Shite Caravanning [telly]

[pogweasel]

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

[STUNO]

Tried to look but the BBC said to f*** off !!( in a BBC way of course)

[seth]

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.

[Father Ted]

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)

 

[Richard]

I have it on iPlayer but I haven't managed to watch it yet.

[r.welfare]

That old 320 is giving me the horn. Check the chrome mirrors! Awesome outfit indeed.

[Father Ted]

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.

[pogweasel]

Agreed, I'd happily traipse round in that combo. Stylish.

[Mr H Sceptre]

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.

[Electric Leyland]

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!

[Mr H Sceptre]

Bollocks. Err, bagsy not Oz Clarke either.

[FredTransit]

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 ?

[Father Ted]

Just how bleedin old are you ?

Lets put it this way, I have grey pubic hair

[VWPowered]

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

[shite_meister]

we had just spent my money on a new boiler

I like the WE spent MY money bit

[outlaw118]

"A new boiler"Thats no way to talk about your blushing bride??

[Vin]

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.

[Father Ted]

Van is a 1970 Eldis Whirlwind 2 berth - somewhere I have some photos of the inside (with boilah)