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Optimus Subprime

Chris — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 03:34:16 +0000

Bizarre but marvellously effective home-made campervan, created by three Japanese friends using a decrepit mid-80s Toyota Toyoace. [Thanks Daniel.] If you like this article, please spread the word.

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Weird Science

admin — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 03:14:50 +0000

Very strange motorcycle camper trailer from a 1930s Popular Science magazine. If you like this article, please spread the word.

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Hymer Nova 580: Obama-van?

Chris — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:14:50 +0000

Most of the winners of the UK Which Caravan Awards 2009 are pretty mundane. But apparently not the German Hymer Nova. Indeed, one excitable judge exclaimed that this caravan had “more to say for...

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Volkner: Dude, where’s my car?

Chris — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 11:03:12 +0000

Dude, it’s under the floor. The Performance motorhome from high-end German RV manufacturer Volkner Mobil has a garage between the wheels that’s big enough to hold a swanky Maserati Quattroporte.

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Futurliner: the baddest bus ever?

Chris — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:18:38 +0000

The monster Class A motorhome you see trundling down the interstate has an ancestor. It’s GM’s wild Futurliner, over 11 feet tall and weighing around 13 tons. And guess when this baby first appeared?

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GXV Unimog: The last stand

Chris — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:01:27 +0000

The favorite truck of the world’s armies is the Mercedes-Benz Unimog. And the toughest Unimog of all is the U500 series. But you’ll have to be quick if you want to buy a U500-based 'extreme RV' in...

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Polar Glacier: Swede Dreams

Chris — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:56 +0000

The usual rule for caravans is that the bigger they get, the uglier they become. But nobody told Scandinavian maker Polar. Their triple-axle Glacier is huge by European standards, at 40 feet long,...

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Big air

Chris — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 02:22:16 +0000

Drive it like you stole it: eyepopping video of the Russian Kamaz 4×4 truck in action at an exhibition. If you like this article, please spread the word.

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Airstream: Mobile Cigar Lounge

Chris — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 12:05:27 +0000

No, it's not a new model from the folks at Jackson Center. It's a beautiful old 69er converted into a cigar-smoker's paradise—complete with classy 'Cigarista' girls to pour your drink and light your...

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VW Camper: many hippy returns

Chris — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:30:12 +0000

The Love Bus is still alive. VW Brasil ships its new Type 2 Kombis to Britain, where they’re turned into campervans and sent off to ramble around The Shires.

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