In this issue

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The Evolution of Van

To mark 100 issues of VWBus, David takes a look back at how updating the humble ‘Box on Wheels’ has gone from concept to reality

2 mins

Wild Times

Perhaps a sign of the wild times we’re in and a telling sign of how fast we’re adapting to the ‘new normal’. I decide to take a U-turn and zoom out on how things looked as that ‘new normal’ was taking hold, along with how that’s effecting our little sector

2 mins

Story's Story

With The Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Sweden under our belts and barely two weeks on the road, we were heading to the ultimate van life destination; Norway…

8 mins

Karmann-Go

When you own ‘The fastest motorhome in the world’,getting to the campsite on time shouldn’t be a problem

6 mins

Gran Tourettesmo

This is a very cool and interesting project, but the question is,is this the ultimate eBay build?

6 mins

CBBA

If there was such a thing as Cool Bus Builders Anonymous, then each meet in Leicestershire would start with the words. “Hello, my name’s Andy Stretton and I can’t stop building seriously cool buses.”

5 mins

Honey I Shrunk My Bus

When Grant Gwyn walked into a VW dealership to buy a Viper green Caddy, little did he know his future was about to be very orange...

6 mins

Milk Float Influence

Nicknamed Ernie, we discover this custom-created T5 pickup won’t be doing the early morning milk round any time soon

8 mins

Impossible Solved

A while back we brought you a basic sketch of a proposed project, it was both wild and eminently practical. Well it’s finished now and already in service as a daily driver for a very special lad

6 mins

An Alpine Summer

In the concluding instalment we pick up Richard and Jackie Pickles’ story of their eight-country Alpine summer adventure on the shore of Lake Como in Italy

5 mins

Story's Story

With six-month work sabbaticals approved, a thirst for travel and their beloved T5 on the drive ready and waiting, David and Annemarie Story knew that the summer of 2019 would be one to remember

6 mins

Our Bed's Electric

This demo Crafter is built on the longest and tallest model that VW make and it’s packed with an A-Z of goodies including an electric bed

5 mins

Mongolia or Bust

This month Ian and Juliet are entering Mongolia for the first time, whilst planning their exit strategy and battling Russian bureaucracy

6 mins

Fruity T6

It’s a Blackberry-flavoured T6 with everything thrown in—including a kitchen sink

5 mins

Purple Haze

Robin Holmes had always wanted a camper van, but he started his Dub life with a lilac Beetle

6 mins

Warhorse

There may be a whole herd of horses under the bonnet, but it’s the horse on the bonnet that gives Mark Horrell’s T5.1 its identity

5 mins

Family Life

Behind the scenes of Transporter Life and T4Life, there are several members of the Stowe family, who all seem to have developed their own specialist skills

4 mins

Busy Bees

If you want something done, they say the best people to ask are busy ones, that is most certainly the case here

5 mins

Chasing Classic Cars

Bicester Heritage and their Sunday Scrambles have become a mecca for classic car owners. One sunny Sunday last year I joined them

6 mins

An Alpine Summer

One couple’s eight-country summer adventure, covering more than 3400 miles, seeking out the best of what Alpine Europe has to offer in their T6 Campervan “Nelson”

4 mins

The Red Baron

Baron von Richthofen may have been the inspiration for the name of this T4, but could you have made a cuppa in the back of a Fokker DR.1 Triplane?

5 mins

Outlaw Six

When you first find the Transporter scene and the Dubs Outlaws group in particular, then you need a van that works for you, if it looks the part too then that’s an added bonus

5 mins

Teahupo'o VW Campers

If you’re looking for a van in which to live your dreams, then why not choose one that has been designed and developed over thirty years?

3 mins

Second Time Lucky?

This is Go Explore Camper’s second T6 demo van in short succession; customers keep insisting they want to buy them!

4 mins

Me, My Van, And I

Keith Dockar, contacted us a while back, he sent us a few images of his van asking if we’d be interested in featuring his bus? We liked the pictures so much, that we asked him to do the shoot himself. Then, to cap it all off he sent the words in too. We have a feeling this isn’t the last time he’ll make an appearance in the magazine. Take it away Keith…

3 mins

Mongolia or Bust

In this, the third instalment, Ian and Juliet contemplate the vastness of Russia whilst passing through Siberia, Mongolia is now in sight

5 mins

The Driftwood Artisan

In the latest of our series of features where we go behind the curtain of some of our favourite businesses in the VW scene, we bring you The Driftwood Artisan

4 mins

Long Haul Traveller

A multiple T5 and then T6 owner, Ed Jukes is now really feeling the love for his larger GT680 Crafter, despite the odd glitch

4 mins

Diggin' The Scene

For some people a T5 is just a work vehicle, for others it’s just a daily driver. For the rest of us it can be an all-consuming and powerful expression of oneself

3 mins

A Winter Adventure

The iconic North Coast 500 is an ever-present on many bucket lists. In this, the second instalment, Richard and Jackie Pickles complete their trip

4 mins

Read all stories from VW Bus T4&5+

VW Bus T4&5+ Magazine Description:

This is the only magazine dedicated to the late model VW buses from the T4 and T5 on. The magazine acknowledges the evolution of the VW bus and spotlights where this symbol of freedom and adventure has now arrived: the T4 and T5 - taking their rightful place in the family of VW models and carrying on the tradition of quality and innovation that is the ever iconic VW Bus.
The ownership and fan base of the T4 and nowadays also the T5 has grown in recent years from a handful of these models turning up and hiding in the day visitors’ car park at the occasional VW show, to now dominating the Show n Shine paddocks throughout the season.
With affordable or good condition vintage VW buses becoming increasingly rare, the late model, front engine variants have stepped up to become the ideal solution that neatly combines the fun of owning an authentic VW bus with the practicalities of a modern vehicle.
These models also make the ideal canvas for all sorts of creative modifications with some owners being happy to clip on a shiny new set of wheel trims whilst others go the full one off custom route – versatility is the theme.