Angel's VW Westy bus


Angel and his '78 Caribbean Westy

This is Angel Olivares in Puerto Rico proudly showing his mint condition '78 VW Westfalia bus. I visited Angel and his family when I was in San Juan for a conference. Of course we had to have a photo session with his Volkswagens! Click on the photos to see large versions.

Inside the late bus Westy

The well equipped inside of the full camper. The stove and sink cabinet is in the foreground. In the rear is the underseat storage, the closet. The chest fridge is occluded behind the stove and sink cabinet, but the evaporator fins can be seen just in front of the closet.

Clever front window bug screen

Angel has this clever bug screen for the front windows. It is a piece of mesh sewn into a pocket that slips over the door. On the inside bottom is a piece of elastic, which stretches it up and keeps it on tight. He says the bug screen is OEM. I'm going to make one myself on my sewing machine.

The VW family



Martin Jägersand