Cheers Gibb, yeah the roof had been chopped, it sloped down from the rear to the front. I'm not sure if that was through choice or to remove completely shot metal. It was called the seagull ghost custom which I didn't understand at the time until I've looked back at my pics and spotted the seagull resemblance in the shape............ah that's why he had both gullwings open the whole time. I think the twin lights were an old addition as the paintwork around them looked very aged like the rest of the van, not too sure about them but they certainly made it stand-out.
Well spotted seer, beetle front indicators indeed.
Inside was incredible, so chaotic, the original seats were still in place although they were just some rusty old springs with some straw likw stuff and a scrap of material remaining. Don't think I would have wanted to sit on them for 800miles!!!