<div style="page-break-before:always; page-break-after:always"><div style="page-break-before:always; page-break-after:always">There&rsquo;s an old proverb that goes, &ldquo;If you&rsquo;ve have a problem, if no one else can help and if you can find them&hellip;&rdquo; oh no wait, that&rsquo;s not an actual proverb, it&rsquo;s from the A-Team TV theme. But, that&rsquo;s exactly who Darren Liquorish thought he&rsquo;d need, to bring his idea for a one of a kind van into existence.<div style="page-break-before:always; page-break-after:always">Life took and unexpected turn for Darren and his wife Mazz when the youngest of their five children, James, was born with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). DMD is a genetic disorder that is characterised by progressive muscular degeneration. James was diagnosed aged just four and a half years old and sadly his condition has deteriorated, to the point that he&rsquo;s now confined to an electric wheelchair. His parents wanted him to have the best life possible and if that meant him sitting upfront in their daily transport so he could get a good view, then that was exactly what would happen. His siblings have already left the nest, leaving James at home with his parents, who at the time we&#39;re driving around in a VW Golf. This was perfectly acceptable, but as James&rsquo; mobility decreased, they knew a change would have to be made, the search began for a suitable vehicle. It was soon obvious that they would need a van to accommodate the chair, but Darren and Mazz didn&rsquo;t want to consign their son to the middle of the vehicle, so they set about visiting all the mobility experts. Every business visited was able to help and provide a kit that would accommodate James, but not in the configuration that the family wanted, all their options used ramps to enter either the side or rear of the van. The ramps sadly take up a lot of space, either in the back, or under the side of the van. Whilst these can be protected from the elements, they are still subject to issues related to water and road salt ingress. None of those really appealed and besides, they didn&rsquo;t meet Darren&rsquo;s requirement of the seating arrangement with James in the front seat, he knew what he wanted and had drawn a full and detailed outline of his requirements. OK, so it was really what some engineers might call a &ldquo;back of a fag packet&rdquo; drawing, but&hellip;<img src="https://magarticles.magzter.com/articles/8851/502639/5f3e532574041/1597919817135.jpg"" owidth=623 oheight=404" width="300" /><div style="page-break-before:always; page-break-after:always">Darren started to widen his search, this lead him to visit Jack&rsquo;s Shack (they had an open day in 2019 which was covered in Issue 87), not only do they build the finest campervans, but they also fabricate custom trucks too. As with many fabricators, Jack cut his teeth early on by building a collection of unusual vehicles that were powered by motors that some people would never believe would fit in. They&rsquo;re currently working on a V10 T5 Doka, which will be featured in a future issue. Darren approached Jack with his drawings, which at this point had progressed to a CAD drawing, with help from his neighbor, Ash. It transpired that Darren had finally found his &ldquo;A-Team&rdquo; as Jack&rsquo;s approach was that, even though he&rsquo;d never completed a project like this, that didn&rsquo;t mean he couldn&rsquo;t.<img src="https://magarticles.magzter.com/articles/8851/502639/5f3e532574041/1597919817286.jpg"" owidth=1245 oheight=840" width="300" />All they needed then was a van, much to Darren&rsquo;s surprise, Jack was able to solve that problem too. A few days previously he&rsquo;d been contacted, out of the blue, by a gentleman who was looking to sell a Shuttle. It had been used to complete airport runs since new, had a full-service history, plus documentation that showed when anything had been replaced, right down to the light bulbs. Jack passed the contact information over to Darren, so that he wouldn&rsquo;t be involved in the sale and wouldn&rsquo;t make any money from it, as that&rsquo;s exactly the kind of guy he is. Darren and Mazz headed up to Yorkshire to view the van, they were immediately impressed, not only with the condition of it but with the shade of paint it was swathed in, it&rsquo;s VW Olympian Blue in case you were wondering. Mazz managed to negotiate an exceptional deal on the vehicle and the couple then drove back to their Leicestershire base in convoy, before dropping it off at Jack&rsquo;s Shack, so that Jack and his team could work their magic.<img src="https://magarticles.magzter.com/articles/8851/502639/5f3e532574041/1597919817765.jpg"" owidth=585 oheight=405" width="300" /><div style="page-break-before:always; page-break-after:always">After a great deal of thought and head scratching, the side door was removed and cut just below the glass, so that it could be hinged to open upwards and held in place with a pair of gas struts similar to those found on a hatchback or van tailgate. The remaining section was then strengthened, and a ramp was added. This had to be short enough so that it would fit in the opening when closed, but long enough to stop the door from touching the floor when it was fully down. Sounds easy doesn&rsquo;t it, but a lot of planning and effort went into this, as not only did the angle have to be accurate to allow James&rsquo; chair ease of access, it also had to be strong enough to support its weight, as the chair is extremely heavy. In order to help things along, the standard VW suspension was replaced with an Accuair E-Level air suspension setup complete with a four-gallon seamless tank and dual compressors. The system utilises an electronic levelling system with ride height sensors installed in each wheel well. These provide a constant and perfect ride, without any input from the driver. Also, when it&rsquo;s aired-out there is no movement in the vehicle during loading and unloading, a real bonus in this case. The air suspension also helps to keep the van level when James is aboard. Of course, air-ride is also very cool and that was part of the brief, Darren wanted to create a van for James that was practical, but also looked cool.<img src="https://magarticles.magzter.com/articles/8851/502639/5f3e532574041/1597919854834.jpg"" owidth=1245 oheight=908" width="300" /><div style="page-break-before:always; page-break-after:always">The door ramp is controlled by a remote control, this operates a small winch mounted on the side of the door opening. It is fitted with the cable from a wheelchair lift, to ensure it is strong enough and has safety switches, to ensure it doesn&rsquo;t over-tighten, or allow the winch to keep spooling once open. Darren removed the passenger seat so that Paul at Q-Strain could fit one of his company&#39;s QLK-150 wheelchair restraint systems, this keeps the chair securely in place when the van is on the move. James is a fan of Leicester City Football Club and not only did he ask for their insignia to be installed on the ramp, but he named the van after the club&rsquo;s fox mascot, Filbert.<img src="https://magarticles.magzter.com/articles/8851/502639/5f3e532574041/1597919855127.jpg"" owidth=535 oheight=710" width="300" />The registration number was chosen as Darren has been involved with quite a few triathlon events to raise money for The Gordon and Tara Ramsey Foundation that works with Great Ormond Street Hospital Children&rsquo;s Charity. He&rsquo;s even competed in the London Marathon twice, on the last occasion he pushed James for the last mile to the finish line, a real treat for James and one he really enjoyed. The family would like to take James camping at some point, but Daren isn&rsquo;t keen to add an elevating roof, as it would ruin the excellent ventilation system the Shuttle was fitted with, but also, he and Mazz don&rsquo;t like to be too far from their son, (If any company out there would like to donate a full-sized awning that would be suitable for this family, please contact the editor at editor@vwbusmagazine.com and your details will be passed on).<div style="page-break-before:always; page-break-after:always"><img src="https://magarticles.magzter.com/articles/8851/502639/5f3e532574041/1597919896670.jpg"" owidth=548 oheight=488" width="300" />In the meantime, the van will continue to see service as a daily driver with most people never being aware of the astonishing piece of engineering that they are in the vicinity of, but it just goes to show that no problem is impossible and you just need the help of the right people to solve it.<img src="https://magarticles.magzter.com/articles/8851/502639/5f3e532574041/1597919935983.jpg"" owidth=546 oheight=435" width="300" /><img src="https://magarticles.magzter.com/articles/8851/502639/5f3e532574041/1597919936086.jpg"" owidth=445 oheight=318" width="300" />DarrenAnd we&rsquo;d like to thank: <div style="page-break-before:always; page-break-after:always">Jack&rsquo;s Shack for their brilliance and outstanding engineering skills Paul at Q&rsquo;Strain. And Winstanley House for the location.

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