When two working VWs meet

Two VW women working on different projects, yet both using their vintage 1971 VW buses to tell stories, met at San Jose State University on 23 April 2012. Here you can see Julia Weber’s ‘Mr Orange der Story-Bus’ and Carole Brown’s ‘The YesWeCan CamperVan’ getting close and sharing some thoughts on future possibilities!  Maybe they’re [...]

HOW many VWs?

This is AMAZING … …. if you agree, say so below!

The birth of the VW Bus

The Birth Of The VW Bus: From First Sketch To Production Paul Niedermeyer‘s article on how the VW was born was published on April 13, 2010 at http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2010/04/the-birth-of-the-vw-bus-from-first-sketch-to-production/ The photos below are taken from his article … with Thanks               Which one is your favorite? Tell us below …..  

My new friend

Carole bought me a new friend, so I’d have company when she goes to her hometown of London this summer to watch the Olympic Games! And what’s more, it’s my elder . We need a name for this lovely 1956 oval window VW beetle. Send us your suggestion below!!  

Type 2 VW bus (T2)

Here’s the third part of our story on the Type 2 VW bus, taken from Wikipedia. [ source Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Type_2 ] Volkswagen Type 2 (T2) 1973–1980 Volkswagen Kombi (T2) van Production August 1967 – July 1979 (Europe and US) 1971–1996 (Mexico) 1976–present (Brazil) 1981–1986 (Argentina) Assembly Hanover, Germany Emden, Germany General Pacheco, Argentina São Bernardo do Campo, [...]

Likes and VW bugs

Our post two days ago brought several new people to view this blog, which was really great because I’ve been writing this for over two years now and wondering how to continue to interest readers. One of our new likes was from Bandwagen, who share our love of photography and VWs. Here’s a cracking photo [...]

Type 2 VW bus (T1)

Since Wednesday’s post was so popular, I have again taken information from the wonderful pages of wikipedia. More from Wikipedia on the Type 2 VW bus Volkswagen Type 2 (T1) Volkswagen T1c Kombi Production 1950–1967 (Europe and US) 1950–1975 (Brazil) Assembly Wolfsburg, Germany Hanover, Germany São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil Platform Volkswagen Transporter T1 Engine [...]

Remember to …

… check out why we’re driving for Vehicles Working for Causes and where we are now in our 1971 VW Westfalia

Thank GOD for …

My top three appreciations are for: WordPress for its wonderful blogging software and the philosophy of programmers sharing their skills for free; Facebook for the networking and opportunities to grow support for my campaign for MG awareness and also spread fun stuff on the world of VW travel; Wikipedia for its wealth of information, including these [...]

A heartflet PLEA for MG

Hello everyone. I slept last night in WalMart in Redlands, CA and somehow today has started very emotionally. I have been in tears this morning, because I want to do so much for patients with MG but sometimes I get overwhelmed with wanting to do so much and having just me to do it. I [...]