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Camper vans

THE classic VW camper van is a venerable vehicle on which rides—usually rather slowly—a carefree image of life on the open road. They can often be found in the narrow British lanes leading to the surfing beaches in Cornwall in the summertime. But as old ones in good nick can cost £20,000 ($33,000) or more, many of their owners are more likely to be trying to recapture their lost youth than hanging ten.

There are many variations of the VW camper van, not least because until 2005 Volkswagen never made a camper itself, but produced vans for transporting people and goods which others converted with the addition of caravan-style living accommodation. And it was not just VWs which received such attention, as “My Cool Campervan” shows in a collection of photo essays.

Some of the vintage camper vans portrayed are remarkable, and in many cases unique. A 1967 camper built on a Vanden Plas Princess chassis by J.H. Jennings, a firm of coachbuilders, is, as the book points out “somewhat regal” with polished wood and turquoise furnishings. Its present owners have hung horse brasses as an additional touch. The Wildgoose Mini, a number of which were built in the 1960s, had an extending roof, although how exactly five people could sleep in such a diminutive vehicle is not entirely clear.

One of the most unusual is the Ginetta Car-camper. Ginetta used to make kit cars but built a one-off camper on a 1970s Ford Zodiac. Like many of the vehicles featured, it was found in a crumbling state and painstakingly restored. There is also a Morris Marina Sun Tor, a conversion by a company based in Devon in the south of England. It is, of course, suitably attired in wood-veneer and various shades of 1970s brown and beige. Its proud owners have been using it for holidays for more than 30 years.

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I lived in a hippy commune in Corsica in the 1980's for a bit, and can tell you there was nothing romantic about having to do work on the engine of a Kombi. Since it sits up under the vans bottom, replacing a clapped out engine was a three day job. Can you imagine having to vault three quarters of a ton upwards from underneath the vehicle into a confined engine compartment.

Soviet/Russian UAZ produced (and still produces) its own version, initially a countryside ambulance or a small troop carrier/medivac. It's just a little bit larger and taller than the original VW Kombi/Westfalia, somewhat crude, but has a better off-road performance and can take a great deal of punishment... Excellent utility transport for rural areas, esp. in developing countries. Had many a great trip in Siberia on these.

RVT.com Joins Forces With GetRV.com | EntVibe

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) November 25, 2008

Two powerful forces in the RV supply industry, RVT.com (http://www.rvt.com) and GetRv.com (http://www.getrv.com) have teamed up to offer travelers more ways to hit the open road.

RVT.com is an online classified site offering new and used RVs, including motor homes, trailers, fifth wheels, camper vans and truck campers. The site’s online RV classifieds exceed 40,000 private and dealer listings, which are viewed by more than 10,000 visitors daily.

With the addition of RV Rentals, powered by GetRV.com, RVT customers who may not be ready to commit to a purchase can rent to decide if the RV life is right for them. They can do specific searches for RVs to rent in their local area–virtually anywhere in the United States and in some Canadian cities, and browse through hundreds of Class As, Class Cs, travel trailers, fifth wheels, and pop-ups to find the perfect vehicle for their needs.

“We are always looking for ways to enhance our customers’ web experience,” says Rodney Friesen, Senior Managing Director of RVT.com. “Providing this capability to them demonstrates that we understand they want more options, and helps us to stand out from our competitors.”

Brian Heath, CEO of GetRV.com says that, “according to customer feedback, over 40% of people who rent RVs are interested in purchasing one.”

When ready to explore the idea of RV ownership, visitors of GetRV.com, which average 5,500 daily in winter and up to 9,500 per day in the summer months, can simply click on RVs for sale to be linked to the search engine powered by RVT.com to search the site’s extensive array of RV buy and sell classifieds. “In addition, RV owners and dealers who have not considered renting list their RVs on our site, which is an excellent way to increase cash flow,” says Heath.

“Joining forces makes perfect sense,” adds Friesen. “Together, RVT.com and GetRV.com can serve our customers at any stage in their RV travel adventure.”

For more, visit http://www.RVT.com or http://www.GetRV.com.

About RVT.com — Leader in RV classifieds online, since 1999, RVT.com (formerly RVTrader.com) has specialized in offering new and used RVs for sale, along with trailers, fifth wheels, camper vans, truck campers, trucks, tow cars, and more. RVT.com is very popular with private sellers and new and used RV Dealers. Built on a platform of “Bringing MORE Buyers and Sellers together,” its online trading websites are popular choices for visitors coast to coast in the United States and Canada.

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