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+

BUS BRIEF • The latest news and products from around the world

SHOW CALENDAR • We go to print long before the magazine hits the shelves, please check carefully on any events that you might want to attend. Calendar sourced from vwshows.com We’ll see you out there.

‘ELLO, ‘ELLO, WHAT ‘AVE WE ‘ERE? • If what you see here was once a 2004 T5 owned by a builder which cost £2,199, you might conclude that new owner Brad has been a very busy lad!

FULL OF EASTERN PROMISE! • Early in 2023 I claimed that ‘the west is the best’. Later on, we took a journey to the other coast and can reveal that over there it’s:

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IT’S A KEEPER! • I’ve featured many vans over the years from this regular creator, but he says this one is special and he’s definitely going to hang on to it. We’ll see…

‘AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.’ • It’s 2002 and we are heading off to Poland to take a look at one extraordinarily lengthy VW but declining any offers to take a ride in the back

THE CANDY MAN’S VAN • In 2018 Trev Ford acquired a ‘very clean and tidy’, slightly modified ex-Panel Van in white. Now his daily is a fully-fledged camper with a bucketload of extras

CREAM OF GUERNSEY • Nick Harding and Lin Oakley, plus dog Bonnie, follow in the footsteps of The Beatles with a week on their favourite Channel Island(s)

DIGITAL SUBSCRIPTION • ON IPAD, IPHONE AND ANDROID DEVICES

BRITISH SUMMER TIME (AGAIN!) • Endless Summer? I really don’t think so, call the Trade Descriptions Police. More like typical British Summer.

BUS OF THE YEAR 2023 VW BUS T4&5+ • Congratulations to John Power, whose phenomenal T4 won this year’s Bus Of The Year competition! Voted for by the readers, the bus was originally featured in issue 135. In honour of his success and as tradition dictates, we are awarding him this month’s centre spread.

HUNTING FOR BEARS IN LEICESTER BEARWOOD CAMPERS • I found neither bears nor woods, but I did find some nice surprises when I went to visit Bearwood Campers

SITTING COMFORTABLY • It’s got 2 single beds, loads of doors, a double bed, a kitchen and an en-suite; what more could you want? Yes, it’s got a kitchen sink too!

BANK HOLIDAY GETAWAY • “It’s not a bad old van really”, said Mike, the owner of HP Transport as he handed us the invoice for a service and MOT, reassuringly there were no advisories.

SILVER & GOLD • This T5 is silver on the outside and packed with gold on the inside. Phoenix gold to be exact

WHAT’S A SAMBA? A POTTED VW HISTORY – PART TWO • Porsche and Hitler bolt a car together and build a factory for its manufacture with not a van in sight

LOCKED INTO THE DOG HOUSE! RUN THE RING 23 • Ever driven around the M25? Yes, now imagine paying for the privilege of driving around it!

THE MAN WITH A VAN AND A HALF • When Lewis Dales bought a plasterer’s old van, complete with poor paint job and plain plastic bumpers, he didn’t envisage what its future would hold…

THE PIZZA BUS IS COMING INTRODUCING DUB DOUGH • When two colleagues spend hours chatting during late night shifts, the conversation is usually about future dreams and harebrained ideas to remove themselves from the daily grind

BUST RADER

CAMPING MADE SIMPLE • Stephen Wintle emailed this month,...