![]() He cooked, slept, travelled and lived in the camper van. Jamie used this very vehicle in his TV series "Jamie's Great Italian Escape" where he drove it around Italy in every episode. The suspension was also upgraded, being lowered and stiffened, along with the brakes, adding servo assistance, front disc brakes, upgraded rear drum assemblies and Porsche Fuch alloy wheels. 4 litre, flat 4 boxer engine, Porsche air cooling fan system and a Porsche 4 speed gearbox. He also settled on a tuned Porsche 914 2. The interior was also trimmed by leading VW coach trimmer Bernard Newbury. ![]() He had various upgrades made to the vehicle to include a £8, 500 complete premium sound and entertainment system, encompassing Alpine control system, 2 TV monitors that drop down from the roof, Sony Playstation 2, DVD Player, custom amps, CD changer, sat nav, etc. It was purchased by the world renowned chef, Jamie Oliver in 2000. ![]() The sunroof deluxe model is the most desirable model and this is the rare, original, semaphore, UK, right hand drive model. It was laid up to rest in 1979 and was restored, including a complete stripping, welding and rebuild in 1992 to 1997 by Matt Keene, who owns a VW restoration business in Cornwall, - details above. ![]() This samba van was originally constructed on 08/ 06/ 1959 and left the factory for England the next day. The 1959 VW Samba 23 window camper van is very sought after and original right hand drive UK models are extremely rare. Welcome to the sale of my rare and unique vehicle. ![]()
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