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Campervan Crazy

Campervan Crazy

Travels with My Bus: A Tribute to the VW Camper and the People Who Drive Them

by Cee Eccles and David Eccles
Publication Date: 07/09/2006

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"A camper is not just a camper. It's whatever you want it to be." Introduced in the 1950s, the campervan was designed to be multifunctional. Since then, it has taken on a life of its own, or rather, it has been taken into the lives of its owners. Some treat them as an extension of their home, others undertake epic journeys in them, across desert and sea, through Europe, Asia and Africa. Some strap surfboards to the roof and head for the nearest beach, while others soup up the engines and take them drag racing in Santa Pod. All will spend hours restoring and customising them, and even more talking about them with fellow bus owners. Campervan Crazy is a tribute to this passion, to the owners who have lavished time, effort and inspiration on their vans, and, of course, to the campervan itself. It traces the cult of the campervan, from family runabouts to holiday home and design icon. Above all else, the campervan is living history and you will find chapters dedicated to 'Birth, Marriages and Deaths', 'Wide-Eyed Wanderers' as well as some 'Buses Behaving Badly'.
'Paint Your Volkswagen', 'Interior Design' and 'Showing Off' are devoted to the campervan as a sign of individuality, whether expressed in loving restoration or creative adaptation. Obsession or addiction? See for yourself.
ISBN:
9781856266529
9781856266529
Category:
Buses
Publication Date:
07-09-2006
Publisher:
Kyle Books
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
176
Dimensions (mm):
240x250x19mm
Weight:
0.96kg
David Eccles

David Eccles and his wife Cee first got into VW Campers back in 1976 when they took a 1967 Canterbury Pitt to India and back. Two years later they bought a 1966 original-condition Devon Spaceway camper, which they used and owned right up to 2010. David has been editor of VW Camper and Commercial magazine since 2001 and is well known in the bus scene for his knowledge and passion for the VW Bus in all its forms.

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