Well, some of you on here will already know about this, and some more of you will have been wondering why I have been selling some busses recently, especially El Greenio! So, here is the reason:



I have been lucky enough to be offered the opportunity to own this very early Kombi, and circumstances panned out in such a way that everything worked out so the deal could happen. A lot of people were involved in the various stages of the deal, some knowingly, some not until now probably! But I have to say a big thank you to everyone involved, you know who you are.

So, on Friday I started on the 1100 mile trip to collect it. The photo above was taken a short distance on the return journey when I stopped to check the straps... and have a cheeky little sit in the drivers seat! Passing drivers thought I looked odd though, so I hopped back into the T5 to carry on driving after a little while

Just love this view:



Lots more details/photos/updates to come, but thats it for now, cant wait to get stuck into it and get it ready for Hessich!!

cool tank, how does it steer?

Nice bus.
At least the bottom 4 inches are not rotten on this one

Hey Dai, i thought you were buying a house, not a shed

Looks good, where is it from originally? (don't say Wolfsburg )

Cheers,
Dom.

Cool bus good luck Dai

awesome, looks cool

streetwagens wrote:Well, some of you have been wondering why I have been selling some busses recently, especially El Greenio! So, here is the reason:

Never knew these Brian James trailers were that rare..? are they expensive?

Succes with your new bus Dai looks like a fairly easy project compared to some others you have..

are you gonna be going for resto of the year on this one Dai?? ultra smoooth, shiney paint, triple chromed doo dads, ?????

or is it gonna be a 10 window green laning mean machine?

Looking forward to watching this build thread

i see you didn't even make it to dundee before the phone was out for pics!,checking the straps my ar*e broom broom noises in the cab!

i'll be watching this thread,landy tyres,satin coat and get it down the lanes,i know you'l do it justice,good luck!

Very nice, Le mans in 6 weeks?

Cool bus for sure!

Get some more pics up then

Well chuffed for ya Dai..

can't wait to see how it turns out..

Thanks all, looking forward to getting stuck into it! Dom, this one is originally from Wolfsburg, so a real German one! and LJay, I'm amazed that you can recognise the lay by from that pic! Geek! Great to meet you btw, looking forward to seeing some progress pics of your own

Another pic, showing the luxurious interior

Nice luggage divider

I am glad you have 'real' friends and not ones that would do you over (you find out who is a real mate when you find a barndoor...).

Whats the history? Did you get 4 wheels or any spares??

Cheers,
Dom.