Date:         Wed, 1 Mar 95 10:14:47 gmt
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         A.C.Erskine@lut.ac.uk (Andy Erskine)
Subject:      Re: What about Custom Handbook by Meredith?

>I have heard all kinds of great stuff about Muir's manual and I've been
>searching high and low for a copy.  I was resigned to special order, when
>I managed to stumble on a 25th anniversary edition copy in the only
>bookstore in town that carries Volksworld magazine from the UK.  I have
>ordered the VW Bus Custom Handbook by Lawrence Meredith as well.  Any
>negative comments?  I can cancel my order up until Friday...  Please
>advise fellow 'Brick' drivers. 

Most of content is about split screen vans (as usual), and only a small 
amount on Bay windows and Vanagons. There is a fairly comprehensive history 
and an interesting chapter all about camper conversions. It is interesting 
to read a book devoted to buses for a change but some of the info is wrong 
and most of the other stuff (engine tuning, etc) is nothing new.

>
>P.S. I've heard a lot about the Nov. 1994 Volksworld Vanagon special 
>issue.  Is it worth the money to order a back issue?  We're talkin better 
>part of $10...at least. Ulp!

I'll check at home, but I don't remember any Vanagon special. Volksworld are 
strictly air-cooled only, and even then features about Bays and Vanagons are 
few and far between.

Andy E.

A.C.Erskine@lut.ac.uk