Name that campervan

[trebormint]

Morning all,

I've just flicked through the pages of the September issue of C&B to find some interesting photo's in Herr Klapp's 'Know your Campers'. They depict this adoring '70's couple enjoying their camping holiday in what is obviously a Devon conversion as it has identical features as my Moonraker; such as same flooring, curtains, style of cupboards and upholstery. But what is not similar to my humble abode is the sheer size of it! If only my little bay was as Tardis like!
So, can anybody tell me what van this could be and if any are still on the road?

 

[Fortunate Son]

The pics top right on page 57 look like they could be of a LT from the shape of the back windows and height



Yep definitely an LT - a 1980 - a further google brought up these which are the photos used in the mag





Tardis indeed! I wouldn't fancy driving it in crosswind though!! :lol:

 

[trebormint]

Oh well done!
I wonder if any are still on the road?

 

[Fortunate Son]

I see a few round Somerset, usually with a chimney coming out the top and no tax disc!!

I've never seen a Devon conversion LT though

 

[trebormint]

Yes, I've seen those too :lol:

 

[Lee152]

Yep, saw a half decent one for sale (1500) at a boot sale in Kent a few weeks ago. Make a top festival bus, huge inside.

Lee

 

[Kombi zombie]

If you want to more about LTs go onto the Brick Works forum, for T25s and beyond
http://www.brick-yard.co.uk/forum/lt-crafter-sprinter-section_forums_cat13.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

You normally a fair few German owned one's around Cornwall over the summer.

 

[K@rlos]

A chassis cab makes a great tow truck too!

 

[BARKING MARK]

Theres a blue LT camper living in Southend in Essex. It belongs to a friend of mine but she lets her Dad use it, and yes they are huge inside.

 

[andynods]

All the same fabric and colour scheme as a late 70's devon moonraker/sunlander (my last bus before I went early)


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[ozziedog]

I`ve been to quite a few shows where a rather large contingency of them turn up on mass, about a dozen of them I beleive. They do tend to keep themselves to themselves though or I may have been chatting to them But didn`t realise they were the LT gang. Funny how they have so much space but never really caught the publics imagination like the regular T2. A mate used to have one and I remember he racked up collosal mileage in it running markets all round the country. Slightly rare so very 8)

Ozziedog,,,,,,,,,,, Apart from the watercooled bit :mrgreen: :roll: :mrgreen:

 

[dubscum]

needs slamming

 

[Trikky2]

Had a diesel van for a bit when they were new (Perkins engine) and was surprised at how easy it was to drive and it had a better turning circle than a bay, despite its size.

It was very noisy by comparison though, sitting right by the engine and there was a lot of road noise and rattling too - normal for a commercial at the time. Back then the only commercial that drove like a car was the T2.

I also remember the ride was pretty harsh by comparison until it had about a half load - to be expected of course.

One day it scared the crap out of me when driving along the caterham bypass.

Coming to the roundabout at the bottom of the slope, the accelerator pedal return spring broke and the pedal slumped to the floor. Instead of slowing it accelerated on full throttle. Those diesels had an electric servo moter that operated the stop lever on the injection pump so there was a horribly long delay between me switching off the ignition and the engine eventually stopping. It was only a few seconds but it felt like half an hour. Certainly gave rise to a bulgy eyed moment. :lol:

 

[mattyd72]

Had a diesel van for a bit when they were new (Perkins engine) and was surprised at how easy it was to drive and it had a better turning circle than a bay, despite its size.

It was very noisy by comparison though, sitting right by the engine and there was a lot of road noise and rattling too - normal for a commercial at the time. Back then the only commercial that drove like a car was the T2.

I also remember the ride was pretty harsh by comparison until it had about a half load - to be expected of course.

One day it scared the crap out of me when driving along the caterham bypass.

Coming to the roundabout at the bottom of the slope, the accelerator pedal return spring broke and the pedal slumped to the floor. Instead of slowing it accelerated on full throttle. Those diesels had an electric servo moter that operated the stop lever on the injection pump so there was a horribly long delay between me switching off the ignition and the engine eventually stopping. It was only a few seconds but it felt like half an hour. Certainly gave rise to a bulgy eyed moment. :lol:

Do you know which Perkins engine it used??
I work at Perkins and find the variety of vehicles they get fitted to over the years interesting.


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[Trikky2]

Do you know which Perkins engine it used??
I work at Perkins and find the variety of vehicles they get fitted to over the years interesting.


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No, not the Perkins engine code I'm afraid. Its too long ago. All I can remember is it was all iron, weighed a lot, was around 2 liter and had a system of squirting oil up onto the inside of the pistons for extra cooling - if that helps at all. I would have thought Perkins would have records of which engine was fitted to the LT though.

 

[mattyd72]

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All I can remember is it was all iron, weighed a lot [/quote]

I think that's what they based all the designs on.
Heavy = reliable

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[Danbury Doug]

The model of Perkins in those early LTs was the 4.165 (2.7L).

Although I've never driven, nor even travelled in one, I've always liked those LTs, and I remember clambering enthusiastically over them, when they were first introduced and in the showroom, (c1975) when I would have only been 9 years old!
Whilst I could see that the model of Perkins wasn't the trusty old 4.108, I had always been curious too, as to which one they used, and only found out on one quiet nightshift recently, when having a surf on the 'net!
I still have the brochure shown in Fortunate Son's post, plus one of the original commercial version, and some of the last versions from the mid 90s.

Doug