Tired of his slammed, big engined and perfectly painted Split, Luke Villiers discovered a stock height Bay was what he’d been really missing all along
If you’ve been into Buses for as long as Luke Villiers then you’ll identify with what we’re about to say. Many of us got into Buses because we wanted something to get away in and were attracted to the looks of a particular VW. We didn’t really pay much attention to things like model years, type of conversion or things like stance. In fact, back when I got into Buses, there wasn’t as much choice as there is now and you relied on finding vehicles for sale in the local classified ads, or knocking on doors and leaving notes.
If you remember those days and are an active member of the VW scene, at some point you’ve probably ended up with a Bus that is lowered and fitted with a larger than stock engine. If so, you’ve probably spent countless hours obsessing over things like wheels and are well versed in the art of bracing yourself for impact every time you spot a pothole heading your way.
There’s nothing wrong with any of that – lowered VWs look the nuts, fact - but when speaking to Luke Villiers before writing this feature, I got a real sense that we’d been on a similar journey and ended up in a pretty similar place, feeling somewhat displaced by owning a Bus that was the polar opposite of the reason we both got into these things in the first place…
Star treatment
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T5 Buyers Guide
If you want a large, practical VW you can stamp your mark on and drive daily, perhaps it’s time you look at buying a T5? Here’s what you need to check
Germany Calling
Cycling and sight-seeing whilst taking in plenty of history along the way.
Village Bus
A RHD Barndoor Deluxe Bus is an incredibly rare and very desirable vehicle and Carl Elliott’s superb ’54 is perhaps the best example anywhere in the world!
Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit
As the saying goes, it’s only original once. Fortunately, this retired fruit pickers Bus had been left to ripen in a farmer’s barn
Family 'Wagen
What do you do when you have a kick-ass Ghia but a large family? Simple. You build a kick-ass Bay Window Microbus as well
Status Cymbal
When drummer Nick Robin’s AA card was taking too much of a beating it was time to visit VW Downunder
I Is For Industrial
While the best place for an air-cooled VW engine will always be in the back of a VW, the industrial variants have ended up in many unexpected places as well. Including a very big gun…
Still Doin' It
After a hard working life, three engines and two restorations, you’d think this Pick-up had earned its retirement. Not quite
The Freddy Files
Paul Knight whisks us along a fun-filled, 36-hour road trip to the Freddy Files show in Ninove, Belgium
Readers' Rides
Your pride and joy is our delight to share, so here they are
