Re: Re: An intruder….
Hi John, Jeremy and Phil,
Yes we managed to find a windscreen (how did you hear? ❓ )
The story for those that didnt hear it…
Stone flies at Billy, smashes toughened screen, RAC Winscreen folk give up trying to find a replacement, I spent 2 months on the laptop, spoke with everyone even Peter Swann at Pilkingtons in Kent to no avail and my insurers wanted to write him off 😥 … Then I remembered a guy up in Derbyshire who I had bought an eBay item from – he had another Billy plus a CA Debonair plus other wondrous things and I emailed him. Roger found me a screen and it was laminated! So Billy was saved.
His story?
We have some great mates with an old camper, a Mercedes 306L, 70’s, and then we started to get the need to buy something old and fun. We tried to buy a Morris LD Ambulance but the owner wouldn’t sell (luckily!) so I started to scour the internet.
On the classic campers website was a list of vans and Billy was there, we exoected him to be sold but he wasnt! The next day we drove up to inspect him (in Coventry) and the widow was selling him for the deceased Polish owner Mr Richter.
Richter apparently bought Billy new from Herbert Lomas as an unsold amulance which then was immediately converted to a campervan. From December 1965, when new, until September 2007 when we got him, Billy has done only 60,000 miles. The last 12 years he did 6 miles each year just to get his MOT ! We have sorted out a few shelves, replaced the cooker (for a new period replacement) fitted new tyres, new brake system through out, and give him a proper old fashioned service.
As a result he drives like a RR, just purrs along !
If anyone needs any parts or just advice on CA matters just ask or email john.selman@btinternet.com
Best wishes to all,
John (& Billy)
