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we all know the w's legendary camper van. -- the w -- vw's legendary camper van. >> jesus is calling me. that is the nickname many brazilians give their vw, be -- vw comvi. a prayer is about daily protection for passengers. the model has hardly changed since production started in brazil 56 years ago. volkswagen's type to model is used from us everything in brazil. versatile and with a low price tag, the microbus is the workhorse of many small firms. he earns his living with the vw van. he uses his for his children's party hire service. and he has become a passionate fan of the vehicle and its merchandise. >> i've been working with it since i was 18. but it has been there my entire life. my father had one. i was more or less rays inside one, watching my father worked. it is more than just a means of transportation. >> an outdoor market in sÃo paulo. like the vendor next door, mario santos has been bringing his wares to the market for years in his convi. >> i bought in 1974 and it has been with me until now. it has given me the little that i have now. i don't agree with stopping produc
we all know the w's legendary camper van. -- the w -- vw's legendary camper van. >> jesus is calling me. that is the nickname many brazilians give their vw, be -- vw comvi. a prayer is about daily protection for passengers. the model has hardly changed since production started in brazil 56 years ago. volkswagen's type to model is used from us everything in brazil. versatile and with a low price tag, the microbus is the workhorse of many small firms. he earns his living with the vw van. he...
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Dec 19, 2013
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vw camper van play set.m and the basement. >> look at that. >> great for the beach in the summer, great chill tent on the beach. 64 bucks. >> does it have windows? >> it has a zip-out -- >> i know. >> velcro. >> okay, cute. >> moving up the age spectrum, oliver, how are you doing? >> oliver! >> this is a sensation, the hoodie backpack. it's a thing among kids, as everyone knows. this hoodie backpack. curious thing that's happening. who has done it? nike has done it. >> nike? >> kind of functional fashion. oliver isn't going to wear a hat, no matter what his mom says, right? >> yeah. >> why aren't you in school? >> because i just like this backpack. it's really cool. >> okay. cool. >> sock, so moving up the age spectrum further to the brother. the guy serious about the beer should be serious about the glassware he drinks it out of. the best barware out there. this set of four is about $40. and it comes with a glass for every type of beer. now there's nothing worse than coming home, wanting a cold one and find
vw camper van play set.m and the basement. >> look at that. >> great for the beach in the summer, great chill tent on the beach. 64 bucks. >> does it have windows? >> it has a zip-out -- >> i know. >> velcro. >> okay, cute. >> moving up the age spectrum, oliver, how are you doing? >> oliver! >> this is a sensation, the hoodie backpack. it's a thing among kids, as everyone knows. this hoodie backpack. curious thing that's happening. who...
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is sad, after producing nearly 4 million of mini buses volkswagon is putting the brakes on the camper vanspondent reports from south palo. >> i can't open from the side. >> reporter: it has been three years since dave left his home in san diego, california to drive up and down south america in his bus, the vehicle is a little beat up but full of personality and quite reliable he says. >> the only time i ever had to take the motor out was to put new piston rings on it, that is it. >> reporter: most owners of vw vans or kombies known in brazil the love affair with the vehicle is, well, something different. >> you don't buy a car you enter a relationship and i feel it, i feel this car. >> reporter: panton and other bus lovers gathered in south palo to hold a farewell of sorts 63 years after it was first introduced in the market and they are discontinuing production on it before the end of the year. since 1975 this vw factory in south palo is the last place in the world it's made, 140 a day are produced here but now they are assembling the final few. a new law goes in january 1 and all have t
is sad, after producing nearly 4 million of mini buses volkswagon is putting the brakes on the camper vanspondent reports from south palo. >> i can't open from the side. >> reporter: it has been three years since dave left his home in san diego, california to drive up and down south america in his bus, the vehicle is a little beat up but full of personality and quite reliable he says. >> the only time i ever had to take the motor out was to put new piston rings on it, that is...
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production of the volkswagen camper van came to an end yesterday in brazil.auto safety rules but the trip might not be over amid reports the finance minister is looking to make an exception for the van produced there since 1957. in today's office politics some of my colleagues get into the spirit of the season and share their answers to this question what is your favorite holiday tv show. show. >> charlie brown christmas tree every time still as a little kid, pick one, pick that one. he always picked that one. so i think those things from your childhood where the anticipation of once a year you got to see it was exciting. >> the old rudolph the red nosed reindeer i watched every year as a kid. my sisters and i would watch it and pretend like we were the misfit toys on the island. >> we're a couple of misfits ♪ we're a couple of misfits, what's the matter with misfits ♪ >> so i used to have very warm associations with it and still love to watch it every year. i've tried to get my daughter ella into it but she's like this is weird. i find it creepy. she doesn't
production of the volkswagen camper van came to an end yesterday in brazil.auto safety rules but the trip might not be over amid reports the finance minister is looking to make an exception for the van produced there since 1957. in today's office politics some of my colleagues get into the spirit of the season and share their answers to this question what is your favorite holiday tv show. show. >> charlie brown christmas tree every time still as a little kid, pick one, pick that one. he...