1990 Bedford Bambi compact campervan, 970 cc. 12 months MoT.

Small Bedford/Autohomes campervan. Rare.

1990
Manual (5 gears)
Petrol
12 months MoT
2 seats in the cab with seat belts
2 passenger seats with seat belts in the living area of the van
Stereo and speakers
Good tyres and new tyre on the spare wheel
Spot lights
Engine battery purchased July 2020
Fitting on rear suitable to attach a bike rack
Stable door at rear
Opening roof light
Externally filled water tank
Sink with water pump powered by the leisure battery (pump replaced in last 2 years)
Gas powered fridge with ice making tray
Two burner gas hob and grill
Fire extinguisher
240 v electric hook up point
2 sockets
2 lights powered by mains electric hook up
4 lights powered by the leisure battery
Cutlery drawer and lots of cupboard and locker space
Locker housing a portable toilet
Curtains for all the windows except for the roof light
3 small fold out shelves
Dining table
Large double bed, 185 cm long x 158 cm wide
Timing belt and water pump replaced 5000 miles ago (2017)
New clutch March 2020
Full head rebuild with new gaskets November 2020
Two new, double-glazed side windows

What’s good about it:
Low mileage for its year
Electric hook up
External water tank with electric pump
Fits two adults cosily but comfortably
Possible to create a small child’s bed over the cab
Doesn’t get too cold in winter
Lots of shelf, cupboard and under-seat locker space for storage.
It’s very well designed – like a tardis. I’ve cooked a fry-up for 7 adults in this van and had them all round the table to eat it!
These vans are very quirky and very rare. I believe they only ever made 1800 of them.
Extremely cute – Lots of people smile and wave at you when you’re driving round!

What’s not great about it (mostly age related):
It’s an old vehicle with old technology – No electric windows or central locking etc.
No power steering but it’s a tiny, light van and it turns on a sixpence so it isn’t needed.
Small engine so it doesn’t go very fast but it can maintain a steady 60 mph if on the straight and flat.
There are some small patches of rust on the bodywork.
The furnishings and decor in the living and kitchen areas are showing their age.
There’s a small, cloudy chip on the windscreen that’s been there as long as we’ve had it (8 years) but it hasn’t changed. I showed it to an Autoglass technician a long time ago who said he couldn’t repair it. It’s about (or less than) the size of a penny. It hasn’t changed and has never affected the MOT.
The driver and passenger seats are a little tatty.

None of these ‘negatives’ are a barrier to the enjoyment of time away! It’s a super-cosy, well designed van that is tiny and perfectly formed. She’s an old lady so she is starting to show her age. The van has wanted for nothing mechanically and has been maintained by the same mechanic for all that time. For servicing, it has never required much more than the usual consumables and it nearly always sails through its MoT test. We have most of the service history from since we’ve owned it. We’ve used this cute and adorable little van regularly for the past 8 years, we’ve enjoyed every minute and we love it to bits. We’re only selling it because we need a vehicle with a bigger engine, with a view to towing a trailer.