**Bidders please Note - Reserve now removed by the vendor due to ill health and this needs to find a new home regardless of price - Please ensure you are bidder & card verified before bidding, we don’t want anyone to miss out - Good luck everyone! **
Highlights
- High quality Scoobie Doo-style Groovy Bus
- Engine was from a low mileage 1999 Subaru Imprezer sport that was reconditioned before fitting 1,500 miles ago
- Professional makeover remaining in great order
- Bespoke interior carries through the wonderful theme
- A genuine one-off bespoke vehicle designed by the vendor and magazine featured
- Draws the crowds wherever it goes
- Well kept van with Subaru 2L petrol engine & 5 speed box
- MOT to January 2026 with no advisories
- Fully undersealed for protection
The Appeal
There’s individual and then there’s this: the one-off ‘Groovy Van.’ Fans of Scoobie Doo or those with 60s magic mushroom experiences will sense something familiar about this incredible van and its remarkable bodywork and interior.
If you haven’t done so already, we recommend checking through the photos: they are a real treat. Each new photo of the interior, in particular, reveals something new to engage the eyes. It has all been executed professionally to a very high level - so much so that this van was the subject of a multi-page magazine feature when it was completed around 10 years ago.
This work of art was designed by the vendor and created for their specialist hire company to offer something distinctive & different for customers. Objective achieved!
Beyond the beautifully done wrap & trim, and the Subaru engine coupled with a 5 speed box, there is a well kept van with a good history file (chosen originally for its outstanding condition) it comes with an advisory-free MOT to January 2026. Appealing as those practical points are, this van is surely about something altogether more magical…
The History and Paperwork
- First registered in November 1988
- Three registered keepers from new
- Current keeper since 2012
- Previously red which was changed in June 2012
- Multiple sets of keys as shown
- Magazine article dated May 2014 as shown in photos
- Old MOTs including older handwritten versions
- MOT to 28th January 2026 with no advisories
The Condition
- Bespoke, professionally finished refurbishment around 10 years ago as a ‘groovy van’
- One off bespoke exterior wrap finished to high standard as shown
- Theme carried through to Fuchs-style alloys
- Fitted with quality Yokohama tyres all round
- Converted to quad headlight arrangement
- Underside in good order with no structural advisories on MOT
- Bespoke very detailed interior with extensive refinishing in multiple colours
- Interior presents very well with well kept furnishing and fittings
- Front seats and dashboard re-trimmed in theme with rear facing benches
- All seats with space for up to 8 fitted with seatbelts
- Fully lined and insulated, trimmed with fur to walls and ceiling in multiple colours with Beetle cut out
- Rear bench seat area for storage or resting, not currently a bed but could easily be converted as the trim is removable
- Pioneer stereo fitted and auxiliary rev gauge
- All lights, electrics and switchgear work correctly
The Mechanics
- 2L petrol Subaru engine fitted from a low mileage Impreza sport that was reconditioned before fitting 1,500 miles ago
- Manual 5 speed gearbox
- Twin exit exhaust pipe
- Invoices for maintenance and because it was used by the vendor for private hire it was subject to 6 monthly inspections by VOSA
- No reported running or driving issues
- No mechanical or running gear advisories on last MOT
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