for those unfortunate few out there who have not yet decided on a gift
for themselves (or whatever unlucky SO you would like to give this to),
here's a thought:

a subscription/membership to a vw bus club. :)   or a magazine. ;)

gee, what a novel idea. and where would i find these clubs/magazines???

funny you should ask ...

VW Bus & Vanagon Clubs

U.S. National............................................
All Sorts of VWs
----------------
Volkswagen Club of America                     $15/year,
P. O. Box 154                                  little magazine sent
North Aurora, IL 60542-0154                    out every other month

1968-1991 Buses & Vanagons
--------------------------
<new members & back issues>
LiMBO (Late Model Bus Owners, international)    $20/year,
Dale Ward (LiMBO)                               newsletter sent out
9 Golden Hill Ave.                              every other month
Shrewsbury, MA 01545
(508) 746-9573

<old member renewal>           <newsletter>
Steve Paine (LiMBO)            Stan Wohlfarth
13 Cobblestone Rd.             The Transporter
Barnstable, MA 02630           62 Sycamore Rd.
                               Wayland, MA 01778

1949-1967 Microbuses
--------------------
NEATO  (Nearly Everywhere Association of Transporter Owners)
P. O. Box 190               chapters in AZ, CA, FL, GA, MO, New England,
Pinole, CA  94564           NM, OR, TX, WA, VA, NC, British Columbia
(510) 724-0470              NM, OR, TX, WA
or                          free sample newsletter. $20/year, $37/2-yr
NEATO                       or contact Tom Brouillette
3738 Lockerbie Lane         c/o rmart@unm.edu
Powder Springs, GA 30073

SOTO  (Society of Transporter Owners)   monthly newsletter.
P. O. Box 3555                          send $1 for more info and
Walnut Creek, CA 94598                  sample newsletter
(415) 937-SOTO

VVWCA (Vintage VW Club of America)
P.O. Box 1192
West Babylon, NY  11704

U.S. Regional ...................................

Arizona Bus Club             Newsletter Monthly
11638 West Clover Way        Interest in older buses, but open to all
Avondale, AZ 85323           $25/first year, $20/year thereafter

SWATO (Southwest Association     (AZ chapter of NEATO)
 of Transporter Owners)
1225 W. Sand Dune Dr.
Gilbert,  AZ  85234

MOMBA (Metro Orlando MicroBus Association)
c/o Tony Morton
2318-B Simpson Ridge Circle
Kissimmee,  FL  34744

Lone Star Transporter Assoc.      (TX chapter of NEATO)
2661 Carrington Ln.
Grand Prairie,  TX 75052

SCAT (Skagit County Assoc. of Transporters)
116 E Section #B-1
Mt. Vernon,  WA 98273

Canadian ....................................................
B.U.S.                       Bus Users Sect is a new international club
9 Young Cres.                dedicated to Type II drivers and
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan      enthusiasts alike.
CANADA     S7J 2L3           for an application form, send a self-
                             addressed stamped envelope.
                             <bus@the.link.ca>

European ....................................................
VW Type 2 Owners Club        telephone:  0527 872194
57 Humphrey Ave.             1967-1991 buses welcome
Bromsgrove
Worcs       B60 3JD
ENGLAND

Split Screen Van Club         bi-montly magazine, big on camping,
c/o David Eccles
"Brambly House"
93 Dunton Road
Broughton Astley,
   Leics.  LE9 6NA
UK

Bulli-Kartei                 FAX: 02302 / 75039
c/o Jochen Brauer            TEL: 02302 / 75907
Brandholzweg 1               pre-1968 buses, magazine 2 or 3 times/year,
58456 Witten                 (in german language). can join via NEATO
GERMANY

Elsewhere ...................................................
VW Van Club of Jakarta
Sekretariat:  JL Cut Nyak Din
No.  7A
Jakarta-Pusat
INDONESIA

Backchat Buggies & Vans
20 Rippen Crescent
Bloemfontein  9322
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

Campers ...................................................
Westfalia Campers
-----------------
Westfalia Wanderers               for owners of VW Campmobiles or
13 W. Montgomery St.              Vanagon Campers
Ilion, NY 13357

Westfalia Owners Travel Club      $??/year, newletter.
Site 13, Box 2, RR #4             "strictly a travel club, and not
Hampton                           one for restoring older vans ..."
NEW BRUNSWICK  E0G 1Z0
CANADA

Club international de camping-car Westfalia      ??
Casier Postal 47101
Sillery
QUEBEC   G1S 4X1
CANADA

Camp Box News                    ??
1728 Evansdale                   (419) 531-2954
Toledo, OH 43607

VW magazines & such
------------------------
Funkengroovin                     Funkengroovin
<U.S., whenever>                  16203 Avenplace Rd.
$14/year US                       Tomball, TX 77375-8486
email: VWGroovin@aol.com          phone (US) (713) 370-284
                                  (713) 370-2844

Dune Buggies and HOT VWs
<U.S., monthly>                   Wright Publishing, Inc.
$22/year US, add $4/year Canada,  P. O. Box 2260
add $8/year all other countries   Costa Mesa, CA 92626
<allow 6 weeks for 1st issue>

VW Trends                         Subscription Dept.
<U.S., monthly>                   McMullen & Yee Publishing, Inc.
$28/year US                       P. O. Box 68033
<allow 8-10 weeks for 1st issue>  Anaheim,  CA  92817-0833

European Car                      Subscription Dept.
<U.S., monthly>                   P.O. Box 454
$18.80/year US,                   Mt. Morris, IL 61054-0454
$26.80/year Canadian <incl.GST>,  (800) 877-5602
$28.80/year all others
(not much bus stuff, but hot small cars: golfs, jettas, audis, bmws,...)

Vintage Volkswagen Club of America
Monthly Magazine
VVWCA
5705 Gordon Drive
Harrisburg, PA 17112
$20/year membership/magazine

The VW CONNection
Connecticut Volkswagen Association
P.O. Box 4064
Waterbury, CT 06704
$20/year membership/magazine

The Transporter                   for 1968 and later buses, vanagons,
LiMBO                             and eurovans
P.O. Box 3293
Plymouth, MA 02361-3293
$18/year membership/magazine

G.A.S.S. Voice of the Enthusiast
German Air Sucker Society
927 Liberty Street
Salem, OH 44460
$20/year membership/magazine

Old Bus Review                    for 1949-1967 buses
NEATO
PO Box 4190
Alburquerque, NM 87196
$20/year membership/magazine
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Non-US magazines

Gute Fahrt                         subscription available from:
<German, monthly>                  Klasing & Co
5 DM/issue                         Siekerwall 21
written by VW itself (?);          33602 Bielefeld
non-technical                      Germany

VW-Szene                            subscription available from:
<German, monthly>                   MPS Medien Post Shop
6.80 DM/issue                       Abt. VW Szene International
deals with all vw models, but       Postfach 2122
mainly with bugs. good ads.         45678 Herten
not often technical article.        Germany

Auto Motor und Sport                subscription available from
<German, bimonthly>                 Abonnentenservice
32.50/year                          Postfach
most popular car magazine in        20080 Hamburg
germany. written for average
consumer. lots of car tests, etc.

Promobil                          promobil-Leserservice
<German, monthly>                 Abt. MBV
for camperbuses and               Postfach 10 60 36
winnebago-types                   7000 Stuttgart 10
70 DM/year
not just for vw's (all rv's).

Volksworld                        Volksworld Subscription Department
<British, monthly>                120-126 Lavender Avenue,
44.20 pounds, airmail             Mitcham,
35.00 pounds, surface mail        Surrey,
Cheques/international MO only     CR4 3HP,
They will also want to know what  UK
 issue you want to start from.    Phone (international)  0181 646 1031

also available in the U.S. from:
                                  EWA
$60/year US                       PO Box 188
(expensive, but worth it)         Berkeley HTS,  NJ  07922

VW Motoring                       P.O.Box 283
<British, monthly>                Cheltenham
2.00 BP/issue, 24.00 BP/year      Glos. GL52 3BT
Beetles, water-boilers and all    ENGLAND  U.K.
things vw-ish. features campers
frequently.
(They have a club for all vehicles that pass 100,000 without
accident miles called the 'VW Motoring Friendly Drivers' Club'.

Volkwagen Audi CAR                AutoMetrix Publications
<British, monthly>                Market Chambers,
2.00 BP/issue, 24.00 BP/year      High Street,
bias toward 'performance cars',   Toddington,
covers vw family, but mostly      Bedfordshire LU5 6BY
audis, not buses. sometimes has   ENGLAND  U.K.
campers and kombis.

Super VW Magazine                 Super VW/Service Abonnements
<French, monthly>                 48-50 Bd Senard
$94/year (? $7.00/issue at        92210 St Cloud
U.S. stores) 350FF/year           FRANCE