pogweasel Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 Anyone else watch the (to normal folk) incredibly dull documentary on caravans on BBC4 tonight? I thought it was fascinating and truly excellent for period shite-spotting. At one point I found myself physically making excited noises upon seeing a Super Minx wagon tugging a green holiday box. Joyfold. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00hw3s0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUNO Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 Tried to look but the BBC said to f*** off !!( in a BBC way of course) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seth Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 opened thread, clicked link and sat here watching for the last hour. Fascinating. "nuff respec" to the lady who was widowed young in teh early sixties and carried on, taking her young kids around Europe on her own in her Land Rover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Ted Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 Top Kwolity. I love caravans and camping me. Been clogging the nations roads myself since 1872! Here is one of my old outfits (that doubled up as honeymoon hotel as we had just spent my money on a new boiler) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 I have it on iPlayer but I haven't managed to watch it yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r.welfare Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 That old 320 is giving me the horn. Check the chrome mirrors! Awesome outfit indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Ted Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 Yes indeedy, 320 carbed bimmer with slushbox and glovebox full of water. Cost £250 with 12 months MOT, caravan cost £100 - sold the bimmer 6 months into its ownership for £250. Star car it was. Looked even better when I sorted out the big dint in the bonnet with some isopon and a rattle can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pogweasel Posted March 2, 2009 Author Share Posted March 2, 2009 Agreed, I'd happily traipse round in that combo. Stylish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr H Sceptre Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 Yep, watched it. Superb, esp the bit in Paris & the late 70's site.Was talking to m'colleague Mr E Leyland about this, we quite fancy getting into caravvaning when we are a bit older. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electric Leyland Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 Yep, watched it. Superb, esp the bit in Paris & the late 70's site.Was talking to m'colleague Mr E Leyland about this, we quite fancy getting into caravvaning when we are a bit older.In a James May and Oz Clarke way. Not a Brokeback Mountain sort of way.Bagsy not Oz Clarke! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr H Sceptre Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 Bollocks. Err, bagsy not Oz Clarke either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredTransit Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 Top Kwolity. I love caravans and camping me. Been clogging the nations roads myself since 1872! Here is one of my old outfits (that doubled up as honeymoon hotel as we had just spent my money on a new boiler) Just how bleedin old are you ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Ted Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 Just how bleedin old are you ?Lets put it this way, I have grey pubic hair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VWPowered Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 Tried to look but the BBC said to f*** off !!( in a BBC way of course)yeah same for us least i can still watch top gear Just how bleedin old are you ?Lets put it this way, I have grey pubic hair i'm not laughing man, honestly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shite_meister Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 we had just spent my money on a new boiler I like the WE spent MY money bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outlaw118 Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 "A new boiler"Thats no way to talk about your blushing bride?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vin Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 Is that van an Elddis? It looks the spit of an Elddis Cyclone me folks used to take us away in. Dad lugged it behind a SD1 2.6 vandenplarse, then a 760 wagon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Ted Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 Van is a 1970 Eldis Whirlwind 2 berth - somewhere I have some photos of the inside (with boilah) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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