In a classic of his own: Ice cream man Tobias Peng collects vintage vans and owns a London cab

Mr Tobias Peng with his wife Sheryl Quek, daughter Brea (left) and son Axel with his 1956 Volkswagen T1 Deluxe Kombi van with sunroof. PHOTO: ZO TAN PHOTOGRAPHY
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SINGAPORE – Remember the tinkle of the ice cream man’s bell that announced his arrival in the neighbourhood? Mr Tobias Peng does, and the memory still puts a smile on his face.

But it was not just the ice cream that got him excited as a kid. The 41-year-old also wistfully recalls the ice cream man’s mode of transport – the vans, motorbikes and tricycles.

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