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Post by Roehm3108 on Jun 8, 2011 14:11:52 GMT 10
A friend of mine recently went to WA and whilst there, attended the Studebaker Club National Rally at Freemantle during the Easter weekend He spotted this rather unusual caravan.  Does anyone know this van? Is it a homebuilt? It seems to have copied ideas from the Propert, Cabana and Prattline vans Ray |
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Post by Franklin1 on Jun 8, 2011 16:40:39 GMT 10
G'day Ray, Well, well, well...the things that come out of the woodwork! Three or four years ago when I started collecting caravan photos and information, I came across this particular van...  For the life of me I can't think where I got the photos from, but since there's no watermarks in the photos, I'm wondering if I didn't actually find them on this forum. Anyhow, my photos are apparently of a 1967 Zephyr caravan. Never heard of them before, and never heard of them since...until your pics. Any attempt to search the newspaper archives for the name "Zephyr" will bring back a gazillion results for cars. It's like searching for a needle in a haystack to find Zephyr caravans. Are the photos of the same van? I don't think so...but I'll let Detective Don Ricardo's magnifying glass verify that.  cheers, Al. |
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Post by Roehm3108 on Jun 8, 2011 16:54:34 GMT 10
May not be the same van, as the front clearance lights are positioned differently/ Great find aand memory, Al  Ray |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2011 20:21:03 GMT 10
Hi Al,
Zephyr is/was a New Zealand brand of caravan.Maybe thats what this is?
Cheers
hughdeani
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Post by JBJ on Jun 8, 2011 21:12:39 GMT 10
hi,
I have a feeling that Will posted these pix years ago, when he came across it in WA.
Could be wrong though.
JBJ
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Post by Don Ricardo on Jun 8, 2011 23:57:45 GMT 10
Hi Franklin1, You did check the DHL index for 'Zephyr' didn't you? The thread contains all the info you are after, posted by one of our members. I'll leave you to find out who it was. No, not me...  Interestingly enough Zephyr vans were apparently built not only in NZ, but also in...Perth! There are some differences between the vans in the two lots of pics, so if it is the same one there have been some additions since the first lot of photos were taken. But if they were built in Perth then there could easily be more than one around I guess. Don Ricardo |
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Post by Franklin1 on Jun 9, 2011 10:31:18 GMT 10
Ha ha ha, DonR! ;D ;D I thought I'd seen this van somewhere before! ;D [Note to self: make doctor's appointment for memory test. ]Cheers, Al. |
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Post by overlanda on Jun 9, 2011 21:34:29 GMT 10
The caravan in question was towed by a 1954- 55 Studebaker station wagon, so that narrows it down to whom owns it as there are not very many of them around .I will ask someone whom was there so we can get in contact with them and find out what the history is on the van.
Regards Gerald
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Post by richard on Jun 9, 2011 21:37:59 GMT 10
The caravan in question was towed by a 1954- 55 Studebaker station wagon You can tell that by the back six inches of one tail-fin? Someone's even more of a Studey tragic than I am Jag tragic! |
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Post by hilldweller on Jun 10, 2011 16:08:11 GMT 10
There are heaps of Zephyrs this side of the ditch but none that look remotely like that one! I don't think it would be the same manufacturer at all.
That's a freaky looking thing! Insect-like almost with lots of eyes!
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