Dutch adventurer chooses classic VW camper

Thirty something Michel Albregts lives the dream and in 2004 drove from the Netherlands to the tip of India with his girlfriend in a camper named Globus. He had sponsors and says he still lost around twenty-five thousand dollars, but adds that the experience was well worth it. A fan of the 70s he bought [...]

ABC’s Barbara Walters explores Teri Hatcher’s air cooled Volkswagen camper…

This subject came to my attention when a friend sent me an article, knowing my obsession with Westies, about Teri Hatcher’s victory in a lawsuit against a British tabloid. The Daily Sport alleged that the Desperate Housewives star had sex*romps in her van, an allegation she denied. To me this is but a sidebar to [...]

Beachcomber star fancied the Westy…

If you’re Canadian you probably remember the CBC television series The Beachcombers which depicted the fictitious colorful life of a small coastal [...]

Brazil stops making aircooled motors

The end of an era, Volkswagen Brazil (Brasil) has announced that it will cease production of air cooled boxer motors for it’s Type II VW vans in December 2005. This is the last place they’re being built, but the ever popular budget priced Type II Kombi vans will continue to be produced with water cooled [...]