In the first section of this book,
Microbus Memories
, several authors recount childhood or first experiences with Buses owned by family or friends in years past.
Busing Today
reflects the trials of finding and keeping a VW Bus. In
The Shape of Busing to Come
are stories of conjecture: what will the VW Bus mean in 25 or 50 years? And in the section,
Bus Phantasmagoria
, are tales on the edge, imaginings that could be plots for
The Twilight Zone.
The final article
"The Origin of the VW Bus,"
reveals details of the inspiration and design of the Type 2, giving credit where it's due. Most of these stories appeared over the years in
Old Bus Review
, some have been published elsewhere, and a few have never been published before.
Contents:
Introduction
Tom Brouillette
Forward
David Eccles
Acknowledgements
Better, Best, More Better, and Most Bestest
John Lago
School Colors
Howard Pitkow
Spirit of '76
Kristen Caven
My First Drive in a Bus
J.P. Henriksen
Mid-Life Crisis Bus Story
Michael Kluckner
The Family Bus
Raffi Minasian
Kombi at the Crossroads
Tom Forhan
Truth & Beauty
Rick MacCornack
Daily Driver Delusions
Everett Barnes
The Treasure Bus
Keith Price
Bus Farming in Rhode Island
J.-P. Jacquet
My Childhood
Flash qFiasco
I Almost Bought a Conversion Van
Michelle D'Amic
Our Anniversary
Marek Zebrowski
All That Plus Evidence of Other Struggles
Driving Tips: VW Buses & Sub-Zero Weather
Tim Rundquist
Tired of Life?
Rainer Müller
W
impy, Wimpy, Wimpy!
Lois Grace
The Novel Solution
Chris Pollard
I Was Hauling In My Bus One Day
Clara Williams
One December Day
Jim Bryant
The New Microbus
Dan Proudfoot
Very Wild BUS
Stewart Alcorn
Night of the '54 Barndoor
Ron Van Ness-Otunnu
SPLAT!
The 5th Van
Ken Wilford
The Origin of the VW Bus
Author & Artist Biographies
Glossary
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