Lego 1962 VW Bus

Seeing as we are talking about VW Campers. For ten years while I was a college teacher, I had a VW bus that was turned into a camper by taking out the middle seat, adding a plywood floor carpeted with an old piece of carpet, a J.C. Whitney table (Table was an old cabinet door from a kitchen, and an old kitchen cabinet. The bed was a piece of foam with a piece of cloth safety pined to it. Some jerk ran into it.

I next bought a used 1980 Vanagon camper. What great memories. Problem with the Vanagon. It was the first year with the big box. Engine was the old air cooled. Blew four engines and sold it for $300.00 to the guy who fixed it. He gave it to his employee who fixed it up and drove it from Massachusetts to California and back. What wonderful memories I have.

After twenty years in the Inn business on Nantucket, I bought a 2002 Roadtrek. Can't wait to use it.

That looks great, Arizona Kid! Have you decided where you're going on your first trip? :B

1334 Pieces Later

A little more progress.

I have some very fond memories of camping in an VW bus - back in the day.... :)

I have been building my 1962 LEGO Bus. About halfway finished. 1334 pieces takes awhile.
Hats off to "Caseyontheroad"

Shows the rear seat made into the bed, Marijuana plant in the back. (green piece) :B


Lava Lamp, Ripple wine glass.

Do my 56 year old eyes see.... gasp!.... a LAVA LAMP! Major cool factor! ;-)

Santa brought me the T1 model not long after it was released. It's a fun build and the details really are very well done. Some of my other "Creator" models are considerably larger and more impressive but the T1 is what people (adults) want to play with when they come to visit. :B



The small version was Lego's October give-away.

Our first VW Camper, in 1971


By the way, VW will stop production December 31st. (A sad day for all hippies)



USA Today Article

Wow what a trip down memory lane. That was my first new vehicle, my first, and only camper.

1963 Topeka Kansas, USAF