Just picked her up. The story goes that she was born in 1969 (Gonna check to see if Ruby and her were at the factory at around the same time)
She did a little running around and then was sold to an Italian family in 1974. She remained with this family until today !
She was used to build the family furniture business as well as used for their personal vehicle for some years - taking in a few family holidays - the old lady this morning was telling me about a trip in her to durban many years ago with her small children, husband and her all bundled in.
Her loving owner used her regularly and loved to do pencil doodles all over her dash board, outside paint work as well as sunvisors and headliner - hence the name ! (he also liked to do sums on gates - think while he was quoting for business)
I heard that she was up for sale and I had to out bid a guy from alex who wanted it for a business (sounds familiar). She's got a few bruises but she got loads of character !
She's now safe and semi retired !
Congratulations on the Bus. Looks pretty sweet 
velly velly pletty! I gee yu two hunnat dorra!! Is good plice velly good plice! Take it, you keep a hunnat, give your wife a hunnat we all win!! 
mmm... some time ago VD Brink had one....)
