Skaravan, Travel Home Delux 12ft

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Hello Vanners

    Recently spotted a van i thought my jalopy could pull. Pictured thus....


This is how i discovered her.



And now she is ready for the trip home to salvation.



Interior needs an update.



My only quetsion is how you come up with 12ft when the cabin measures 11ft 1 1/2in?

[viscount6116]

Gday Buddaboy
Nice rig. I had a 16 foot Travelhome about 20 years ago and it was a great old van. Mine had 2 single beds at the back and the table used to fold down to a double. Had plenty of fun camping with the kids
Like your Falcon wagon (is it an XM or a XP) I also had a XM sedan many years ago in the 70s and it was a bullet proof car. Did well with buying it for $70 ,keeping it for 2 years and sold it for $85
As for the way old vans are measured...usually by the outside length of the cabin

Cheers Andy

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Hello guys,
Good looking van - measured at the longest part - ie. external top "rolls" above the windows.

Nice looking XL / XM wagon ---- I would like to have another --- The last one I had was a XL that I transplanted a 289 V8 into.

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Hi Again Vanners. Has anyone installed electric brakes on there set ups? I'm a little worried of the all round drum brakeabilty of my jalopy and van.

Much Thanks

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I put elec br on my 70.s franklin regent 11ft

[drylander]

I pulled a 16ft coronet up and down the east coast in the early '70's with the same type of ford (XM) up and down the moombies before it was modernised and never had a problem pulling up with drum brakes and cable over ride brakes. Don't forget if its a bog standard car its not gunna be that fast anyhow. love to get another one but the XM & XP's are out of my price bracket now

Pete