No toads in Finland?

[Iceni John]

Here's how the Finns do it:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BF0UAT6v7fA  and  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5l0blgkIhU
I like it!

John

[Jim Blackwood]

That must make for an interesting bedroom.

Jim

[bobofthenorth]

Where the hell is the engine?

[richard5933]

Front engine?

[TomC]

Mid engine. But-I have moved many a car in the moving van. And unless you tie it down, the car will move around and get damaged. I see no wheel blocks, or tie downs done. This is all for show-as far as I'm concerned. Good Luck, TomC

[Jeremy]

This style of conversion is quite common here but usually used by race car teams etc - in fact when I tell people I have a 'bus conversion' this is often the type of conversion they assume I mean. I could have done it too since my bus is also mid-engine, but I've never really seen the point of a rear garage in a motorhome because you lose so much of the living space. I think the only argument in favour would be if you frequently travelled on ferries where the cost saving of not having a trailer would be significant (and that might be the logic here as travelling in Finland & Norway etc does involve lots of ferries)

Jeremy

[Iceni John]

Mid engine. But-I have moved many a car in the moving van. And unless you tie it down, the car will move around and get damaged. I see no wheel blocks, or tie downs done. This is all for show-as far as I'm concerned. Good Luck, TomC

Yes, it's a Volvo B10M with an underfloor mid engine.   One could probably also do this with a Bristol RE which had an underfloor rear engine immediately behind the rear axle (and its transmission ahead of the axle).   It looks like there's lots of empty space above the car  -  why not have extra storage there?

Let's assume he does secure this nice older Mercedes correctly.   I did notice however that its tow hook gouged into the ground when it was being loaded on!

I like seeing how folk elsewhere deal with conversion issues  -  there's always more than one way to do things.   Australian conversions are also very imaginative.

John   

[Lin]

Just wanted to set the record straight.

https://gonefroggin.com/2019/09/27/frogs-and-toads-of-finland/