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20/3/2008 at 6:39pm
 Location: north east lincs
 Outfit: Dandy 6
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anybody fancy a green dandy

mike



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20/3/2008 at 6:58pm
 Location: Leeds
 Outfit: Swift Silhouette
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Where's the kitchen unit?



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20/3/2008 at 7:56pm
 Location: Slaving away
 Outfit: Dandy (Magic mushroom) BMW 3 series
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I think the older Dandys actually didnt have a kitchen unit like we have in the newer ones. Saw a green one once with one of those camping kitchens in the awning.

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20/3/2008 at 8:39pm
 Location: Leeds
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Hi Kimmie, mines a 1980 Dandy and it does have a kitchen unit. I'm new to this but all the ones I've seen do have one - including ones older than mine.

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20/3/2008 at 9:33pm
 Location: Slaving away
 Outfit: Dandy (Magic mushroom) BMW 3 series
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Could be the people who owned the one I saw preferred to use a free standing unit. All a case of preference. We don't use our sink - always go to pot wash. Tempted to remove the sink and replace with worktop.

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20/3/2008 at 9:38pm
 Location: Leeds
 Outfit: Swift Silhouette
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I've yet to use my Dandy so I'll have to work it out as I go. Going to replace all the water hoses though - need a cuppa on a regular basis so need plenty of water!

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21/3/2008 at 7:33am
 Location: Tyneside
 Outfit: Abbey 215 Spectrum and Renault Scenic
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Good for you terry I also need a regular cuppa to keep me going I think its a Nothener thing.

                     Gerald.



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21/3/2008 at 8:57am
 Location: Leeds
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Hi Gerald - must admit its a habit that's developed more since moving North (originally a Londoner). I always liked tea but now I drink more of it!

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21/3/2008 at 3:12pm
 Location: Tyneside
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Hi Terry I used to live in Reading although I was born in Northeast, moved back 15 years ago, nothing like home.

                   Gerald.



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21/3/2008 at 4:51pm
 Location: tyneside
 Outfit: Swift Chalenger 480
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Hi all, I fancy that green Dandy, but don't tell GC SHHHHHHHHHHH!!!


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21/3/2008 at 9:19pm
 Location: Glos
 Outfit: Dandy Designer
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I think if it is a green dandy it is from the 70's.  You would need the serial number to be sure.. Julian is the expert in this he may be along...  Green Dandys I think are some of the earliest.. the thing is with Dandys they do not die.... they go on forever!


21/3/2008 at 11:21pm
 Location: Southport
 Outfit: Dandy1986 4 5
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Hi there

Jenny is almost right.  Late 60's early 70's.  They were made in a choice of FOUR colours!!   The earlier ones were made with cupboards at the "kitchen end", but no folding arrangement, so they did not have the sink and cooker arrangement we know today. (I used to own a 1963 model).

Pre 1972 (I think,) you will not find a chassis number.  And quite a few of the later ones lacked a number too. Sometimes never had one, and sometimes been removed during repairs.

Is it made of ply wood (the body) or some other material?  and how thick are the pull out bars that support the legs?  The early ones had much heavier bars.

Any help?? enjoy your Dandy I had great fun in my old blue one

Baffled



22/3/2008 at 9:38am
 Location: tyneside
 Outfit: Swift Chalenger 480
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Hi all,its sounds as if there will be no new Dandy's, if Riva have gone 'belly up', anybody wanting parts of winterising etc, will have to go elsewhere.

Maybe it will make the older ones more sought after, now that the weather is becoming more of a lottery.

Old Dandy's never die, Dandy makers do!!!!!!




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