Date:         Thu, 7 Dec 2006 07:13:05 -0500
Reply-To:     "Peter T. Owsianowski" <pnoceanwesty@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         "Peter T. Owsianowski" <pnoceanwesty@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      New Volkswagen Bus Book
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Volks:

There Is a new VW Bus Book coming out:

http://www.carpages.co.uk/volkswagen/volkswagen-bus-06-12-06.asp

I checked and it can be pre-ordered at Amazon.


   - By Malcolm Bobbitt
   - ISBN 1-845840-81-X / ISBN 13: 978-1-84584-081-5
   - £19.99 UK
   - Published December 2007 UK.

The book of the VW Bus!

   - Entirely new edition of a much acclaimed book first published in
   1997
   - Complete history of the hugely popular VW Bus, including the story
   of the world's most famous camper conversion
   - Details many different camping conversions
   - Traces the ancestry of this most versatile of vehicles
   - Examines the social history of the VW Bus and discusses its
   technical evolution
   - Appendices provide production details and full specification data
   - Includes valuable buying Advice

Description

A truly international vehicle, this is the story of VW's timeless classic,
the Type 2 Transporter, Bus and Camper.  From its origins to the present
day, the history of this familiar and much-loved vehicle is chronicled in an
evocative and detailed style.
The Author

Malcolm Bobbitt is the author of more than twenty marque histories and
general automotive books, a number having appeared as foreign language
editions.  As contributor to several periodicals and newspapers his work and
photographs have appeared world-wide.  Member of the Guild of Motoring
Writers, Society of Automotive Historians, and the Society of Authors,
Malcolm is acclaimed for his books on Volkswagen, including an earlier VW
Bus publication released in 1997 by Veloce.  Married to Jean, Malcolm's
activities include public speaking, classical music, collecting motoring
ephemera and getting behind the wheel of his early British-built Citroën DS.



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