Madcap Adventure: Plymouth to Banjul or "The Great Rock and Roll Swindle"
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The vehicle
An L200 Pick up truck with one careful owner
This L200 had grown up on Dartmoor and had one or two dents.
A Dog is for life not just for interior design
Most of the interior had been carefully given the signature treatment by a dog with an artistic bent
A pickup truck barely alive but we will rebuild it.
The first job was to change the upholstery and get rid of some of the charm (and fleas)
One or two unplanned upgrades
Tim was transporting some tables for the local cricket fundraiser and managed to put one through the back windscreen which had to be replaced and instantly doubled the value of the vehicle.
It's not all about cost
The truck looked shot to pieces but the mileage was low and the previous owner was struck by the fundrasing and insanity of the project so sold it to us for 1p (yes that's one of our English pence). With less than 60,000 miles on the clock that was very generous. He even threw in the tick borne diseases for free!
A team name
The 3 boys being fans of Rainbow and the comedic genius that is Zippy decided to name their team "Team Carmen".
"We know a video about that don't we Mick?"
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We got together one Saturday and customised the vehicle.
Widecombe Fair
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The Truck had its big day at Widecombe Fair with a drive around the main ring and an interview about what we were going to be doing.
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