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Container find, not barn!

“I consequently restored the bus and sold it about 10 years ago because of the lack of storage”

It really is amazing how things can change. In days gone by, it really would be a case of seeing a vehicle at a show and leaving a note in the hopes that the owner would contact you via a telephone. This would then result in arranging a time to travel afar to do a feature and take some photographs. Then a tiring journey home – or a nights stay at a local B&B on expenses – to get the reel developed and pray they come out okay. If not, you possibly do it all again? Now it is simpler. I have done this feature without even leaving my den thanks to several people.

I am not a fan of social media but it does pay dividends on some occasions. A friend sent me a picture of a green commercial with huge side windows that appeared

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