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RESSE
Original Poster
2,556 posts
90 months
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 Sir Jimmy Saville's 'live-in' Range Rover is going to auction in February, and is expected to fetch over five times what he paid for it originally. The Carawagon conversion enabled Sir Jimmy to live in his Range Rover while travelling between charity fundraising trips. Carawagon conversions were usually on Land Rover 109s, and were most popular in the '70s and early '80s, made by a company called Searle of Sunbury-on-Thames (later Carawagon International). They were approved by Land Rover, and turned the 109 into an all-conquering caravan; a fleet was ordered by the Army for use in the heat of battle. A handful of Range Rovers were also converted, though nowhere near as many of these were made as 109s. Ordered new in 1978, Sir Jimmy's Range Rover features a wash basin between the front seats and rear curtains for privacy.
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LotusOmega375D
2,107 posts
22 months
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Now then, now then, guys 'n gals...
...what about the cigars and whisky decanter and glasses hidden in the armrests?
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felixlighter
143 posts
16 months
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Howsabout that then, googness gracious!!
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Drclarke
616 posts
42 months
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Dear Jim
Can you fix it for me to buy your old car for £200 and then sell on for £20000
Lots of love
David Clarke
Aged 52.5
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miniman
16,002 posts
131 months
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LotusOmega375D said: Now then, now then, guys 'n gals...
...what about the cigars and whisky decanter and glasses hidden in the armrests? And Madeline McCann in the spare wheel well...
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XJ13
235 posts
38 months
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When it broke did Jim fix it?
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V8 TVR
160 posts
58 months
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miniman said: And Madeline McCann in the spare wheel well... you're a prick.
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Andy 308GTB
868 posts
90 months
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V8 TVR said: miniman said: And Madeline McCann in the spare wheel well... you're a prick. Harsh but fair
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VIPERLESS
2,983 posts
152 months
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V8 TVR said: you're a prick. Just wanted to add to that comment.........GET A LIFE YOU PRICK! If you want to post comments like that go somewhere else you Muppet!
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GC8
9,495 posts
59 months
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Not a fantastic contribution, but what I suspect that miniman was suggesting, was that JS may not have had as blemish free past as people like to think. It doesnt take a deal of searching before you start to smell something unpleasant.
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neutral 3
1,433 posts
39 months
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Has No one a good word for Jimmy Saville ? He's not here to defend himself .
Like many of the 70 DJs ( Inc E. Roscoe , T Blackburn , etc etc ) he was a Big lady's man , Who wouldn't be I'n his position .
He was Also A Huge Petrol head , and Owned 15 E Types apparently ( Google image him , great and amuseing photo of him trying to fit a new Viking Racer into his early Alloy Dash E Type Roadster ( Opal Light Metalic Blue , by the look of it ) outside a Manchester Cycle shop I'n the early 60s . He was apparently a very good cyclist .
He brought a LOT of pleasure to a LOT of peoples lives and raised Vast amounts for charity .
Yes He was an eccentric, and very much enjoyed crashing out in his Rangy and Camper vans , but many English man were and are eccentric !
Re his RR, a midlands dealer advertised it aprox 4 years ago, I tried to buy it then, but it had sold, and I also missed it twice on flea bay .
It is Only a basic Camper conversion, lacking a pop up / elevating roof , which an RR camper desperately needed. And I beleive Dormobile made a better RR conversion . But both sold I'n Very small nos due to their Huge cost and limited interior space . To make a good camper a 2 door rangy needed at the very least a longer wheelbase and a higher roof as STD , like the Discovery one
I think this one is vastly Overestimated price wise, but anything can happen at an auction . Be interesting to see what it fetches .
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GC8
9,495 posts
59 months
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No one who had dealings with him seemed to have a good word for him, and the rumours about his past started over twenty years ago...
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DBSV8
4,204 posts
107 months
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neutral 3 said: He was Also A Huge Petrol head , and Owned 15 E Types apparently ( Google image him , great and amuseing photo of him trying to fit a new Viking Racer into his early Alloy Dash E Type Roadster ( Opal Light Metalic Blue , by the look of it ) outside a Manchester Cycle shop I'n the early 60s . He was apparently a very good cyclist .
. He was indeed , tour of Britain 1951 came in 48th nick name "the Duke " 
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DBSV8
4,204 posts
107 months
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Elderly said: As somebody who worked with him on TOTP on a number of occasions throughout the 70's, 'I couldn't possibly comment'  . your the "Hairy cornflake" and i claim my five pounds or Tony Blackburn ??
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B Huey
4,881 posts
68 months
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neutral 3 said: Has No one a good word for Jimmy Saville ? He's not here to defend himself .
Like many of the 70 DJs ( Inc E. Roscoe , T Blackburn , etc etc ) he was a Big lady's man , Who wouldn't be I'n his position .
He was Also A Huge Petrol head , and Owned 15 E Types apparently ( Google image him , great and amuseing photo of him trying to fit a new Viking Racer into his early Alloy Dash E Type Roadster ( Opal Light Metalic Blue , by the look of it ) outside a Manchester Cycle shop I'n the early 60s . He was apparently a very good cyclist .
He brought a LOT of pleasure to a LOT of peoples lives and raised Vast amounts for charity .
Yes He was an eccentric, and very much enjoyed crashing out in his Rangy and Camper vans , but many English man were and are eccentric !
Re his RR, a midlands dealer advertised it aprox 4 years ago, I tried to buy it then, but it had sold, and I also missed it twice on flea bay .
It is Only a basic Camper conversion, lacking a pop up / elevating roof , which an RR camper desperately needed. And I beleive Dormobile made a better RR conversion . But both sold I'n Very small nos due to their Huge cost and limited interior space . To make a good camper a 2 door rangy needed at the very least a longer wheelbase and a higher roof as STD , like the Discovery one
I think this one is vastly Overestimated price wise, but anything can happen at an auction . Be interesting to see what it fetches . Just because someone isn't here to defend themselves doesn't mean they weren't a dirty old paedo.
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Zingari
416 posts
42 months
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Interesting how we stereotype people. But just once there is occasionally someone who defies the sceptics.
True enough Jim was weird in some areas, eccentric even, but paedo I doubt as it would have been disclosed by now.
Hows about that then................
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LordBretSinclair
2,019 posts
46 months
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My dear old grandad used to say "If you can't say something nice about someone don't say anything at all". Can I suggest that all these rumour spreaders go off to some other forum so that we can get back to discussing classic cars. 
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VinceFox
14,144 posts
41 months
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aw51 121565
2,693 posts
102 months
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DBSV8 said: neutral 3 said: He was Also A Huge Petrol head , and Owned 15 E Types apparently ( Google image him , great and amuseing photo of him trying to fit a new Viking Racer into his early Alloy Dash E Type Roadster ( Opal Light Metalic Blue , by the look of it ) outside a Manchester Cycle shop I'n the early 60s . He was apparently a very good cyclist .
. He was indeed , tour of Britain 1951 came in 48th nick name "the Duke " Thanks for posting that  . Others have referred to him raising lots of money for charity - he actually raised £40M. Or £45M, according to a "Jimmy Savile at the BBC" programme on the beeb over Christmas.
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lowdrag
5,548 posts
82 months
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It's strange how, seemingly, people who weren't even born when he was in his pomp are criticising him. Yes, he was a one-off, but then so were so many of the brilliant artists/performers/speed record holders et al. You know, I don't remember a vast amount of criticism of Alan Clark when he died, but he too was an anachronism. May they both rest in peace.
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