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Wingamm disguises a fiberglass monocoque motorhome as a Ducato camper van

C.C. Weiss April 2, 2019

Wingamm motorhomes and caravans are always head-turners, but one in particular will make you do a double-take. Smart and stylish, the new City Twins looks at first like a fairly standard Fiat Ducato camper van but is actually a custom-built fiberglass shell planted on a Ducato cab chassis.

We first saw the Wingamm City Twins at the 2018 Düsseldorf Caravan Salon

Automotive

The 100 most interesting cars at the 2019 Amelia Island Auctions

Mike Hanlon March 12, 2019

The 2019 Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance continued to grow in stature this year, but it was the symbiotic cluster of elite auctions that threw up the most interesting results. The collector car market is undergoing generational change, attracting a younger clientele driving prices below $500,000.

A bird's eye view of the RM Sotheby's marquee at the Ritz-Carlton. RM-Sotheby's is the official ...

Automotive

Retromobile auctions preview: 20 remarkable offerings worth considering

Mike Hanlon February 5, 2019

Paris gave birth to the automotive industry, held the world's first motor show, was the birthplace of motorsport, and now through the annual Retromobile celebration, Paris offers the finest in automobilia available. Here's a sampling of the remarkable objects available this year.

This year at Retromobile, thanks to a happy coincidence, a collection of Formula One steering wheels, ...

Automotive

Skydancer makes holiday travel breezier with motorhome cabriolet

C.C. Weiss January 22, 2019

When we saw the Skydancer 7.5 motorhome cabriolet back in 2014, we weren't sure it'd ever make it out of the prototype stage. But it has, transforming into the Fiat Ducato-based Skydancer Apéro, a luxurious, bright-white motorhome with retractable roof and space for four people.

Skydancer debuts its Apéro camper-cabriolet at CMT 2019

Automotive

Flexcamper creates a solo mini-campervan out of Fiat's tiniest van

C.C. Weiss December 17, 2018

Lately we've seen more and more companies shrinking camper vans down into mini-campervans. Germany's Flexcamper takes it a step further, making single-person mini-campers out of some of the smallest multipurpose vehicles out there.

Flexcamper's Fiat Fiorino mini-campervan

Automotive

Vlow camper van carries bikes and sports gear, then sleeps family of 5

C.C. Weiss November 21, 2018

Quite distinct from Carado's North American Axion camper van, the European-market Vlow is designed for a different audience. It comes in a variety of floor plans, most intriguing of which is the V 601 that can haul bicycles and gear to camp and sleep a family of five once there.

Automotive

Camper van answers adventure's call with flex bed-garage and panoramic roof

C.C. Weiss October 10, 2018

A camper van that sleeps two people and two bikes is a recipe for a seriously fun summer (and spring and fall), especially if it can sleep all four at the same time. With its new Twin Supreme 640 SGX, Slovenian converter Adria creates that exact 2+2 camper van layout in a Fiat Ducato.

Adria used a KTM MX motorcycle to help amp up the feeling of adventure at the ...

Outdoors

Vanjoy concept switches seamlessly between mobile office, load hauler and campervan

Bridget Borgobello September 11, 2018

Berlin-based designer Michael Hilgers has created a campervan conversion based on a Fiat Ducato that is jam-packed with smart space-saving features. Dubbed Vanjoy, the campervan concept boasts a clean, minimalist design that makes maximum use of the working space.

Berlin-based designer Michael Hilgers has created a campervan conversion jam-packed with smart space-saving features

Automotive

Offroad Westfalia camper van follows the compass toward the dirt, rock and unknown

C.C. Weiss March 16, 2018

Westfalia might be the most well-known camper van converter on the planet, but its reputation lies in highway-touring VW buses and not so much camper van off-roaders. With the off-road van segment heating up, Westfalia is releasing a rugged camper van of its own, the Amundsen 540D Offroad.

The Amundsen 540D Offroad definitely has a more rugged look from the get-go

Automotive

100 most interesting lots at Paris Rétromobile 2018 auctions

Mike Hanlon February 14, 2018

Rétromobile has been running since 1976, when the most expensive car in the world cost less than $100,000 and long before the term retro had become fashionable. It is one of those places where auctions truly can throw up some remarkable objets d'automotive art. This year it did not disappoint.