Welcome to Daily Turismo’s Syncro de Mayo, our May 5th celebration of Volkswagen’s four wheel drive system known as Syncro. Those pop-top Westfalia camper things used to be cheap and easy to run on a budget, but some kind of nostalgic hypnosis has convinced people they are worth somewhat more than scrap value, and you’ll […]
This next car comes as a tip from Scott T who writes: Have you ever wanted to pick up someone else’s project after they’ve lost interest? Do you love putting together lego sets with no instructions? Then this is the van for you friend! This looks like the seller methodically removed every non driveline part. It’s […]
Words and tip from Zach: Subaru gas or diesel, Ford ecotec, Tiico, upsized wasserboxer or something else entirely – you choose. Looks like it is either solid sheetmetal or else repainted. Denver shouldn’t be too rusty, so at least worth a look. Should clean up well with a bit of elbowgrease (and monkeywrenching on an […]
Find this 1981 Volkswagen Vanagon Westfalia Camper here on eBay bidding for $4,550 with 1 day to go, located in Van Nuys, CA. See a better westy? tips@dailyturismo.com
Somewhere along the way while I was living under a rock, the bizarro world known as VeeDub Universe realized T1/T2 vans were becoming unobtanium and stumbled across the obscure bread loaf Vanagon of the ’80s. All of a sudden every hipster wanna-be needs one, and prices are rising faster than collective intelligence. Find this 1984 Volkswagen Westfalia […]
by Adam — Want near 50/50 weight distribution, sleeping accommodations, and off road capability? Look no further. To Baja and beyond this four wheel drive can get you to the start of the race and when the pavement ends the fun doesn’t stop. Setting the tone of your adventure starts with the vehicle driven. Arrive in […]
Just when you think you had seen every variation on the VW camper theme, another one pops-up (bad pun intended). Here is an example of a configuration that does not pop up, but when it comes to travel amenities it is heads above the others. Find this 1988 Sven Hedin Westfalia Volkswagen Camper here on […]
The third generation (T3) of VW’s legendary ‘Type 2 Transporter’ continued the formula set up by its predecessors of slow, tippy (or is that trippy?), and reliable. It was marketed in the USA as the Vanagon from 1979-1993 and the one to get is the Westfalia camper version in which you get a pop up […]
That pop-up canvas tent atop the Volkswagen Type 2 Transporter offers the distinct advantage of sleeping about 6 feet off the ground, thereby avoiding interruption by demonic children pawing at you in the middle of the night. For $11,000 via The Samba, this T3 generation with a Subaru EJ22 swap comes with 135 horsepower, but […]
The Dodge Tradesman camper featured yesterday elicited some comparisons from our readers to the Volkswagen Vanagon. The comparisons tilted heavily towards the undeniable awesomeness of the Tradesman and the ridiculous prices of a classic Bus…but…perhaps a Westfalia from the ’80s can make a decent competitor to the big ole Dodge. Find this 1983 VW Westfalia […]