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
HO22 Showtime After seeing all the fantastic vehicles in the camping areas and then the amazing Grundmann Collection, it was probably a good time to actually go and check out the main show event of Hessisch Oldendorf HO22 now! Waking to another glorious hot sunny morning, I arranged to meet Caroline and Adam for the … Read more
Things are changing! Those ‘meaning to do that’ jobs. Rarely big or complex. They’re overlooked, pushed to the back – something for another day. Well, finally that day has come! Having now got the new 100Ah leisure battery and charging system sorted, there are a few other bits I’d like to get sorted. I guess … Read more
Steam power With our time on Mull over, it was time to relax and enjoy the scenic ferry trip back over to Oban on the mainland of Scotland. Sad to be leaving Mull in many ways, but exciting times ahead, more to explore and do on the next phase of our road trip adventure. First … Read more
Luftgekühlt UK a friend told me that Luftgekühlt was coming to the UK for the very first time, and did I want to go, I wasn’t exactly sure what he was talking about! I subsequently found out that Luftgekühlt was German for ‘aircooled’ and he explained that it was a classic aircooled Porsche car show. … Read more
Westfalia inspired With the rear, Westfalia inspired overhead locker fascia, door and shelf cut to shape, time to crack on with getting it finished! The thicker plywood fascia had a couple of small gaps and splits in it which needed filling and gluing before it could all get sanded. With some PVA glue, wood filler, … Read more
With wanting to tidy up the existing under dash electrics and replace some of the existing inappropriate aftermarket switches, plus add a new additional switch, there was the question of how and where these switches would be accommodated? Rather than do the obvious (and destructive) drilling of holes in the dash, I wanted to look … Read more