The old fridge was too far gone, so Andrew fitted a modern Dometic unit, but he took the fascia off the old fridge and applied it to the new one.
REBUILT KITCHEN AND BUNKS
Regular readers might remember this project – we detailed part of this resto within our pages quite a while ago – but Andrew got busy on other projects and the Franklin had to wait. But now, it virtually looks like it would’ ve done when it rolled out of Caravan Village Croydon, the dealership where it was sold more than 50 years ago. In fact, Andrew even went so far as to recreate the original dealership sticker! He has also retained the Princeton nameplate, the original approval sticker for the stove, and even the original numberplate has been restored.
To say a lot of work has been done would be an understatement. Stepping inside, the extent of the work became clear – but only because Andrew pointed everything out. To the average eye, it looks almost 1975-factoryperfect. The kitchen had to be almost completely rebuilt – a mouse had found its way behind the cabinetry and chewed the timber out. The mouse also had its way with the original stove, but Andrew was able to dismantle it, fix it, and it has since passed its inspection.
There is, however, one appliance he fitted that was definitely not available in 1975 – a new Dometic fridge, as the original unit was beyond repair due to the mouse also eating its way through the wiring of the fridge and the insulation. The fascia on the new fridge, however, came from the old one.
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