RV FEATURE
As for the upholstery – there are two seating lounges in this huge caravan – it was all redone to the original design, and some of the internal ply sheets had to be replaced. While the pattern in the new brown ply isn’ t an exact match, it’ s very close – how he sourced such closely matching ply is anyone’ s guess. But that’ s one of the advantages of being in the trade – the contacts you develop are priceless.
Speaking of his work in the trade, it meant that he had a lot of‘ new old stock’ and just so happened to have items like old-style Four Seasons hatches and reflectors that perfectly matched the original equipment.
The bunks in the van had to be completely rebuilt as the van’ s previous owner had removed them to make space for a baby’ s cot.
The small bathroom opposite the bunks, meanwhile, was also restored to original condition. Given the impressive length of this van, it’ s quite instructive that it’ s bathroom is so small – a bit like a combo bathroom in a modern caravan. Clearly, we prioritised living space back then. Can you imagine the size of the bathroom in a 26ft 6in caravan today?
The oven was refurbished and has since passed a gas inspection test.
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