1969 Ford Escort Van Camper Dormobile 'Elba' MkI

1969 Ford Escort Van Camper MkI in Agnes Browne, Movie, 1999

Class: Cars, Class B or C Motorhome — Model origin:

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Author	Message
dsl ◊ 2021-11-10 01:02	Escort Mk1 Camper with unusual dropdown tailgate. Unless it's a strange poverty hearse.
jcb ◊ 2021-11-10 15:36	Does not make access easy ! -- Last edit: 2021-11-10 15:36:44
Animatronixx ◊ 2021-11-10 17:26	Access?? These weren't built for people who want access... Be already inside or just don't. It's an "Elba" conversion by the Dormobile Ltd. - the four-seater, three-sleeper and non-accesser motor caravan for people with a wry sense of humour.
Baube ◊ 2021-11-10 17:56	https://youtu.be/eWDLCTBwyn8?t=27
UKboy205 ◊ 2021-11-10 18:05	Baube wrote https://youtu.be/eWDLCTBwyn8?t=27
dsl ◊ 2021-11-10 19:35	Elba was apparently the first Escort camper launched (late 68 or very early 69), followed by the Canterbury Siesta in early 69; both were officially approved and could be ordered through Ford dealers. Other conversions then followed - Coachwork Conversions Freedom Camper (1969), C&W Conversions Nimbus Deluxe (1972). In 1970 the Elba GT was launched, with Willment-tuned Cortina 1600 GT engine and Rostyles, and in 1973 a one-off Escort Mexico Canterbury Siesta was built by Ford AVO in Copper Brown metallic with 4-spoke RS alloys and front quarter bumpers (XVX 222L); they'd also built 3 Mexico estates and a Mexico van (although it's unclear if this van existed separately or was subsequently made into the camper).