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Prototype Autovilla
Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 6:04 pm
by didi
Re: Prototype Autovilla
Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 6:36 pm
by Sambabus
Bullshit......thats the autovilla holy grail.
Are you the new owner?
I was under the impression it was lost forever. If you own it, I would love to see it in person
Re: Prototype Autovilla
Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 6:45 pm
by jolas

congrats didi (?)
What a score dude !!!
Re: Prototype Autovilla
Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 7:09 pm
by didi
I am not the new owner. I only put the two parties in touch with each other. If the forum member wishes to reveal himself so be it

Re: Prototype Autovilla
Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 9:32 pm
by Sambabus
wowee. congrats to.......fig?
Re: Prototype Autovilla
Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 9:48 pm
by retrovan
didi wrote:I am not the new owner. I only put the two parties in touch with each other. If the forum member wishes to reveal himself so be it

Are you forcing us to
Fig-ger it out for our self.........
Herman

Re: Prototype Autovilla
Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2013 6:11 am
by fig
Yes, I'm in the process of buying this baby.
She's deteriorated a lot since those pics were taken and I really don't know what I'm going to do with her, but she was one step away from disappearing forever and needed to be rescued and mrsfig said I have to do it, so who am I to disobey?
I'm picking her up next week. I'll post pics of the recovery.
Meanwhile, I want to find out as much as I can about this bus. If anyone knows anything at all about its provenance, please let me know.
Also, some time back someone posted a letter to one of the caravan magazines which had a current pic of this bus with a period pic taken when it was quite new. I can't find that post again. Can the OP send me a scan of that letter? Or can anyone else find that post?
Re: Prototype Autovilla
Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2013 6:42 am
by Sambabus
Wouldnt the Jurgens family be able to help, considering they made it. Im sure I saw there details in another thread.
Re: Prototype Autovilla
Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2013 6:57 am
by leonniel
So beautiful!!! Awesome Guys!!
Re: Prototype Autovilla
Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2013 7:33 am
by vw59beetle
Congratulations Fig. Always great to save some history.
Re: Prototype Autovilla
Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2013 7:46 am
by sean
Is it definitely a Jurgens?
The camper sections looks very much like a 60's Gypsy caravan.
Awesome piece of history saved here.

Re: Prototype Autovilla
Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2013 9:03 am
by Sambabus
Definately a Jurgens,....its pics are on thier website.
Re: Prototype Autovilla
Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2013 11:54 am
by jolas
As Wernher says, "another one saved", for sure, congrats Christian, this really is something special as far as our ZA transport heritage is concerned

Re: Prototype Autovilla
Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2013 12:00 pm
by leonniel
Congrats!!
Re: Prototype Autovilla
Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2013 4:43 pm
by Terry Phillips
Nice one, good on you.