Me new camper: fulfilling a 16-year dream

This is a picture of a beautiful 1966 split-screen VW camper can that I have just bought on eBay for $10,000.

I am currently arranging for some mechanics to go check it out, and if it’s all good will head down to Poway, California (near San Diego) to go pick it up possibly this weekend.

What you need to know about the split-screen VW camper van is that it is one of only two cars I have ever really properly desired. The second is the Citroen DS. It made sense to get the camper while I’m living in California because the climate is fantastic for curs not rusting, which means the cost of campers from 1960s is much lower as it hasn’t needed a complete rebuild.

In the next 10 years or so, the only split-screens available will be those lovingly restored (at great expense) by enthusiasts. Anyway, I am fulfilling a dream of nearly 16 years with this camper and I intend to drive it up and down California, checking out the coastline, the vineries north of Los Angeles, and north of San Francisco, the Joshua Tree national park, the Grand Canyon, Tijuana, and whatever else springs to mind.

Anyone that fancies jumping in the back and coming along for the ride, you know where to find me. Plenty of room.