Happy 60th… or is it? No, I’m not quite there yet, but my classic VW camper might have reached the grand old age of sixty. Might have? Technically it’s one year older than that… so is it lying about its age or what? When I first got the classic VW bus, I unlocked its m-code … Read more
Fun with colour I started out with the ambition to clean up and protect the roof gutters, along with fixing up a previous roof dent repair. As is often the case, one thing invariably leads to another… but at least the roof is now in much better shape than when the work started, even if … Read more
For me, you can’t really beat the look of a genuine age faded, battered, original paint ‘survivor’ bus! 🙂 Mine had the original paint combination of L472 (Beige Grey) over the bottom half of L53 (Sealing Wax Red) and I just loved its Californian aged look of authenticity, it makes me smile every time I see it! 🙂 It’s interesting seeing the faded and … Read more
Original underneath Underneath the key structure of the bus is amazingly clean and solid (one of the primary reasons I bought it in the first place!), so this will be the first thing I want to make sure is preserved and protected. Protection from the elements Living on the south coast of the UK is … Read more
Paint codes It’s great to be back on the road again with my ‘new’ vintage VW bus, and with spring slowly turning to summer, there are lots to look forward to in regards of getting stuck into working on my new bus! The two buses could not have been more different! My previous Canterbury Pitt … Read more
Exciting times ahead as I ventured out on a grey, blustery and rainy day and headed off to the train station to get myself a one way ticket out to a small village in Kent. Not the most inspiring or auspicious start to a day, but this was the day I was finally going to … Read more