VW Camper & Bus

PANEL DECISION

Meet ‘Busty,’ a 1963 Volkswagen campervan belonging to Peter Dunn and his partner Henry Kay. Although Busty is not all she initially seems. She hasn’t always been a Camper, but we’ll get to that in a moment. “I first had a 1963 Microbus back in 1984,” explains Peter, “I bought it for £300 and loved driving it, but I was trying to buy a flat in London and, needing the money, sold it six months later at a slight profit for £350.” Obviously both Splitties and London flats have shot up in value since then!

“I always wanted another VW Bus after that but never managed it,” said Peter, “although I did own a 1971 1300 Beetle that was bright red and got nicknamed ‘Slartibartfast’ after the character in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the

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