Is my antique RV a B class or A class?
New RV owner. Managed to get this beauty from an older man just retiring at 80. My husband and I are 32, so we are looking to fill it with more years of memories. Just had our first short trip, and ha...
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kaydeejay wrote:videogamemaker wrote:That certainly looks like a Vauxhall/Bedford CF Van base. Pretty sure the instrument cluster is from the same vehicle.
Sure. It's a 1979 Hymer Mobil. From what I can tell it is a 521 B, and the body is Vauxhall. The engine is by Opel. It's a 4 gear plus Reverse manual, with non-power stearing.
I'm a bit confused about the engine though. Is it a 1.8L, 2.0L or 2.3L 4 cylinder gas engine canted over at 45 degrees?
If so, that is a Vauxhall engine, not Opel. If it's a diesel, then I have no idea!
Oh, my opinion only, that is a Class A as it did not use any of the original body sheet metal other than the radiator grille.
I checked the paperwork, it's a Bedford engine, 2.3L, regular gasoline.
Bumpyroad wrote:
thanks for the camera/photography information. good job. I think that green lit switch oils the muffler bearings.
bumpy
And here I was thinking it was to add blinker fluid.
