![]() ![]() "It will be an emotional farewell having spent so much time and money on her, but on the other hand she will make an incredible home for someone or a brilliant glamping opportunity."īetsy, who has a brand new engine and full MOT, is the same model as the bus that was used in the Spice Girls movie, released in 1997.Ĭheck out the pictures below to take a virtual tour of Betsy, and email if you're interested in taking her on. "But then obviously the pandemic hit so neither of us were working that much and now the only option for us is to sell Betsy on. ![]() "We instantly fell in love with the bus when we went to view it last year and our plan was to take it to the festivals and events we work at," said yoga teacher Manjula, who lives in Roadwater on the edge of the Exmoor National Park. Overwhelming as it sounds, the couple lives full-time on the converted megabus to tour as a family and spend quality time together. Imagine this roof as a 2009 Van Hool TD925 double-decker bus the family is Dane and Deena Eyerly, along with their six kids. A fleet of four decommissioned buses has been converted by British-based social. A large family under one roof poses a new challenge every day. 'Betsy Boop', as Manjula and Reuben have affectionately named her, could be the dream family home or a quirky Airbnb or glamping opportunity, with an asking price of £45,000. LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) An inviting massage table, a snug chair, a sunlit field of grass this is not a holiday resort but one of London’s famous double-decker buses, which this summer will house up to 40 homeless people. Having carried out a major renovation of the vehicle, which ended its career working as a shuttle bus at the Amberley Museum in Sussex, they are now looking for new owners to lead it into the next chapter of its life. Husband and wife Manjula and Reuben Cote purchased the 1978 Bristol VR double-decker early last year in the hope of using it for their festival work, but the coronavirus pandemic scuppered their plans. The double-decker bus also accumulated plenty of dust and dirt from its time on the farm.A vintage double-decker bus which has been meticulously converted into a stunning home on wheels is up for sale in Somerset. There was a bedazzled ceiling, star-themed staircase, and colorful paint chipping off the walls left behind by the troop. She found rules like "no spitting" and "you must have a ticket" underneath layers of paint from when the bus was functioning in London. When the couple received the bus, it had elements from each phase of its past life, Hope said. ![]() ![]() The bus switched owners again, and it sat abandoned on a horse farm for a while. The 1957 Bristol bus originally came from London, where, in its heyday, it navigated around London's popular destinations like the Piccadilly Circus.Ībout two decades ago, it made its way to California, where it was used by a Girl Scout troop, Hope said. "I vacuumed up at least 100 spider webs and spiders." "It was scary, dark, and there were so many spider webs," Hope said. Taipei Double-Decker Sightseeing Bus Fact File Vehicle Body: Length 12 meters, height 4 meters body exterior painted with red base and images of Taipei 101, the North Gate, National Palace Museum, National Dr.Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, and other popular attractions semi-open top. The bus interior before said that they hadn't seen any pictures of the bus' interior before they arrived, so they were "shocked" by the bus' condition. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. ![]()
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