The main reason for restoring Hazel Armstrong was to build a camper van according to my own preferences; allowing me to determine the colours, set up of the interior and (very important) the reliability of my van. I never thought of the possibility that people would actually want to rent my van until I received Luke and Lindsey’s request to use my split screen bus for their wedding.
Hazel Armstrong is used as a daily driver and she is my loyal friend during many of my surf trips. Depending on my whereabouts, the bus is available for weddings, parties, tours, advertising purposes, as a model for photo shoots or in case you suffer from a car polish fetish…
There are several options for the interior set up; she is standard equipped with a fold out rear seat, sink and stove. Optionally, a middle seat can be installed; allowing three additional people to be seated.
Hazel Armstrong is not just an ordinary split screen bus, but a car that contains all my hart and soul; therefore she can only be hired including me or one of my friends as a driver. Feel free to contact me to discuss the options!
Last Updated ( Thursday, 09 August 2007 )
Photo shoot Wolky Houten
For the 2008 advertising campaign of the summer collection of Wolky shoes, a Dutch design studio approached me with the request to use my splitty for a photo shoot; they found Hazel Armstrong by my restoration pages on the internet!
It did not take a lot of consideration to answer their question if we were willing to spend a day on the beach with three top models :-D
All together, it was a pleasant day on which me met a lot of nice people! It was very interesting to be part of the entire photo shoot process. The photos will be used for Wolky’s (international) brochure, posters and website.
Anthony (Director Wolky Houten): “Special thanks to Quentin Lau for letting us use his beautiful VW-bus 'Hazel Armstrong'. Quentin restored the bus himself and is using it every day now.”
Last Updated ( Thursday, 09 August 2007 )
Luke & Lindsey's wedding
I got in contact with Luke and Lindsey via the Dutch split screen bus register. When they came over to have a look at the VW bus, we immediately got along well. At sun rise, I dressed up in my tux and drove over to Luke’s parents' place to pick him up and continue to pick up his future wife: Lindsey.
After a beautiful photo shoot, we continued to the church and the city hall for them to complete the wedding ceremony. The day ended with a superb party on the beach. Luke and Lindsey, thank you for this beautiful day, it was my pleasure to drive you around!
Luke and Lindsey: “We were very pleased to have you as our driver: you held open the doors for us with a big smile, time after time! Our day was exactly as we wanted it to be, this is also thanks to your VW bus. Thank you for ‘lending’ us the bus for this day!”
