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Post by cobber on Oct 30, 2008 10:23:43 GMT 10
GOODTIME CARAVANSManufactured by A G Goodwin 177 Russell Street, Doll's Point, NSW and later 598 Princes Highway, Rockdale, NSW
The first & second photos are from the 1959 caravan & touring manual.   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- By 1961 the prices were shown but the photo of the caravan was missing......... does this indicate that by 1961 they were mostly interested in supplying kits and horse trailers  .   Cobber.
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Post by Don Ricardo on Apr 1, 2015 16:43:14 GMT 10
Entry for Goodtime Caravans in the 1955 Winser caravan manual: (Source: K Winser, Caravans and Touring Manual, No 7, 1955, p 108) The larger of the two vans has an English look to it, especially with the keeled roof and hood over the front window. Don Ricardo
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Post by cobber on Oct 15, 2015 15:07:01 GMT 10
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Post by Don Ricardo on Aug 1, 2017 19:07:31 GMT 10
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Post by elvie on Aug 14, 2017 5:13:53 GMT 10
Hi Don. I wonder if this van taken in the early 1960s is also by the same builder? A long shot I know. But It looks similar.  |
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Post by Don Ricardo on Dec 5, 2017 21:42:40 GMT 10
Hi Don. I wonder if this van taken in the early 1960s is also by the same builder? A long shot I know. But It looks similar. Hi Elvie, Apologies for not responding to your post asking whether the van in the photo might have been built by Goodtime. When you posted I was in the middle of restoring the photos in the Down History Lane section, which was quite a big job, and then I forgot to come back to your post. I've compared the van in the photo with the photos we have of the Goodtime vans on this thread and see that there are some similarities. But I think on balance the van in the photo isn't a Goodtime. Looking at the front bottom corner of the van you can see that the front wall meets in the floor in quite a distinct corner, whereas on the Goodtimes they meet in a rounded curve. In addition, the van in the photo has a rectangular wheel arch, while the Goodtimes had round wheel arches. These are only small differences, but were often distinctive style features which were maintained by manufacturers over extended periods. As you may have seen, I've reposted the photo in the Unidentified Caravan thread in the Down History Lane section in the hope that someone may recognise it. I only wish we could read the writing on the back! Where did the photo come from? Is it a family photo? Don Ricardo |
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