dormobile bodied mk1 & mk2

[vana mana]

ok..me and my friend dutch own dormobile big bodied campers based on old ambulances/welfare vehicles,i know of one other member..swampy who also owns one..but is there more?....
these vehicles were built as welfare vehicles and vans..in short and lwb
many were converted to campers..but how many survive?...
do you own one..do you know where any are..show your pictures etc..

[Treasures in Transit]

Hi There...
Have you checked out this site???
[url]http://www.dormobile.org.uk/Ford_Transit_new.htm

Im not sure what your dormobile looks like but i stumbled on this site a few weeks ago......

I also have a transit that isnt really like any others ive seen before....
The bonnet shape is unlike other MK1's....

"Its a little further along in the Restoration now"
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[FredTransit]

ok..me and my friend dutch own dormobile big bodied campers based on old ambulances/welfare vehicles,i know of one other member..swampy who also owns one..but is there more?....
these vehicles were built as welfare vehicles and vans..in short and lwb
many were converted to campers..but how many survive?...
do you own one..do you know where any are..show your pictures etc..

Do you mean the luton shaped campers? They are not ambulances, ambies were built by either Wadham Stringer or Hanlon. Big campers were built by Jennings or Caravan International, AKA CI.

[madvanman]

fred, i think he is talking about the parcel vans as they are dormobile bodies

[vana mana]

ok..me and my friend dutch own dormobile big bodied campers based on old ambulances/welfare vehicles,i know of one other member..swampy who also owns one..but is there more?....
these vehicles were built as welfare vehicles and vans..in short and lwb
many were converted to campers..but how many survive?...
do you own one..do you know where any are..show your pictures etc..

Do you mean the luton shaped campers? They are not ambulances, ambies were built by either Wadham Stringer or Hanlon. Big campers were built by Jennings or Caravan International, AKA CI.

hello..im talking about the walkthrough dormobile bodies..these were transits cut at the windscreen pillars..then big body added

[vana mana]

fred, i think he is talking about the parcel vans as they are dormobile bodies

sounds about right..i will try and put a photo up...

[transitgeoff]

spud bus

[transitgeoff]

I also have a transit that isnt really like any others ive seen before....
The bonnet shape is unlike other MK1's....

"Its a little further along in the Restoration now"
[img][img]http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h153/Buddo132/Ebay1.jpg[/img][/img]

thats a nice pig nose or bull nose transit, not uncommon here

[FredTransit]

fred, i think he is talking about the parcel vans as they are dormobile bodies

Ah right, parcel van. Why didn't you say so? Not an amby then. Like this -

[MrMPuk]

That's a Dormobile Fred, did you not know that?

[vana mana]

fred, i think he is talking about the parcel vans as they are dormobile bodies

Ah right, parcel van. Why didn't you say so? Not an amby then. Like this -

cant see your picture ?... 'dormobile' did do parcel vans / which were converted for use as mobile shops etc..the ambulance versions were more for transporting elderly / disabled people around 'these...'not the type that do emergency work'..
also these vehicles had sliding front passenger / driver doors..'nothing like standard transit doors'..

[FredTransit]

That's a Dormobile Fred, did you not know that?

Ford called them parcel vans, not Dormobiles. When you say Dormobile I think of coaches and campers.

[vana mana]

That's a Dormobile Fred, did you not know that?

Ford called them parcel vans, not Dormobiles. When you say Dormobile I think of coaches and campers.

i thought they were..S V O'S..that what ford used to tell me..i understand where your coming from with the coaches and campers bit though..they were also used by local bus companys..yarmouth used to use em..sort of open top things..named the flying bannana bus..and painted .......yellow

[Hydra Blip]

I've got one

[FredTransit]

actually this is a really old thread. We have 3 now!! What do I win?