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 John Lago
Driving Tips: VW Buses & Sub-Zero Weather Tim Rundquist
Tired of Life? Rainer Müller
Wimpy, 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! Stewart Alcorn
The 5th Van Ken Wilford
The Origin of the VW Bus Dan Proudfoot
Author & Artist Biographies
Glossary
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