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BOHEMIAN WRAPPED CHIPPY

If you recognise this van from its previous feature two years ago then the only explanation is, you know the owner or possibly that you have a photographic memory for number plates and should seek help immediately. This is a rebirth like no other, yet somehow has stayed true to the original ethos of a budget build. Ok, the wheels have been given a free pass in that statement, but everyone is allowed an extravagance every once in a while.

Owner, Sam Huggins (36) is a carpenter by trade and got himself this 2006 T5 to act as a work van and something for the family. It replaced a low mileage silver T5 that was slammed on coilovers. “My wife, Kelly, was not a fan of the way it drove,” Sam reveals. “It wasn’t much fun getting it on and off building sites either to be fair.” When

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