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VW Camper & Bus magazine is the number one worldwide magazine dedicated to the iconic VW Camper. It contains everything any Bus fan would ever need to know including news and products, entertaining and knowledgeable history features to a useful step-by-step ‘How To' section. The magazine also includes a variety of readers' content from inspirational road trips and stories to features on everyday Camper Vans. It covers vehicles dating way back to the initial launch in 1950 up to the present and the very latest Camper available on the road today.

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Wonder Webb • The title might be an easy way to hem fabric, but there was nothing easy about the transformation of Amanda and Jason Webb’s stunning 13-Window Bus

News, views and products

Reader buses • It wasn’t exactly love at first sight, but ex-hire vehicle ‘Wendy’ has made some precious memories for fun-loving couple Nick and Emma...

Feel the funk • The Westfalia is pretty much accepted to be the ultimate factory-assembled VW Camper. And, of all the variants, the latter SO76/1 Berlin Bay might just be the best of the bunch

Après-ski • It’s funny how we cling onto even the tiniest story that gives provenance to our classic VWs. Gene Balyasny was lucky in this respect as the former ski Bus you see here was bought from the second owner after being sat in his garage for 21 years...

STAND BY YOUR VAN

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Working relationship • When Kevin Jones and Gwen Roberts found life under canvas too much of a chore, they went for a little more luxury with this custom-built T6 which also doubles up as a posh office

EARLY VS LATE • Type 25s. Discuss. Do you go for the familiar air-cooled charm of the first generation or the more modern feel of the water-cooled era? Let’s see...

THE VERDICT

VW Breakout • The weekend of 4-6 September marked our only visit to Santa Pod Raceway in 2020, to check out the VW Breakout weekender

All part of the service • Ian gets some overdue maintenance done on his 2006 2.5-litre TDi Transporter... and buys a rather expensive table

EXPENSIVE TABLE

Need to know

Under (new) canvas • Part 2: Replacing a pop-top canvas and fitting new seals

CAMPSITE COOKING Remains of the day • Use up your festive leftovers with this easy to make Kedgeree

It has to be Hazet • Hazet was the toolmaker of choice for Volkswagen from 1950 onwards and also inspired a cool reproduction of a company liveried Split Panel Van

Karmann quality • Former VW Motoring magazine editor Robin Wager remembers a test they did in 1988 on the T25-based Gipsy