My 1960 was spartan. The only instrumentation was the speedometer. It had red hash marks on the face of it at intervals to indicate where the manufacturer suggested shifting gears. There were two smal...

BACK INTO THE HEAT The terrain is changing dramatically from tall ponderosa pines and dense growth to lava piles and cliffs, then soft hills.  We drive past two beautiful reservoirs that look invitin...

Roger     My first Volkswagen Microbus was a 1960 Kombi. I purchased it in the spring of 1968 at an unlikely place. It was at the used car lot of Estes-Zipper, a Porsche and Ferrari dealership in Lo...