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RESEARCH PARTY

HOT VANS

Most of us have somebody we can point the finger at to blame for our obsession with Volkswagens and the subsequent vacuum of money in the bank. For Jordan Emery, owner of this super clean 2015 T5.1, it’s his Uncle Bretty. “Yeah, it’s totally his fault,” laughs Jordan. “He got me into the scene as he’s always been into air-cooled owning Splits, Bays and Beetles, even though he’s a T5 man now. Growing up we were forever going to Cornwall on holiday. The number of vans you see around there is crazy! He took me to quite a few VW shows and when I was 17, I just knew I had to get a van.”

Jordan’s first foray was a diesel T3 (Type 25) from 1985. “Most of my mates at the time thought I was crazy as they were driving around in Corsas and Polos,” he points out. “Then

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