Who says hymers are not built to last.

1978lovebus

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Hello everyone, I would like to introduce possibly the rarest and oldest B class Hymer in the Uk. She is lady Hymer as she is old n graceful, she is still in service and has been since 1978, this model was the next generation Hymer after the Bedford blitz, she is based on a Mercedes 208 powered by a 2.3ltr petrol that returns 20 - 28 mpg depending on speed, headwind, loading and type of roads. She permanently graced our shores in 2003 and been in active service since. She has had an internal refurb before I got her, but has had more work done since mainly electrical, she has the desirable "u" shaped rear seating. She's still in full use and pretty much self contained and can live off the grid as long as there's sun or wind, with a water fill up every 10 days. If you see her or us be sure to give us a wave or knock on the door if were parked up.. as long as we're not :shag: regards Gary n Kerry. image.jpg image.jpg image.jpg image.jpg image.jpg image.jpg
 
Good Un

That is a great old lady of the road. :lol-061: LOL I will try to be discreet if I see you parked up before I knock on the door :lol-053: ..
.... Tom ....
 
The more I research the different motorhomes that are available (never owned one, yet) the more I find myself looking at the old Hymers. It is great to see yours still going strong after all these years.
 
Pre 1994 Hymers were built to last. Then the accountants moved in.

Lighter build was the result added to faster lighter chassis. You get car performance.

The old girls are built on truck chassis that were engineered to do 1,000,000 in about 3 years. The bodies are stronger and the payloads are higher.
 
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Hi lovebus,

I saw an early Hymer on a Bedford chassis earlier this year with a spare donner CF thrown in with it.Do you know how far they go back and on what other chassis.

Snowbirds.



1978lovebus said:
Hello everyone, I would like to introduce possibly the rarest and oldest B class Hymer in the Uk. She is lady Hymer as she is old n graceful, she is still in service and has been since 1978, this model was the next generation Hymer after the Bedford blitz, she is based on a Mercedes 208 powered by a 2.3ltr petrol that returns 20 - 28 mpg depending on speed, headwind, loading and type of roads. She permanently graced our shores in 2003 and been in active service since. She has had an internal refurb before I got her, but has had more work done since mainly electrical, she has the desirable "u" shaped rear seating. She's still in full use and pretty much self contained and can live off the grid as long as there's sun or wind, with a water fill up every 10 days. If you see her or us be sure to give us a wave or knock on the door if were parked up.. as long as we're not :shag: regards Gary n Kerry. View attachment 23325 View attachment 23326 View attachment 23327 View attachment 23328 View attachment 23329 View attachment 23330
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First Hymer motorhomes were on Borgwards, then Mercedes 206D's and 508D's
 
Good to know they keep going for many years, mines a mere baby at 25 years old :).
I can see how the style progressed form yours to my Fiat based one.
 
snowbirds said:
Hi lovebus,

I saw an early Hymer on a Bedford chassis earlier this year with a spare donner CF thrown in with it.Do you know how far they go back and on what other chassis.

Snowbirds.
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Hi snowbird, the Bedford your referring to is the Bedford blitz, it is the same body as mine but inter grated onto a Bedford cf chassis, these were the first line of the drop down bed up front brigade, I believe they started in the early to mid seventies then came the Bremen merc and it's chassis intergrated onto the the same body in the late seventies, also the construction of the body was beefed up for winter camping ie the PUAL system, if you google history of the Hymer there is plenty of info, I believe as mentioned the Hymer mercs goe back as far as the fifties and sixties.. This includes the dusselldorfer bus and the Bremen transporter 1 & 2.. There is a link in an earlier post that's gives quite a bit of info on the history.
 
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Topher said:
The more I research the different motorhomes that are available (never owned one, yet) the more I find myself looking at the old Hymers. It is great to see yours still going strong after all these years.
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Every year she goes off for the annual mot, and she passes without any advisories, I'm not ageist or biased but the older vehicle are far better in build quality with less to go wrong than the modern stuff, this does apply to most vehicles and not just hymers, but mercs do have a good reputation with Daimler qualitys. I repainted the roof last yr, fitted new skylights, and personalised the inside to how we want her, I have entered her in a local classic vehicle show and received a rosette sponsored bt Sheffield star for my troubles, oh and forgot to mention the side step is electric and not manually operated that just says it all, ie rolls Royce of campers.. The old uns for sale are now becoming few and far between, as folk are realising there quality, so my advice is if you get the opportunity go for it... :goodluck:
 
Mot

Took "Lady Hymer" for her annual MOT, took it to a Garage that I nor the "Lady" has been too before, The Mot tester was too say the least quick keen, but on reflection to the test his words was, for 36 yrs old its in really good condition... So that means it will go on for another 36 then.. And yes she flew through with a couple of advisories as the tester is doing his job correctly.. ie headlamp masks, cracked mirrors etc.. So another yr ahead and on the 26th will be travelling down to North Devon, Braunton to be precise.. :D
 
Mot

Took "Lady Hymer" for her annual MOT, took it to a Garage that I nor the "Lady" has been too before, The Mot tester was too say the least quite keen, but on reflection to the test his words was, for 36 yrs old its in really good condition... So that means it will go on for another 36 then.. And yes she flew through with a couple of advisories as the tester is doing his job correctly.. ie headlamp masks, cracked mirrors etc.. So another yr ahead and on the 26th will be travelling down to North Devon, Braunton to be precise.. :D
 
Our is now 29years old and still going starts first turn of the key would not change it for a new one they grow on you .
 
I keep updating her, she has LED's all over, I'm currently fitting 12v Blue dot led's at floor level and may also fit the same at ceiling level, now at 37 going on 40 shes definately not going anywhere for a while, and with the 40yr historic rolling tax scheme that definately gives me the incentive to keep her. :banana: One life live it....
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Love the wind turbine.!

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Thats my back up power John for when the sun goes in and the windy conditions are around, perfect for scotland really.. The first pic shows it in its infancy at MAGS ITV 2013, but height was needed to get the best out of it as seen in pic2 at Haxey, and of course the solars and turbine are to keeps these topped up as seen in pic3..

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