Volkswagen Camper - Six Decades of Success, beautifully designed, a large-format book of 400 pages, published in 2012, is the most complete and extensive telling of the Volkswagen Camper story from its very beginnings to the latest factory models and conversions being produced.
The VW Transporter of five successive generations owes a large part of its iconic status to the ubiquitous Volkswagen Camper - its one incarnation that for over 50 years was at best only a semi-official model.
This lavish book, published to mark six decades of VW Camper production, presents the most comprehensive record ever published of Volkswagen Campers and the numerous companies that made them.
Richard Copping's lively and informative text is complemented by a wealth of period brochure illustrations and contemporary photography, providing an intimate guided tour of the many Camper conversions.
Meticulously researched over many years, the book is presented as two parallel histories, encompassing the German and American markets on the one hand and the long-cherished British scene on the other.
Illustrations drawn from the author's extensive archive of brochures demonstrate a fascinating evolution in approaches to publicity and marketing: the decidedly grainy but unquestionably period-perfect publications of the smaller companies operating in the 1950s and 1960s; the unusual gems of the 1970s and 1980s; and the highly sophisticated publications of more recent times.
Supplementing such treasures are the fine photographs taken by Ken Cservenka to illustrate a cross-section of notable Camper models, in both delightfully original and beautifully restored condition. The Campers featured include rare surviving examples produced by well-known manufacturers, as well as some more obscure conversions.
Volkswagen Camper - Six Decades of Success is a very special book about a very popular subject.
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