VW Camper and Microbus
By (Author) Richard Copping
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Shire Publications
5th February 2009
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
629.226
Paperback
64
Width 149mm, Height 210mm
170g
The Volkswagen Transporter is one of the best-loved and most recognisable motor vehicles of all time. The preferred transport for surfers and hippies everywhere, the Volkswagen Type 2 'bus' was born in 1950, and became the first of a new breed of vehicle, the ancestor of today's people carrier. Available in various versions, including panel van, pick up and minibus, Transporters were often converted into campervans for a newly motorised class of holidaymaker. This book looks at the development, production and use of the class first, and second, generation Transporter. With archive illustrations including many colour photographs from old brochures this book is also a great evocation of the 1950s and 60s.
Richard Copping is the author of several books on Volkswagen and other makes.