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INTERIOR DETAILING

It was super fun seeing some of the interior details come together, and the white paneling looks amazing, not to mention the beautiful...

WINDOW RESURRECTION

We have heard other people say that the windows are by far the worst job in any renovation, and after restoring ours — we would agree!...

CUPBOARD TIME

The frame was reinforced to support the weight of the cupboards. Before we started the Reno I knew exactly what cupboard layout I wanted,...

INTERIOR BEGINS

Exciting when the inside fixtures begin to happen after all this time, mind you it is now only 3 months since we started the Reno, so...

PROGRESS CONTINUES

Over the next week, there seemed to be quite a bit of progress with the two side walls being now lined and being put into position...

INTRODUCING...

From the moment we picked this little van up, we just knew the name would have to be feminine, cute and sophisticated. It was around this...

AT LAST...

At last — things began to happen as soon as the interior cladding started to take place. The first thing we did was to lay the walls on a...

TIME STANDS STILL

This stage of the Reno seemed to take forever and as a result there are not many photos of the changes as they were so incredibly slow....

FORGING AHEAD

Many people had warned us of the arduous task of preparing the windows for a complete makeover, so I decided now would be a good time to...

CHASSIS REPAIRS

When everything was entirely stripped from the frame and the chassis, it became evident that there was need for a few bits of welding...

EXTERNAL RIP, GRIND AND STRIP

These old Viscounts were certainly built to last with 1000's of rivets, screws and copious amounts of silicone and every other imaginable...

INTERNAL RIP AND STRIP

So, we immediately set about on ripping, tearing, stripping and shredding on the inside until we were back to an empty van. A clean slate...

PLANNING THE RENO ROUTE

The first week we just couldn't believe we had acquired such a 'cute' little van. We had envisaged one perhaps a little longer than this...

THE SEARCH BEGINS

After helping my daughter with her Reno the idea of renovating an old van just wouldn't leave my thoughts and I decided that this was...

PLANTING THE SEED

In March 2016, our daughter arrived home one day and proudly announced that she had just acquired a 'new' caravan... There was much...

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