past camper vehicles

Margrae

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Had a VW T25 first....need to find pic.....overheating probs
Then had a Toyota Hiace Super Custom LWB.......loved it, never missed a beat
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Bedford CF 350........a tank but such a slug
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Hymer b564.......older shape
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Never liked the CF when it was around (van not motorhome), but as I get older I now look back fondly on the CF. thanks for sharing.
 
Ellie may 1

This was our first camper Renault Traffic Autosleeper

we loved that van spent good money on full respray only to have the subframe crack round the rear axle....

Beware the risk of ebay buying ..... :mad1: the van had been completely cowboy'd by previous owner - chassis was stuffed with wood cardboard and expanding foam then undersealed over

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i cant find any pictures of my first van - which only lasted me two weeks... i bought it in 1972 from a mate in London, where i lived at the time, for £25. If memory serves me it was an Austin J6 or maybe J4 and had a rear door only. I think it had full headroom, but i may be mistaken on that, the engine was between the 2 front seats and i had to prime the engine before starting her up. i think it had a central walkway through towards the cab from the back door, and a cooker and a sink, but no toilet or shower....
 
My first van, Austin A50. Dad had to drive it though :p
VW, dad drove that one too.
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Only had two campervans many years (and miles) apart.
The first in Zambia in 1978, a split screen VW that someone on the mine had converted.
The present one our east Neuk campervan Touring S.
 
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mark61 said:
My first van, Austin A50. Dad had to drive it though :p
VW, dad drove that one too.
Merc 206
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My first van (motor) was a Austin A55 bought for £15 it had a new Gold Seal engine 5 almost new tyres, and a mot with 6 months tax,
best motor I have ever had.
 
Started with a Swift Bolero 712 which had problems from new. Spent ages fixing it and getting it sorted. Then the toilet door started moving along with the frame so I glued it in place and traded it in.

Second one was a Pilote 716 which we really enjoyed but it had problems with the electric bed and would either stick and make squeaking noises, refuse to go up straight or refuse to come down altogether. So decided reluctantly to get shut and get something with mechanical bed mechanism.

Third one is a new Liaka 712 and it is absolutely brilliant. Couple of bits need attention but nothing desperate. Pull down bed in the cab and double in the back. Very comfortable. Even got a garage for the bikes.
 
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first was the Morris Minor, £30 well spent,then that stupid but fun Austin Princess ambo, 10mpg ! then a Thames van and a couple of Bedford J1 s, then i put a luton on another J1 and 3 foot on the back, then i rebuilt the body on a TK,top speed 38mph, got us to North Africa no problem, then a few buses, a 1 1/2 decker, then down to a Convoy, a Turbo daily now the Lt35
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Ginger hair,feck now im scared.
 
Some of our old vans ...

This was about our third



Another. Karmann cheetah. Number 30 of 113 ever built



And the last one. Its a Devon. There were many more but these were about the best I think.

 
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