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Post by murray on Mar 19, 2015 17:12:00 GMT 10
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Post by Don Ricardo on Mar 19, 2015 19:00:55 GMT 10
Well, I know what it reminds me of Murray...but the windows are a bit different...
Has the original curved front window been replaced by the flat slider?
Any more photos - other side? Inside?
Don Ricardo
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Post by murray on Mar 19, 2015 19:54:33 GMT 10
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Post by Don Ricardo on Mar 19, 2015 20:50:18 GMT 10
Hi Murray, Well - assuming the van was found in northern Tasmania - you'd have to think that you've uncovered yet another Applebee van! Popping up all over the place they are! I just love the way that new caravan brands that we've never heard of burst on to the forum, then suddenly there's a whole clutch of them!!  I once forumlated the first law of vintage caravans which goes something like this: When a new brand of caravan turns up on the forum, other examples of the brand will be posted within two weeks. It's surprising how often it occurs. What can you tell us about this van? Do you agree it's an Applebee? Don Ricardo |
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Post by akeepsake on Mar 19, 2015 22:34:08 GMT 10
Hi Young Muzz I remember this van and if the grey matter serves me correctly it was from Circular Head / Forest I think!
I remember making enquirys about it so glad it got saved!
It's got lots of Applebee features: shape, wheel arch shape panel construction / joints lantern roof, Tas oak floors .....
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Windows are different in shape and position and not placed as high as the other Applebee vans, interior layout is of a conventional design unlike the Applebee I viewed
In saying this I reckon it's more Applebee than not from what I can see and the fact that it came ( if I'm right ) from the North west coast I only 80 km from Ulverstone (aka VV capital of Tasmania)
And DonR couldn't agree more on your statement re things turning up in force once discovered ! As an avid collector of lots of stuff I am always amazed when I have found something I haven't seen before then find five more the next week !
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Post by Don Ricardo on Mar 20, 2015 9:24:35 GMT 10
Hi Akeepsake, It was the windows which caused me to wonder as well. However, I've looked over the various Applebee vans we have photos of, and there is hardly any two the same, including the placement and shape of the windows and the internal set up. So I concluded that the window set up on the van Murray has shown us is quite within the realms of possibility for an Applebee. The main factors in identifying it as an Applebee I think are the shape and the lantern roof, which seem to have been just about the only standard features. It would appear that Mr Applebee built each van according to his own whims at the time, perhaps improving on the design of the last, and perhaps influenced by the materials he had to hand - maybe what was left over from his most recent building project? And if you can do it that way, why not? I can't imagine that anybody would want to build vans without changing the design for years and years - say from 1934 to 1956, for example...  Don Ricardo |
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