The former owner of a much-loved Volkswagen van who was forced to let it go because of health issues is searching for its new owners.

Wymondham & Attleborough Mercury: Richard Binding is searching for the Volkswagen T25 Crew Cab he sold three years ago.Richard Binding is searching for the Volkswagen T25 Crew Cab he sold three years ago. (Image: Archant)

Richard Binding sold the blue T25 Crew Cab to a couple in the Wymondham area about three years ago after hip trouble meant he struggled to get in and out of the vehicle.

Now, after an operation which has left him more mobile, he would like to track down its new owners with the hope of buying it back.

Mr Binding, 67, from Melton Road in Wymondham, even recently spent four days driving around the local area in the hope of tracking it down.

'It was the only vehicle that I ever had that every time I got in it I'd have a smile on my face,' he said.

'It had plenty of steam and it was LPG and petrol and it was just so nice.

'I had other cars but every time I picked up keys from the table it was always those.

'I'd be delighted to get it back.'

Anyone who can help Mr Binding track the vehicle down can email him at wer1946@btinternet.com