The retro ice-cream van, which was used as a mobile community hub by Kentmere Community Centre to support vulnerable and disadvantaged young people in the city, was transformed on the most recent series of the hit noughties makeover show, which is being broadcast onThe episode was published today and charts the renovation of a Mk2 Ford Transit-based ice cream van, which was in a sorry state when it arrived at Wrench Studios, a customisation and tuning shop based in London.
while the rotten lower body of the van had to be completely stripped and have new panels welded in to replace the originals.With the chassis fixed, the team gave the reassembled Transit an ice cream-inspired paint job, while the standard steel wheels were replaced by eye-catching alloy rims. Under the refreshed body, the engine was overhauled, ensuring the Transit could once again move under its own power.