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The great thing about a Type 25, no two are the same. Ever. History's one thing, but just how are you making your Transporter truly yours? Nice paintjob btw. I agree. But boy has it been fun finding out more about our camper's origin. We are family with a family's variety of quirks. Love it. Thank ...

Useful to know cause it gives us an idea of their history - spasmodic use and maybe a lot of adventures but less likely to have been overworked as a daily workhorse. Special :ok Mine has THE BADGE!!!! And is an overworked workhorse.[/quote] Ha! Typical! Well that theory lasted about 12 hrs then. :r...

kevtherev wrote:Hey Dee
bilbo baggins
A small and insignificant character who travelled the worlds
Because of his spirit of adventure.. the company was named after him.

Kev

Ah cute, but maybe we should have found that out before we painted her? Insignificant?!!! Ooops

Thanks Kev

My 1987 diesel has a CAMPING badge too. I always thought, as Mocki says, that the vehicle was always a camper (converted by VW?) and as a result I thought it was a bit rare and special!!! I'm subsequently told, however, by people whose opinions I trust, that mine's just a converted van like many ot...

kevtherev wrote: Looks like you've found karima's sisters
she belongs...

Kev

Yes its magic eh?!

Thank you for the suggestion Kev.

Made our day, week, month and if I'm honest probably our year! Worryingly ...

McBeezle... Mine is most definatly a sister to yours. Exactly the same inside except I see youv'e got sommit under the sink above the cupboard. I've seen posts on here somewhere and think ours is an 'Arragon' model. Haven't been able to confirm this though. Ah that's good news. The "feature&qu...

I know what they were called as there was a busted original Bilbos plate on the back with Marlborough conversion written on it! I shall get a piccy of the way retro interior tomorro, we have jus finished restoring it - it was an absolute shed when I bought it... :lol: http://i63.photobucket.com/alb...

Thats a Bilbos Marlborough Design. I have an earlier one with a 1.9 DG engine and the interior is much more retro which we are restoring for sale.. They are quite rare but ooh so roomy! :ok http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h156/kowtec/DSC00312.jpg Ah exciting! She has a sister. A superior diesel o...

McBeezle.that is one crazy paint job.was LSD involved in any way. :lol: did you paint it,or buy it that way.its individual to say the least :) Ha! :wink: The weblink in our posting shows she came to us quite normal really - but she is much happier now! (But that might just be cause we mended her ru...

OK now I'm really confused! So Volkswagen put the logos on as they left the factory, knowing they were destined to be fitted out as campers? But a conversion also has one? Maybe the conversion had a replacement tailgate from one of the "destined to be a camper" So quite common and not like...

Hi Does anyone know anything about this logo? http://www.muchos.co.uk/members/mcbeezle/campingmedium.JPG We think we've identified our van as a 1989 Bilbo conversion (possibly blue and white originally - with a high hard top) but the "camping" logo on right of tailgate is a mystery. Any id...

Hello, I've just spent VanFest 2009 looking for an interior like mine. Kev the Rev thought it was a Bilbo and suggested I post some pics and that's when I came across your posting, Bilbo Blue, after last year's VanFest. I've had her just 18 months and there's been many highs, many challenges and loa...