We chatted here and there for a few weeks after the show about going for it but not really ever thinking we would. However, last week, an old Bedford appeared in a layby 500 yards from our house. It was not for sale, but we both spotted it at different times and brought it up in conversation.
Thursday just gone, the signs went up. She was for sale!! I wandered the dog up there in the dark on Thursday already knowing we wanted it. It sounded good. Low miles, tax, MOT and in our price range. This combined with the very fact that 'Annie' was also an ex Ambulance made it even more appealing.
I arranged to go see it Friday night, again in the dark. And after a good chat with the owners I was even more tempted. They were a great couple whose change in circumstances meant they had to sell the van.
Annie wouldn't start so I left with the books and history and a plan to see it again on Sat morning with a jump pack. Unfortunately the jump pack yielded no success and I was getting worried. But just as I was about to leave I spotted that the filler cap had no lock. Perhaps she'd been siphoned as well as having a low battery??
I took the battery this time and charged it overnight. Retuning to Annie on Sunday morning with fuel and a fully charged battery she sputtered into life and at that point the deal was done and she came home.
Sundays are busy days for us but I had enough time to strip a load of stuff out and work out the space we have to work with.
Plenty of fun over the next months and plenty of learning to be done...
Seats, inner framework, wiring, kitchens, sleeping arrangements and a general tidy up on the outside.
April will be here before we know it (that's when I hope we can take our first spontaneous trip away) so keep popping back and check Annie's progress as the winter takes hold.
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