Dron's 16ft Viscount Royal 76'

[dronny]

Hi everyone,

Here is my Viscount Royal 16ft.











 I was told it was a 79 model but from the frame number I believe it is probably a 76 model ... can anyone tell me for sure?
There is a sticker on the inside of the door and a frame number stamped into the draw bar which says R62984.







It has a fridge and an oven which need cleaning. The oven is complete including broiler but it is missing the manifold for the gas burners. Does anyone know where I can get one?





It's in fairly good condition. First thing I am doing is replacing all the windows with Lexen polycarbonate.

[Deleted]

Hi dronny

Firstly welcome to the forum/group

You have a nice looking Viscount Royal there, and going on your chassis number and our museum records it is a 1976 year model see HERE

Will look forward to seeing your refurb.

Cheers

[tasmillard]

Awesome, another one being saved. I like to know where i can get a stone guard like you have in the first 2 pics. Are these still available?

[Deleted]

Welcome to the forum, it is nice to see the start of another project.

[dronny]

Oct 31, 2015 6:42:48 GMT 10 tasmillard said:

Awesome, another one being saved. I like to know where i can get a stone guard like you have in the first 2 pics. Are these still available?

It's a custom job, the bloke I bought it off made it, he's an upholsterer .

[dronny]

Progress: So far I have done two windows and the door. 3 windows to go.

[Mustang]

Interesting similarities between your 76 & our 77.
You may gain some info from our recent resto.
link

[dronny]

Nov 11, 2015 18:22:05 GMT 10 Mustang said:

Interesting similarities between your 76 & our 77.
You may gain some info from our recent resto.
link

Yeah I read your build thread before I started and got some good inspiration. You were pretty much spot on the money when it came to the method for polishing the aluminum window frames. Painstaking work - it has taken me 3 weeks to do two windows and one door so far. The door came up really well but some of the window frames that were more exposed to the weather are fairly pitted and require lots of sanding.

That being said the van is still in remarkable condition for a 40 year old van that has been out in the weather for the last 10 years. These vans really were built to last with quality materials.

Vincent is a great looking van but I don't have that kind of money and time at the moment ... so my goal is to just get the van clean, registered and usable as soon as possible so I can start adventuring.

I notice our doors are nearly exactly the same - did you ever find where to get the furry dust seal for the inner door?

Also loved your bespoke toolbox.

[supreme78]

Pretty neat van you go there. have a 1978 and find the old Viscounts the most sturdy built vans around. They are well made and great to restore. I painted some of my internal paneling but still like the dark brown cupboards. enjoy your van.