Fleedwood Other models

The register lists an eight-cylinder engine. Against a kerb weight of 5,050 kg and a gross vehicle weight of 5,630 kg, around 580 kg of payload remains. The vehicle is 9,500 mm long and 2,540 mm wide, with a wheelbase of 5,450 mm, and runs on four wheels.

With a gross weight above 3.5 tonnes, this motor caravan already counts as class N2 and so requires at least licence category C1, unlike most motorhomes built on a light van base. The eight-cylinder engine and the long 5,450 mm wheelbase point to a chassis from the heavy commercial-vehicle segment, fitted with a fixed, non-removable living body, unlike light motorhomes built on class N1 van chassis.

When buying a motorhome of this type and age, checking for damp in the rigid body around the roof, windows and body seams, and for corrosion on the chassis and wheel arches, matters most. Also check the condition of the clutch and gearbox behind the large-displacement engine, the function of the braking system on both axles, and the availability of spare parts for a chassis now three decades old.