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Mostard Yvonne Classic Caravan.
After owning our beautiful 1966 classic caravan for about 5 years we've decided to let someone else enjoy it. When we first purchased it, it was as seen in the last three photos, you can see here the original upholstery which we still have & is included with the caravan, you can also see the very little used orange bunk, the original elevating roof canvas, which is faded but complete, however the cotton on the seams has started to come apart, this could easily be redone , however as you can see in picture 6, we prefer to lift the pop top & roll the canvas up held in its original poppers to let the air & light in further. Another extremely rare accessory that is still with the caravan is the day awning that you can see in picture 12, its still in its canvas bag, although we've never used it mainly to preserve it. As we restored our 1967 VW Splitscreen Bus , we decided to repaint the outside of the caravan to match & is now finished in "Harvest moon beige", the colour used on the new Beetle, together with "Cocoa" highlighting the really retro looking stripe around the body & also the wheels. I had the hub caps re-chromed & the tyres are all nearly new, including the spare. Internally I completely stripped back the wood work & restained using a quality varnish, I bought all new foam for the seats & had them professionally recovered in a period looking fabric. We replaced the curtains with matching tie backs which are lined & finally laid a new floor covering using period style tiles (Not a roll of lino), this is laid on hardboard so if you ever wanted to turn it back to original the floor, curtains, & upholstery are all there.
As you can see you tow it along behind our VW Splitty with no problem at all, its extremely lightwieght & compact, yet extremely usable. The dinette changes into a double bed & you then have a single at the other end with the bunk above. It still has the original hob & sink, together with wall mounted water tank & even the gas lamp although the glass from this is missing. A modern electric hook up has been wired in, but is not evident from the outside with any unsightly modern connectors, its consealed very well, from this you can plug into standard 13amp sockets in the van & it also has lighting.
It truly turns heads where ever its seen & would equally look good behind a classic car or bus or indeed behind a modern vehicle giving a retro look. We have loved every minute of owning her & will be sorry to see it go. The Mostard Yvonne caravan is an extremely rare dutch unit with we think only about 230 are left, there is a good owners club forum in Holland. It is 45 years old & therefore there are the odd imperfection if you're as critical as I am, but I can guarantee you will have a tough job finding one more complete & in such beautiful condition.
Buy it now for £5,000 or see it on ebay
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-Classic-Retro-Caravan-Mostard-Yvonne-1966-VW-/270774793879?_trksid=p5197.m7&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D3%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D1017561669464171612" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
After owning our beautiful 1966 classic caravan for about 5 years we've decided to let someone else enjoy it. When we first purchased it, it was as seen in the last three photos, you can see here the original upholstery which we still have & is included with the caravan, you can also see the very little used orange bunk, the original elevating roof canvas, which is faded but complete, however the cotton on the seams has started to come apart, this could easily be redone , however as you can see in picture 6, we prefer to lift the pop top & roll the canvas up held in its original poppers to let the air & light in further. Another extremely rare accessory that is still with the caravan is the day awning that you can see in picture 12, its still in its canvas bag, although we've never used it mainly to preserve it. As we restored our 1967 VW Splitscreen Bus , we decided to repaint the outside of the caravan to match & is now finished in "Harvest moon beige", the colour used on the new Beetle, together with "Cocoa" highlighting the really retro looking stripe around the body & also the wheels. I had the hub caps re-chromed & the tyres are all nearly new, including the spare. Internally I completely stripped back the wood work & restained using a quality varnish, I bought all new foam for the seats & had them professionally recovered in a period looking fabric. We replaced the curtains with matching tie backs which are lined & finally laid a new floor covering using period style tiles (Not a roll of lino), this is laid on hardboard so if you ever wanted to turn it back to original the floor, curtains, & upholstery are all there.
As you can see you tow it along behind our VW Splitty with no problem at all, its extremely lightwieght & compact, yet extremely usable. The dinette changes into a double bed & you then have a single at the other end with the bunk above. It still has the original hob & sink, together with wall mounted water tank & even the gas lamp although the glass from this is missing. A modern electric hook up has been wired in, but is not evident from the outside with any unsightly modern connectors, its consealed very well, from this you can plug into standard 13amp sockets in the van & it also has lighting.
It truly turns heads where ever its seen & would equally look good behind a classic car or bus or indeed behind a modern vehicle giving a retro look. We have loved every minute of owning her & will be sorry to see it go. The Mostard Yvonne caravan is an extremely rare dutch unit with we think only about 230 are left, there is a good owners club forum in Holland. It is 45 years old & therefore there are the odd imperfection if you're as critical as I am, but I can guarantee you will have a tough job finding one more complete & in such beautiful condition.
Buy it now for £5,000 or see it on ebay
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-Classic-Retro-Caravan-Mostard-Yvonne-1966-VW-/270774793879?_trksid=p5197.m7&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D3%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D1017561669464171612" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
