CALL FOR FREEDOM!
Jun 27, 2019
4 minutes
Words James Peene
Photos
Chris Frosin
“the Freedom Camper wasn’t simply a home-grown rip-off of the Westfalia”
The Daily Mash summed up the VW scene better than we ever could when they wrote: “The VW Camper creates the illusion of freedom.” We’d argue the use of the word ‘illusion’ is perhaps a little mean spirited, but anyone who’s travelled any great distance in a Split will agree they were right to add: “Apparently ‘freedom’ means travelling slowly in considerable discomfort while using sh*tloads of petrol.” And yet, has there been any other vehicle that encapsulates the spirit of freedom more than VW’s humble box on wheels? We think not. They’re the counter-culture pin-up girl for the tuned-in, dropout counter-culture generation, because when you have an old Bus
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