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VW Campers: The A-z 1950 to 1990

VW Campers: The A-z 1950 to 1990

by RichardCopping (Author)

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    Paperback 2007

    $3.51
Synopsis

VW Buses command a massive following with Campers being the most popular of all. Complementing the author's successful volume covering the first three generations of Volkswagen's legendary Transporter, this book delves exclusively into the spin-off conversions based on the VW Panelvan, Kombi and Microbus that became known simply as VW Campers. From the original Westfalia Camping Box to the pioneering Pitt Moto-Caravan and Britain's extremely popular Devon and Danbury models, the book also covers everything from the weird to the genuinely wonderful, including models produced exclusively for the US market. Making extensive use of original promotional material ranging from lavish photography to quaint but charming home-spun images here is a complete record, including layouts for the restorer, of older models and those interested in the luxury associated with the third generation Wedge. With a lively and entertaining text covering all aspects of the VW Camper story, this is both a unique reference book and a coffee-table extravaganza to be enjoyed over and over again. Packed with original marketing images, including unusual, discontinued models this book will fascinate any VW fanatic.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 176
 Publisher: Veloce Publishing Ltd
Published: 20 Sep 2007
ISBN 10: 1845841115
ISBN 13: 9781845841119

Media Reviews
MMM (Motorcaravan Motorhome Monthly), December 2007 - UK magazineCAMPER CRAZY In the forty years of its life, the Volkswagen Transporter has amassed a huge fan base, and 'Volkswagen Camper' is a book designed to delight the VW camper fan. It calls itself an A-Z of popular camper conversions, beginning with the iconic splitty, and progressing via the bay window to the wedge, with the T4 and T5 covered in a brief postscript. The companies and characters highlighted are: Westfalia, Peter Pitt, Devon, Martin Walter and the Dormobile, and Danbury. A further chapter, calling itself a selective directory, looks briefly at a wide range of VW-based campers, from the familiar (like Autohomes, Auto-Sleepers and Richard Holdsworth, to mention but a few), to the rather more exotic and unusual (Caraversions, E-Z Campers from the USA, and Moortown Motorised Caravans are examples). Basically, the book uses contemporary brochure and publicity photography, with modern text to explain the evolution of each marque. If you are one of the seemingly ever-growing band of VW fanatics out there, or a student of the classic camper van, then this book may well be worth a place in your Christmas stocking.
Author Bio
Richard Copping's interest in the Volkswagen marque began when a Bentley owning schoolmaster gave him a lift in his other car, a Beetle. Richard passed his driving test in just such a car and Volkswagens have adorned his drive ever since. His first book inevitably covered the subject of the world's most popular car, but now both in his writing for the magazine VW Motoring and with articles for other publications, he embraces all members of Volkswagen's expanding family, including the Transporter. The author of several volumes, his training as a historian and enthusiasm for the subject matter has ensured both a knowledgeable and lively approach.