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Bay Camper Conversions The types - DavidH - 19-09-2022
Sopru.
Sunliner
Westfalia
Trakka
Doormobile
And one more I forgot!
Lllll something?
RE: Bay Camper Conversions The types - Grantus - 19-09-2022
(19-09-2022, 08:42 PM)DavidH Wrote: And one more I forgot!
The DIY one, usually done by a hippy with a borrowed angle grinder?
RE: Bay Camper Conversions The types - Wayne Murray - 19-09-2022
Dormobile
Canterbury Pitt
Danbury
Swagman
Most likely their will be more.
RE: Bay Camper Conversions The types - Barry - 20-09-2022
Devon
RE: Bay Camper Conversions The types - Oldman - 20-09-2022
Frontline
Reimo
RE: Bay Camper Conversions The types - Doob - 20-09-2022
From the Club VeeDub Sydney Nov 2012 magazine (pages 30 to 33)
https://www.clubvw.org.au/.../2012/2012-11_November.pdf
From thesamba forum;
https://www.thesamba.com/.../3_76_campmobile_australia.php
This has a copy of a 1976 Owners Manual – including a fuel log for a trip across the Nullarbor !
I am just curious if there is any more definitive history of E.Sopru & Co Pty Ltd - particularly from the early 1970’s.
RE: Bay Camper Conversions The types - Mr Beckstar - 20-09-2022
(20-09-2022, 09:54 AM)Grant Wrote: From the Club VeeDub Sydney Nov 2012 magazine (pages 30 to 33)
https://www.clubvw.org.au/.../2012/2012-11_November.pdf
From thesamba forum;
https://www.thesamba.com/.../3_76_campmobile_australia.php
This has a copy of a 1976 Owners Manual – including a fuel log for a trip across the Nullarbor !
I am just curious if there is any more definitive history of E.Sopru & Co Pty Ltd - particularly from the early 1970’s.
There's a little bit of information here in the 1973 section.
Club VeeDub - history link
And there's probably information here on Facebook although not easy to find unless you like to read for hours:
Facebook Sopru Group
RE: Bay Camper Conversions The types - Doob - 20-09-2022
(20-09-2022, 01:59 PM)Mr Beckstar Wrote: There's a little bit of information here in the 1973 section.
Club VeeDub - history link
And there's probably information here on Facebook although not easy to find unless you like to read for hours:
Facebook Sopru Group
Thanks Mr Beckstar - Yes the Sopru facebook group has some great photos - A few months ago I came across this post from 2019 - indicating recognition from VW Australia for E Sopru's production of Campmobiles - I guess they made quite a few during their time in business !!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1779332235702854/posts/2034757933493615/
RE: Bay Camper Conversions The types - Cbus - 21-09-2022
(19-09-2022, 09:15 PM)Grantus Wrote: The DIY one, usually done by a hippy with a borrowed angle grinder?
Cleaner than the axe that the " professionals" used
RE: Bay Camper Conversions The types - Doob - 08-02-2023
This is from Wheels Magazine April 1976 - listing the companies that did camper conversions in Australia at the time - with prices for the base vehicle and the conversions.
For the Sopru VW conversion Models, the listed price was.. Basic model $1360, Traveler $1962, Deluxe $2,341 and the Wanderer $2380 (with the fixed fiberglass high roof)
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