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When I sat down to design what had to be the most exquisite food delivery vehicle in the world I was a little overwhelmed by the task before me. The "Chuck Wagon Snapp" had already surged ahead as a market leader and now customers where crying out for a larger, more luxurious vehicle with on board amenities that were unheard of, such as fully featured coffee machines, soup[ urns and triple display fridge systems with sliding shelves, storage bays and easy load systems. Tall order most would say, but not for my team. I had Kaz, my secret weapon fridge engineer who could make a freezer system out of an old washing machine and some string. He was from Poland you see, and his can do attitude drove others to make my hair brained dreams into a sparkling, well engineered reality. We started with the trusty Fiat Scudo platform cab, partly because of our discount levels with Fiat and partly because it was "size perfect" for the vehicle we wanted to built. My way of prototyping is to get on the factory floor with the engineers and mold, make and fabricate the prototype as a working piece. Drawings were used to convey ideas and make them happen there and then. Typically, we had a major exhibition booked at GMEX and so had just 2 weeks to build a new fully working vehicle from the chassis up. Now, give this to the boys at Ford and 2 yrs plus $2b down the road you'd have a great vehicle. We had vehicle chassis, tools, ideas and some metal. 2 Weeks later the "Chuck Wagon Quisine" emerged from the paint booth with an impact on they eye that regaled it's beauty and practicality. The special lights danced danced around and enticed like a Paris cafe at night. We had made Quisine and it was good. Paint still wet we loaded it onto the transport and wend our way northward to Manchester, full of expectation and enthusiasm. Unveiling it to an eager audience was one of the most exciting times of my life. Gasps, applaud and general nodding told me that this would be a winner. 3 days later and 2m in orders better off we set off back to Leicester to build the 1st 20 new Quisines. Quisine was a winner because of its looks, it's facilities and it's price. Nothing could touch it for quality either. My Polish workers, straight from the shipyards at Gadansk were probably some of the best fabricators I had ever come acorss. Their work was quality and they were quick. They ate on the job, never, ever moaned and vehicles soon started being delivered. Quisine was a masterpiece of engineering form the ground up. They are my legacy of a time when I learned that you really can turn your dreams into a reality if you have a dogged determination and refuse to believe those who tell you that you can't. I never thought I would end up employing nearly 100 people and building amazing, fabulous bespoke vehicles, but I did, and I learned some valuable lessons abut what can and can't be invented, if you have the guts and vision. My message, just do it and if anyone gets in your way, gently assist them to one side,. as that is their stopping point, not yours. I am http://www.crystalmedical.co.uk
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