Category Archives: Hotel Colorado bus

On the Tom Tom trail

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Barbara Fox

I hope to have some more ‘Bedpans & Bobby Socks’ news to report soon, but in the meantime, I’ve been hearing from our friend Michael Chazot, owner of Tom Tom – otherwise known as the Hotel Colorado Welcome Wagon – … Continue reading →

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Volksworld – a day to remember

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Barbara Fox

The story came full circle on Saturday March 29th when Gwenda, Pat and Molly were reunited with the Hotel Colorado Welcome Wagon, albeit a long way from their first meeting place in the American West. It brought back many memories … Continue reading →

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Last call for the Welcome Wagon!

Posted on March 27, 2014 by Barbara Fox

A final reminder that we are attending the Volksworld Show at Sandown Park this coming Saturday (March 29th), where Gwenda, Pat and Molly are being reunited with the Hotel Colorado bus, a link with the happy days they spent working … Continue reading →

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Flatus goes to Volksworld

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Barbara Fox

We certainly never expected to find ourselves giving a talk at a car show, but that is what is going to happen at the Volksworld Show later this month. Gwenda, in particular, has done her share of speaking to Mothers’ … Continue reading →

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Welcome, the Wagon!

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Barbara Fox

The Volkswagen bus that tootled back into our lives a year ago will be setting off on another journey at the end of next month when it travels from its new home close to the French/Swiss border all the way … Continue reading →

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Molly meets an old friend

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Barbara Fox

I have a feeling the story of the Hotel Colorado Volkswagen bus is just going to keep on rolling … Molly, who has been on holiday in Geneva with her husband, David, visiting their son, also David, was relating the … Continue reading →

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A painted wagon

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Barbara Fox

The clock has rolled back 55 years. A Volkswagen Barndoor Samba with  bright new paintwork and the words ‘Welcome Wagon – Hotel Colorado’ adorning its sides, is now attracting jealous glances on French roads. The bus is a long way … Continue reading →

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The Volkswagen saga rolls on

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Barbara Fox

Since my post about the Hotel Colorado’s Volkswagen turning up after all these years, I have learnt that the van is a particularly rare model, manufactured in the early 1950s and known as a Barndoor Samba.  According to new owner, … Continue reading →

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Painting their wagon

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Barbara Fox

I’ve often thought how amazing it would be if Flatus, the girls’ trusty old Ford, turned out to be around still – perhaps stumbled upon in someone’s garage by the men on ‘American Pickers’, the programme that finds ‘treasure’ in … Continue reading →

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