You’re looking at a 1969 Bedford CA Dormobile Camper Van. It’s got 4 berths and a 1.6L engine that likely makes all of 50hp. Cute as a button, slow as hell. Drive it fast, if you dare.
Source: Bonhams, via Dinosaurs and Robots (which you ought to be reading already)
Jeff Glucker
With a big enough sway bar I can make this work…
Even caning it, this is probably still only capable of escargot speeds. Maybe S-Cargo speeds, if you're lucky.
Do want. I would love to aggravate the motoring public in this.
I read a book recently where highly-decorated Bedfords and "Jeeps" (be they Russian, American, or Toyota Land Cruisers) were the primary method of moving anything between cities and villages. The Bedfords in the story could break down but were nearly always repairable with basic tools. They were the perfect vehicle for moving a lot of stuff over remote highways in country where cheap is good. You can see some photos here: http://www.erwinvoogt.com/overland/pix/pakistan/i…
Is there a category below "slow"? Maybe "indolent". I like that. It reminds me of some of the old guys at Ford referring to indolene fuel.
Anyway, this thing isn't slow, it's indolent. However, it's damn cool and looks to be in great shape.
That thing is kinda like a pug, you don't want to admit that it's kinda cute even though you think it is.
I'll admit it right now, the ugly little bugger is Cool. Way cool. My '64 Chevy Road Condo (pictured as avatar) is faster and more lux, but I have a place in my heart for vintage RV's like this, however lame they might be. Admit it, this is way more funky than a Westphalia. How many hippie chicks and glass bongs would fit into this thing while you steer it towards the next Rainbow Reunion? Sometimes the journey is better than the destination.
Rainbow Gathering. Excuse me.
If that's too slow, you can always drop in an Iron Duke and cut the 0-60 time in half, meaning that instead of being an eon, it will just be an epoch.
Considering how little geological time humour there actually is, I think accuracy would be appropriate. 😉
Eyebrows, impossible-to-replace glass, and a zero-to-sixty time probably triple that of my Lolvo. I love every bit of it.