Innholdsfortegnelse for June 2018 i VWT Lifestyle

M With each Bus being blasted or dipped and going on to soak up between 850 and 1,300 hours work, Mark and his team continually strive for excellence and have introduced several slick manufacturing processes to make everything work as smoothly as possible. Mark: “Our Mission statement is: Continually striving for excellence and we try hard to always get it right.” The thing that makes the company unique, is that they offer several different stages of package builds, so the pricing is completely transparent and they offer a great warranty package. Not content with selling Buses to the UK, international customers led to the company expanding to offer tailored packages, first to customers in New Zealand in 2014 and then to Australia in 2017 – Half of the Morecambe and Wize…

When our ace snapper Rob Underwood asked if we wanted him to shoot a Barndoor Panel Van he’d found, the answer was always going to be a resounding “Yes!” If for no other reason than it’s a gnarly BD Panel Van with some cool logos. However, it wasn’t until we began digging in to the history of this Bus that we discovered there’s a little more to this it than meets the eye. It’s current owner is a chap called Andrew Atkins, who bought the Bus as-is, but the story, for us anyway, begins with Barndoor nut and occasional VolksWorld and Camper&Bus columnist Ben Laughton. Ben told us: “It’s a cool Bus and a gamble that really paid off. We need to go back to January 2014 when I spotted…

May 18 – 20 Big Bang – NEW DATE Santa Pod Raceway www.big-bang.co.uk May 25 - 28 Carry on Dubbin Moat Lane Showground, Warrington www.carryondubbin.com May 25 - 28 Dubs in the Middle Evesham, WR11 7EL www.dubsinthemiddle.co.uk May 25 – 27 Volksfling Biggar Agricultural Showground, South Lanarkshire, Scotland www.volksfling.co.uk May 25 – 28 Wurzel Dubz Mill Farm Caravan and Camping Park, Somerset www.wurzledubz.co.uk May 27 Plumjam Horsham, West Sussex www.plumjam.show June 1 – 3 The Westest VW Show Dewslake Farm, Pembrokeshire www.thewestestvwfest.simplesite.com June 3 Stonor Park VW Rally Henley on Thames, RG9 6HF www.abvwc.com June 15 July 2018 issue of C&B on sale!…

1990 Type 25 Syncro, Dai Williams Dai Williams has owned his 1990 Syncro for around 14 years and it’s powered by a 2.5-litre Subaru engine, which he did himself, along with installing an LPG conversion, too. Quite a bit of bodywork modification, in the form of wheel arch stretching, lifting and widening, plus extending the rear swing arms, was required in order to shoehorn in the large wheels. These are 15 x 10 Mach 5 wheels, which are made primarily for Land Rovers, but Dai contacted the manufacturer and they made him 10 wheels especially to fit his Bus - the only 10 ever made for a Type 25. They are shod with 31x 10.50 -15 tyres, which are far bigger than you can fit on the Type 25 normally.…

Back in 1978 this Westfalia Camper was the top of the range offering in the United States. You could have chosen from three models, all sold under the name Campmobile. There was the P21 Standard, which came painted in mono-tone Pastel White with orange plaid upholstery, and was basically a two-berth Camper with a solid steel roof. Buyers could add an optional raising-roof with double bed, should they wish, but doing so would have resulted in having the same vehicle as the second model VW of America offered, the P22 Pop-Up Top Campmobile. Although P21 with optional roof would have still been Pastel White, the P22 came in L63H Sage Green with a green plaid cloth interior. Finally, there was the range-topping P27 Deluxe Campmobile in L13A Dakota Beige (a…

Every good road trip starts with a master plan… and we’re not just talking about a well-planned route or itinerary–far more important than that is a checklist of essential equipment and a thorough health-check for your VW Camper, too. Therefore we’ll be listing some important pre-trip tips before moving on to a comprehensive guide to preparing your VW for a major trip and ending with a handy checklist, just to make sure you didn’t forget anything whilst packing! Paperwok and documentation If you’re planning to travel overseas, you must remember to include your passport, driving license, plus your vehicle logbook and insurance documents, too. Also, a printed copy of any ferry crossings and/or pre-booked campsites or accommodation is important just in case you have technical issues with your Smartphone or,…

01 The knowledge You can put anything through a classic car auction and see how it fares; on the day of the auction we attended, there was everything from rare cars in need of full restoration, to cars just out of storage and needing full recommissioning, to immaculate low mileage examples looking to test the current market values. There’s really nothing that’s considered a classic or old car that classic auctioneers won’t accept, but getting an appraisal or more importantly, getting the auctioneers to agree with your value estimates can be harder. Some auctioneers will be more pompous than others and may charge higher fees, but if you’re looking to get as high a selling price as possible, it’s often the more prestigious auction houses that will yield a better…

Just Kampers are looking forward to another of their fabulous open days on 9 June. Visitors get the chance to take advantage of some great deals on parts from JK, as well as a range of handpicked traders, view the new camping range and enjoy speciality food and drinks vendors. There will also be live cookery demonstrations from Chef Camper and the soft tones of Tom Dibb and Lorna James to keep you entertained. All proceeds are generously donated to charity, which once again is Cancer Research UK - a hugely worthy cause. The gates open are open from 10am to 4pm and although camping tickets for the weekend have sold out, day visitors are more than welcome with free entry at the gate. www.justkampers.com…

Painted in Star Blue Metallic, Hanover Edition Bluestar Multivans were one of three special editions offered by VW in the 1980s. The others were Redstar and Whitestar - can you guess what colours they came in? The Multivan kit was courtesy of Westfalia and consisted of a rock ’n’ roll bed, table and a special order cool box. This one has a non-original Westy pop-top, too. SHOW US YOURS Send us some pics and words about your ride to james.peene@kelseymedia.co.uk…

Yudi Yumos is the proprietor of the infamous Yumos Garage in Semarang, Indonesia, where his team of highly skilled fabricators and mechanics turn his visions and ideas into rolling works of art. 47-year old Yudi is responsible for many other wild creations, including a 41-window limo-Bus and some amazing one-off Porsche replicas, and the impressive 1750 square-metre Yumos Garage has built quite a reputation for creating some superb Samba re-creations in recent years, too. Starting with Brazilian-built Bay Window, Yumos cut away the front end and fit their own Split screen front-end panels and Samba window sections... It’s a huge job, but the finished faux-Sambas are simply amazing. However, this project is a little different, and came about following a sad incident regarding a ’77 Bay window show Bus, which…

Recommending a specialist to work on your VW is always a tricky thing. And, it will come as no surprise that it’s something we’re asked to do a lot at Camper&Bus. We believe there’s no substitute for personal experience and in this writer’s experience you really can’t go wrong with Creative Coachworks. Having watched them prep and paint the bodywork and all manner of bits on ex-VolksWorld art editor Steve Gosling’s ’61 ragtop - it was on the turntable at the 2016 VolksWorld Show and raised the bar for insanely detailed Beetles - they were the company I trusted to repair and restore my own car when the time came. It was a decision I’ve not regretted for a single moment. And, they’ve become firm friends of both myself, and…