1978 Leyland Sherpa Camper
1978 Leyland Sherpa Camper in Il trasformista, Movie, 2002
Class: Cars, Class B or C Motorhome — Model origin: 
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◊ 2025-07-05 18:02 |
![[Image: untitled.1321.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/13592/25/untitled.1321.jpg) |
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◊ 2025-07-06 00:47 |
Leyland Shepa ?? AKA LDV Pilot ![[Image: 1735305681956_jq7onf_2_1-scaled.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/13592/25/1735305681956_jq7onf_2_1-scaled.jpg) Link to "upload.wikimedia.org" -- Last edit: 2025-07-06 00:49:01 |
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◊ 2025-07-06 00:54 |
Original Sherpa. -- Last edit: 2025-07-06 00:55:19 |
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◊ 2025-07-06 02:57 |
Looks like a black grille update which I think was 78+ or thereabouts. Apparently Sherpas were good sellers in Italy as they were narrower than other vans of the time so better able to fit narrow town/village streets. No idea about who did this conversion, but it doesn't look like a typical British thing which were usually based on the minibus and kept to the original van size. So an Italian conversion?? |
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◊ 2025-07-06 13:40 |
I found this one, but it's different: https://live.staticflickr.com/8162/29349868760_753cac67e6_z.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/1977/31319118177_f51a92f6d3_b.jpg Anyway I'm not a camper expert but I'm pretty sure these were Italian conversions, I even remember seeing a similar many years ago. |
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◊ 2025-07-06 13:43 |
^ I can tell you class B and C are excessively hard to find coach builder because in used adverts they aren't even listed just base vehicle like "1995 Fiat Ducato camper " no mention of coach builder you have more chances when the coach builder changes the cabin bodywork too -- Last edit: 2025-07-06 13:45:23 |
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◊ 2025-07-06 13:48 |
Yes, indeed I noticed it. Also I believe there used to be many smaller and lesser known builders. We can count mostly on scripts/logos on the camper itself  |
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◊ 2025-07-06 13:54 |
^ yes many obsucre coach builders too here a perfect specimen of ultra obscure camper from italy /vehicle_1948954.html perfectly visible, but no scripts and nothing works to find out despite good views , if there was images only google lense migtht have found it but no results and no results with manual search either -- Last edit: 2025-07-06 13:55:36 |
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◊ 2025-07-06 13:58 |
That one has a German plate. Maybe it's not by an Italian coachbuilder? |
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◊ 2025-07-06 14:00 |
well , caper (jale) put it italian origin , so assumed he may had a good reason to believe that -- Last edit: 2025-07-06 14:00:18 |
