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ADVENTURE TIME
TIGER-2-ASIA: PART 5 – WELCOME TO THAILAND
This month our intrepid Transporter travellers cross the border from Malaysia and up into Thailand… China is getting closer!
GETTING AWAY TO FLEY
Music man, Del Day, loads up the family and the audiocassettes in Brutus, the trusty T3 Autosleeper, for a French road trip and the Bus Meeting in Fley.
SHOW SCENE
CATCHING THE BREEZE
Brighton Breeze is unarguable one of the cornerstone classic VW events inthe country, if not the continent; Fiona Hope gives us the lowdown.
OKTOBERFEST
Grant Wyness joins the fun at this well chilled, end of season wind-down, famous for it’s beautiful Westcountry setting and laid back atmosphere.
CAMPER & BUS SHOW
Our good friends at Camper&Bus chose Eastnor Castle for their show again; Kirky Nichollswent along on behalf of Veedubbers.com to check it out.
THE RIDES
A KIND OF MAGIC
Take one basic T4 van, cast a spell of a custom makeover and finish off with one of the UK’s top airbrush artists sorting a custom bonnet… magic indeed!
MEET FRED
The Fridolin is one of those almost mythical rare models produced in very limited numbers. Designed as a serious work van, you can’t help but smile!
LOCK N’ LOAD
We meet a dub loving family from Kent and their 1971 Dormobile roofed Crossover Bay that actually star ted life as an army munitions hauler!
FORCED SEDUCTION
Take a Mk1 Golf GTi, drop in a mighty Audi 5V 1.8 Turbo in from an S3, and a load of mechanical wizardry and you get one serious Porsche eater!
PULLING POWER
We check out Brian Galpin’s beautiful patina covered ’67 Westy SO42, on mega rare CalPart rims… and a monster 2276. This is a Bus With Attitude!
RULE BREAKER
Another classic dub with some seriously modified mechanics! This time a ’67 Type 3 with a 2.0 turbocharged Jetta motor… putting the ‘fast’ in Fastback!
IN GENERAL
THINGS AND STUFF
More news, cool competitions, offers and interesting products to discover for you and your dub!
AUTUMN SHOW CALENDAR
What? You’re partied out after a busy show season? Nonsense, that plate is still full and you can’t leave until you’re done!
SUBSCRIBE
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SHOPPERS DIRECTORY
Find a VWV stockist near you; plus handy at-a-glance guide, to see who’s who in the useful galaxy of VW Vibe advertisers.
CLASSIFIEDS
Buying, selling, or just window-shopping! Whether you’re after a new-to-you VW or got one to move on; shift that gear, or browse your wish-list here!
NEXT ISSUE TEASER
Well, impatient aren’t we? Go on then turn here for a sneaky peek in of what’s coming up in the next exciting episode of VW Vibe… no spoilers!
STAY REGULAR
THE A&R MAN: COOL LIKE JAZZ
So when you need a break from blasting Skrillex or Deadmau5 through the 6x9’s maybe turn to something a bit more…. cool daddio!
THE TAILGATE GOURMET: AUTUMNAL HEARTY BROTH
Grant risks a bump on the head this issue, as he sets up kitchen beneath a might conker tree to whip up a wonderful cold weather warmer.
VW Vibe DROPS BY: A NEWQUAY WELCOME
We swing down to sunny Cornwall and catch up with VW Restorer, Alan Rabjhons, in the surfing Shangri-La of Newquay, and talk sunshine, dubs and dogs!
