Franklin I've been considering

[tim]

Hi everyone, I'm a total newby to caravans, but have a fair bit of experience restoring cars. I'm looking for a suitable van that I can park on a coastal block, and occasionally take further afield. 

A week or so ago I went and looked at the Franklin in this ad. www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/hobart-city/caravan/caravan-for-sale/1059326581



Its pretty much what we need for a family of four with young kids, a bit of room, 4-6 berths, and space for a toilet. The inside is very original but its all quite well loved and really needs a makeover. That's mostly cosmetic and doesn't bother me, too much. The underside was what put me off really, it badly needs new tyres, and I'd be concerned about whether the brakes have had much maintenance. These aren't show stoppers, but I'm on a tight budget, and its already at the upper price range.

Can anyone shed any light on the year and model? Its registered as a 1977, but the chassis number starts with a V, so maybe 1974/5? Any advice would be appreciated.


cheers
Tim

[atefooterz]

Hi Tim, my Franklin is registered as a 1977 but the W+ numbers make it a late 1975. Hopefully those tyres can make it to a park & you can save up for the brakes & new tyres later, lowish priority if static, much more important when wanting to be mobile, costs will vary greatly depending on where you are, i needed 2 new small truck tyres on route back home and ended up paying about 30% more in the remote town i was stranded near but was not willing to risk it for the remaining 700ish KLM remaining so bit the bullet.

[tim]

I should have said, I'm in Hobart, Tasmania. Everywhere is a remote town around here. 

It will need 5 tyres, even the spare looks like its been around for a while.

Does anyone know what the approximate weight of a van like this would be?

Tim