Viscount Valiant on Gumtree

[gw33dz]

Hi, I've listed this Valiant as 1965 on Gumtree but I'm not sure if I have the right year. Overall it's 15ft long, the body is 13ft.
VIN# B4003

Was hoping someone might know the weight specs because it has no compliance plate and i can't find the specs anywhere

Thank You



www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/dunedoo/caravans/1965-15ft-viscount-valiant-vintage-caravan-renovators-dreamboat/1308845219

[Don Ricardo]

Hi Gw33dz,

Welcome to the Forum.

The serial number B4003 and the shape of the remaining coloured flash on the side indicate that your Valiant is a 1967 model.

The length of vintage caravans is usually given with reference to the length of the body measured 1 ft (30 cms) above the floorline (to deal with the curves at the end), so I think that means yours is a 13 footer.  That's what it looks like too.

Your van won't have a compliance plate. They were only introduced quite a few years after your van was built - possibly around 1989 when VIN's were introduced for caravans. Before that the serial number was the only identifier (and not all manufacturers used those either!).

I can't help you terribly much with the weight but if you click on this link you'll find a magazine review for a 15 ft Valiant that was also produced in 1967, and weighed 15.5 hundredweight (787 kilograms).   That may suggest that yours is somewhere around 13 hundredweight (660 kilograms)

Hope that helps.

Don Ricardo