From An Old Wreck To One Of The Most Beautifully Restored Bedford Housebuses You'll Ever Have The Pleasure Of Seeing...

It's not often you get to see such an immaculately restored and presented housebus as Emmylou, the 1960 Bedford SB3 which is Trillian and Kerry's pride and joy.
Their work of art has been a work in progress since they bought the bus as little more than a wreck around thirty three years ago from Auckland's North Shore Ferries.
I caught up with them at Northland's Uretiti campground where they'd stopped for a few days while heading further north.
What really got my attention was the attention to detail, the riveting rivets all carefully positioned using a hand riveter. The hand-made rear bumper, a work of art that faithfully follows the curve of the bus, the beautifully crafted wooden window frames, the curved ply on the ceiling
and walls, the immaculate paint job.
Congratulations Trillian and Kerry.
Emmylou is a delight to the senses...

Just Eight Days On The Road. This Family Has A Lifetime Of Memories Waiting To Happen...

Chrissy, Richard and eighteen month old Emma.
The world's newest Gypsies.
I met them a couple of days ago, Freedom Camping at Ohope, a beautiful place to be in New Zealand's Bay Of Plenty.
They'd been on the road just eight days on their way to a new lifestyle in their grand old lady, a 1965 SB3 Bedford. They're planning a lifetime of memories that are yet to happen.
Chrissy was a property manager, Richard's a plumber and Emma, well, she was a bit shy and didn't tell me what she'd been up to all her life.
But Chrissy and Richard know only too well that it's a rat race out there and they wanted more quality time as a family and to give their daughter the opportunities of a lifetime.
They're not prepared to sit around waiting for them to happen, they're making them happen...

Look At The Wonderful Woodwork On This Bedford Housebus...

Carolyn and Keith arrived at the recent Bedford get-together in their immaculate 1971 Bedford Housebus named Gecko.
The buses' interior is rustic and warm but the piece de resistance is this stunning wooden steering wheel and dashboard detailing.
I don't covet much but they were very lucky to drive home with this wonderful wheel still attached to their steering column...