Oldest Motorhome in Britain

Davy

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Oldest Motorhome in Britain

 ·  Posted: 25.08.2016  ·  #1

Came across this item in the Daily Mail.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/new…1930s.html

First in Britain, allegedly.

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 ·  Posted: 25.08.2016  ·  #2

Now I would love that, find me a m/h now that would last that long what a cracker

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 ·  Posted: 25.08.2016  ·  #3

Under 10000 miles in 80 years! that must be a record

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 ·  Posted: 25.08.2016  ·  #4

Found the story but that link doesn't work for me. I know why, but wondering how others seen it!

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Re: Oldest Motorhome in Britain

 ·  Posted: 25.08.2016  ·  #5

Link doesn't work for me.

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Davy

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Re: Oldest Motorhome in Britain

 ·  Posted: 25.08.2016  ·  #6

Probably depends on your political view point !

Worth checking out the daily mail website. See also the article on a couple missing in Normandy in their camper. Out of contact for 3 days. The jury is out on that one although the comments section raises the old gassing theory. Very late this year !

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 ·  Posted: 25.08.2016  ·  #7

Link didn't work for me but from the landing page I put in motorhome and it was the first article, can't write anymore looking down the sides of the sofa trying to raise 40k

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 ·  Posted: 25.08.2016  ·  #8

Quote by StrandcampingDoonbeg

Link didn't work for me but from the landing page I put in motorhome and it was the first article, can't write anymore looking down the sides of the sofa trying to raise 40k

I did the same!

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Re: Oldest Motorhome in Britain

 ·  Posted: 25.08.2016  ·  #9

Link will work now

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Re: Oldest Motorhome in Britain

 ·  Posted: 25.08.2016  ·  #10

Maybe you have just moved a little to the right

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Re: Oldest Motorhome in Britain

 ·  Posted: 25.08.2016  ·  #11

I think this motorhome is used on a MH dealers website in Bournemouth. They must have owned it in the past

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Re: Oldest Motorhome in Britain

 ·  Posted: 25.08.2016  ·  #12

A few years back it was on a stand at the NEC I saw it.

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Re: Oldest Motorhome in Britain

 ·  Posted: 25.08.2016  ·  #13

It even has the side awning - quite a visionary.

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Re: Oldest Motorhome in Britain

 ·  Posted: 26.08.2016  ·  #14

Who wouldn't want one of those
PS link working for me

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 ·  Posted: 28.08.2016  ·  #15

Hessy is but a young one in comparison

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 ·  Posted: 28.08.2016  ·  #16

In this age of technology, and people wanting even more for even less, it's a fabulous thing to see stories like this. Poor guy had polio, but I'd bet he had fond memories of outings he made. Wonder where he put the solar panel and Oyster?

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