1963 Bedford CA Dormobile for sale

Due to a change in plans I am selling my Bedford CA Dormobile. I bought the camper earlier in the year with the best intentions of restoring her. 2 young children already, another on the way and a recent house move are taking up any time I would need to spend on the camper to get it to its former glory.

I picked the camper up earlier this year and have done very little to it. I have put a couple of tyres on it so that it could be moved around (2 of the tyres were punctured due to splits in the rubber when I bought it) and had a tidy up of the interior. I too like the owner below put a battery on it, a little fuel and hey presto it sprung to life 😀 Originally when looking for a CA project I was more concerned about the completeness of a van rather than the condition and this van does appear to be almost complete. All that I can recall missing is a short chrome trim from the front o/s wing and the rear door chrome strips. The spares that came with the van are still with it. I have had the roof up and it works fine, in fact it looks like it has had very little use judging by the condition of the upper beds.
The camper is stored under tarpaulin in my Dad’s field as my house move only has a single garage and I already use this space for another vehicle. Needless to say I have been to the CA maybe twice in the time I have owned it 😳 It is going to fade away if I don’t move it on so please phone if interested. It is currently SORN, has the correct style V5 and still holds the plate 4037 FG which I have had valued between £1500 and £2000. The engine cover is present, the picture below was just prior to me starting it up and so been removed.
I am open to all sensible offers.

Lee
West Yorkshire

01924505593 Eve
07890299121 Day

Below is a copy of the previous sale advertisement and covers a lot of the campers history.

Up for sale is a Bedford CA Dormobile Romany that I’m reluctantly selling. I had great plans for it but other than putting in a garage for 18 months I’m no further forwards with it. I run four other cars and already have a caravan so I’m afraid this one has to go.

Basically, it was first registered on 12th April 1963 – it still has it’s original Registration Number 4037 FG and is white with a burgundy stripe. For those (scoundrel’s) who are interested in such a thing the registration is transferable.

I bought it about 18 months ago from a friend; it was his Grandad’s and has been kept in their family since 1977; latterly owned by my friends brother who had to get rid of it after his Grandad died as he is not car-minded. This Romany only ran out of MOT in January 2006. It has some documents/history with it as it was a well used/loved Romany but only has 72,500 miles on it from new. There is a large box stored in the rear with spare points/brake shoes/radiator cap/other boxed spares etc.

I’m moving/merging garages shortly so necessity made me put air in the tyres and dig the Romany out of it’s garage last weekend. I put a fully charged battery in, checked the points/plugs and cleaned out the fuel (which had turned into jelly) and it started up within 5 minutes! It had quite good brake pressure too – I was impressed; it’s not been started or driven in 2 years and it starts/drives/brakes and steers better than I could have imagined. I even folded up the roof which operates smoothly and doesn’t appear to have any rips or tears.

There are some type-written letters dating back to May ’64 from Martin Walter Limited regarding the owner enquiring about purchasing some additional accessories and they quote in pounds/shillings/pence which are quite interesting.

I sought out this Club via Google as, ideally, I’d like to see a restorer/enthusiast buy this van as if I put it on ebay some’ll buy it just to get the Registration Number off it – which would be a a shame as it’s been 4037 FG for 45 years now. The van will need a bit of bodywork and paint as it’s a bit tatty here and there but considering it’s been used for 45 years of it’s life it’s in remarkably good condition and is a true survivor. Let’s see how may Mazda Bongo’s are on the road in 45 years time. 😉