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I bought a 1989 version one a few weeks back from a friend. I`m totally familiar with it though because I`ve been borrowing it from her for the last four years! We spent over seven weeks in it on our long french holiday in 2003.

First thing...Camargues were only made from 1985 to 1989. The 1985/86 versions were terracotta, 1987/88 versions were grey and yellow, and the 1989 version was grey/burgundy. So if the one you`re seeing tomorrow is indeed a Camargue and not one of the Conways with a very similar name, then it`s got to be at least 17 years old.

Info on all of them can be found on the Conway site here....

http://www.conwayowners.org.uk/units.htm

You can download the relevant year brochure in pdf form. This will give the info you want on size, what came as standard and what were extras. The Camargue always has a kitchen, for example, full roof linings and  wardrobe plus toilet tent inner tents. There should be a T-pole for the wardrobe plus full cabin inners, curtains and two long cushions for the tops of the storage boxes.  In the 89 version optional extras included a seat back section for the cabin and a table with tablecloth.. The awning came in two parts as standard, I think...a big section and a one metre extension so that you could choose the size of the awning to put up. There is access to both underbed areas but I think you only got one underbed inner as standard. There should be a spare tyre, slung on brackets underneath the trailer. Obviously there may be minor variations in the earlier versions, but not much.

 The Camargue was the flagship model of its time, and it`s a lovely big tt.However yours is going to be between 17 and 21 years old and will undoubtably be showing a few scuffs. Minor well done repairs to canvas don`t really matter so much, but you want all the zips to be functional, especially the big ones that zip the awnings on. All the poles should be present (including the three short ones for the stub canopy in the front) and not bent, plus the poles on the cabin should slide properly in and out. The four drop down legs on the trailer and four similar legs on the kitchen unit should slide down easily. The clips that hold the kitchen unit in transit should be in sound condition. Check the trailer, tyres, hitch, electrics for the lighting board (integral part of the kitchen unit) and make sure the transit cover is in fair condition, though small holes can be repaired with duct tape.The cooker should be working...there should be a grill pan for it, btw.

I think that`s all...though I might have forgotten something obvious. Aha...ask if they have the instructions!

Camargues in various condition have been selling from between £160 to£500+ on Ebay, btw. (I got mine for £200 plus a slightly used Gelert Cadiz 5+2.) I think a good ballpark figure for one in fair condition would be about £300-350, but of course there might be useful extras like a storage box, bike rack or sun canopy.

HTH. If there`s anything else you want to know, please ask. There`s a pix of mine on my profile, btw. First time we`d ever pitched it though, so it`s a bit wrinkly!

Hi Andy54

Yes i can help out with instructions as i have them on file and can send you a copy just send me your email addy thru here and will send to you,

Clive cocm

 hi my e mail address is juliebosley6 at aol.com i would be ever so grateful if you would send me the instructions on how to erect it

Hi clivehead

 Please can you also send me the instructions for the conway camargue at    david.boylin at blueyonder.co.uk

Thanks Dave

Hi Clivehead

I'd really appreciate it if you could also send me a set of instructions as well.  We've recently bought a Conway Camargue in pretty good condition, and hoping to go up the West Coast of Scotland in it shortly

My email address is s.wilson817 at ntlworld.com

Thank you very much