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VW T4 Cockburn Holdsworth Vista 

Volkswagen T4 Transporter Cockburn Holdsworth Vista Camper Model History

VW T4 Cockburn Holdsworth Vista Camper

VW T4  Cockburn Holdsworth  Vista  Campervan

VW T4 Transporter Cockburn Holdsworth Vista Low Line Roof Camper

Circa 1996 Richard Holdsworth Conversions ran into financial difficulties and was taken over by John Cockburn. The new company now called Cockburn Holdsworth released a new version of the VW T4 Holdsworth Vista called the VW T4 Cockburn Holdsworth Vista Camper.  It was similar in design to the earlier VW T4 Holdsworth Vista but with updated upholstery and improved design and specification. The interior had central living / bed area and rear kitchen as well as a rear bathroom area with cassette toilet and fold out wash basin. The exterior decals were updated. Whereas the earlier Holdsworth Vista was only available in hightop form the Cockburn Holdsworth was available with either a high top roof, a solid sided elevating roof and a new option called the low line pop top roof. I don’t have much information about these models yet but from what I can see the VW T4 Cockburn Holdsworth Vistas used Reimo roofs. Some models seem to use the same upholstery materials / roofs as the earlier Holdsworth Vista but with Cockburn Holdsworth decals so I guess there was a change over period between old and new model. Production appears to have stopped circa 1997 so they were only produced for a short period.

1) VW T4 Cockburn Holdsworth Vista engine options and approx price (inclusive road tax and VAT when new in standard form):

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Petrol Watercooled 2.0 Litre, 4 Cylinder, AAC Otto Motor (1968cc), 62 Kw 84 PS, 5 speed manual gearbox, wheelbase 2920 mm, £?

Petrol Watercooled 2.5 Litre, 5 Cylinder, AAF / ACU 1993 onwards / AEN 1995 onwards Otto Motor (2461cc), 81 Kw 110 PS, 5 speed manual gearbox, wheelbase 2920 mm, £?

Diesel Watercooled 1.9 Litre, 4 Cylinder, 1X (1896cc) 45 Kw 61 PS 5 speed manual gearbox, wheelbase 2920 mm, £?

Turbo Diesel Watercooled 1.9 Litre TD, 4 Cylinder, ABL  1993 onwards (1896cc), 50 Kw 68 PS, 5 speed manual gearbox, wheelbase 2920 mm, £?

Diesel Watercooled 2.4 Litre, 5 Cylinder, AAB (2370cc) 57 Kw 78 PS 5 speed manual gearbox, wheelbase 2920 mm, £?

Turbo Diesel Watercooled TDI 2.5 Litre, 5 Cylinder, ACV 1995 onwards (2461cc) 75 Kw 102 PS 5 speed manual gearbox, wheelbase 2920 mm, £?

 

2) Dimensions

Length 4660 mm

Height 2490 mm Hightop / 2210 mm Elevating Roof / 1980 mm Lowline Roof

Width (excl mirrors) 1840 mm

 

3) Volkswagen T4 Transporter Cockburn Holdsworth Vista Colour Options

As far as I know the VW Cockburn Holdsworth Vista was initially available in 1 colour.

T7T7 Grey White R902 (Grauweiß) (with white roof)

VW R902 Grey White

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VW T4 Cockburn Vista Elevating Roof Camper

VW T4 Cockburn Holdsworth Vista  Lowline Poptop Roof

 

 

4) Volkswagen T4 Transporter Cockburn Holdsworth Vista Furniture Specification

The Volkswagen T4 Transporter Cockburn Holdsworth Vista layout consisted of:

VW T4 Cockburn Holdsworth Vista Furniture Layout

 

VW T4 Transporter Cockburn Holdsworth Vista  Rear Layout

VW T4 Cockburn Holdsworth Vista  Furniture Layout

 

1) Tilt tolerant Electrolux RM4207 three way fridge (gas/240 volt/12 volt) with two star freezer compartment.

VW T4 Cockburn Holdsworth Vista Electrolux  Fridge

VW T4 Transporter Cockburn Holdsworth Vista Fridge

 

2) Fold out wash basin.

VW T4 Cockburn Holdsworth Vista Fold Out Wash Basin

 

3) Thetford cassette toilet with manual flush.

VW T4 Cockburn Holdsworth Vista Thetford Cassete Toilet

VW T4 Cockburn Holdsworth Vista Thetford Cassette Toilet

 

4) Curtain to separate washroom area from living area.

VW T4 Holdsworth Vista Slide Out Door

 

5) & 6) Two burner Spinflo stainless steel cooker and grill (with specially designed heat resistant laminated lid so that it can be folded away when not in use) and cupboard below. Stainless steel sink (with specially designed heat resistant laminated lid so that it can be folded away when not in use) and cupboards below. Below the sink is a small hinged flap which gives access to a useful area for stores and utensils.

VW T4 Holdsworth Vista  Kitchen Unit

VW T4 Cockburn Vista Sink and Cooker

 

7) Rear Wardrobe.

VW T4 Cockburn Holdsworth Vista  Rear Wardrobe

VW T4 Cockburn Holdsworth Vista  Wardrobe

 

Side sliding door.

VW T4 Cockburn Holdsworth Vista Sliding  Door

 

Hightop model had stainless steel ladder with roof rack.

VW T4 Cockburn Holdsworth Vista Rear Ladder

 

 

Other features include:

Fully adjustable cab seats (passenger seat swivels) with pneumatic lumbar support. Earlier models had a choice of either blue striped or pink striped material as had been used in the earlier Vista model. Later models used either a pink or blue patterned material as shown in photos below.

VW T4 Cockburn Holdsworth Vista Swivel Seats

 

Two single beds or large double bed can be formed by combination of reclining cab seats and rear seats.

VW T4 Cockburn Holdsworth Vista  Rear Seating

 

Crash tested forward facing rear seats with seat belts.

VW T4 Cockburn Holdsworth Vista  Forward  Facing Seats Pink fabric

VW T4 Cockburn Holdsworth Vista  Forward  Facing Seats Blue Fabric

 

Removable rear table.

VW T4 Cockburn  Holdsworth Vista  Removable Rear Tablle

 

Full carpeting throughout.

CEC 225 (Plug In Systems) mains electric hook up with safety protection via RCCD circuit breaker and two MCB’s. A 240 volt outlet socket inside van near to zig unit above fridge.

Zig SP-4 electrical control panel with master switches for 12 volt lighting system and water pump. Zig WG 2000 water level gauge.

VW T4 Cockburn Holdsworth Vista Zig Electrical  Unit

 

68 litre (15 gallon) fresh water tank for pressurised water system with electrically pumped water tap via water pump.

36 litres (8 gallon) waste water tank.

Opening main side sliding windows with intermediate locking position (thus allowing ventilation with security). Windows have fly screens.

Cutlery draw.

Cocktail cabinet.

Fluorescent lights and spot light.

Rear seat restraint straps.

Head rests on both cab seats.

Twin scatter cushions.

Fire extinguisher.

Intermittent wipe and two speed wipers.

Padded steering wheel.

Two courtesy lights.

Thermally lined curtains.

Specially selected seat fabrics with fire retardant foam.

Tableware for three.

Heated rear window with wash wipe.

Wheel trims.

 

5) Options available at extra cost included:

Firetrace fire extinguisher system.

Roof mounted two berth bunk bed.

55 amp/hour Leisure battery and mains charger (£234).

Carver cascade 2GE water heater (£750).

Thermostatically controlled Propex blown air heating system which is flued to exterior of vehicle (£370).

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6) Volkswagen T4 Transporter Cockburn Holdsworth Vista Hightop, Poptop Elevating Roof and Lowline Eleavating Roof Specification

Volkswagen T4 Transporter Cockburn Holdsworth Vista Early Hightop Roof Specification

Fully insulated roof.

VW T4 Holdsworth Cockburn Vista Hightop Roof

 

Opening roof vent for fresh air

 

Overhead storage lockers above drivers cab.

VW T4 Holdsworth Vista Overhead Lockers

 

Volkswagen T4 Transporter Cockburn Holdsworth Vista Later Hightop Roof Specification

Fully insulated Reimo roof.

VW T4 Cockburn Holdsworth Vista Hightop Roof

 

Opening roof vent for fresh air

 

Overhead storage lockers above drivers cab.

VW T4 Cockburn Holdsworth Vista Roof Locker

 

Overhead storage (with integral clock) above rear kitchen unit.

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Volkswagen T4 Transporter Cockburn Holdsworth Vista Elevating Roof Specification

Fully insulated solid sided elevating poptop roof.

VW T4 Cockburn Holdsworth Vista Poptop Roof

VW T4 Cockburn  Holdsworth Vista  Elevating Poptop Roof

 

Volkswagen T4 Transporter Cockburn Holdsworth Vista Low Line Elevating Roof Specification

Reimo low line rear elevating poptop roof with canvas sides.

VW T4 Cockburn Holdsworth Vista  Lowline Roof

VW T4 Cockburn Holdsworth Vista Reimo Lowline Roof

 

VW T4 Cockburn Holdsworth Vista  Reimo Canvas Roof

 

7) Volkswagen T4 Transporter Cockburn Holdsworth Vista Side Stripes and Logos

There was normally a small Cockburn Holdsworth logo on the front and rear of the vehicle and a matching design stripe on the side.

VW T4 Cockburn Holdsworth Viista Side Strpes

 

VW T4 Cockburn Holdsworth Vista Side Stripe

 

 

8) Links to Volkswagen T4 Transporter Cockburn Holdsworth Vista Owners Instruction Manuals, Sales Brochures  and Price Lists

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VW Volkswagen T4 Cockburn Holdsworth Vista Sales Brochures Prospekt Download

1996 VW T4 Transporter Volkswagen Motorcaravan Model Range (Includes Autotrail, Autosleeper, Autohomes, Cockburn Holdsworth, Swift and Compass) Sales Brochure (PDF Format)

Download 1996 VW T4 Transporter Cockburn Holdsworth Vista Brochure (PDF Format)

 

VW Volkswagen T4 Cockburn Holdsworth Vista Price Lists Download

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VW Volkswagen T4 Cockburn Holdsworth Vista Owners Instruction Manual Handbook Download

Download 1994 VW T4 Transporter Volkswagen Holdsworth Vista Owners Instruction Manual and Wiring Diagram - (PDF Format)

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VW Volkswagen T4 Cockburn Holdsworth Vista Magazine Reviews Download

1995 VW T4 Transporter Cockburn Holdsworth Vista Magazine Review (PDF Format)

 

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