This is the only magazine dedicated to the late model VW buses from the T4 and T5 on. The magazine acknowledges the evolution of the VW bus and spotlights where this symbol of freedom and adventure has now arrived: the T4 and T5 - taking their rightful place in the family of VW models and carrying on the tradition of quality and innovation that is the ever iconic VW Bus.
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BUS BRIEF • The latest news and products from around the world
SHOW CALENDAR • We go to print long before the magazine hits the shelves, please check carefully on any events that you might want to attend. Calendar sourced from vwshows.com We’ll see you out there.
LIFE’S BETTER IN PINK (ALLEGEDLY!) • Its two-tone paint is a nod to the classic VW’s Craig loved in his younger days, but inside, this is totally up to date
SPANISH FLING • Nick and Lin point their trusty T5 Cali South, and hit the Spanish cities of Madrid and Salamanca
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THE DORMOUSE VAN • Graham Thomas bought his van in 2011 and had it converted into a fully-fledged executive Camper. So why is it showing less than 29,000 miles on its clock?
DER MULTIVAN UNITED • Here we are in May 2008 with a visit to the dealer’s resulting in an unveiling of a special edition Multivan
BAGGED TO THE BONE • Adrian Williams wanted a cool van to tow his equally cool Golf to shows. He was carried away with the bus and the car is still in the garage
CAMPER MART 2024 • With the festive period over and January finally at an end, what better way to kick start the year than with a visit to Camper Mart
LEAVING THE BEST TILL LAST? • A new venue that’s easier to get to, loads to do for all the family and proof that the T4 isn’t a goner – that’s Dubs in t’Dales 2023
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HOUSE PROUD REVAMPAVAN • Offering an A-Z of transporter conversion services, Many of Revampervan’s products are home grown
KEEPING IT MINIMAL • A quick glance inside Eric Jones’ van and you might think ‘there’s nothing much there’, but take another look. It oozes quality absolutely everywhere
TWENTY-FOUR HOUR TOUR: VISITING ‘THE SHIRES’ • “All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” Gandalf
THE CRAFTSMAN’S CAMPER • Meticulously planned, carefully designed, beautifully made and ingeniously practical wherever you are, that’s the craftsman’s van. Meet Martin Shaw, builder of the keep forever T6
WHAT’S A SAMBA? A POTTED VW HISTORY – PART THREE • All change at VW, it’s 1945 and the Brits are in charge. Hitler is dead and Porsche has fled
A VERY DIFFERENT SORT OF CONVERSION CAMPAL CAMPERVAN CONVERSIONS • Campal have a radically different approach to campervan conversions. Absolutely no modifications are made to the base vehicle and everything is easily removable
SITTING COMFORTABLY • It’s got 2 single beds, loads of doors, a double bed, a kitchen and an en-suite; what more could you want? Yes, it’s got a kitchen sink too!
VW ACTION • VW Action is the longest running weekend VW show in the world: 2023 was its 47th year
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PULLED PORK • “At the last show of 2023, I rather foolishly agreed to feed six mates at the first one in ‘24!”
ORANGE IS THE NEW BEIGE! • If you want to blend in with the crowd, what colour bus do you buy? Not this one!
FOLLOW YOUR DREAM • People get into VW Campers for many reasons, for me it started with an epic road trip, adventure fantasy…