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Post by hadley on Jun 14, 2018 12:37:19 GMT 10
Year: 1948 Manufacturer: Unknown Model: Unknown Construction materials: Bondwood Dimensions: Unknown Weight: Unknown OMG pretty sure my Wife and I own this 48 Bondwood now (2018) whos got info on its history?
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Post by Roehm3108 on Jun 14, 2018 19:10:06 GMT 10
Firstly DonRicardo, could you possibly turn this into a thread under Members' Photo Album. I have been speaking to hadlee on the FB site about this and it turns out that what he thought he has as being a Rowvan is 99.99% certainly this 1948 unknown van. I suggested that he put a call out for anybody who can contribute something towards identifying what he has got. Hopefully, he will download current pics of the van (hadlee, check here on how to do that vintagecaravans.proboards.com/thread/16409/post-photos-on-forum)Perhaps once the additional photos are posted, members might be able to identify it. I doubt that it is home-built, especially having a double cambered roof - to my mind, not something an amateur would attempt. Let's put our thinking caps on with this one! BTW, hadlee was once a wrestler, so let's help him, OR ELSE!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by Don Ricardo on Aug 5, 2018 19:10:13 GMT 10
Hi Hadley and Roehm,
I've moved Hadley's post to the "Members' Photo Album" section as requested.
I will be interested to hear more about your van and see some more photos Hadley.
Don Ricardo
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Post by Don Ricardo on Aug 11, 2018 17:39:28 GMT 10
Hi Hadley and Roehm, Having had another look at the 'unknown 1948' van shown higher up this thread that Hadley is pretty sure is his van, I am wondering whether he has bought this van shown below which was listed for sale in various places on Facebook, etc, over the last few months? If the van listed for sale isn't the same as the van in the photos posted by Franklin1 back in 2007, then it was built by the same manufacturer. As indicated by the signage in one of the above photos, the van was identified by the previous owner as a Rowvan and dated as 1948. However, I have seen the van in question 'in the wood', and with all due respect to the previous owner, I am quite convinced it isn't a Rowvan, or 1948. We know for certain what pre-1950 Rowvans looked like, and what 1950+ Rowvans looked like, and the design and styling were remarkably consistent throughout that 12 or 13 year period. As a result it is evident that there are a lot of differences between this van and the Rowvans. Roehm - having previously owned and restored a Rowvan - has indicated something similar in his post, I think. The differences include the shape and angle of the front and rear walls, the floorline, the placement and style of the windows (especially the rear windows), the placement of the roof hatch, the shape of the wheel arches, and inside, the lack of the characteristic Rowvan stove alcove. Furthermore these differences are too numerous to think that the van may have been a little modified at some point. It is evident from the shape of the van, the double cambered, canvas covered roof, and the tudor ceiling, that the van was built in South Australia - they are all characteristic of SA built vans from the 40's and 50's. But if the van isn't a Rowvan what is it? The answer is, I don't know at this point. One of the problems we have with SA built vans is that a number of manufacturers produced vans which looked very similar. However, as indicated, this van doesn't carry the hallmarks of a Rowvan. In addition the kind of 'Bosse & Eunson' style window frames it has, weren't generally introduced until the early 1950's, so that suggests that the van wasn't built until around 1953 or later. So we know what this van isn't, but not what its origins are. A puzzle still to be solved. But if this van is the one you've bought Hadley, it's a really very nice van, so enjoy it. In the meantime, if anyone else has ideas about who may have built the van, I am sure Hadley will be interested. And I will be too! Don Ricardo
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