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Transporter Talk No 146
bonus of a roll out canopy, which has proved invaluable for doggy events!
So on 29th June 2016 I became the very proud owner of Florence, a dream come true! I purchased her with 54,772 on the clock and she has averaged 120 miles a month from her importation date to the UK in 2005. So what do I use Florence for? I run a Doodle club with two friends called “Doodles Do Splashes N Dashes” (any poodle cross). We currently have 345 members and me and my chocolate doodle PERCI have so much fun! We organise doodle dashes (walks) and splashes (swims) and also fundraise at our events for our local hospice “St Nicholas Hospice” with an aim to raise £1000 this year. Florence is used as our base camp at these events and we use her as a stall on our fundraisers. This year we are going to Doodlefest for 3 nights - a kind of Glastonbury for Doodles!
FLORENCE
I just love every minute we spend in her, making us and lots of other people happy. I have now nally got her interior exactly as I want her. A lady in our club Christine Winkless who owns the Doggy Cookie Company has made all the doggy accessories, campervan designed dog bed, leads, collars etc. I feel privileged to be able to own and thoroughly enjoy a piece of history. Florence has clearly been cherished for 43/44 years and I will continue to do so. She is currently having her winter health check with Mark at M&J servicing and repairs. Mark is a VW fanatic and air cooled specialist who will continue to cater for Florence’s needs in my mechanical ignorance!
Bex Randall and Perci
Don’t forget, if you want your pride and joy exhibited on the front cover of the Club magazine and a feature inside; send us some information about your van, memories and pictures. Your van could be on the cover of the next issue!
We have had plenty of members with Bay Windows write in, now we would love to see some other Transporters! Send us your Splits, T25’s, T4’s, T5’s and even T6’s too!
Send all details to: editor.vwt2oc@icloud.com
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