Thread: I'm on to a 18 ft Viscount that's imaculate inside

The front wrap around window suggests a Viscount to me too, along with the yellow stripes - typical Viscount. 70's Millards had flat glass in the front and back. Go to Google images and look up '1972 Millard caravan' and '1972 Viscount caravan'. Do you know the chassis number? - You can trace it from that. Nice van either way.

Is the chassis in reasonable condition? You planning on getting it road going again?

yes, it's not a Millard.
Different shape plus
Early to late 70's Millards had rectangle triple Louvre windows.
About 1980-ish they changed to double Louvre .
My 76/77 Millard still has the triple windows.

Im talking16/18 ft vans

The interior really is in good nic, looks a bit like like those houses where the owners just walked out leaving everything as it was.

Hit the out side with a pressure washer and it will come up very nicely. Then a saw through the tree in the draw bar , pump up the tyres and you are away slooowly.
It will weigh a bit more than the newer stuff.

Originally Posted by worane

Hit the out side with a pressure washer and it will come up very nicely. Then a saw through the tree in the draw bar , pump up the tyres and you are away slooowly.
It will weigh a bit more than the newer stuff.

I was thinking of using a pressure washer to remove the lichen. If anyone has had experience in removing lichen, I'd be interested to hear.

Great plan but I'll be doing it a little differently. If the sale does go through, the first thing would be to move it. Not far. Just 30 feet or so to a more stable position. Then the wheels will come off, cleaned up and new tyres. While they're off, the bearings will be repacked and anything else in the hubs that need to be fixed, fixed. I was also thinking of putting a vacuum pump on the drawbar and servicing the booster.
Then wash the outside and fix a few trim bits. Then do the windows replacing the seals and any broken latches. After that, depending on how it scrubs up, it mat get a paint job.

Finally, after it is registered, I'll take it to somewhere where we could have holidays. Any suggestions? I'd prefer a beach somewhere.

Oh, as has been mentioned in other threads, these old vans are surprisingly light when compared to the vans of today. This one was towed with a HQ with a 202. I think you need a whopping great V8 in a 4WD to tow vans nowdays.

Gee's guys .... Pressure washer

Don't go anywhere near an old caravan with a pressure washer, if it doesn't leak now, it sure will leak like a sieve afterwards. Even if you don't blast all the old sealer out, you'll likely make it leak everywhere by using many psi's of pressure to blast water where it shouldn't go

Oh well, it could be worse. There's some crazy fool over on the classic caravan forum that thinks he going to tow an old caravan with a 101 ..... Can you already see the mobile road block in action

Oh well it could be worse, I know some fool that thinks ****ty old citroens can tow caravans

seeya,
Shane L.

It's already a mobile road block....

Not just thinking about towing it with the 101 - the 101 will be its sole means of motivation once it is road going.. I figure a 1977 brick like Land Rover towing a 1977 brick like caravan should work out well.

Just have to get my visitors moved out and you'll see it shuffling down the highway shortly after.

At under a tonne, it is a lot lighter than other stuff I tow with it. and I figure most of the wind resistance will have already been overcome by the 101.

So, what's your user name over on the caravan forum?

Originally Posted by bacicat

It's already a mobile road block....

Not just thinking about towing it with the 101 - the 101 will be its sole means of motivation once it is road going.. I figure a 1977 brick like Land Rover towing a 1977 brick like caravan should work out well.

Just have to get my visitors moved out and you'll see it shuffling down the highway shortly after.

At under a tonne, it is a lot lighter than other stuff I tow with it. and I figure most of the wind resistance will have already been overcome by the 101.

So, what's your user name over on the caravan forum?

I'm always really original.... Would you believe "DoubleChevron" I've only been a member there since I dragged home an old caravan a few weeks back. Like you I found and old 'van that rather "used" on the outside, but remarkabley original and tidy inside, that appears to have barely ever leaked in it's life.

I think you'll be surprised, the 101 will tow it easily ... and slowly ... With horrendous thirst ....Just like the old Range Rover classic I have here. I reckon a twin axle will be closer too 1200kg wouldn't it (the extra axle itself would have to add another 100kg over the single axle).... which is still nothing compared to a modern massively overbuilt 'van.

seeya,
Shane L.