I went over to the coast today to get a needed day at the ocean. There is probably no other place where you could drive around in normal traffic and see so many vintage VW buses. I counted 8 in about 5 hours not to mention all the Beetles.
The VW was one of the best utilitarian vehicles ever built, for $1500 you could always get one back on the road.
I know this is a side track from motorcycles but you have to love their mechanical simplicity and clean lines.