Happy campers can read all about it

Fresh from celebrating the 60th anniversary of Volkswagen’s Transporter, fans can now relive the festivities thanks to a new book about the legendary van.

A total of 71,000 visitors and more than 5,100 Mini-Buses and Transporters – nicknamed the Camper in the UK and Bulli in its German homeland – converged on the Hanover Exhibition Centre for October’s International VW Mini-Bus Meeting.

And Lutz Schilling and Cliff Serna’s ‘60 Years VW Bulli – The Book’ has 330 pages of studio shots, plus pictures of virtually all the vehicles that registered to take part in the event. It’s available from www.vw-bulli.de for 14.90 Euros (£10.60) plus postage. The story of the Transporter is also detailed, accompanied by photos of the finest exhibits at the Wolfs­burg Automobile Museum.

Among the most spectacular portraits are a black-and-red stretched Mini-Bus, a mint-coloured T1 pick-up with camper trailer and a yellow T3 ambulance conversion.

“The International VW Mini-Bus Meeting was a remarkable experience,” said Harald Schomburg of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles. “This book will be a perfect memento of an unforgettable event.”