By Andrea Before I get started with this week’s progress report, I just wanted to share the cover of the Campmobile manual with you: I think “It goes on vacation with you” might be one of the greatest vehicle slogans ever! I’m just sayin’. Anyway, on to the update! Replacement…
By Andrea Things are rolling right along with our Westi! For this update, I’ve got some pictures of a couple of smaller projects that I worked on. This is the condition that the front seats were in when we bought the bus. They’ve definitely seen better days. My initial plan…
By RetroRuth I hate to admit it, but I was sort of a slacker with the camera on our most recent trip. Most of it was because of the rain, which kept me from lugging the camera with me everywhere like I normally do. The other part of me was…
By Andrea We’ve made tons of progress on our Westfalia, and I am excited to show you all! First, the body: Believe it or not, this is an improvement! The paint job that was done on this van previously was not the best, and there were a lot of areas…
By Andrea We’ve gone full steam ahead, and work has definitely begun on our Westfalia! I’ve got an update on what I’ve been doing to the interior, and some lessons I’ve learned along the way. These are the fabrics I am going to be working with for the interior. From…
By Andrea There is nothing more satisfying than when you finally find the right something that you’ve been looking for forever. My hubby and I have been shopping for a Volkswagen Westfalia camper van for months and months now, and this past weekend, we finally found the right one! This…
By RetroRuth I still have a TON of pictures to show you from the road trip that we took to Texas this spring! I was sorting through them recently, trying to organize them into posts, when I stumbled across the photos from the Pink Palace Museum in Memphis. As soon…
By RetroRuth Is anything more fantastic that a vintage pink trailer?? How about a vintage pink trailer in the middle of a giant antiques festival? How about a vintage pink trailer in the middle of a giant antiques festival AND me in my vintage dress? Peek-a-boo! Here is the adorable…
By RetroRuth Thanks so much to Rosa, who forwarded us this fun link to some great vintage photographs of Dallas. The website is actually for the Bryan Adams High School Class of 1966, but they have a fascinating page called “Dallas Back In The Day”, which is filled with some…
Or How Many Times Can You Say “New” In 50 Seconds? By RetroRuth These 1955 Chevy’s are beauts, too good not to share with all of you AND they’re NEW! Check out these great commercials to see the new “Motoramic” goodness. What to watch for: 1. A yellow stop…
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