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Post by mandapie on Aug 28, 2009 23:45:01 GMT 10
Hi Al, ;D Caravan was my dads, he has been living in it for about 12 months camping here and there. He asked me to sell it for him and I got attached so I decided to buy it off of him instead. The flashes on the side have been repainted by dad when he got it. They are still original shape. Inside of van is in really good condition for its age. Hope to give it a good loving home. Now I just need to find a name for her. Hope the numbers that I gave you will one day help to identify viscount caravans. Amanda
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Post by Franklin1 on Aug 29, 2009 21:48:25 GMT 10
Hi again, amanda, Your Dad did a fine job of painting the side flashes! Makes the van look like it's brand new! ;D As far as naming your van goes, you can choose anything you like...Beryl, Myrtle, Mavis (that was my Mum's name ), whatever..., but anything from the Viscount corporation deserves a name linking it to royalty or a regal flavour. Around the time your van was built, Viscount advertisements included this sketch... ...and the vans were very much presented as being for those who liked some 'quality' in their caravanning lives. There are a number of options for you to explore... Princess -- Lady -- (whether forum member daggsey's Valiant, "Lady Madonna", was named with a regal thought in mind or not, it maintains the connection ) Baroness -- Duchess -- Countess -- Dame -- Empress -- Viscountess -- (this one would be a bit 'naff' though ) In the 1970s, the Viscount models carried the names Royal and Supreme, along with the Ambassador version, and so this regal influence carried on for quite a bit of the Viscount history. And if none of that inspires you...how about that 'Beryl' name?! That's a pretty catchy one, eh? Oh, and tell stephie that I found concrete evidence of Ray Charles' influence on caravanning. This 1969 article shows that millions of US people heeded his advice from eight years earlier... I just knew her van was a Ray Charles caravan...nyuk, nyuk! ;D cheers, Al.
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