This next car comes as a tip from Dave in Tampa who writes: Something you didn’t know existed, I’ll bet. I examined the photos with great curiosity … until I looked at the price. Oh well, whatever. Yes, whatever. The price is nuts. But this must be a custom El Caminoized Benz…right? No way. Did […]
If you had told me 20 years ago that a rusted-out Volkswagen Bus that had been turned into an El Camino would be worth more than $10k, I would have laughed. If it were more than $2k, I would have at least given a mild chuckle. But the amount of cash that a used/abused ex-hippie […]
The Volkswagen Type 2 was revamped in the 1980 model year and became what is known as the T3, or Vanagon for the US Market. Today’s example started life as a European born Transporter and spent some time as an army vehicle for the German military. Thankfully, Germany didn’t try to conquer the known world […]
The DoKa version (a truncation of the German word for double cab– Doppelkabine) is a strange looking combination of crew cab pickup and El Camino. The Doka offers ample seating for a small family and plenty of room in the back for a large tent to be placed on a sketchy elevated platform if you […]
The Volkswagen Type 2 was an insanely successful people carrier from those crazy Germans, known as a Bus, Vanagon, Kombi, etc. The DoKa version (a truncation of the German word for double cab– Doppelkabine) is a strange looking combination of crew cab pickup and clown mobile. Find this 1969 Volkswagen Type 2 DoKa offered for […]
The Mercedes-Benz L-series is a conventionally setup truck (engine in front), but with an engine that is pushed into the cab and is called a Kurzhuaber (Short Bonnet) in Germany. It was a heavy duty monster designed for hauling trailers, but could also be available in a number of people hauling versions. Find this 1978 […]
Welcome to Daily Turismo’s Syncro de Mayo, our May 5th celebration of all Volkswagen’s four wheel drive system known as Syncro. Up first is a fantastic combination of VW’s Syncro system in a factory El Caminoized double cab (Doka, which comes from the German word for double cab– Doppelkabine) Volkswagen Type 2 (T3). Find this […]