Description
One of the Rarest Barn finds Around. A Tempo Matador Camper Van and very solid. Believed to be a early one around 1950
A bit of background to this exceptional find What we Believe (so if anyone out there wants to help fill in the dots please do! The chassis was used by coachbuilders (notably Mikafa) to build Reisemobil, camper/ motorhome bodies.
Tempo Matador campers (Mikafa conversions) are extremely rare. Only a handful are know to still exist and these in the main are in museums. Engine: Early Matadors used Volkswagen flat-4 “industrial” engines, powering the front wheels and placed in front of the axle. Has a gear box, which looks to be the VW and is free and seems to change gear etc, however it currently has no engine currently, VW engines, beetle &T2 engines, fit straight into her we believe.
In 1952, VW cut off supply of engines to Tempo as they were competing rather well with the first transporter, so the demise of the Matador begunVery few camper conversions were made — fewer than a few dozen Mikafa and other Matador campers are known to exist worldwide.
Surviving examples are typically found as barn finds or museum restorations.
Values can reach €100, 000 + for restored Mikafa campers due to their rarity and craftsmanship.
A 1950–1951 example would be among the earliest surviving self-contained motorhomes in Europe.
Most of the history that we know of is the beautiful beast is within the photos, if you have any further history on this particular model please do let us know!
