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Sleeper in the Luton I see.
Before I got my HGV ticket, I used to do a couple of nights away most weeks in a Bedford TL that had a Luton body (useful for middling removals), a side door and rear barn doors. After another uncomfortable night kipping across the seats, I came up with a genius (…) Idea. Given the Luton was empty, I could get in the side door, climb over various pallets and fashion a bed in the Luton using furniture blankets - and by gum it worked. One winter night I stopped over at Penrith truck stop, had a wash and some grub, set up camp in the Luton and had a great night’s kip. When the alarm went off pre-sparrow’s fart, I was dismayed to find frost on top of the furniture blankets over my sleeping bag.
I’m not saying my security arrangements were all that, but, well, I was in my early 20s and…
Can’t decide if this van would still be working or on the way to a show as the cars look to be from the mid 70’s ?
It ran from the south-east of England to Ireland on regular removals. IIRC it was still going in the '80s. There was another old girl - a Bedford, I think - that went on even longer!
Good grief. I know how slow a TK Luton is heading into a stiff breeze but that’s a little excessive.