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Brockhouse

Brockhouse

Spotted this rarity on eBay – a Genuine 1954 Indian Papoose Brockhouse Corgi. Now, I’ll be the first to admit I don’t know anything about these scoots… but there’s a little bit of history below…

The Indian Papoose started out life in 1942 to be used during the 2nd world war known as the Wellbike, then was redesigned named Corgi under the creative ingenuity of John Dolphin, changing the engine to an Excelsior Spryt, built under licence by Brockhouse Engineering Southport Ltd.

Brockhouse was invested in the Indian company and began to re-badge the Corgi with the Indian Papoose decals along with re-painting the little folding motorcycle identifiable with the Indian Colors to market the Papoose as an Indian in the United States in 1948. Around 28,000 of the folding motorcycles where sold from 1948 to October 1954.

This is a ‘super rare’ scooter for collectors – and I’ve got to say, I’ve never seen one before! on eBay for a Classified Ad Price of £5,989.00

When booking a wedding venue, you typically have to book it up to a year in advance if it is a popular site. Most of the time they have you put down a deposit, it typically will range from $500 - $1000, this amount will of course come off your total cost of the wedding. I found that when booking a venue, make sure you get all the quirks worked out in advance.. menu, chair covers/sashes, room fees, etc., before putting down the deposit, cause once you have put that down it is permanent. You cannot get a refund on the deposit.

I chose this great place called Eagle Quest Golf Course @ Coyote Creek. The prices are good and the venue is nice, I havent tried the menu yet but I hear that it is good. The only problem is that, the outdoor ceremony is not a very large space and it is quite close to a busy road and I am not very enthusiastic about the possibility of traffic noise.

Now once comparing the prices to the original venue that I did want, called Brockhouse in Vancouver, BC. I am regretting putting the money down, as the costs for Brockhouse would be pretty similar and the venue is much more appealing. The outdoor ceremonies are held under an oaktree right next to the ocean.