A FULL-SIZED replica of the Scooby Doo Mystery Machine is about to hit the road – thanks to the efforts of three 'meddling kids'.


Katie Sheridan, the new head girl at Prestatyn High School, has spent 18 months transforming a 20-year-old Volkswagen Transporter into the van from the Hanna-Barbera cartoon and film spin-offs.


The 17-year-old and her brothers Ben,13, and Alfie, 10, have rubbed down its original paint, restored rusted bodywork, replaced the chassis and recreated the famous colour scheme.


Katie, who lives in Dyserth, said: “It was green in the first place and Alfie said it looked just like the Mystery Machine, so the idea came from there.


“The Mystery Machine is iconic, eye-catching and Scooby Doo is part of everyone’s childhood, so it’s giving something for everyone.”


Over the past five years, Katie has raised £20,000 for various good causes, including wounded veterans and Chernobyl children, through singing and performance and she now plans to use the vehicle to transport her hand-made costumes of various Disney characters, Ninja Turtles and Peppa Pig to events to help fund the university course in music, dance and drama she hopes to start next year.


Katie’s charitable efforts earned her one of four Princess Diana awards given across the UK in 2014, a Blue Peter Badge in 2015 and a letter of thanks from the Duke of Sussex (Prince Harry).


Her dad, Dave, said: “I bought the van years ago and Katie bought it off me.


”She’s worked for more than five years singing for nothing. Everything she’s made she’s invested in her ambition, from creating outfits and now to the Mystery Machine.


“It represents Katie in a nutshell because she is a mystery. We don’t know what she’ll come up with next!”


Katie's Mystery Machine will make its debut in the Prestatyn Carnival parade on Saturday, July 21, accompanied by the full cast of Mystery Inc – played by family members and vehicle mechanic Chris Williams – with Scooby Doo in a canoe and special guest Spongebob SquarePants.