VW Bus Type 2 : Camper, Van, Pickup, Wagon (Paperback)

by Malcolm Bobbitt (Author) "Multi-purpose vehicles, collectively known as MPVs, are generally taken for granted, especially now that virtually every major car manufacturer includes at least one such model..." (more)
Key Phrases: camping conversions, engine cooling louvres, reduction gear hubs, Bay Window, Ben Pon, Heinz Nordhoff (more...)

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Product Description

The full and fascinating story of the Volkswagen Bus from the earliest split-screen types through the bay window models to the later generation vehicles. Filled with development history, technical appraisals, variants, customized buses, production figures and specs, plus a listing of clubs and specialists.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Veloce Publishing (April 16, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1901295370
• ISBN-13: 978-1901295375
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 8.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,807,640 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Bobbitt's VW Bus Book, April 8, 2003

By A Customer

I'm not sure why there was a need for this book?! The ground it covers is not new, and has been done as well--- or better by others! The many b/w photos are faded looking, and the very few color pictures are of often seen brochures...or rather uninteresting VWs. This soft-bound book is printed on good heavy glossy stock, and the content is fairly factual. My advice is to take your $$ and buy the superb VW bus book by Seume/Steinke, or the also fairly good VW bus books by Schiffer/Zeichner or Meredith.

13 of 69 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Bay Window Devon Camper type 2, October 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Vw Bus: Camper, Bus, Van, Pick-Up, Wagon (Hardcover)

My name is Yvon (18 years) from the Netherlands, and since I was 15 I dreamed of having a Volkswagen Bus. I think it'll be great to go on vacation with friens and drive for many hours. When you see a very happy girl, driving a car like that...then you know...it's me. I hope i'll get a car like that.

Why do I like those cars? I set in the back of a bay window devon once, and it maked me feel like I was in 'the old times'. People smile at you, say that you have a nice car. And you don't see them much. Enough reasons? I think so. Bye to all you lucky people with a VW Bus!!!