36 CAMPER&BUS
1600cc twin port. I want to
move away from the whole
fast and loud thing.”
When the monster engine
comes out, so to will the
additional gauges Mike
added to keep an eye on
things in the blunt end, but
we’ll leave the fi nal words
to Mike: “Barndoor Sambas
are my dream Buses. They
hardly ever come up for sale
and when they do they’re
either super expensive
or totally knackered, so I
thought the only way I’d get
one is to build one myself.
It wasn’t built to be a show
car, I just did it for myself
and family to enjoy. If my
eight year-old son leans his
bike against it that’s okay. I
drive it to Sainsbury’s and
pretty much daily when the
weather allows. I’ve bought
and sold to get to this point,
but this one was built to
keep and enjoy. It’s only the
VIN number that makes this
different to one from the
factory.” And how often do
you look at a VIN number
anyway? We think Mike’s
pulled a blinder. Nice one.