VWT Lifestyle

VW Camper & Bus magazine is the number one worldwide magazine dedicated to the iconic VW Camper. It contains everything any Bus fan would ever need to know including news and products, entertaining and knowledgeable history features to a useful step-by-step ‘How To' section. The magazine also includes a variety of readers' content from inspirational road trips and stories to features on everyday Camper Vans. It covers vehicles dating way back to the initial launch in 1950 up to the present and the very latest Camper available on the road today.

Winter warmer

VW Camper & Bus

E10 PETROL – WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW • Should we be worried about the threat it poses to our Buses?

CAN’T FIND AN ISSUE OF C&B?

It’s Showtime • Time to start planning your early 2022 show calendar...

XMAS GIFTS

REPRO VAN • If you buy a 1961 SO-23 Westfalia without an interior, what do you do? What Mike Farnham did, of course, and reproduce it from scratch without using any original parts!

TIME CAPSULE • We talked to the relations of this ’69 Bay’s first owner to unravel a treasure trove of touching facts about its past – and why it’s remained just so original...

Big country • Doncaster Van Conversions worked their magic to make this outdoor-themed 4Motion T6 practically perfect

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ALL CHANGE • A cheap eBay buy looked like a good introduction to air-cooled VWs for Ash Dean but it turned into a long, hard lesson in restoration. However, the transformation has been nothing less than extraordinary – and years later, it’s still evolving...

Hitting the Peaks • Darren and Wendy DuRose take us on a casual jaunt to the Peak District, returning home via Robin Hood’s manor

Things to do and see:

Places we stopped

NOW WE’RE MOTORING • Even the venerable VW engine eventually becomes tired and due for replacement. We visited The Engine Shop to find out what goes into a rebuild and get some general tips on how to make your engine live longer

Gearboxes

Parts and machining services

Lubricating and cooling

Running-in

Why do engines commonly fail?

Secondhand engines?

Busfest • It’s the one we’ve all been waiting for!

Need to know

Window of opportunity • Follow our step-by-step guide to get your Bay Westfalia louvered windows working again and watertight over winter

Brake dancing • Ian sorts the stoppers, starter and nasty creaking on his T25 and continues chipping away at the rust

A real blast from VW’s past • Volkswagen’s air-cooled engine has found itself in some curious places, although one of its more unexpected applications was in a NATO howitzer gun