A Taverner’s tribute to Jonny Wiggins

We are honoured to share with you a very special minibus that we have recently converted for The Lord’s Taverners. We have worked closely with The Lord’s Taverners for a number of years and when the opportunity arose to convert a vehicle for the Castledon School in Wickford, we knew that we had to do something special.

A very special Ford Transit converted for The Lord’s Taverners.

The Lord’s Taverners supplied us with a L2H2 Ford Transit base vehicle which we decided to convert free of charge in memory of Stanford Coachworks’ founder, Jonny Wiggins. Jon sadly passed away in 2019 after spending four wonderful years enjoying his retirement in Thailand.

The vehicle was converted in memory of Stanford Coachworks’ founder Jonny Wiggins.

To make this happen, Dave and Steve who usually convert The Lord’s Taverners vehicles, volunteered their time to build the vehicle free of charge. Along with the help of our seating upholsterers and valeters, everyone at Stanfords came together to do their bit, which we are incredibly grateful for.

Of course, the vehicle featured accents of Jon’s favourite colour - Kawasaki Green, which pays tribute to his adventurous motorbike racing past. These custom Kawasaki Green accents include a diamond stitch roof panel, lower window panels and door protection pads. Recessed into the roof, we have installed LED blue / white lights.

The custom stitch passenger seats feature accents of Jon’s favourite colour.

We are so pleased that the vehicle is being delivered to a local school as its gives us the chance to hopefully see Jon’s minibus on the road once lockdown restrictions have eased. When safe to do so, The Lord’s Taverners and Stanford Coachworks will be arranging an official vehicle handover to Castledon School along with the help of some special guests. Keep an eye out on the SCW blog for some photos of the handover.