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’72 DANBURY CAMPER

“The Camper was Walter’s only vehicle and was used for daily chores, as well as holidays, going as far afield as Russia!”

It’s not every day you get the chance to restore an original, UK-specification Bay Window Bus that has only had one previous owner. One person who knows exactly what that day feels like, though, is Rob Evans, an architectural designer and property developer from Stratford-upon-Avon.

In truth, though, the day didn’t exactly come out of the blue. It was a slow burn that started in the 41-year-old’s childhood.

“It’s one of those things,” he begins. “I didn’t exactly choose the Bus, rather it chose me. It was originally purchased, brand new, by Mr. Walter Cundy in 1972 from the Orr-Tookey VW

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