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Awesome's newest project gets nationwide exposure.
Feel like a knees-up with a difference? Then what about a
'pimped-up' 1957 Green Goddess, called Mary.
The fire engine has all the mod-cons a party vehicle needs –
including a state-of-the-art sound and entertainment system, disco
lighting, champagne bars and a faux green and cream leather
interior.
Of course, it also comes complete with 100m (328ft) of hosing,
should there be a real-life disco inferno.
Working closely with the owner Lee Russell from Holywell,
Cambridgeshire, who bought the fire engine back in November 2007,
Awesome has created a one of a kind interior for the newest addition
to his new business “Alterative Limos”.
The commercial deep sea diver commented: 'I love historic vehicles
and wanted something that would make a statement, something I could
have fun with. She certainly turns heads.'
Lee bought the Green Goddess, which spent its working life at RAF
Sealand in Deeside, Wales and found out she was in
service during the fire brigade strikes of the 1970s, when the Army
had to step in to fight fires.
He added: 'She went on three jobs – two fires and one cat rescue,
the cat died.
I felt so sad she hadn't been put to good use,
so she won't be saving lives now but she'll bring a lot of joy to
lots of people.'
The project took a total of four months to complete the eight-seater
'dream machine,' so it's lucky the engine was in perfect condition –
although Lee only gets 8mpg.
'She isn't economical but she's a one of a kind' he said.
With media exposure already in the bag from ITV, BBC and radio, the
bookings, interest and feedback on this luxury limousine has been
nationwide in a matter of days!
And appropriately enough, Mr Russell's first booking for "Mary" is
for a posse of Cambridgeshire policewomen looking for a hot night
out.
For further information on Alternative limos, visit their website at
:-
www.alternativelimos.co.uk
06/06/08
Truckfest 2008.
We can now reveal the full details of our latest completed project,
which is to be showcased at Truckfest.
Its a Green Goddess fire engine with a difference, as we have
converted the fire engine into a luxury eight seater limousine.
It features faux leather and suede custom upholstery throughout, two
Champagne bars, music video player, top of the range sound system
and custom lighting effects.
At a flick of a couple of switches, this classic looking interior
can transform into a mini nightclub.
We will be joining our friends at
www.alternativelimos.co.uk on Sunday and Monday at Truckfest to
launch the customised Green Goddess, so it would be great to see
Awesome visitors old and new too.
01/05/08
Awesome new project gets BBC interest.
Awesome had the pleasure this week of Mike Cartwright from BBC Look
East.
Mike and his team spent the morning filming our latest project,
which is an old RAF green goddess fire engine.
The project consists of totally transforming the standard fireman
cab interior into a fully functional commercial interior.
That's all we can disclose at this early stage, but we anticipate
the interior to be finished by late January / mid February 2008.
The vehicle will then be filmed again to view the transformation,
and then go out on air sometime in February.
Further details will follow.
Thanks again to Mike and his team.
23/11/07
  
More fabrics now available to view online.
We're currently
updating our fabric collections on our website due to customer
demand.
Check out the latest additions through our updated section of the
website.
26/10/07
VW Whitenoise 2007.
Congratulations to Paul & Yana for winning this years "Best
Interior" trophy, sponsored by Awesome.
They also walked away with the Awesome Body Bag prize, which I'm
told was in full use on Sunday evening by Yana after a full weekend
of showing their splitty to the adoring crowds.
Originally from the US, this Awesome example of a LHD splitty, came
complete with a custom interior created in the states.
This included fluted brown fabric mixed with brown faux leather on
the seating and door cards, plus a suede headlining.
Paul & Yana have added their own touches to the vehicle though,
which included removing the old deep piled carpet and replacing this
with faux laminate flooring throughout, curtains, some upholstery,
dash mounted multimedia centre and a hand built corner cupboard made
by Paul from an old IKEA blind!
These slight touches have really complemented, updated and given the
interior of the bus a real facelift.
Above all though, they have successfully spliced the interior to the
exterior in a style which is their own, but is also accessible to
most peoples capabilities and budgets.
Paul & Yana -
Winners of VW Whitenoise "Best Interior" trophy 2007.
As awarded
by Awesome.
03/07/07
Classic Car & Bike Show +
Auto Jumble.
Another great event
sponsored by Awesome.
16/05/07
Town Crier feature.
Thanks to our
local newspaper the "Town Crier" for the recent Awesome
news item.
26/04/07
NEW Fabric.
A great new
fabric has just been added to our collections.
The Zodiac vinyl collection is a sparkle type vinyl which is
traditionally used with American classic car interiors and American
diner furniture.
05/04/07
Volksworld Camper and Bus
Magazine.
Hot off the
press is the news that Camper and Bus magazine are featuring our
recent Vodafone "Live" music camper project in the next issue of their magazine.
This is going to be "HOT" as they have given the bus an official
photo shoot in their London studio,
and tongues are already wagging about this stunning bus.
Thanks to the efforts of Mr Ivan McCutcheon, editor of Volksworld &
Camper and Bus magazine.
We are waiting patiently by our letterbox!
22/03/07
Episode: CROYDON -
Mon 22nd Jan
The 60 minute makeover team phoned us back in July 2006, having taken our details at the Grand Design
live exhibition at the London excel.
They asked us to supply them with a special Manchester United
coloured
Body Bag to add to a themed children's bedroom design their
doing for a show which was broadcast today.
The Body Bag is white one side and red the other.
The background on today's makeover family is as follows :-
Mark and Heidi
tragically lost their daughter Mollie to leukaemia last year - which
was very difficult for all the family.
Heidi nursed Mollie as her condition deteriorated and they both
stopped work in order to spend more time with the children.
Mark describes Heidi is a giving person, who always helps others and
who loves surprising people.
Mark now thinks its time to surprise Heidi and has called in the 60
Minute Makeover team to re-vamp their 3 bed semi!
We hope Cameron and Nathan enjoy the Body Bag and we wish all the
family the very best for the future.
22/01/07
 Autosport
International show at the NEC Birmingham
We recently produced bespoke twin
leather seats for Lola's Huntingdon
branch for one of their cars.
The car featured at this years Autosport International show at the
NEC Birmingham, the biggest motorsport shown in the world, before
being whisked off to Spain to be presented to the Managing Director
of the
Lola Group.
Lola supply
technology services to manufacturer racing teams in Formula 1, Le
Mans sportscar, World Rally, and touring car competitions.
19/01/07
Lotus Esprit S3.
Yes like the
one from 'For Your Eyes Only', but this time Awesome get to play
with the interior instead of
James Bond.
A full leather interior is the mission, with matching velour.
17/01/07
Website Housekeeping.
We are
currently updating pages throughout the websites, so please bare
with us whilst we alter and move things about.
16/01/07
Winter Projects.
As usual the
winter projects are starting to accumulate, so if you are thinking
of starting that long overdue project ready for next years
festivals/shows, call us today to avoid disappointment.
SOME SPACES STILL AVAILABLE!
21/11/06
PROJECT: Sav's bus.
Now completed
and awaiting picture upload...
18/11/06
New VW Samba pictures.
This
project was completed at the end of September.
You can find
the pictures of our recently completed Samba project at :
VW
Testimonials
18/10/06
PROJECT: Sav's bus.
Our next
project is Sav's Bus, a 1967 left hand drive splitty which looks
absolutely stunning.
The body has been carefully restored and re-sprayed with a deep
coloured aubergine finish.
This has really been complimented with the natural touches of chrome
and a great set of wheels.
Sav contacted us back in June with the following request:-
I am Keen to
get this work done, and to a high standard, as the bus has had a
full resto and is a show winner, it just needs a interior that will
show it off in all it's glory.
Sav has already approached Volksworld for a 2007 feature, and they
are awaiting interior completion.
An interior design has been approved and work on Sav's bus will
start shortly.
Check back soon for further updates.
06/10/06
NEW
SUPER-HOT
VW PROJECT - COMPLETE!
After a
gruelling 10 days solid on her, we can now confirm our most recent
project is now complete.
As previously reported on 21/09/2006, the under wraps VW project is
now complete, and again we have been asked to keep pictures and
details under wraps until around the 20th October.
What we can tell you is that she's being used as a PR tool for a
major blue chip company, hence the need for us to not expose too
much information about our client until the promotion is well
underway.
We have pictures already (but it was raining), but more will be
forwarded to us and published online.
In a word - "she is one of the best VW interiors we have had the
pleasure in creating".
Full leather interior..... no that's already too much information.
02/10/06
NEW
SUPER-HOT
VW PROJECT (UNWRAPS)
Our latest
VW project is so secret, our client has asked us to say nothing
about it to anyone.
What we can tell you:-
Its a VW Bus.
Its already had huge exposure all over the most popular VW magazine
in Britain.
Its already stunning, but now its going to look Awesome!
We guarantee you will know who owns it when its finished.
* More news will follow in early October, so watch this space *
21/09/06
UK WIDE COLLECTION & DELIVERY SERVICE
From
September 1st our vehicle collection and delivery service officially
kicks off.
This service has already been in place over the past couple of
months whilst we tested the water with some of our classic car
customers, and we have received such positive feedback we have we
decided to offer this service as a permanent feature for all of our
present and future customers.
This will cover vehicles ranging from cars, VW campervans, Vans and
Motor Homes.
Prices
calculated upon individual locations, full details available upon
request.
**
Positive start to my restoration **
With the engine removed and off to be reconditioned, Awesome
collected and restored the interior beautifully and re-delivered
within the specified time period.
Full marks - Great Service!
1961 Jaguar
MkII 2.4 Manual
Mr K Lewington - Essex
01/09/06
CHECK OUT STUFF MAGAZINE
THIS MONTH
This month, we’re giving you an
exclusive peak at Stuff’s playroom.
Have a look around. Enjoy our hospitality. Please, you must come in…
That's what Stuff's website and magazine says, (there words not ours) but yes
our Awesome Body Bags look cool in the Stuff playroom, and it looks
like they are going to be banded
around the globe,
courtesy of our friends at "Stuff" magazine.
They took delivery of two Awesome Body Bags back in late June for
their new playroom, and now they have flung their doors open
to the world via this month magazine.
Although they should have explained that they are for sitting or laying on, and not for
laying in!
Haven't bought a copy? Haven't the faintest idea what I'm
blabbing on about?
Click here and treat yourself - Then with your spare cash buy -
"Stuff Magazine" - Sorted!
08/08/06
60 MINUTE MAKEOVER TO
FEATURE AWESOME BODY BAG
Now ITV wants an Awesome Body Bag!
So anyway
ITV's 60 minute makeover team phoned us having taken our details at the Grand Design
live exhibition at the London excel,
and asked for us to supply them with a special Manchester United coloured Body Bag
to add to a themed children's bedroom design their doing for one of
their shows.
Well only if you expose our funky bean bags to thousands we said!
(and they seemed to agree with that),
so
were not sure when the programme is being aired, but watch this ever
growing space for further details.
www.itv.com/60mm
28/07/06
VOLKSWORLD COMPETITION
Check out Septembers edition of Europe's best selling air-cooled VW
magazine, because were giving (yes giving) away one of our Guinness style Awesome Body Bags - you
lucky lucky people!
Click the link below to view what could soon be your best VW camper
van accessory ever.
Our friends as Volksworld have put all the competition details on
page 17 of Septembers edition, so if your not a regular subscriber
and you fancy a chance to win a Body Bag for the price of a good
pint, get down to any
major magazine retailer, pull out £3.70 and it could be yours!!... good luck :-)
Awesome Body Bag
25/07/06
COOL STUFF
Our friends at Stuff magazine have just taken delivery of two
Awesome Body Bags for their new
Stuff 'playroom'.
Having now moved to larger premises, the new playroom is designed to
display all of their favourite gadgets, gear and new technology,
which previously only used to be snapped and written about.
Were not quite sure if the new playroom is or will be open to the
public, but we do know that the press will be down there taking a
peek, and Stuff will certainly be doing a feature on the new room
soon.
So keep your eyes fixed on the next few editions of Stuff for
further information, and of course for a glimpse of our Awesome Body
Bags.
26/06/06
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