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A Ride Into Russia
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A Ride Into Russia

Leaving Kalingrad, we headed out into the country for the Baltisk Peninsula

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Custom Caravette
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Custom Caravette

I first photographed Andrew and Sam’s bus way back in 2014 when they won an award at the Bus Stop VW Show, since then the bus has undergone an amazing refurb and it was a pleasure to meet up with them and their son Ben again for this shoot.

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Rebuilt Wreck
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Rebuilt Wreck

Looking at this beautifully restored 11 windows Microbus it’s hard to believe that it was almost a total wreck when rescued.

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Location, Location, Location
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Location, Location, Location

When it comes to photoshoots for motoring magazines it’s all about the location. Well, and a bit of skill, experience and artistic ability.

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Brochure Line
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Brochure Line

In which recent purchasers of the ‘old’ T3 air-cooled Microbus spit fire and blood

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The Old Man's Truck
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The Old Man's Truck

If you start a project with your Dad, finishing it is a priority no matter what, even if the worst happens.

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The Gift that Keeps on Giving
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The Gift that Keeps on Giving

This tin top camper has been lovingly looked after by just three owners in its life, and each time it changed hands the previous owner gifted it to the new owner.

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Boxing Clever
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Boxing Clever

Although this oversize box van was originally a special conversion developed by the Dutch coachbuilders Kemperink, it proved so popular that by 1959 it had become a VW approved conversion, available to order from dealerships.

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Bertha the Beerbuz
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Bertha the Beerbuz

Originally a Military catering vehicle, this striking and rare T3 box van conversion is the latest addition to Beerbuz’s mobile pub business

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Sitting on the Dock of the Bay…
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Sitting on the Dock of the Bay…

Stepping out towards a new normal.

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Holiday in the Sun
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Holiday in the Sun

Why there’s never been a better time to take a staycation.

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Issue 152
The Only Split in Town
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The Only Split in Town

Classic Volkswagens buses have long held a fascination for Wez Cooper, but given their ever-escalating cost, he wasn’t sure that he’d ever be able to afford one.

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Issue 152
The Science and Art of Powder Coating
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The Science and Art of Powder Coating

Perhaps without even realising, everyone has items around them which have been powder coated; patio furniture, bicycles, even fire extinguishers.

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“Oh Sandy, Maybe Someday...”
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“Oh Sandy, Maybe Someday...”

‘A friend of mine from ‘Dubs in LAW’ (Leigh & Wigan) had heard on the grapevine about two split-screen buses stored in a barn up in Lancashire’.

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Back to the Future... In a Jurgens!
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Back to the Future... In a Jurgens!

“We were looking for something with a little more room than the ’78 Bay which we’d owned for the previous 12 years”

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Dobry Djen Kaliningrad!
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Dobry Djen Kaliningrad!

Visiting the Russian exclave last summer turned into the “Icing on the Baltic Travelling Cake”.

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Issue 152
Dog Rough!
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Dog Rough!

Robin and Lucy Grosvenor were married in the spring of 2015. They hired a split screen camper to be their wedding car & honeymoon transport, and changed their lives.

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Issue 152
Now For Something Completely Different.
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Now For Something Completely Different.

A T6 specifically designed to achieve two very disparate tasks, so to paraphrase the inimitable Monty Python...

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Campervan Heroes
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Campervan Heroes

Stuart and Helen spent a year travelling from Morocco to Iceland in their VW T3, writing about it each week on their blog at campervanmatters.com This is their top 10 list of ‘hero’ stuff to pack for a year on the road.

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Issue 152
A New England, Devon
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A New England, Devon

The previous owner traded this bus in against a Volvo, and it appears that the dealer had no idea what it was or what to do with it.

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This Month In The Workshop
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This Month In The Workshop

The month started off well and we are going to play with our newly painted barndoor samba now that we have decided the route we are going to go with the paint work.

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Issue 151
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Back in Black

Whilst most people convert a bus into a camper, Dave O’Brien has taken a very different route, opting for a custom interior for his T5.1 based on a Caravelle.

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Issue 151
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Double the Fun

The Double Cab Pick Up truck joined VW’s own range of factory models in November 1958, after VW had seen the success of the double cab conversions made by Binz from 1953.

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Issue 151
VWT2OC Virtual Coffee Morning
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VWT2OC Virtual Coffee Morning

Virtual Coffee Morning brings people together

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Back to the Beginnings A trip to Wolfsburg
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Back to the Beginnings A trip to Wolfsburg

Having previously visited Wolfsburg back in 2015, then again in 2017, we loved the place and the people so much that last year Susy and I went back again, this time for three weeks!

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Great British Camp Out for NHS staff, April 4th
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Great British Camp Out for NHS staff, April 4th

A virtual, stay-at-home show for charity - of course we had to be ‘there’ to report on the action.

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Issue 151
Panel Van Project
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Panel Van Project

Andrew Matthews used to spend much of his leisure time racing stock cars at weekends, but when he hung up his race suit and crash helmet in 2013, his wife Natasha suggested he needed a project to keep him amused.

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Issue 151
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Diary of a Dormobile

Here’s a Dormobile so original that a guided tour is tempting, but even more fascinating is the paper trail that accompanies ‘Heinrich’ the D4/6. Enter at this point the owner from new until just a few years ago.

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Camper Mail
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Camper Mail

Your chance to share a pic, story, a tip or even a grouse!

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A Whistle Stop Tour of Europe.
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A Whistle Stop Tour of Europe.

Having had to leave our Bay outside Cologne due to emission zones, we took opportunity to spend the night in a hotel, catching the train to the city centre the next morning which takes you right to the Dom - the magnificent gothic cathedral that like our own St. Pauls’ stood proud amongst the burning city during the darkest days of the WW2 bombings.

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