Advice needed - side and front panels parting

I hate to be the bearer of bad news buddy and being as no one else has contributed here then I thought I'd chime in. Generally if those screws lose their integrity, and enough of them have failed to enable the front seams to split apart then it will be down to the constructive timbers having rotted due to water ingress. The only thing to do is to strip out the front of the caravan and replace the timber that the screws fix into, if indeed it is fixable. If it was me doing this job now I might be tempted to use one of the new plastic composite timber replacements. They hold screws in exactly the same manner as timber but will of course never rot again.

The issue that you have to evaluate when repairing a caravan that old is, are you better off biting the bullet and taking the van to a caravan breakers or scrap yard and then using the money and time to buy a new van. I guess it depends how much free time you've got and how emotionally attached you are to the van. I know broke my heart to get rid of my last one.

Best of luck with however you choose to proceed. Also, it's a little bit disappointing to see that nobody's joined in here to try and advise you. This is the first time I've been on the forums in a few years and I think questions like this help lots of owners of older caravans when they're in similar situations.

Once again, best of luck with it. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼