Product Description

This book explores the extraordinary variety of the classic British camper van. Looking in detail at the classic vehicles of the 1950s, 60s and 70s, when motor camping holidays were at their most popular, it features vans ranging from relatively simple fitted-out panel vans right up to some remarkably sophisticated, fully coach-built campers. Every major converter and conversion is described in details with numerous colour and black & white photographs.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #22409 in Books
• Published on: 2007-08-27
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 192 pages

About the Author
Martin Watts has had a lifelong affair with period and classic campervans. In 1991 he was the founder member of the Classic Camper Club, an organization set up to assist owners and enthusiasts of campers from a bygone era. Since then Martin has established himself as an expert in the field of older motorcaravans. He writes a regular monthly column for Motorcaravan & Motorhome Monthly (MMM) and has contributed to a variety of other magazines and newspapers. Martin has owned a variety of period campers over the years and currently uses a 1974 ERF Roadranger based on the Mk1 Ford Transit. Resident - Worcestershire

Customer Reviews

What a lovely book!
I bought this book together with David Eccles' 'VW Camper - The inside story' because I am a classic vehicle fan and because I thought I might pick up a few tricks while doing up my own old camper. Both large size beautifully executed books were excellent on both counts. But 'Classic Camper Vans' was the more endearing one with its lovely snub nosed Bedford CA's and cuddly round-nosed BMC J2's with their primly hidden wheels. The enormous Mini Wildgoose conversion takes the cake, of course. Apart from the well-written and informative text, the sometimes ingenious simple solutions to create more space and the beautiful woodwork interiors, it is the wonderful 50's and 60's atmosphere in the pictures and advertising material that makes this book the perfect antidote to those vulgar modern plastic juggernauts made bij Hymer cum suis nowadays. As the sub-title already shows, the book is about British campers, so you won't be bothered by those American VW-splitscreen painting beach boys either.

Classic camper vans -the inside story.
If you are interested in classic camper vans this is the book for you. I found it instructive as well as interesting, and full of colour shots of all the various styles of vans.
The book is written by the founder of the Classic camper club so it contains accurate info. At the back is a list of facts and figures relevant to the vehicles and I found it a useful guide to point me in the right direction. Overall I was quite pleased with the book and can recommend it quite happily.