Innholdsfortegnelse for Summer 2016 i VWT Lifestyle

Get your camp on Now that summer is technically under way, it’s time to hit the road and enjoy camping once again. However, there are a few essentials you should have that will make any weekend away better. And the lovely people at Just Kampers would agree with us, because they’ve hand picked some of the company’s best and most popular camping products to share with us, and all are available at massively reduced prices in JK’s current 2016 Summer Camping Sale. Bonus! • Directors chairs with side table, £39.95 (pair) Currently £20 off their usual price, these extra wide (53cm) seats beat sitting on the damp grass every time. They fold down to just 73 x 43cm, and weigh only 2.7kg, so are perfect for carrying in a VW…

Towards the start of 2015, a chap by the name of Ian Cushway, the driving force behind the blog of parts stalwarts, VW Heritage, posted a brief article about something called a Tischer XL65 upon the website of the Sussex-based parts purveyor. The resulting fallout was somewhat unexpected, to say the least. Not only was there an overwhelming reaction of positivity and good vibes from the general public towards the carandclassic.co.uk advert, but the grand fromage at Heritage, Mr. David Ward, soon got in touch with Ian and said, “Oi, what are you doing making that public? Take it down immediately… I want it! I’m going to send someone to have a look.” The rest… is history. At the time, the coachbuilt Tischer motorhome was located in Kiel, Northern Germany,…

“I must have been crazy to take on this task” The year is 2008 and Ihno Boehkoff is entering a Walmart somewhere in New Mexico. He’s a regular soldier in the German army and stationed in the US. He and his friends are in town for some shopping and, while strolling through the rows of shelves, the 21-year old stops all of a sudden in front of some radio control cars. “Wow, guys, look at that awesome Double Cab!” A black over red Split Screen caught his attention. He grabbed the box and took it to the till. “Are you serious? Are you buying this?” asked one of his colleagues. “Sure, why not?” answered Ihno, with no idea at the time how this little R/C car would change his life.…

SHOW INFO When: 5 June 2016 Where: Norman Park, Kent, BR2 9EF Cost: Adult day: £15 Child day: £5 Family (two adults, two kids): £29 On the day one-make parking: £10 Great for: Seeing how the other half live Next year’s date: June (TBC) You should never judge a show by its name. The Bromley Pageant of Motoring sounds as thrilling as watching England play under Roy Hodgson. And yet, this is a great day out for anyone who loves classic cars. This one-day show is a gathering of all types, and entries are arranged by make and model, so amongst the sea of MGs (yawn), Triumphs (double yawn), Nissan Cubes (what?) and boy racer Escorts (you get the picture?) there’s enough VW content to keep even in the most…

NEED FOR SPEED Hello Camper&Bus, I’ve recently bought my first Camper after a long time away from old Volkswagens. It’s a Crossover Bay that’s stock as a rock, but in need of some TLC, to say the very least. Full of love my new ride, I took my non-VW friend for a spin in it to show off and he couldn’t believe why anyone would want to drive everywhere so slowly. I told him that life with an old Bus is as much about the journey as the destination, but secretly, I think he is kind of right. It’s a 1600, and I think it might be running a little rough anyway, but were they always so slow? My local mechanic just said that’s how they are and I should…

Volkswagens, as we all know, have a way of getting under your skin. If your parents are into them it can go one of either two ways. You could be sick to the stomach at the mere mention of them by the time you’re old enough to drive or, as is often the case, you’re itching to climb behind the wheel of one at the earliest opportunity. Needless to say, there are no prizes for guessing which way the owner of this Bus, Theo Evans from Kidderminster, felt. The man of the moment reveals: “My first car at 17-years old was a Bug, so pretty much as soon as I was on the road I had a VW, but I had been ferried around in air-cooled VWs since I was…

Even on the most “rust-free” import, such as the ’73 Westfalia in this feature, there is usually some surface rust and paint bubbling to be found on the lower windscreen surround, due to moisture trapped behind the rubber windscreen seal. It goes without saying that in this country, any minor issues will become major issues in time, so should be addressed immediately. With this in mind, we rolled up our sleeves, whipped out our windscreen and made this area like new again. 01 Prepare Preparation to carry out this job is key, especially if you plan to do the job outside, as we did. Our best advice is to read through this feature, plan ahead for every eventuality and get together all the parts, tools and materials before you begin…

’70 Bay Window, John and Cath Goldup John and Cath bought their Bay Window with a Westfalia interior around five years ago. It had previously been well looked after, though John and Cath have completed quite a bit of work themselves since, mainly concentrating on the interior and running gear. “When we first bought it, the front seats looked like they had come from a Range Rover, so we sourced a correct pair of Bay seats on eBay and have them re-covered in a cream vinyl with blue piping to complement the navy blue exterior paintwork,” explains John. “The rest of the interior was a little tatty and just needed tidying and freshening up and we fitted a new blue and white tile-effect floor covering. It’s still a bit of…

Okay folks, make your popcorn, grab the tin opener and prepare the worm catcher – we’re going in! Brazil is recognised for giving the world many great things: footballing panache, intimate trimming techniques, coffee, nuts, Ayrton Senna and Pelé – all pretty much universally celebrated. In 1953 they offered a fresh addition to the list – Volkswagens – with the creation of Volkswagen do Brasil. Developed as a work-around to the country’s ban on imported vehicles, the operation was based on a complete knock down (CKD) manufacturing model with parts imported from Germany. There were a number of Brazil-specific models manufactured at including the SP1, SP2 and Brasilia – all of which have seen a surge in popularity due to their unusual designs and rarity. Is the same happening with…

SHOW INFO When: Open Day: Saturday 11 June, camping from Friday 10 – Sunday 12 June Where: JK HQ, Long Lane, Odiham, Hampshire, RG29 1JE Cost: Free to day visitors, £25 per camping plot (100% of this goes to Cancer Research UK) Every year for the last nine, Just Kampers has held an Open Day at its Odiham home. This year’s event was exactly what we’ve come to expect – a laid-back weekend of rural camping with family, friends and food. Tucked away in the Hampshire countryside, visitors are given a friendly greeting as they roll in by the enthusiastic JK team, and told to camp wherever they please. The camping field is vast, and we had to pick between being away from it all over by the woods, or…

I’ve been into and been reading about air-cooled VWs for over half my life – 24 years to be exact – and one name that’s been a constant in all that time is Type 2 Detectives. Well, if you want to be pedantic, the company started out as Type 3 Detectives, but you get my meaning, they’ve been in it for the long haul. T3D started out in 1994, selling mail order parts for VW’s under appreciated and under-served Type 3, and opened its first workshop two years later. The company began working on Buses in 1996 and, as more and more passed through the doors, Type 2 Detectives was born. That was some time around the Millenium and, since then, it’s gone from strength to strength. So, what’s new…