Goodwood (via northern France)

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Calum
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Goodwood (via northern France)

Post by Calum » Tue Sep 30, 2014 9:02 pm

As usual Alex and I went down to the Goodwood Revival this year, but decided to take the week off work beforehand this year and make the most of being so far south. We spent a few days in northern France and Belgium before returning on the Thursday for the Revival. Clocked up another 1500-200 miles (need to add it up properly), so the Carawagon has probably covered some 3-3.5k trouble free miles in a month which I am very pleased with given the fact it is still all bedding in and settling down. On the way down we averaged a very impressive 21.5mpg!

Only a relatively short European trip in terms of mileage and number of days, but we are planning on doing something rather greater next year. Here's hoping!

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This was possibly the best antiques shop/warehouse I have ever been in, but neither of us actually came out with anything! :thud:

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Met a very friendly Dutch camper owner at Dunkirk ferry port - a 1969 example of a very rare conversion.

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Goodwood was sunny and busy as usual!

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This was the best Land Rover camper I have EVER seen. Lovely. An original and very rare Jennings conversion, now running a 200Tdi (and I am not surprised with it weighing near 3 tons...)

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It gained a lot of attention in the car park including an american chap who also owns a Carawagon and has never seen another in the metal (I will email him now actually!) and a chap who lives down the road from Sunbury and (mis)spent a lot of his childhood in the RJ Searle workshops! He was there in a lovely 107" station wagon.

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Can't wait until next year!
:cheers:
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RMS
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Location: Near Wakefield, UK, in God's own Country!

Re: Goodwood (via northern France)

Post by RMS » Tue Sep 30, 2014 9:22 pm

Fantastic - another great trip under your belt, Calum & Alex :cheers:
1967 109" Carawagon 200TDi
1972 109" SW Carawagon 2.5NA
1958 109" Carawagon 2.25P (project)
1972 109" Carawagon 200 or 300TDi (project)
1974 Dormobile 2.25D (project)
(Robin on S2C forum)
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