14 1967 SAMBA CAMPAwww.volkswagencamper.co.uk
1967 SAMBA CAMPAAll in the detail...
Let’s take a closer lookTop The original 1500 engine now has 80K to its name and ‘runs
sweet as a nut’
Upper middle De luxe air-conditioning sixties style
Lower middle Ron replaced the original canvas due to minor
tears in the fabric
Bottom Triple chromed US spec bumper with de luxe
aluminium trimthe ‘Samba-Campa’ has made the
pilgrimage to the vintage meets at
Hessisch and Bad Camberg, as well
as paying homage to the past at
Wolfsburg (twice), and adventuring
in Belgium with journeys to BBT,
Spa Le Bug Show and Chimay
European Bug Show. In this country
the tally is impressive with forays
south to the likes of the Volksworld
show and Stonor, not to mention
VW Action and a far south of the
North trip to Skegvegas, while also
frequenting more local events such
as Scotland’s Volksfling at Biggar,
Volkspower at Redcar and so on
almost ad infinitum.
Then there are the fine crops
of rosettes matched by a treasure
trove of the shiny stuff. Indeed so
much has the bus amassed, that
Ron stands back at some events to
allow others to have a chance. One
rather special occasion though does
deserve a mention. It’s a classic car
show rather than a VW specific
gathering and is held at Corbridge,
in Hadrian’s Wall country, by the