Trikky2
Well-known member
It a beautiful spring day here today so I finally got round to taking a few shots of my 71 Dormobile 4/6.
Its pretty boring, being white and stock looking, so i needed some persuasion to post these pictures.
I like it stock looking (having owned it for 35 or so years, I dont really want to change the way it looks).
The original elevating roof was changed for a spacemaker in 1981 to cope with two young children.
Having been treated with Zeibart on the underside and Dinitrol in all cavities its never needed any welding and is 100% original.
The front seats are Citroen BX Gti adapted to fit the original VW frames. They are very comfortable and make a huge difference. Had I known this I would have done this mod much earlier in the vans life.
The twin water carriers and whale foot pump are the originals. The original "wardrobe" was found to be a waste of space and was removed when the new roof was fitted. This gave a space for the ladder so the kids could climb up to bed.
Citroen seat was adapted to cope with Dormobiles unusual cooker arrangement.
Original coolbox has new modern insulation and been fitted with Peltier twin fan cooler that works on 12v and mains. It works well, keeping things cool even in 35 degree heat, though it does not make ice. This was done because it not only retains the originality but its also much lighter and cheaper than a fridge and the works take up less space allowing for a big content.
Mains outlet and fridge controls are out of the way but still easy to access.
Dash is lightly modified. Radio is seventies pushbutton FM cassestte player which now also plays mp3 from a pod.
Its interesting to note that the radio cost about £90 back then. In todays money thats around £800 - and speakers were extra - lol.
Nice and original.
Seventies magnetic fly screens - still work.
Well thats about it I think. Hope you like the pics.
Its pretty boring, being white and stock looking, so i needed some persuasion to post these pictures.
I like it stock looking (having owned it for 35 or so years, I dont really want to change the way it looks).
The original elevating roof was changed for a spacemaker in 1981 to cope with two young children.
Having been treated with Zeibart on the underside and Dinitrol in all cavities its never needed any welding and is 100% original.
The front seats are Citroen BX Gti adapted to fit the original VW frames. They are very comfortable and make a huge difference. Had I known this I would have done this mod much earlier in the vans life.
The twin water carriers and whale foot pump are the originals. The original "wardrobe" was found to be a waste of space and was removed when the new roof was fitted. This gave a space for the ladder so the kids could climb up to bed.
Citroen seat was adapted to cope with Dormobiles unusual cooker arrangement.
Original coolbox has new modern insulation and been fitted with Peltier twin fan cooler that works on 12v and mains. It works well, keeping things cool even in 35 degree heat, though it does not make ice. This was done because it not only retains the originality but its also much lighter and cheaper than a fridge and the works take up less space allowing for a big content.
Mains outlet and fridge controls are out of the way but still easy to access.
Dash is lightly modified. Radio is seventies pushbutton FM cassestte player which now also plays mp3 from a pod.
Its interesting to note that the radio cost about £90 back then. In todays money thats around £800 - and speakers were extra - lol.
Nice and original.
Seventies magnetic fly screens - still work.
Well thats about it I think. Hope you like the pics.
