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Post by winterwood on Jun 27, 2012 12:17:06 GMT 10
The following photos are of my parents many caravans they owned years ago. In the photo is Mum (who is still going relatively well) now aged 96, unfortunately Dad is now looking down, from the great Caravan Park in the sky. I hasten to add that the Fiat 500 in the last photo, was not the tow vehicle. Would anyone be able to have a guesstimate at the age of the Van? Max    |
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Post by isambard on Jun 27, 2012 12:27:49 GMT 10
thanks for sharing these lovely pics - what a gorgeous girl she is! the van's not bad, either  |
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Post by cruisindoug on Jun 27, 2012 12:51:49 GMT 10
Looks like a great spot in the first pic, can you remember where that was ...
Sorry can't help with the year.
Denirapark, more likely to be an FE I think
Cheers
Doug
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Post by Franklin1 on Jun 27, 2012 13:01:51 GMT 10
G'day Max, These Viscounts are from the second half of the 1950s, when they were still signwriting the Viscount name on the vans. We've seen a few of these types of vans on the forum, including this one that is supposedly a 1955 model...  ...and this later one that has chassis number 366...  By the time you get to around 1960, they've started to use painted stripes, and stickers for the Viscount name...   cheers, Al. |
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Post by winterwood on Jun 27, 2012 13:41:14 GMT 10
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Post by seeshell on Jun 27, 2012 13:49:05 GMT 10
Hi Winterwood I'm not sure either about the car (though it's very nice!), but could that last picture be of a Don? It sure looks like one - no doubt Mr. Ricardo will be along shortly to confirm. I love the casual picture admiring the gun, which is best done on the bonnet of your car, in Capri pants.  Cheers Seeshell |
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Post by cruisindoug on Jun 27, 2012 13:55:11 GMT 10
Definately an FE ... Looks very "Guvnerish" brandishing the gun aye (check the number plate)  Looks like a Don in the last one to me too Carly. |
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Post by winterwood on Jun 27, 2012 13:59:24 GMT 10
Hi Doug,
You are testing the memory as it was a long time ago, however my recollection is that it was at Kows Swamp, on the Murray Valley Highway, between Echuca & Cohuna.
Max
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Post by isambard on Jun 27, 2012 14:40:16 GMT 10
Max, I too, love the gun/pipe/capri pants on the hood of GUV. that's a keeper, that pic |
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Post by isambard on Jun 27, 2012 14:41:02 GMT 10
that last one's a cracker, too! which of the lads in short pants is you?
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Post by kaybee on Jun 27, 2012 14:56:00 GMT 10
that last one's a cracker, too! which of the lads in short pants is you? .... I reckon Max is in the light shirt....? ....ripper of an FE....the Don's ok too ;D ;D |
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Post by shesgotthelook on Jun 27, 2012 15:36:58 GMT 10
These are great Max. Perhaps you should hunt yourself up 1950's Viscount?  |
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Post by winterwood on Jun 27, 2012 15:39:18 GMT 10
Hi Col, Isambard & Seeshell, Yes, that is a Don (oh how I wish I knew where it is today). Col, you are right on the money! Thought I would post an additional photo, which I call, "Like Father Like Son". I was about 16 or 17 at the time and we were on the Coorong, on the way over to Adelaide from Melbourne. I have some other family photos of the Don, which I will post shortly, in Members Photo Album, which I'll call "Don Family Photos. Max   |
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Post by barbarab on Jun 28, 2012 17:09:18 GMT 10
hi,
that rifle looks like a Remington 12 shot semi-automatic .22 with a nylon stock. The bullets would have fed in though the stock. Perfect "lady's rifle".
I received one as a present for my first wedding anniversary.
The year's about right because we had the same make and model car, rego no GZS 308.
I handed the rifle in when they had the amnesty and buy-back here years ago. I should have kept it. Beautiful little rifle.
Barbara B
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Post by winterwood on Jun 28, 2012 17:29:33 GMT 10
Hi Barbara,
Yep, same rifle, same amnesty, same end result!!
Max
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Post by brandy on Jun 28, 2012 20:59:11 GMT 10
Top photos, love the FE. Were you in a swimming team at all?
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