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Ginetta campervan conversion
Rod Ends - 24/6/11 at 06:00 PM




snapper - 24/6/11 at 06:19 PM

It's a Ford Zepher 1V I think


Guinness - 24/6/11 at 06:22 PM

I like it.

Although I prefered this version:



plentywahalla - 24/6/11 at 06:23 PM

What does that do for (probably) the worst handling car Ford ever built !!

My abiding memory of that model was Oz driving one to Dusseldorf in the first episode of Auf' .... Sooo funny.

The only good bit about it is the dog.


designer - 24/6/11 at 06:32 PM

My brother had a Zepher as his wedding car, Dagenham Dustbin was the right description!!


plentywahalla - 24/6/11 at 06:37 PM

Does no-one here know how to spell Zephyr!!


LBMEFM - 24/6/11 at 06:58 PM

Might be a Zodiac (Zephyr V4 engine with single headlights - Zodiac V6 with twin headlights)


mookaloid - 24/6/11 at 07:10 PM

I didn't know Ginetta made those - I wonder if they still do them to special order


jacko - 24/6/11 at 07:31 PM

Just found a replacement for my old caravan
One up from a tent

Jacko


Rod Ends - 24/6/11 at 07:40 PM

quote:

“First prize in the 'most unusual design' category!” jokes Arthur, owner of this one-off car-camper.
In the late 1960s, kit car manufacturer Ginetta – “masters of fibreglass” – dipped their toes into building campervans.
Unfortunately the idea was short-lived and only one was made.
“I am proud to own it and display it at classic car shows," says Arthur. “Something as unusual as this needs to be shared with others.”

It is a unique vehicle, based on a 1970s’ Ford Zodiac executive saloon
fitted with a walnut dashboard and plenty of eye-catching instrumentation.
Stylistically the fibreglass exterior has echoes of yacht design with its sleek, sweeping lines.
The interior is lined with wood veneer and conjures up an image of a narrow boat cabin.


http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/gallery/2011/jun/24/camping#/?picture=376037240&index=1


rusty nuts - 24/6/11 at 08:02 PM

quote:
Originally posted by LBMEFM
Might be a Zodiac (Zephyr V4 engine with single headlights - Zodiac V6 with twin headlights)



Not exactly correct, the Zephyr 6 had the V6 engine . IIRC the mark 4 was the first Ford with disc brakes all round, think I've still got the windback tool for the rear calipers?


Humbug - 24/6/11 at 08:57 PM

mmmm! push button radio and formica wood dash!


Mark Allanson - 24/6/11 at 10:25 PM

My uncle had one, he opened the bonnet. first the radiator, then a 2 foot gap then the spare wheel, another 2 foot gap and a tiny V4 engine pushed up against the bulkhead!