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I recently got chatting to a VW Van enthusiast I met on Facebook called Martha. She started telling me about an amazing project she and her friends were working on. The project was simply to build the world’s largest VW Van.

The idea was conceived after returning from Burning Man 2008, an event that brings together artists, hippies, and cool people of all backgrounds from around the world to celebrate life. Martha explains, ‘Each year artists create “mutant” vehicles that can be driven during the annual Burning Man event.  Kirk Strawn, Rob Larson and their families attended Burning Man in 2008 and witnessed first hand the unbelievable creativity unleashed by the mutant vehicle artists and wondered what they could build to take to the event in 2009′.

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Tags: Singlecab, Split Screen
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Back in August we featured Bob Cropsey’s 1967 21 Window Split Screen Microbus which I know you all found amazing. Well in that article the keen eyed among you may have noticed a rather tidy looking Bay Window Pickup lurking next to the awesome Split Screen bus.

Based on the amazing work Bob had done on his Split Screen and bearing in mind the amount of award winning show vehicles Bob has had (not to mention the book he has written on VW’s), I thought it has to be worth taking a look at the early Bay Window Singlecab he uses as his daily runner. Bob has once again been kind enough to send in some photos of the pickup so here it is…

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Tags: Bay Window, Pickup, Readers Rides, Singlecab
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This weeks Readers Rides comes from Bob Cropsey who has been restoring vintage VW Vans for a number of years from his home in New Jersey, USA. I am sure the photos show just how much experience Bob has with classic VW’s, but in case you were questioning his credentials he has even written a book about his passion and the work he undertakes. For more information about his book, entitled ‘Volkswagen: History to Hobby’ check out his website at www.jerseyclassic.com.

Many of the VW’s Bob has restored have been featured in magazines and on covers of books. Bob has been kind enough to send in some photos of his outstanding 1967 21 Window Split Screen Microbus (which has recently been featured in the May edition of Hot VW Magazine), so sit back and enjoy this truly stunning van. (more…)

Tags: Microbus, Readers Rides, Singlecab, Split Screen
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