gromit
5th September 2015, 10:02 AM
Someone has contacted me because he is searching for a Dormobile his Uncle drove overland in the late 60's early 70's.
It was pale green, registered in the UK as 2786 PH then driven through Europe, the Middle East, down through India then arrived in WA and was driven to Tasmania.
The gentleman who contacted me thought my Dormobile may have been the one he is looking for (he's to the left of the campfire in the picture below).
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2015/09/819.jpg (http://s1245.photobucket.com/user/cradley/media/Stuff/My%20old%20photos%20442_zpsxjes1xod.jpg.html)
He has the complete itinerary including details of food etc. purchased along the way. His aim is to find it, buy it and then drive it back to the UK !!
He remembers that there was some damage to the bonnet and firewall (near the vent) where a truck hit it in Yugoslavia, apart from that he can't remember anything that would confirm it's 'the' Dormobile.
I'm trying to get a chassis number from the UK registration but not sure if this is possible, he will be advertising in a number of Tasmanian newspapers next week because it stayed with the family in Tassie and was then sold.
I've attached a newspaper article from when his Uncle arrived in Tasmania and another photo, the photo shows damage to the passenger side wing.
The headlamp rims in the photos seem to have a chrome surround like a Series I but mine has a raised rib in the frontpanel around the headlights so maybe it's earlier than mine.
The registration places it in Guildford Surrey and because of the format it's probably before 1965 apart from that we are struggling........
If you know of anyone with a pale green Dormobile Series II or IIa could you please let me know and I'll pass the details.
Many thanks,
Colin
It was pale green, registered in the UK as 2786 PH then driven through Europe, the Middle East, down through India then arrived in WA and was driven to Tasmania.
The gentleman who contacted me thought my Dormobile may have been the one he is looking for (he's to the left of the campfire in the picture below).
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2015/09/819.jpg (http://s1245.photobucket.com/user/cradley/media/Stuff/My%20old%20photos%20442_zpsxjes1xod.jpg.html)
He has the complete itinerary including details of food etc. purchased along the way. His aim is to find it, buy it and then drive it back to the UK !!
He remembers that there was some damage to the bonnet and firewall (near the vent) where a truck hit it in Yugoslavia, apart from that he can't remember anything that would confirm it's 'the' Dormobile.
I'm trying to get a chassis number from the UK registration but not sure if this is possible, he will be advertising in a number of Tasmanian newspapers next week because it stayed with the family in Tassie and was then sold.
I've attached a newspaper article from when his Uncle arrived in Tasmania and another photo, the photo shows damage to the passenger side wing.
The headlamp rims in the photos seem to have a chrome surround like a Series I but mine has a raised rib in the frontpanel around the headlights so maybe it's earlier than mine.
The registration places it in Guildford Surrey and because of the format it's probably before 1965 apart from that we are struggling........
If you know of anyone with a pale green Dormobile Series II or IIa could you please let me know and I'll pass the details.
Many thanks,
Colin