Our Viking helpfully came with a 'spare wheel' (without a tyre) but with only four stud holes, this wheel would not fit the five stud hubs on our caravan. These early Vikings use a 13 inch wheel with five studs, a PCD of 6 inches and a centre bore of 4 inches. Extensive internet searching revealed the only vehicle with this size wheel was a Bedford CA. Good old ebay to the rescue again, followed by another cross country trip to the charmingly named village of Foul Anchor, near Wisbech, and we returned with a set of four. One to use as a spare, and three to sell at a later date.
One fault we knew about at the time of buying the caravan was two broken door hinges. Initially, we didn't think it would be that difficult to locate replacements. Wrong again!

One was located on ebay but others remained elusive. Knowing that the British motor industry of the 60's shared many common parts from independent manufacturers, I thought caravan makers probably did the same, so I searched ebay for classic caravans and, by looking at pictures of those for sale, I drew up a list of caravans sharing the same hinges.
(I cannot guarantee all of these have the same style hinge, it is just a list of caravans I saw these hinges on. Manufacturers change their designs and suppliers over time, and owners modify their 'vans, so check thoroughly before buying something from a different model.)
From there, I tracked down a gas locker lid with two hinges, but it was collection only from Yorkshire. Lou contacted the vendor and offered them their asking price plus postage just for the hinges, and they could still offer the lid for sale. They accepted, and we got our other replacement hinge plus a spare.
Our Viking did not come with an oven but we wanted to add one, and for once, we found it locally on ebay. It would only necessitate lowering a shelf to fit.
We also wanted a three way fridge, and the one in the Viking operated on gas only, so another ebay search followed, and another local find.
It is slightly wider and taller than the old one, so how would we modify the kitchen unit to make it fit? Move the control panel on the fridge to the side? Cut the wood rail above the fridge? Or raise the whole kitchen unit? In the end, it was the third option as, having discovered rot in the kitchen window frame, we felt the kitchen should be removed to check the timber frame behind, and it was just as well we did!
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One was located on ebay but others remained elusive. Knowing that the British motor industry of the 60's shared many common parts from independent manufacturers, I thought caravan makers probably did the same, so I searched ebay for classic caravans and, by looking at pictures of those for sale, I drew up a list of caravans sharing the same hinges.
(I cannot guarantee all of these have the same style hinge, it is just a list of caravans I saw these hinges on. Manufacturers change their designs and suppliers over time, and owners modify their 'vans, so check thoroughly before buying something from a different model.)
From there, I tracked down a gas locker lid with two hinges, but it was collection only from Yorkshire. Lou contacted the vendor and offered them their asking price plus postage just for the hinges, and they could still offer the lid for sale. They accepted, and we got our other replacement hinge plus a spare.
Our Viking did not come with an oven but we wanted to add one, and for once, we found it locally on ebay. It would only necessitate lowering a shelf to fit.
We also wanted a three way fridge, and the one in the Viking operated on gas only, so another ebay search followed, and another local find.
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Original gas fridge being removed. |
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"New" 3-way fridge too tall for gap. |
It is slightly wider and taller than the old one, so how would we modify the kitchen unit to make it fit? Move the control panel on the fridge to the side? Cut the wood rail above the fridge? Or raise the whole kitchen unit? In the end, it was the third option as, having discovered rot in the kitchen window frame, we felt the kitchen should be removed to check the timber frame behind, and it was just as well we did!
Click here to go to the next page to continue reading our story.