In Dunedin on a wet, dreary day earlier in October (horrid day, I resolutely remained in the motel) Nigel was busy in the city and found this sweet Volkswagen or VW van parked in the street. Cute!
‘Wee Dub’, Dunedin, New Zealand
Text by Liz, photos by Nigel; Exploring Colour (2019)
Exploring Colour 
I don’t believe I’ve ever seen a VW van like that. The ones in the United States are different. And of course the no-U-turn signs over here point the other way.
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We think the Wee Dub is a one-off. No doubt it has some very proud owners!
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And it’s pink, Liz! I would like one, too. 🙂
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It looks like an ice cream van or a van made out of ice cream, I hope the cold weather does not melt it. Such a breath of joy amid the downpour
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It is a ‘breath of joy’!! In fact your words gave me a breath of joy, thank you. (Touch of flu, not feeling the greatest). But your words were a joy 🙂
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Oh no, get better my favorite wee Zealander 🤗🤗😘😘
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Thanks so much! Nigel got it first, now me, and the weather’s turned nasty. But as you said in your last comment.. up the Dubs! LOL. I’ll get over it 🙂
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I love how we even share germs in families! Thoughtful 🤭🤗
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This is a cute tribute to the classic Volkswagen bus. It’s a customized minivan. Daihatsu perhaps?
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We had this conversation this morning! Nigel recognised the back window as Daihatsu.
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So my guess was correct!
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When I first read ‘Wee Dub’ I wondered if you might have found a small dubstepper. This is just as cute, although styled differently than the ones that roamed here during the height of the hippie era.
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Do enlighten me re the cute hippie era ‘dubstepper’ ???
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Oh– ‘dub step’ or ‘dubstep’ is a kind of electronic music that doesn’t appeal to me at all, but which has quite a following. It’s not old enough to be associated with our hippies — I just mashed up the name of the van, the music, and my own memories of some very creatively painted VW vans!
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Beautiful find
I absolutely love this old combi. Late 1970s I remember doing with other teenagers a trip in this old VW combi …. a beautiful era
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I’m happy the photos bought back to you such pleasant memories!
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