This bus started life as a Devon Torvette, fitted with the optional Martin Walter Dormobile roof, but has since been remodelled, combining Devon and Westfalia influences with personal styling to make for a striking,...
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Shasta Snow Trip: Highway 50 - Part 2
Getting to the Shasta Snow Trip (SST) rendezvous isn’t exactly straightforward, and it’s not supposed to be! We enter the Mendocino National Forest on what we are sure is the right track, but it goes on for miles and...
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Classic Camping: '80s Style - 1980s T3 Campers (1989 Holdsworth Villa 3 & 1988 Autohomes Karisma)
The introduction of the T3 base saw a shift in camping conversions in terms of luxury and fitments reflecting changing lifestyles, and two major players of the time were Holdsworth and Autohomes. With a more spacious...
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The Green Gecko - 1977 SA Kombi Camper
Originally a South African Kombi, this 1977 Bay has been fully restored and converted into a classy camper by Dublin-based company, Cosy Classics.
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Looking At Life From Both Sides - 1963 US Camper
Sometimes it’s hard to determine the original provenance of a bus, as in the case of this 1963 camper imported from the States, which is based on a panel van with cargo doors on both sides (factory model code 215).
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American Dream - 1968 Westfalia Campmobile
Unrestored, unwelded, original paint, original interior: this 1968 Westfalia camper is about as period perfect as they come, a dream of a bus for stock purists.
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The Pub is Where You Park It! - 1992 T4 Panel Van
When you run a pub and drive a T3 camper, what better way to combine two passions than create a mobile VW pub?!
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A T3 Highland Odyssey
After a long hard winter of late cold nights working on my T3 air-cooled Devon, it was now looking less like a rusty rat look and more like a tidy, useable camper. The original plan was to have the van done, taxed and...
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Bussing in the USA - Solvang 2012
In the Santa Ynez Valley on California’s Central Coast is Solvang – the name means ‘sunny fields’ in Danish.
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Behind the Scenes 67 - Absolute VW
Now in bigger premises, with more space and facilities, Absolute VW at Castle Donington, south Derbyshire, offers outstanding service and care for your Vee-dub, from servicing and MoT work right through to full-on...
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Brochure Line - 67: Der California Event
The brochure and attendant price list for the California Event, ‘the anniversary model, which makes your leisure a pleasure’ are delightful pieces of print. Find out more…
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Accessorise! 67
Welcome to the third instalment of my trawl through the forgotten accessories of yesteryear!
Re-Designing a Devon - 1967 Devon Torvette
Shasta Snow Trip: Highway 50 - Part 2
Classic Camping: '80s Style - 1980s T3 Campers (1989 Holdsworth Villa 3 & 1988 Autohomes Karisma)
The Green Gecko - 1977 SA Kombi Camper
Looking At Life From Both Sides - 1963 US Camper
American Dream - 1968 Westfalia Campmobile
The Pub is Where You Park It! - 1992 T4 Panel Van
A T3 Highland Odyssey
Bussing in the USA - Solvang 2012
Behind the Scenes 67 - Absolute VW
Brochure Line - 67: Der California Event
Accessorise! 67
