Date:         Thu, 7 Dec 2006 10:27:25 -0500
Reply-To:     Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: New Volkswagen Bus Book
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I think I have the first version of this. It is a really nice book. I am
looking forward to seeing this new one - thanks for sharing Pete.

On 12/7/06, Peter T. Owsianowski <pnoceanwesty@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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.
>
>
>
> --
> Pete
> '79 Westy "Aardvark"
> '87 Westy "Joe's Van"
> '02 Audi A6 Avant
> WWW. Busesbythebeach.com
>



-- 
Thanks,

Jeff
90' Carat (It's Blue, It's Beautiful, It needs a lot of work)
86' (Soon to be donating organs to the 90')
85' GL (sidelined but to be resurrected in the near future)