to our web site which has been created to document the process of updating a very rare classic 1965 Eriba Titan caravan. I think it’s the only one in existence in the U.K. (If you know of any others please get in touch).
The name ERIBA comes from the founder ERIch BAchem, a German aeronautical engineer who started up with Irwin Hymer at Hymer GmbH back in 1957.
In 1958 Bachem secretly drew up plans for a large family caravan equipped with all
of the luxuries that were available at that time. His aim was to keep the un-laden
weight below the 1000 kg mark. Two Titans were built initially. The first one was
a prototype and the second was kept by Bachem for his own personal use.
It was in 1961, sadly a year after Bachem’s death that Titan production began in earnest but only a few were sold up to 1968. Then the Titan took off due to the economic boom that swept Germany in the late 1960’s. The Titan went on to sell in large numbers right up to when the oil crisis hit in the 1970’s. In 1979 the last Titan left the factory at Bad Waldsee in Germany and the model was replaced by the Odin. I don’t believe any of the Titans were ever built at Cernay in France.
The Eriba Touring range, built in France up until 2010, with production now at Bad
Waldsee, included the Puck, Faun, Troll, Familia, Triton, Titan, Odin and for a short
while, the Pontos. At around 6.5m long, The Titan was the largest of the ‘pop-top’
caravans that Hymer produced. Above you can see the difference in size between our
Titan and the previous owner Freerk Steenhuis’ Puck just before it left the Netherlands
in May 2010.
Off to the bottom left is the first idea I had for the interior. I drew this to help my wife, Christine visualise what the Titan could look like once it had been rebuilt. She needed reassuring that it would be a worthwhile project for us both to undertake
You can follow progress of the rebuild by returning to this web site as the months go by. Thank you for visiting.
Nessy
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