Every Vanagon enthusiast will appreciate the following blog post, The Surfmobile Devotional. An Ode to the Venerable Volkswagen Vanagon Camper by Chris Dixon. We are all wondering why Volkswagen stopped production of the best consumer van in history. We love it! Check out the full store here.
If you are bored with the stock carpet flooring you can add your own personal taste to your Vanagon. We have seen rubber flooring, bamboo flooring, vinyl, and more. This marble install comes from a 1984 Westy and it looks great. The flooring looks like actual marble (instead of ceramic tile) and adds a nice personal touch to the living area in this Vanagon. You might also notice this guy uses the table mount as a MagLite holder.
Vanagons are used for so many different tasks. I am always amazed at the way people hack these vans to fit their needs. We have seen a Vanagon dump truck before, but I just ran across a couple more. These dump trucks are rare, but they sure fit the bill if you need a small dump truck. Click through to see another one.
If you don’t have an awning on your Vanagon, you might consider a tent. The only issue with a tent is the setup and tear down, so if you are not camping for awhile, it may be quite a hassle for you. I ran across this video of a couple setting up their tent and it’s quite a nice setup. Click through to see their setup in 3 minutes.
The pics are taken at Vanfest, and these guys are crazy. Are you gutsy enough to drive your Syncro over a mountain of logs? The photos were originally published on The Samba and you should hit the source link below to see more crazy Vanagon owners. You won’t believe it. Click through to see more pictures.
What do you get when you take the famous Island Hopper Vanagon from Magnum P.I., chop 11 inches from its height, and place it over a Toyota MR2? The picture says it all. The guys at LeMons New England gave it a shot for their Halloween Hooptiefest. They turned the Vanagon into a bit of a racer.
The recipe: Take one third-gen Toyota MR2 that was wrapped around a shopping-mall light pole in a fit of ill-advised hoonage, take a Vanagon body and chop 11? out of its height, do some cutting and pasting. Yes, it is now an MR2 with a giant box-shaped airbrake and 800 pounds of additional weight… and one of the greatest race cars we have ever seen. Will it be faster than the GoWesty LeMons Vanagon, with its VR6 power? We’ll see on Saturday.
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Blogger Chojin Chef has a 1984 Westy and has come up with a few good hack ideas. This hack enables him to open and close the rear hatch from the inside. He installed a handle and a knob on the inside of the rear hatch. The handle allows him to pull the door closed, while the knob allows him to release the latch and open the door. How many times have you been laying in the back of your van and wished you could open the rear hatch for some fresh air? Click through to see how he did it.
There is nothing we like more than attention to detail. This Vanagon owner decided to put a little color into his dash and steering wheel. Even the ash tray got a coat of paint on this one. I’m not a huge fan of the orange, but the cloth horn button looks very nice. Click through to see what the exterior of this Van looks like.
