A man from Swansea is taking on an audacious effort travelling thousands of miles in a vintage beach buggy which he'll also use to sleep in. Wilf Box, who recently retired after 21 years serving in the fire service, is taking part in Rally for Heroes - organised by armed forces charity SSAFA.
Over ten days, starting from today, Wednesday, August 10, they will travel over 3,000 miles across Europe, starting outside Dover Castle and ending in Paris, taking in Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Austria, Italy and Switzerland en-route.
The 57-year-old from West Cross, who now volunteers for the RNLI, will be completing the epic challenge in a 1972 beach buggy which he has owned for eight years and done a lot of work to in order to make it roadworthy and safe. It has an engine from a 1971 Volkswagen 1641cc classic beetle camper.
