A broken-down bus, Wayne Newton and a stripper pole provide a narrative you wouldn’t expect in a relatively banal provincial election campaign.

Only two days into the campaign, PC Leader Tim Hudak’s blue bus broke down in Ottawa. His staffers, afraid journalists would use the incident as a metaphor for his election effort, parked the vehicle far down the suburban street where Hudak was slated to make a campaign announcement and brought in a replacement bus.

The new bus had some interesting features and a flashy past. It belonged to Las Vegas star Wayne Newton, who had installed a stage and stripper pole in the back.

Hudak used the replacement bus for less than a day, until he got his wheels back.

PC campaign staff divulged this story to reporters after the election wrapped up Thursday night.

With files from The Canadian Press