The Perfect Hippy Vehicle

At the very end of the 1950s, countries throughout Europe and North America were building roads to crisscross their continents. Families were beginning to take their vacations in their cars. Some folks wanted to go camping while others just wanted a little extra room when they traveled. To accommodate this new breed of traveler, VW created what they called their Camper.

In the 60s, it seemed, that the VW Camper became the vehicle of choice of the new, young hippy generation and this compact classic continues to hold that association even today. A large number of Campers were on hand at this year's VW Porsche Family Reunion and in talking with a number of owners they my not have been hippies but they did enjoy taking their rides camping.