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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2014 18:42:39 GMT 10
Hello everyone, I need some advice. I have a Casavilla caravan, (I think there is a photo of it in the forum somewhere). I'll try to explain as best I can. Someone has cut a dirty great hole in the roof in an effort to fit a hatch, half of the windows are missing, there is no door, the chassis has rust (although it's not beyond repair). There is no ceiling, and some of the roof beams need to be replaced. There are no internal walls at all and some of the frames need to be replaced. There is no wiring at all. On the upside, the alloy cladding and the drawbar are good. All this can be fixed, the question is whether or not I should bother. This is the only Casavilla caravan I know of, and have never been able to find even a photo of one. I have given some thought to dragging the chassis out from under what's left and building a new modern styled body on top. Neither option is likely to cost more than the other and I should at least be able to get something for the alloy cladding. I just don't know what to do, hence I need some advice.
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Post by atefooterz on Oct 23, 2014 0:05:32 GMT 10
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2014 8:00:33 GMT 10
Thanks for the reply, that's the first photo I ever seen of one. I don't know if the photo is a Casavilla or not as you can't see the name on the front properly. It does have many of the same features, but so do many other brands and unfortunately it doesn't help me with my original question, it is nice to see that there is at least one other in existence though.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2014 19:43:34 GMT 10
Hi kajatar, yep,those vans are both Casavilla,plenty of them around,just need to know what you are looking at! As to your van,if I were you I would cut my losses and start again.Sorry to say that but we see so many people on here with grand ideas that buy vans in the hope of rebuilding them and then finding out in the "real world" it just doesnt happen,and when they try to on sell the price just keeps dropping (as we see on ebay all the time) There are plenty of restored vintage and classic vans out there for sale for much less than you are going to spend on yours. I also know there are a lot of talented people that can make something out of nothing,and do so over and over,but it takes dedication and knowledge. Sorry if this is a downer,but you asked so I gave my opinion! Good luck hughdeani
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Post by youngdazza on Oct 24, 2014 7:51:59 GMT 10
Hi kajatar
I agree with hughdeani on this one. It sounds like a lot is missing, so unless you can find another identical van that you can use for parts this rebuild is going to be rather slow and expensive. That said It might be worthwhile if you particularly like this model of caravan and enjoy a challenge. The friendly people on this forum would be happy to give you some advice if you do decide to rebuild.
Btw I wonder if there would be any legal issues if you stripped her down to the chassis and built a totally new van on top. Apart from hiring a qualified electrician and gas fitter and getting a new weigh bridge ticket that is...
Cheers
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Post by atefooterz on Oct 25, 2014 18:07:26 GMT 10
After chatting with a hot rod & van guytoday about his vintage(ish)1970 timber & steel "mini snail" he said it was registered as a box trailer, when he bought it. It really gets back to govt. documentation & how friendly your road worthy guy is, if you rebuild it that much it may be easier to call it a custom trailer, that meets with all current rules, as i am sure they will have as much idea about your Casavilla or most likely less... than yourself.
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