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Chunky
 My original motorcaravan. A Canterbury Sunhome,
one of the few that they did on a Bedford CF250 van. It had everything, from
bathroom compartment to overcab bed (though this was always full of my worldly
possessions - I slept on the dinette bed in the rear, which only took 30
seconds to make up each evening), hot water, space heating, all in a footprint
not much larger than a standard car.
The original
shower compartment was pretty cramped to shower in, so I had it replaced with a
custom designed basin-based washroom, with slide-out toilet below. I lived in
the Sunhome full time for several years and simply wore it out, eventually
crawling to a halt at Dawsons Danbury factory, where it got swapped for.... see
below!

Danny
A petite Dawson's
Danbury conversion, one of the last they ever made before going out of
business! Based on a Seat Terra, this was more of a day-trip van. The bed was
only 4 feet wide when made up and it blocked the lower cupboards. Still, with
running water and cooking facilities, it was a lot of motorcaravan in such a
car-like form factor! We had Danbury make several tweaks to the prototype's
design for us - we needed a single 'overcab' locker door and a Propex space
heater, among other bits and pieces. Danny was very sadly
written off in a car crash
in 1990 and was badly missed!
Mikey
A custom-converted
Bedford Midi van with fixed roof. The L-shaped settee made up into a good size
double, with access to nearly all facilities with bed made up. A great design,
spoilt only by the lack of standing room.
Sold eventually
because of (apparently insoluble) major carburettor problems - we simply got
fed up with constantly taking it to pieces!
Romahome
 One of a very popular model, the Island Plastics
Citroen Romahome (shown here with my parents!). This featured the 'classic'
Romahome layout (more photos here soon), but on a car-like base chassis with an
economical diesel engine. A quite superb motorcaravan, we'd probably still have
it today if we hadn't started a family. The Romahome is strictly for
two!!
Sundance
 Complete with overcab bed for
our daughter, the Swift Sundance was a pleasure to own. The Swift attention to
detail and quality of workmanship throughout was stunning. Absolutely
nothing ever went wrong or fell to bits. Highly recommended. We owned the model
with centre dinette, a great layout with maximum interior living space for a
family. |