VW Bus T4&5+

This is the only magazine dedicated to the late model VW buses from the T4 and T5 on. The magazine acknowledges the evolution of the VW bus and spotlights where this symbol of freedom and adventure has now arrived: the T4 and T5 - taking their rightful place in the family of VW models and carrying on the tradition of quality and innovation that is the ever iconic VW Bus.

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PROJECT TOFFEE • Tony Green is no stranger to this magazine. Now he’s back with his second project we just had to take a look…

BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER TEES AND NOT THE ONE’S YOU’RE THINKING OF! • A trip to the River Tees at Stockton on Tees, County Durham in Betty, our Bilbo’s T5 Celex conversion, bridged the gap geographically and metaphorically between the now and long forgotten – and it is a pontist’s dream!

LIVING THE DREAM: PART TWO • Buying a VW van resulted in a much bigger lifestyle change than Steve Hamilton and his family could ever have imagined

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A SIXTH-GENERATION ICON • Here’s a brochure full of subterfuge. Having said that, it’s a must for any addict of gradually yellowing paper

IT’S A WRAP • Take one T5.1 in Panel Van guise and set yourself the task of turning it into a practical camper with style. Done. That’s a wrap in more ways than one!

NORTHUMBERLAND 250 PART 2 • After waiting all winter for another campervan adventure; me, my partner and our dog set off in March 2024, to travel the Northumberland 250

ID KAMPER • A front runner when it comes to working with electric VWs, there’s a real Buzz happening around ID Kamper

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THE NEW CALIFORNIA MULTIVAN BASED • The California is the iconic camper van. After building over 280,000 units of this bestselling model, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is now presenting a brand-new generation: the New California. It is based on the long version of the more modern Multivan. Pre-sales of the New California will start in June 2024 and the first deliveries will take place in the second half of the year.

IT TAKES TWO TO TANGELO • It’s cheerily orange, it’s sunnily bright—need more be said about this van? Well yes, for here’s one luxury T6 with a built-in innovative way to camp

TELFORD RE-VISITED ULTIMATE DUBS • We’re back in Telford for the second time this year, this time it’s for Ultimate Dubs, self-styled as the ‘UK’s largest Indoor VAG enthusiast’s event’

THE PENNYWISE VAN • What catches your eye? Could it be the two-tone paint, or is it the spectacle of Pennywise? Owner, Adam, is pleased with both and indebted to the bank of dad

WHAT’S A SAMBA? A POTTED VW HISTORY – PART FIVE • Volkswagen, a German firm run by Germans. Enter the real father of the Transporter

CARPET LINE YOUR VAN • The first step on most conversions is soundproofing, insulation and carpeting; here’s how a professional company tackles those tasks

JOLLY ROGERS • Matt Rogers had camped in a Type 2 and didn’t enjoy it, but Facebook turned up a vehicle which ticked every box that the family had

LOWDOWN TRANSPORTERS AT BROOKSPEED THE SOUTHERN CHAPTER • It’s not usual to see some of the lowest buses in the country all rock up at a performance shop like Brookspeed, but sometimes the most unexpected things can be a match made in heaven…

A PITCH MADE IN HEAVEN? COLEMAN JOURNEYMASTER DELUXE AIR M BLACKOUT DRIVE-AWAY AWNING • Van getting cramped? Need more space? Tempers fraying? Get yourself a drive away awning

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CORN FRITTERS • “Some months ago Dave, you shared a recipe for mac n cheese with just three ingredients, Do you have anything else as simple as that?”

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