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vanagon Archive
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Curbside Outtake: 1980 Volkswagen Vanagon – Desert Camo
Posted on July 8, 2023 | 8 CommentsIt was 7:30a.m. but already pushing 90 degrees; as I stumbled across the scorching parking lot to get some hot bagels and even hotter coffee I thought it was a […] -
Curbside Outtakes: A Trip to Buslab – A Volkswagen Journey, Type II
Posted on May 31, 2020 | 18 CommentsOne thing you will see a lot of in Berkeley, is Volkswagen Type II’s (Transporters, Microbuses), or simply “VW Buses” as they are known colloquially in America. Not as many […] -
CC Outtake: You know your car is slow off the line when …
Posted on September 23, 2019 | 36 Comments(First Posted September 2, 2013) You know your car is slow off the line when a Volkswagen Westfalia van accelerates from the lights faster! Driving a 220D means you get […] -
On-The-Go Outtakes: 24 Hours, Five Short Trips, Five CC’s
Posted on September 21, 2019 | 14 CommentsI’ve been pretty busy what with working on the house lately and already played hooky the other day. As a result I didn’t drive very much in the last 24 […] -
Car Show Classics: The 2012 Bi-State VW Club Show – Hope You Like Beetles And Buses…
Posted on June 3, 2013 | 31 CommentsThis is long overdue. When I attended this show last August, I was very happy with my finds and planned on running a post within a week or so. I […] -
CC Capsule: 1980 VW Vanagon – Good Luck With That Heater…
Posted on April 30, 2013 | 15 CommentsI had forgotten I shot this cheery yellow-and-beige air-cooled Vanagon last winter. As we have been on a bit of a Brougham-A-Thon lately, I thought now would be a good […] -
Curbside Classic: 1990 Volkswagen Vanagon Westfalia – Slow, Expensive, And Loved The World Over
Posted on June 18, 2012 | 31 CommentsThe VW Vanagon was one of the last vestiges of the old VW, the VW that emerged from the ashes of World War II and, against all odds, became a […] -
Cars Of A Lifetime: 1982 VW Vanagon Diesel – Slower Than A Brown Turtle On Valium
Posted on September 4, 2011 | 47 CommentsIn a previous episode about about my slow Peugeot 504 diesel wagon, I mentioned at the end that I managed to trade it straight across for what was undoubtedly the […]
![Curbside Outtake: 1980 Volkswagen Vanagon – Desert Camo It was 7:30a.m. but already pushing 90 degrees; as I stumbled across the scorching parking lot to get some hot bagels and even hotter coffee I thought it was a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_8548.jpg)
![Curbside Outtakes: A Trip to Buslab – A Volkswagen Journey, Type II One thing you will see a lot of in Berkeley, is Volkswagen Type II’s (Transporters, Microbuses), or simply “VW Buses” as they are known colloquially in America. Not as many […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/20200524_075713.jpg)
![CC Outtake: You know your car is slow off the line when … (First Posted September 2, 2013) You know your car is slow off the line when a Volkswagen Westfalia van accelerates from the lights faster! Driving a 220D means you get […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/slow.jpg)
![On-The-Go Outtakes: 24 Hours, Five Short Trips, Five CC’s I’ve been pretty busy what with working on the house lately and already played hooky the other day. As a result I didn’t drive very much in the last 24 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_5803-2.jpg)
![Car Show Classics: The 2012 Bi-State VW Club Show – Hope You Like Beetles And Buses… This is long overdue. When I attended this show last August, I was very happy with my finds and planned on running a post within a week or so. I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1024,height=768,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/08-19-2012-023-e1368931252616.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1980 VW Vanagon – Good Luck With That Heater… I had forgotten I shot this cheery yellow-and-beige air-cooled Vanagon last winter. As we have been on a bit of a Brougham-A-Thon lately, I thought now would be a good […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=800,height=573,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/02-02-2013-001-e1366570582706.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1990 Volkswagen Vanagon Westfalia – Slow, Expensive, And Loved The World Over The VW Vanagon was one of the last vestiges of the old VW, the VW that emerged from the ashes of World War II and, against all odds, became a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/4-26-2012-013-e1339094801542.jpg)
![Cars Of A Lifetime: 1982 VW Vanagon Diesel – Slower Than A Brown Turtle On Valium In a previous episode about about my slow Peugeot 504 diesel wagon, I mentioned at the end that I managed to trade it straight across for what was undoubtedly the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/1984_volkswagen_vanagon-pic-57729.jpeg)


