Oh my god!!!!!!!!
It appears that we just can't help ourselves! But when you see a fab vehicle that needs some love and attention you have got to do your duty and buy it . . . . . . .
We now have our sixth and final vehicle (Yeah right).
Digby is a 1974 VW Karmann Beetle Cabriolet that will be going through his restoration with Julio, he has been in a garage in Cardiff for the past 15 years without even seeing daylight!
Here are the first pictures of Digdy once we had washed all of the dust and dirt off him.
Once he has been through his restoration he will be white & chrome to match our other vehicles, we will also get a new hood sorted to match Mr Bennett and get rid of the alloy wheels. (they just don't look right).
His interior trim is ok but will need some work, he will have to join the queue for that though as Julio is getting his facelift first!!!!
Expect Digby to be out and about for 2011 weddings!!
Julio has joined the team:
Big news about a new addition to our team!
We have now welcomed Julio the splitty bus to the team. His main restoration will start in the spring. Seating etc will be started very soon.
He has been imported from Brazil where he has worked as a taxi for Sau Paulo airport for the past 33 years. We are sure he will be happy for the makeover and a little rest.
These are the first pictures of Julio prior to any restoration taking place.
Julio will match our other vehicles in VW white once the restoration is completed, the interior will be cream & white to match our other buses.
Also check out Julio's strange door combo, three doors down each side! He's a very rare find and will look great when when he is all white and sparkling towards the end of the summer.
The restoration will start very soon by Ray Miles of Northern Classics & Campers Click here to visit his website. (That's Ray having a look under Julio before we bought the bus)
Julio updated update!!!!!!!!:
Julio is really starting to take shape, we have removed all of his interior and had the bench seating sandblasted and powder coated in silver chrome, the seats are now at the upholsterers and in fact are ready to be collected, they are finished in a sandy/cream leather with a white trim.
His door cards have also been completed and are ready for the fitting!
We will add photos of the seating very soon.
We are also trying to get him registered right now through the DVLA, however due to his previous life in Brazil we are needing some help from Customs & Excise to get the paperwork right....nothing is simple.
We have just purchased £££££££££ worth of new bling for Julio, from new indicators with Chrome trim, headlights, windscreen wipers, Big VW badge plus new carpets and rugs etc, etc, etc... We are looking forward to getting it all fitted. We are also sorting his headliner this week too which means his interior is done other than for the fitting.
Expect Julio to be ready for Mid September 2010!!!
Tilly's upgrade:
Vintage VW seating has been purchased for Tilly, the bench seating has been covered in white leather and has just been fitted for the new year.
The seating is now two vintage VW bench seats that have been refurbished in white leather and set so that they face each other. A new wooden floor has also been fitted.
We have now done lots of summer weddings in Tilly while her new seating has been in and the difference is fantastic. Don't tell the others but she is my fave bus . . . you can't beat a Bay window bus.
