Autism Awareness Month VW show

beautiful original condition late bay Westfalia camper

Autism Awareness Living in the UK, it’s easy to be spoilt for choice if you ever want to go to a car show of some description. There are also some great shows in nearby Europe too. However, sometimes you stumble across a little gem that’s right on your very doorstep. This was us when Lorna and … Read more

Ninove… it’s been a blast

does it get any cooler than this split window ragtop bug and Westfalia trailer combo

Worth an early start up early and grabbing a prime parking spot in Ninove for the day certainly pays off when you can bask in the afternoon sunshine and watch the air-cooled world pass you by over a spot of lunch… when I say lunch, I mean a delicious Belgian waffle covered in white and … Read more

all change… road trip to Ninove is back on

camping out in France on the way to Ninove 2015

Awesome upgrade Regular followers of vdubxs will remember a while ago I upgraded my windscreen wiper motor with one of Buttys Bits 12v wiper units. It’s an awesome and highly recommended upgrade! You get the advantage of having a brand new 12v motor, plus I went for the option of having twin speed and self-parking … Read more

curiosity gets the better of me, what is underneath that tape repair…

broken wiper body with missing spring

One of the many things I love about my bus, is the lack of previous poor quality repair work to worry about! However, there was one small thing that had been bugging me for a while, a previous ‘repair’ (I use the word in it’s broadest sense!) carried out with some electrical tape. Now electrical … Read more

patina perfection, revealing the original paint that was hidden under the surface

before and after – removing the over coat of red oxide primer

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

The wonderful thing about the British weather…

Spring normally turns into summer, not winter!

…is you never know what can happen from day-to-day! Last week enjoying the sunshine and looking forward to the summer, then this week, all change! Variety is the spice of life, so sometimes you just need to roll with the changes and enjoy whatever comes your way, even if it is freezing temperatures and snow!

Has spring sprung, is summer actually on the way?

home is wherever you park your VW Early Bay camper

Well it definitely feels that Spring has sprung and that summer is on the way, it has been great to have a bit more sunshine and longer evenings once again! The real confirmation that spring has arrived will be the VolksWorld Show that will be held at the usual venue of Sandown Park, Esher, Surrey, on the … Read more

Taking the Early Bay Westfalia Camper out for a run in the sun…

Enjoying a trip to the seaside

Slowly but surely, the weather is beginning to get more spring like, so it was great that on my birthday the sun was shinning. Not that I needed much encouragement to jump in and take the Early Bay Westfalia camper out for a run in the sun down to Rockanore beach, Hastings, East Sussex. It … Read more