I was recently sent some images of the beach buggy by a previous owner – what a time warp they are! The buggy started off life on a different number plate and was originally orange with completely different wheels and 1200cc motor: It was then sprayed yellow and...
I’ve not been a fan of the stripes and buxom bumble bee as you may know. Next to face eviction were the flaking stripes. They’d been painted over the original black paint at some point – I’m guessing in the nineties or early noughties. I had a good chat to a...
Clearly my buggy had wiring issues after 58 years and not knowing air cooled vw’s at all I needed some help. Gauges not working. Warning lights not working. Dodgy connectors. Scrambled wires. Left front indicator not working and when I switched on the headlights all...
Lockdown ended and we shot off to France, Spain and Portugal in the campervan. Now the weather is pants and the cold makes me lazy… In case you missed it I made My first Beach Buggy video! First I needed to get that awful looking snarking bumble Bee off the...
I’ve been hankering for a fun self indulgent project that was retro, iconic and roofless. And could be towed behind the campervan… I figured a beach buggy ticked all those boxes and more. Plus it’s an air-cooled VW with no heating for our chilly British climate...
After years of overlanding in Land Rovers we decided we wanted a VW campervan for road trips and family adventures. So we bought a 2000 Volkswagen T4 model 2.5tdi and began the process of building our own campervan with the layout we wanted. We called our campervan...
