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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VW Bus T4&5+

BUSBRIEF • The latest news and products from around the world

SHOW CALENDAR • It’s only January and already the show diary is filling up, obviously we go to print long before the magazine hits the shelves, so please check carefully on any events that you might want to attend. Calendar sourced from vwshows.com We’ll see you out there.

HOW LOW CAN YOU GO? • Some people have been into buses since they were kids, others discover them much later in life

ALPINE CAMPING ADVENTURE • What sensible people would choose to visit the French Alps during the depths of winter in their VW campervan and then holiday in the snow?

ONE VISION • “After a trip around Europe in 2002 in a ’74 bay window, I was hooked on van life”

BUS OF THE YEAR • This is our selection, but the fınal choice is yours

ARE YOU A CAMPER FAN? • In January 2012 you were about to find out, with a massive fifty-six page offering to compete with any magazine a newsagent could offer

ARTIST AT WORK • Not for one moment did Kev Hill, the man behind Nimbus Airbrush Art and the owner of the T4 pictured, think when he was studying art…

IN SEARCH OF MOUNTAIN AIR • With his Friesen green T5 loaded with hiking and climbing gear, our in-house adventurer Jim Hart headed off to the beautiful Lake District

CAMPERS READY! • The ultimate show for any Motorhome, Camping or Caravan enthusiast, whichever category you fall into, there will be something for you here

READER’S RIDES • Whether it’s a show winner or daily driver, share with us your bus and why you love it.

DIGITAL SUBSCRIPTION • ON IPAD, IPHONE AND ANDROID DEVICES

IT’S WHAT’S ON THE INSIDE… • They say that while the outside is important, it’s what’s on the inside that counts. Never were truer words spoken when it comes to this T5

TWO KEEN BEANS AND A DOG - ON MOUNT KEEN • Having lived in Scotland for over thirteen years, Munro bagging was definitely something I had thought of before, but never actually gotten around to doing

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THE HIGH VIZ VAN! • Why does everyone resort to the wearing of shades when they encounter Northumbrian lad Reece Hodgson and his partner Louise’s T5? The answer is obvious, meet

A TRANSPORTER FOR THE AUTOBAHN • By August 1975 the second generation Transporter could be specified with the equivalent of a 204 PS V6 (T4), the 204PS 2.0 TSI (T5) or the 2.0BiTDI 204PS engine (T6)

PRIVACY RESPECTED CUSTOM CAMPING LTD • Specialised Canvas Group have been working with campervan converters for many years, and their latest offering are insulated windscreen covers

A GRAND DAY OUT • Probably the biggest one-day show in the North. Find out how a thirty-year plus attendee spends his day at an event that caters for all-types of VW

THE WOW FACTOR • Matt Godfrey is a kitchen fitter by trade and turned his hand to a van conversion on his Crafter – the result? A bespoke, hand-built hotel on wheels that truly does have the “Wow Factor”

VW ACTION • VW Action is the longest running Volkswagen show, it’s still going strong with no sign of stopping anytime soon

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THE BEST HANG-OVER CURE • I’ve actually received a number of emails asking about breakfast hangover cures from a number of folk including the perpetually tipsy Jan Schofield who wrote to me rather memorably back in the summer

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