Practically Classics Forum

JPB wrote:I've embraced a complete new (to me) concept with the help of this thread, lovin' this house truck stuff.

As am I...

I thinking a smaller scale though... Morris Marina?

Methinks that the Marina's missing one important ingredient; it's not a truck.....

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MORRIS-MARINA-SUN ... 415a258b8a

But with wooden cladding?

Oh dear, clearly the difference between an actual house that has wheels, engine, etc. and a camper van is one that's vanished from your classic vehicle repository, an area of the brain that's very close to the "gimme ice cream & lots of it" sector.

I do like the Marina commercial-based campers, but imagine trying to live in that thing?

Where would you go to perform an ablution? Does the Marina have a bathroom? Where are the slidey-outy extending bits? Nah, seven & a half tonner or, if you've an HGV category on your licence,bigger. That's what's required.

I can appreciate the huge amount of work you have done and I share your affection for wood.

But I can't help thinking how much easier to drive and more economical it would be if it had less attractive but lighter aluminium panels.

Are most of these housetrucks of similar construction?

Cheers,

JPB wrote:Oh dear, clearly the difference between an actual house that has wheels, engine, etc. and a camper van is one that's vanished from your classic vehicle repository, an area of the brain that's very close to the "gimme ice cream & lots of it" sector.

I do like the Marina commercial-based campers, but imagine trying to live in that thing?

Where would you go to perform an ablution? Does the Marina have a bathroom? Where are the slidey-outy extending bits? Nah, seven & a half tonner or, if you've an HGV category on your licence,bigger. That's what's required.

I meant that style of thing :p

Did they make pick-up Marinas?
Actually; thinking about it not far from me a farmer has an abandoned 60s Leyland truck that I rather like the look of...

I think this is fabulous! Great work & fabulously unconventional accommodation!