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10-04-2016, 12:38 PM
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#21
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Member
Name: Stuart & Myra
Trailer: Willerby
Northumberland UK
Posts: 32
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Inside finish.
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Originally Posted by Ellpea in CA
Stuart & Myra,
The FG on the inside is so pretty... is that the result of a scrubbing and polishing? Or was it painted inside as well?
Beautiful job all around; congratulations!
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Hi Ellpea in CA.
The inside is painted with the same system as the outside. Good stuff that Epiphanes 2 pack polyurethane ( yacht paint )
Needed doing as a substantial area of the inner skin needed to be removed to access the outer skin damage and re-form the roof as it was sagging, then reinstated, filled, primed etc etc.
I have a full set of restoration photographs on the photobucket site detailed in my initial post.
Cheers
Stuart & Myra
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10-04-2016, 02:16 PM
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#22
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Senior Member
Name: Kelly
Trailer: Trails West
Oregon
Posts: 3,046
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Fully detailed the way a true craftsman does it! It is the best renovations I have seen on this forum in terms of making every inch of surface just right.
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10-04-2016, 02:52 PM
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#23
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Member
Name: Stuart & Myra
Trailer: Willerby
Northumberland UK
Posts: 32
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Much appreciated
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Originally Posted by k corbin
Fully detailed the way a true craftsman does it! It is the best renovations I have seen on this forum in terms of making every inch of surface just right.
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Many thanks KC, that is very kind of you to say.
As there are approx 5 or 6 remaining of the 100 or so produced, we thought it worth doing properly and as close to original specification as practical.
We have not retained the gas lighting system, for example, although the LED inside the original gas mantle looks pretty near.
Still looking for another glass lamp shade as one of the two was missing.
Also missing the wheel spats ( covers ) so may have to sculpt 2 foam blanks, in order to manufacture the moulds.
Still it keeps me out of the pub.
A 1956 Vogue, which was restored in 2007 by Peter Jolley, has just recently been bought by the makers Willerby ( now in their 70th year in the caravan business ) to use as a centrepiece at their factory/ showroom and for exhibition at other events and shows.
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10-04-2016, 03:03 PM
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#24
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Senior Member
Name: Jon
Trailer: 2008 Scamp 13 S1
Arizona
Posts: 11,962
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Russell willerby
...A 1956 Vogue, which was restored in 2007 by Peter Jolley, has just recently been bought by the makers Willerby ( now in their 70th year in the caravan business ) to use as a centrepiece at their factory/ showroom and for exhibition at other events and shows.
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Link to a thread by Peter on his Vogue: http://www.fiberglassrv.com/forums/f...gue-30120.html
Took a little clicking around, but I found his album on the Willerby restoration via this link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/33714671@N00/albums
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10-04-2016, 03:30 PM
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#25
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Member
Name: Stuart & Myra
Trailer: Willerby
Northumberland UK
Posts: 32
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jon in AZ
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Thank you Jon in AZ, did not realise Peter had posted on FIBREGLASSRV.
Stuart
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10-04-2016, 05:53 PM
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#26
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Senior Member
Trailer: 13 ft Boler
Posts: 1,177
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That trailer is about as COOL!! as it gets!!
and you sir have done fine job.
Thanks for sharing!
Fred
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10-05-2016, 02:15 AM
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#27
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Member
Name: Stuart & Myra
Trailer: Willerby
Northumberland UK
Posts: 32
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FRED SMAILES
That trailer is about as COOL!! as it gets!!
and you sir have done fine job.
Thanks for sharing!
Fred
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My pleasure Fred. Sharing is good.
Stu
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10-05-2016, 08:35 AM
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#28
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Senior Member
Name: Daniel A.
Trailer: Bigfoot 17.0 1991 dlx
British Columbia
Posts: 741
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Quote:
Originally Posted by vintageracer
I just know noticed the door on the trailer is on the "Wrong" side!
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No its on the proper side, in the UK they drive on the left side.
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10-05-2016, 10:58 AM
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#29
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Senior Member
Name: Jon
Trailer: 2008 Scamp 13 S1
Arizona
Posts: 11,962
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Quote:
Originally Posted by vintageracer
I just know noticed the door on the trailer is on the "Wrong" side!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel A.
No its on the proper side, in the UK they drive on the left side.
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It's funny… I know that fact in my head, but when I look at interior photos and try to visualize the layout, I find I keep getting my directions turned around. Am I looking toward the front or toward the back? Toward the left or toward the right? It requires an extra layer of thought, almost like translating from another language. It doesn't help that the Vogue has a more-or-less symmetrical arrangement of windows front to back!
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10-05-2016, 12:56 PM
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#30
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Senior Member
Name: To Infinity & Beyond!
Trailer: 1985 Uhaul VT-16 Vacationer, 1957 Avion R20 & 1977 Argosy 6.0 Minuet
Tennessee
Posts: 655
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel A.
No its on the proper side, in the UK they drive on the left side.
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It' STILL on the wrong side!!!
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10-16-2016, 11:00 AM
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Member
Name: Stuart & Myra
Trailer: Willerby
Northumberland UK
Posts: 32
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Interior shots
Interior refitted, original framing ( where useable ) reclad in 3/16 oak veneered ply. Original sink and cooker. LED " gas lamps.
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10-16-2016, 12:44 PM
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#32
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Senior Member
Name: Lee
Trailer: Casita
Texas
Posts: 493
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I don't know what you call it but whatever it is that the curtains are hanging from sure is nice and the interior looks brand new. What a nice restoration.
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Lee
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10-16-2016, 05:00 PM
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Member
Name: Stuart & Myra
Trailer: Willerby
Northumberland UK
Posts: 32
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Thanks
Quote:
Originally Posted by Captleemo
I don't know what you call it but whatever it is that the curtains are hanging from sure is nice and the interior looks brand new. What a nice restoration.
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Very kind of you to say so.
Again the restoration was to original spec, reusing original fittings where possible. The curtain tracks and runners are the original and are " hidden " behind a " pelmet "
Cheers
Stuart
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10-16-2016, 05:21 PM
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#34
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Senior Member
Name: Jon
Trailer: 2008 Scamp 13 S1
Arizona
Posts: 11,962
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I am really appreciating the galley design. I like the recessed, built-in drainer next to the sink and the fold-down covers that hide the entire galley when not in use. The sink side looks like it might serve as extra counter space when open.
What a masterpiece of functional beauty!
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10-16-2016, 05:53 PM
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#35
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Senior Member
Name: Lee
Trailer: Casita
Texas
Posts: 493
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Never heard of a pelmet but I googled it and sure like the idea.
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Lee
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10-16-2016, 07:04 PM
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#36
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Senior Member
Name: Walter
Trailer: 2017 Escape 17B
SW Virginia
Posts: 2,255
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All I can think to say is WOW! That is a thing of beauty. Earlier I commented the exterior is the prettiest trailer I've seen. Now I can say the same of the interior.
Walt
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Past owner of 1995 13' Casita, 1994 16' Casita, 2012 Parkliner, 2002 17' Bigfoot.
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10-17-2016, 07:07 AM
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Senior Member
Name: David
Trailer: 1998 Casita 17 SD
Alberta
Posts: 786
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Love the looks of those trailers! The folks that designed it, all those years ago, knew form and function. Love the windows, just great. Your restoration was very well done and it looks fantastic. Now if we could just find a mold to start making them again! Maybe the door on the other side for across the pond.
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08-03-2017, 03:25 AM
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#38
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Member
Name: Stuart & Myra
Trailer: Willerby
Northumberland UK
Posts: 32
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Final piece of the jigsaw
Finally managed to track down a pair of original wheel spats and another Willerby Vogue ( awaiting restoration ) The owner, Jim, kindly loaned me his spats so I could take a mould from them.
I have now made pair of spats in Deep Bronze Green to match the Land Rover.
Finishes it off lovely.
Cheers
Stuart
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08-03-2017, 04:31 AM
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#39
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Senior Member
Name: Walter
Trailer: 2017 Escape 17B
SW Virginia
Posts: 2,255
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What a gorgeous trailer. Sure wish I could see it in person. Nice work.
Walr
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Past owner of 1995 13' Casita, 1994 16' Casita, 2012 Parkliner, 2002 17' Bigfoot.
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08-03-2017, 07:25 AM
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#40
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Senior Member
Name: Lee
Trailer: Casita
Texas
Posts: 493
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Wheel spats, we called them wheel skirts across the pond but now a days they are as rare as hens teeth. They sure look nice on your Willerby.
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Lee
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