I Love VW Buses! tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1767512 2010-12-20T11:27:57-06:00 This site is dedicated to all things Volkswagen Transporter. Split Screens, Bay Windows, Campmobiles, Westys, Trucks, Panelvans, and Kombis... I love them all. TypePad A Christmas Miracle! Woman Gets Stolen VW Bus Back After 36 Years tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a010535e30277970c0148c6e8bb48970c 2010-12-20T11:27:57-06:00 2010-12-20T11:27:57-06:00 SPOKANE, Wash. - After 36 years it is finally home. Michelle Squires' 1964 VW Bus was trailered back to Spokane this weekend from California where it was found last year. The van was stolen from an upholstery shop in the... AlanM
SPOKANE, Wash. - After 36 years it is finally home. Michelle Squires' 1964 VW Bus was trailered back to Spokane this weekend from California where it was found last year. The van was stolen from an upholstery shop in the Browne's Addition area of the city in 1974. Squires thought it would never be seen again, then a customs agent discovered the stolen van at the Port of Los Angeles.

via www.khq.com

I've been keeping up with this story - but certainly not this blog! This was one story I had to post. Merry Christmas!

 http://www.ilovevwbuses.com/2010/12/a-christmas-miracle-woman-gets-stolen-vw-bus-back-after-36-years.html Tillamook Love Loaf: Home tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a010535e30277970c0134866ff2a8970c 2010-08-24T14:03:25-05:00 2010-08-24T14:15:45-05:00 via loaflovetour.com Check out Tillamook's latest Cheese campaign - the Loaf Love Tour. Complete with some vintage VW Buses. Follow their progress (with more cool pics like the one below) on their Flickr stream or Twitter @TillamookCheese. I love's me... AlanM

via loaflovetour.com

Check out Tillamook's latest Cheese campaign - the Loaf Love Tour. Complete with some vintage VW Buses. Follow their progress (with more cool pics like the one below) on their Flickr stream or Twitter @TillamookCheese.

Loaf Love Contest Entry

I love's me some Tillamook cheese, and I loves me some VW Buses... looks like a nice mashup. Of course, the shortening of vintage buses hurts a little - nothing a nice cheese plate won't fix.

Follow me @ilovevwbuses on Twitter.

 http://www.ilovevwbuses.com/2010/08/tillamook-love-loaf-home.html You could win a 1977 VW Bus! tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a010535e30277970c013481cf0103970c 2010-05-26T11:10:47-05:00 2010-05-26T11:10:47-05:00 Cheerwine - Win The Chillest Ride In The Universe. Cheerwine is having a drawing for a 1977 VW Bus. Just to clarify, this will be a bay window - not the split screen pictured to the right & on their... AlanM

Cheerwine-vw-busCheerwine - Win The Chillest Ride In The Universe.

Cheerwine is having a drawing for a 1977 VW Bus. Just to clarify, this will be a bay window - not the split screen pictured to the right & on their page. No matter, the ride will come with the following:

  • Custom Paint Job
  • Custom Upholstery
  • "Thumping" Stereo System
  • LCD Flat Screen TV
  • GPS Navigation
  • XBox 360
  • Refrigerator
  • Custom 9' Surfboard w/ Roof Rack

Go enter... you might get spammed about wine, but you could also win a VW bus... and that's pretty cool.

And follow us on Twitter @ilovevwbuses

 http://www.ilovevwbuses.com/2010/05/you-could-win-a-1977-vw-bus.html 1963 Blue & White VW Bus stolen in LA - Lets find it! tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a010535e30277970c0133ecf48209970b 2010-04-25T23:02:18-05:00 2010-04-25T23:02:18-05:00 "The bus is in great condition, in the slow process of restoring it, just had a newly built engine. God, this car is so important to him! ... A neighbor said they saw the bus around 1 am outside of... AlanM
"The bus is in great condition, in the slow process of restoring it, just had a newly built engine. God, this car is so important to him! ... A neighbor said they saw the bus around 1 am outside of Chango, with the blinkers on. It was in front of a silver sedan apparently. He assumed we were in the car. This was the last anyone has seen of the car."

via www.theeastsiderla.com

Dude... not cool. Where is the cat going to sit? We need to find this ride and fast. Check out the pictures above and help this guy get his bus back. I'm not sure the thieves realize the karma involved in taking someone's VW bus. They'll find out soon and it won't be pretty.

 http://www.ilovevwbuses.com/2010/04/1963-blue-white-vw-bus-stolen-in-la---lets-find-it.html VW Bug-In May 2, 2010 at Texas Motorplex in Ennis tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a010535e30277970c013480026048970c 2010-04-20T14:53:24-05:00 2010-04-20T14:53:24-05:00 Coming up on May 2, 2010 in Ennis, Texas at the Texas Motorplex will be the 25th Annual Bug-In. Camping starts on May 1st at 6:00PM and the show, swap meet, and races are on the 2nd. Check out the... AlanM

25th Annual Texas Bug-In Coming up on May 2, 2010 in Ennis, Texas at the Texas Motorplex will be the 25th Annual Bug-In. Camping starts on May 1st at 6:00PM and the show, swap meet, and races are on the 2nd.

Check out the slideshow below for pictures of VW Buses from last year's (2009) event... looking forward to this year!

 http://www.ilovevwbuses.com/2010/04/vw-bugin-may-2-2010-at-texas-motorplex-in-ennis.html Slowpoke! tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a010535e30277970c01347fd5c148970c 2010-04-12T22:39:05-05:00 2010-04-12T22:39:05-05:00 Driving along Highway 75 - The Central Expressway - in Dallas on Saturday, a VW Bus (not sure of year or style) passed us like we were standing still. So many things wrong with that it's not funny. I feel... AlanM
Driving along Highway 75 - The Central Expressway - in Dallas on Saturday, a VW Bus (not sure of year or style) passed us like we were standing still. So many things wrong with that it's not funny. I feel bad.
 http://www.ilovevwbuses.com/2010/04/slowpoke.html VW Bus Celebrates 60 Years. Again. | Autopia | Wired.com tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a010535e30277970c01310f855387970c 2010-03-10T00:39:05-06:00 2010-03-10T00:39:05-06:00 The exact anniversary of the Volkswagen Type 2, known affectionately as the Microbus or just the Bus, is open to interpretation. Volkswagen says it’s 1947, when Dutch VW importer Ben Pon first sketched the design. You could argue it was... AlanM
The exact anniversary of the Volkswagen Type 2, known affectionately as the Microbus or just the Bus, is open to interpretation. Volkswagen says it’s 1947, when Dutch VW importer Ben Pon first sketched the design. You could argue it was 1949, when CEO Heinz Nordhoff approved production. Or you could say today is day because the Bus as we know and love it — split windshield, rounded front bumper that hugged the body, woefully underpowered engine — was produced from March 8, 1950 until 1967.

via www.wired.com

Happy Birthday Bus... 60 years old on March 8, 2010. And somehow, you seem so much older than that. Make sure you link through to the Time Magazine article, lots of great vintage VW Bus pics.

 http://www.ilovevwbuses.com/2010/03/vw-bus-celebrates-60-years-again-autopia-wiredcom.html Cowabunga! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle's VW Bus via @Jalopnik tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a010535e30277970c01287791e69a970c 2010-02-11T17:31:13-06:00 2010-02-11T17:33:53-06:00 via jalopnik.com This is barely recognizable as a VW Bus, but I think it actually is. Its jacked up in the rear,... you know what? Its just jacked up altogether. This is weird, and I think the turtle guy is... AlanM

via jalopnik.com

This is barely recognizable as a VW Bus, but I think it actually is. Its jacked up in the rear,... you know what? Its just jacked up altogether. This is weird, and I think the turtle guy is kind of creepy. Moving along...

 http://www.ilovevwbuses.com/2010/02/cowabunga-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-vw-bus-via-jalopnik.html PSA: How NOT to jack up a VW Bus tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a010535e30277970c0128777c7d91970c 2010-02-09T01:56:59-06:00 2010-02-09T01:56:59-06:00 Ben Lobaugh found this pic (below) on The Samba and posted it to his blog. It shows a vintage VW Bus Walk-through Panel Van "jacked up" on blocks in what appears to be a very unstable configuration. Yes, I know... AlanM

Ben Lobaugh found this pic (below) on The Samba and posted it to his blog. It shows a vintage VW Bus Walk-through Panel Van "jacked up" on blocks in what appears to be a very unstable configuration. Yes, I know this is now a third-generation post (or more, depending upon where The Samba thread started) but, well... I thought it was cool and decided to post it. Its also a nice public service announcement.

Just to give some additional credit to Ben, he has a page talking about his various VW Bus projects that you should check out. See, this isn't a bot that yanked this from his site automagically...

via ben.lobaugh.net

 http://www.ilovevwbuses.com/2010/02/psa-how-not-to-jack-up-a-vw-bus.html Craigslist Find: Advertise on this guy's VW Bus tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a010535e30277970c0120a87649e7970b 2010-02-08T13:08:14-06:00 2010-02-08T13:08:14-06:00 Awesome... this guy spent $5k recently to get his 1976 Bay Window VW Bus updated and running and now wants to get his money back (or even make some money). I love it. Check out his Craiglist post and get... AlanM

Awesome... this guy spent $5k recently to get his 1976 Bay Window VW Bus updated and running and now wants to get his money back (or even make some money). I love it. Check out his Craiglist post and get your brand on a cool bus in the Bay Area. He says:

Sonoma County area, Santa Rosa, Windsor, Rohnert Park, Guerneville, Sebastopol, Petaluma, etc...I'll put the miles on for the right deal!!!

Here is his Craigslist ad: I want advertisement on my VW Bus

 http://www.ilovevwbuses.com/2010/02/craigslist-find-advertise-on-this-guys-vw-bus.html