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ADVENTURE TIME
TIGER-2-ASIA: PART 6 – ‘ENTER THE DRAGON’
Well, after many weeks and several thousand miles already behind them, Martin and Sarah enter the biggest section of the tour yet… China!
ATLANTIC ADVENTURES: PART 1 –‘THE ROAD TO GERMANY’
David Raymond is a pilot by trade… so likes nothing better than swapping the flight deck for the camper cab for family holidays with his boys.
SHOW SCENE
TOTALLY VAG
So this time the dominant element was definitely water, as the nu-skool dubbers did their thing in style… plus they had fire dancers (elementary).
OUR OLD FRINDS
A new show, a small show, a nicely supported show – one Sunday in the Summer, a rugby club in Gloucestershire, became a gathering of air-cooled.
JUST ONE MORE WEEKEND
Matthew Pinker from Oxford manages to squeeze in one more family VW show at Back to Basics... and he’s pleased he did
APEX FESTIVAL
Fiona Hope looks back on a highlight of the VW calender, with high octane action and something for everyone
THE GENERAL
THINGS AND STUFF
More news, cool competitions, offers and interesting products to discover for you and your dub!
WINTER/SPRING 2015 SHOW LISTINGS
With the season of good will done, the season of good wheels is upon us, that’s right you lucky people, the 2015 show calendar begins!
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
Didn’t get what you wanted for Xmas? So treat yourself here… or shift ya’ gear (and your classified ads also go on our website too).
NEXT ISSUE TEASER
Really can’t wait to see what we’ve got brewing for the next serving of VWV? Turn here and a have a sneaky little peek!
THE RIDES
BRONZED BEAUTY
When Martin Crew from Northampton looked under the paint of his formerly silver ’71 Ghia, it was clear it was in need of a makeover… just look at it now!
SCOOBY-CREW
Allen Clark has been building VWs since he was nine, and owned his first at fourteen… we go trackside to check his awesome Scooby powered ’63 Doka.
WILD IN THE COUNTRY
We headed to Arlington Court on Exmoor to meet a man in tweed with a pipe plus spaniel. But behind the banter, the rare 16” Syncro is one serious beast!
MR SCOOPS
We check the pretty patina on this excellent Early Bay example and meet the owner, Alan Cooper; a.k.a ‘Mr Scoops’.
ONCE UPON A TIME
What do you do when your grandkids don’t want the almost life-size Shrek you bought them? You redesign your camper around the theme of course!
CULTURE CORNER
IF YOU LIKE THAT, YOU’LL LOVE THIS: KOMBI KILLER
Our new section explores some of the other elements in the dub scene: This is a story about a man who went to buy a VW and came home with a Dodge!
AN (UN)SOUND MAN ON THE ROAD
When he’s not putting on the Elemental VW event, Dave ‘Technohippy’ Howe works as a music festival sound man in his T25.
STAY REGULAR
THE A&R MAN: BEST OF THE YEAR
Sick of hearing the same old ‘festive’ tosh in every shop you enter? Del has the remedy – just some seriously nice music from his favourites of 2014.
THE TAILGATE GOURMET: THAI CURRY ON THE BEACH
Grant puts those ex Xmas dinner spares to good and creative use – Curried leftovers, Massaman style… cooked on the beach, of course!
