Earth Tones
Pollution is a overwhelming concern for many people these days. Smog, waste, and products that will not biodegrade all come together to keep hippies up at night and environmentalists worrying. That’s a problem that Volkswagen has dealt with since day 1, equipping their vehicles with automatic recycling features! As you can see, this van has already started its natural process of biodegrading. In about a week, it will be totally gone. Some people might call this rust, VW calls it ‘forethought’.
New Year, Old Van
What we have here is a fine example of a T2, running and set up in full camper configuration. Notice all the flower stickers covering up all of the rust spots on this old van. Happy new year!
Urban Decay
What we have here is a fine example of a split-window pickup. Unsurprisingly rare, this one was spotted on the streets of Manhattan. Notice the parking ticket, no doubt because the burn-out owner forgot where they parked it – again.
Let’s Go Camping
This wonderful example of a blue pop-top camper was sighted in Port Jefferson, NY. Notice its sleepy-eyed look, no doubt caused by all of the “herbal therapy” performed inside this van.
Another Upstate Van
It’s no surprise that a city who’s the economy is based solely on hand-spun yarn, weed, and peace has provided safe harbor for some VW vans. This particular hippie hotel was spotted in New Paltz, NY. Enjoy this wonderful example of obsolete technology:
Views of the Water
Posted by mark in Everything Else on November 27, 2011
Some views from Greenport, NY
A Modern Collection
What we have here are two of Volkswagen’s more modern (yet just as unreliable) Vanagon vans. Both spotted in the eastern end of Long Island, they are just as boring as their surroundings, therefore I have included a great example of a Karmann Ghia cabriolet spotted at Captree State Park. Happy Thanksgiving!
Autumn in New York
This beautiful fall scene was captured in Ulster County, NY. You can see how it has been strategically parked in shadow to hide all the imperfections that are no doubt apparent in this van. Happy fall!
Not Surprising
What we have here is an unsurprisingly common sight – two vans relying on the motive power of another vehicle to get them to where they need to be. Although this might be a bad situation for most drivers, this is the life that VW owners have chosen. These were spotted in deep Brooklyn – also unsurprising.
Two More from Bonnaroo
Here we have two more vans that made the trip down to Bonnaroo. These vans are some of the lucky few that actually made it all the way to Tennessee without breaking down. No joke, most of the vans sitting in the 3+ hour wait to get in did overheat and die. They were pushed in. Hilarious.