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VW Caravelle

I mentioned here in the April 2024 issue that we had bid (at auction) on our next potential project – a nine-seater Volkswagen Shuttle T30. I thought the price was too much for a van that had DSG problems, so pulled out at £5500. Well… things went very weird the following month! As I said in the April issue, contributor, Ian Cushway, wanted me to buy a van of his choice as one, he would fund the purchase and two, he would collect it from me, once fixed, to ship back to his home in France and run it as a family vehicle and as part of his Editorial role at magazine.

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