The journey of Eric Arnold’s 1977 Westfalia began in late 2002 with a modest savings account and a lot of curiosity. At the time, Eric’s Volkswagen knowledge was nearly non-existent, limited only to occasionally borrowing a friend’s Bus. When a listing for a green camper in Kingman, Arizona, popped up on TheSamba, he decided to take a chance...
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