Nice old rig

[mariesnowgoose]

There's a nice old rig up for sale on the Isle of Wight at the moment, listed on eBay.

Link to listing & description here:-

Mercedes 308D Foster & Day Corsaire Coachbuilt Caravan.

Had the same owner since new, only done 28,000 miles and always been garaged. Wish I lived a bit nearer!

 

[wildebus]

looks very nice and a reasonable price

only downside is I bet it is a bit of a dog to drive though? I suppose it would be possible to add a turbo and change the gearing (maybe add power steering as well?)

 

[Jeanette]

There's a nice old rig up for sale on the Isle of Wight at the moment, listed on eBay.

Link to listing & description here:-

Mercedes 308D Foster & Day Corsaire Coachbuilt Caravan.

Had the same owner since new, only done 28,000 miles and always been garaged. Wish I lived a bit nearer!


View attachment 48064

Sons there at the minute with Natalie her mam and her stepdad they flew down on Friday and coming back tomorrow

 

[daygoboy]

If you're tempted to add a turbocharger I'd say this is the wrong van for you.
Power steering may be worthwhile. The main thing would be to look out for
leakage at 30 year old sealant joints. Those vans were exterior aluminium clad,
on a soft timber framed stapled structure lined internally with ply wallboard.
Just like many of that era including the Autotrails. They loosen up and flex a fair bit,
prone to leak. I knew a couple of long term owners waaaay back.