Hi everyone,
I've joined here because I'm trying to help a friend dispose of his father-in-law's old Commer Camper.
I believe the family bought this new in '71 and used it for summer holidays and weekends away, every year for about 25 years, when they moved from Enfield to Waltham Abbey. This was the last time (till today) that i saw it. Back then it was in very tidy condition for it's age and was well maintained and roadworthy. It was driven here and parked up, and then for various reasons has remained unused ever since, and has slowly decayed.
The father-in-law is now an elderly widower and is moving with my friend and his family down to cornwall, and the van needs to go soon to facilitate the sale of the house.
As can be seen it's in a bit of a state. The body is rotten, among other things the right hand side skin has detached from the frame, as has the bottom of the door skin. The peak of the roof over the windscreen has also rotted away. The tyres are completely flat and likely perished, though the suspension still bounces freely.
I don't know if the van is worth saving or even if it is possible to save it, however it is 100% complete and original, so at the very least it should be a mine for parts and trim, everything is there from the pop up roof and hammocks, to the chrome parts and lights. It seems a shame to just scrap it, but if we can't find anyone to take it that's probably what will happen to it, and all those parts will be lost.
If you're interested, please send me a PM, and feel free to comment here, we don't know the first thing about Comma vans so anything will be helpful.
Thanks.
Full pics here:
http://s7.photobucket.com/user/gavinandwendy/library/commer van
I've joined here because I'm trying to help a friend dispose of his father-in-law's old Commer Camper.
I believe the family bought this new in '71 and used it for summer holidays and weekends away, every year for about 25 years, when they moved from Enfield to Waltham Abbey. This was the last time (till today) that i saw it. Back then it was in very tidy condition for it's age and was well maintained and roadworthy. It was driven here and parked up, and then for various reasons has remained unused ever since, and has slowly decayed.
The father-in-law is now an elderly widower and is moving with my friend and his family down to cornwall, and the van needs to go soon to facilitate the sale of the house.
As can be seen it's in a bit of a state. The body is rotten, among other things the right hand side skin has detached from the frame, as has the bottom of the door skin. The peak of the roof over the windscreen has also rotted away. The tyres are completely flat and likely perished, though the suspension still bounces freely.
I don't know if the van is worth saving or even if it is possible to save it, however it is 100% complete and original, so at the very least it should be a mine for parts and trim, everything is there from the pop up roof and hammocks, to the chrome parts and lights. It seems a shame to just scrap it, but if we can't find anyone to take it that's probably what will happen to it, and all those parts will be lost.
If you're interested, please send me a PM, and feel free to comment here, we don't know the first thing about Comma vans so anything will be helpful.
Thanks.
Full pics here:
http://s7.photobucket.com/user/gavinandwendy/library/commer van
it's a Haylett Olympian conversion I think. Hopefully someone will find a use for at least some of it.
