determining the year of manufacture! To
further complicate things, it has features
common to some of the older Lilliputs
along with features common to some of
the newer Lilliputs. Peter says he was
reasonably sure it was out of the sixties,
but can’t be absolutely 100% sure
about the year. It could possibly be early
seventies. One thing is for sure, she is
definitely an immaculate original Lilliput
and Peter has made a great job of doing
her up.
Peter tells me that he bought the Lilliput
sight unseen, going off photographs
he saw online. He gutted the interior
leaving only the front and rear overhead
cupboard shells and the wall lights
intact. A completely new set of interior
furniture was then constructed to Peter’s
design including a wine rack that has
been fitted in the base of the wardrobe.
Peter changed the olive green stripe on
the outside to a more turquoise blue to
match the car and then chose all of the
colours and bench tops along with the
general décor of the inside. The lights are
now all running 12-volt LED bulbs and he
runs a Waeco 12 volt electric fridge. The
deep cycle house battery is connected
to two flexible roof mounted 100-watt
solar panels. Peter even has an App on
his phone that shows him the real time
state of his battery, how long he has in
terms of battery life and what his fridge
is drawing. Very impressive! I want one.
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