Ohh... I hate hearing about the loss of that roof! That may be hard to
replace. I hope he can find it.
- Ian
J Arzt wrote:
> OK, folks, here's the current state of affairs:
>
> A month or so ago, in my apparent quest to give sanctuary to every
> downtrodden Rootes car I find, I purchased a 1974 Commer AutoSleeper
> motorcaravan. Small purchase price, large complication - it was in the north
> of England, I'm in Nebraska, USA!
>
> Through my connections at work, I was able to get a deal on transport,
> but only out of Germany. To get the camper to Germany, though, would cost
> about 500 pounds Sterling, so there goes the benefits of the transport
> connection! Instead, I sent a few emails and made a few calls, and found a
> reasonable price leaving the port of Southampton in England. A deal was
> struck.
>
> Now, do you remember one little detail? The camper was in the NORTH of
> England - about as far north as you can go. Southampton, like it's name
> implies, is in the SOUTH. Professional hauling was out of the question - 450
> pounds. Fortunately, the seller has a trailer, and he kindly offered to tow
> it to Southampton for the fuel costs. Remember all those news reports about
> fuel costs in England? They're right! 150 pounds worth of diesel to get a
> 100 pound camper to the port so I can pay 750 pounds to ship it here!
>
> Well, so far things have gone well. The seller had a lot of spare parts
> he threw in with the deal, he loaded them into the camper, and trailered it
> down to Southampton. He had some trouble with the brakes on his Range Rover,
> but it made it OK. Upon arrival, the dock workers ask if he wants it stored
> under cover. Curious, he asks why. They point out the fact that the pop-up
> roof section of the camper is no longer ON the camper. Somewhere between
> points A and B, the pop-up popped off, and the roof now has a rather large
> uncovered hole!
>
> The shipping company kindly puts the camper in their indoor storage
> area, and arrangements are made for the same on this end. The seller scours
> the side of the highway for signs of the roof on his way home, but no sign
> of it is found. He will continue to retrace his steps, to see if he can find
> it. I'm not holding my breath.
>
> Once it gets to New York, and the customs paperwork is cleared, the
> camper will be picked up and driven to my brother's house in New Jersey. I
> can store it there until I find a way to remedy the roof situation, at least
> well enough to allow me to drive it to Nebraska.
>
> I'll post as things progress - the ship is supposed to dock in NY on the
> 3rd of January. That is, provided it doesn't sink, with my luck!!!
>
> Jon Arzt
>
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Ian Spencer <www.sunbeamalpine.org>
'61 Series II Alpine B9104704 LRX
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'62 Harrington Le Mans BH9115930 OD LRX
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