The White Van was originally purchased by me, in 1997, as a clueless 19 year old, with money my dear grandad had left me. With lurid lime green paint and doors made of chicken wire and filler it wasn’t exactly a beauty. Oh and did I mention, a copious amount of mould inside too. Fast forward a few years, and after transporting me on many adventures around the UK and Europe it was looking even more
sorry for itself. Yearly MOT failures were common with bills running into the thousands, so something drastic had to be done. A full bare metal restoration was the only way if I was to do it justice, and every worn out rotten part was replaced, including the engine. And it was treated to a sparkling new paint job in its original colour of VW Pearl White. Just a few days after the resto I drove it straight to Belgium on an adventure, and for once it got a lot of admiring looks. And a feature in Volksworld Magazine! Fast forward a couple more years and disaster struck, I suffered a head injury and was practically bedridden for over a year. I nearly sold the van as I thought I would never drive again. When I finally recovered, I realised life was too short to continue being miserable in a dead end retail management job. Many people had commented that the van would be perfect for weddings as it was so immaculate, so with no savings, no business plan, and no clue I gave it a shot. Hundreds of weddings later, the rest is history, i’ve travelled all over the South East to weddings large and small, including Westminster Abbey! New for 2019 is Pixwagen camper photo booth. Why not combine your transport with evening reception entertainment.
