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December 09, 2004
what a modern-day westy could look like
vw has designed a concept version of a new microbus and i think there are plans to put it into production, although i don't know if there's a definite date.
this design firm has created a concept of what a westfalia camper conversion on the new microbus could look like and it's pretty fucking brilliant.
even if you're not into vw's or campers, if you have any interest in design, have a look-- it's waaayyy cool.
i have spotted one possible flaw-- i'm not sure if the roof rolls back, you need that to have enough headroom for indoor cooking and moving around comfortably. but otherwise it looks pretty great.
Posted by lisa at December 09, 2004 07:47 PM | TrackBack
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Ooh, neat. I haven't seen that before. I'll have to share that with my bus group.
Posted by: Dallas on December 10, 2004 12:30 PM
Just incase you're curious, this is what my bus listserv said about this: This was the winner of the Michilen challange to **improve ** on a concept car already out there. The young design team that did this is brilliant, the also did a home and some other things.. As the prize, it's being presented at the Detroit 2005 show in January, tickets for the show are $12.00 to the public..
Posted by: Dallas on December 10, 2004 10:13 PM
ooh, thanks for passing that along! you know, i have always wanted to visit detroit, and i'm always sad that i miss that auto show. i'm on the verge of making plans to go for the 2005 show given that this westy will be displayed... but man detroit in january would be wicked cold... this southern girl might not be able to handle it... and i probably wouldn't be able to do the fabulous ruins tour which is the other big reason i'd want to go to detroit. hmmmm.
Posted by: lisa on December 11, 2004 05:35 PM
ok, so a) your comment won't post right away because i have to approve it first and b) you might get a server error but your comment probably posted anyway and c) previewing doesn't work so i've removed the preview button.