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Post by Don Ricardo on Sept 11, 2011 22:05:18 GMT 10
Hi all, Newlands caravans and their origins have been the subject of discussion in several threads on the forum over the years, with particular interest in when Newlands started building vans.
On 11 September 2011, Hughdeani stated:Hi Millsy, Newlands started in the 60s and finished in the late 70s or early 80s before Coronet took them over and then they closed down. The Newlands around now are made by Concept caravans and are another form of badge engineering. People buy the names as they become defunct and put them on new vans,bit confusing sometimes eh?? Cheers hughdeani
Other forum members have confirmed having a Newlands caravan in the 60's or owning a Newlands that they have been told was built in the 60's:Frankidownunder on 11 May 2007:Hi Had a Newland van in the '60s, was a 3 berth , side kitchen, rear settee. dinette at front. was 11'6 " long by 7 ' wide and i think weighed around 11 cwt in the old lingo. still have some photo's of it in B & W. could post later when i igure out how. Cheers, Frankidownunder Aussiechicky on 17 March 2007:Hello  , I was given an old Newlands Deluxe caravan. Description: :I was told made in the 60's :Small maybe 10 to 15ft with silver aluminum body and yellow stripes on outside : Push open windows :Aluminum sunroof cover :Wooden walls inside :6 windows Can anyone please tell me what they know about this little beauty as I would like to restore it. Thanks From Aussiechicky Guest to site on 1 March 2007:I bought a 9ft Newlands van from a dealer in Liverpool, Sydney in April 1970. It was a 3 berth van with collapsable table berths at rear (double) and single at front, a 2 way electrolux fridge, LPG 2 burner stove and grill. I towed it with a Morris 1100 (with a 1250cc motor). It weighed about 500 kg, had no brakes until I put cable drum brakes on. Newlands vans were manufactured in Victoria. They are no longer in business.
In July 2011, a 15 ft Glida caravan was advertised on Ebay, which Hughdeani advised was built by Newlands:       Comment by Hughdeani on 18 July 2011:Hi Don, This Glida van was made by Newlands. Another case of badge engineering! Cheers hughdeani
The above caravan - badged as a Glida - appears to be the first 60's Newlands caravan seen on the forum. Don Ricardo |
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Post by Don Ricardo on Sept 12, 2011 21:51:16 GMT 10
Evening all, On 11 May 2007, Frankidownunder posted:Hi Had a Newland van in the '60s, was a 3 berth , side kitchen, rear settee. dinette at front. was 11'6 " long by 7 ' wide and i think weighed around 11 cwt in the old lingo... Cheers, Frankidownunder Frankidownunder has now very kindly provided photos of his Newlands van for me to post.The Newlands with Datsun 1200 tow vehicle (later replaced by a Datsun 1600):  The Newlands in Tamworth:  Interior shots:  And for good measure, some other vans that were camped at Tamworth at the same time:  Thanks for providing the pics, Franki. Great to see them.  Don Ricardo |
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Post by frankidownunder on Sept 12, 2011 22:44:54 GMT 10
A slight correction to the age of my early Newland van, The Datsun 1200 I towed with was new in 1972 and as I remember the van was bought new from a dealer on Parramatta road at Granville, Sydney in either late 1972 or early 1973. Not much else I recall about the van except that the override coupling spring was too strong and the brakes only worked if you really stood on the cars brakes. This was one reason I updated to a Datsun 1600 with front disc brakes, it stopped better and climbed hills faster.
Frankidownunder.
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Post by adriansymes on Apr 3, 2013 22:21:34 GMT 10
Hi I've had my van identified as a 1969 Newlands and I was hoping someone could confirm that.  cheers Adrian  |
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Post by Franklin1 on Apr 4, 2013 7:08:16 GMT 10
G'day Adrian, What you were told on the Classic forum is that your van was "made about 1969 or 1970 I would guesstimate". Now all you have to do is find out when the Newlands brand first started, and then find out how many vans they built each year after starting. Then it will be easy for you to calculate when your chassis number of N2702 was built.  Your cabin shape is the same as the Newlands vans for 1970, but I don't know whether that shape was being built prior to 1970 as well. My research collection was sourced from Sydney archives, and it shows that Newlands first came into NSW in January 1970, but would have obviously been in Victoria (where they were built) for some time before that. At this stage, you could probably flip a coin and say it's one or the other - 1969 or 1970. Depends on which of the Vintage or Classic forums you'd prefer to be with.  cheers, Al. |
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Post by adriansymes on Apr 9, 2013 20:38:00 GMT 10
Thanks heaps for that Al. As I'm a member of Classic AND Vintage that's just fine being on the cusp of 1969-79. I've started down the long road of retro-restoration. I'm sure it will take longer than I think. I enjoy reading about people's projects. I hope to meet up with some of you one day.
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Adrian
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Post by Don Ricardo on Aug 27, 2013 14:43:00 GMT 10
Photo of Mildred's 1969 Newlands 10 ft posted on 22 August 2013:
 Mildred's caravan is a very different shape to the van also identified and apparently confirmed as a 1969 or 1970 Newlands by Adriansymes in Reply #3 and 4 above, and has more similarity to Frankidownunder's van shown in Reply #1. In the end I think it was concluded that Frankidownunder's van may have been very early 70's, so on this basis Mildred's van could very well be 1969. Not sure that all these conclusions can be true though, given the differences in shape and style between the vans. What do others think? Hughdeani what's your thoughts? Don Ricardo
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2013 18:32:24 GMT 10
The Newlands vans had top rolls front and rear(the bumps above the windows)also available as a cheaper version was the flat front and rear shape.
The more rounded shape was called a Sundowner,and was more an entry level version.
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Post by Daggsey on Aug 28, 2013 15:19:34 GMT 10
Hi Hughdeani (or anyone else who may know), Any idea/photo of what the Newlands logo looked like? Mildred has asked me to reproduce it for him (yes, transgender ), but need to see an original if possible. Daggsey |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2013 21:19:02 GMT 10
PM sent.
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Post by mildred on Sept 14, 2013 23:36:16 GMT 10
In the search for more knowledge we have uploaded a picture of the Newlands logo on the front of our van. Daggsey we hope you can use this.  |
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Post by valandray on Sept 15, 2013 23:13:20 GMT 10
we have just finished renovating a 1974 newlands - about 18 ft with a fold up bed. I can upload a photo of that logo if you like....would love to get it re produced - have had no luck in Adelaide as no one can identify the font ( its in good enough nick to copy tho)
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Post by mildred on Sept 15, 2013 23:19:29 GMT 10
Hi val and ray, yes please add the pic of the logo.
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Hi val and ray, yes please add the pic of the logo. |
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Attachment DeletedAttachment DeletedAttachment DeletedAttachment DeletedAttachment DeletedAttachment DeletedAttachment DeletedAttachment DeletedAttachment DeletedAttachment DeletedAttachment DeletedAttachment DeletedAttachment DeletedG,day all. I have just bought a Newlands Van,first Caravan I have ever owned.It was bought New and parked in a shed and used as a spare room. I have no knowledge about it,would Love to hear from somebody who has a idea of it's age ect. It is 15 foot long and 7/8 foot wide and in near perfect condition.It has a yellow strip down each side,clean aloy body.\ The logo is the same as the Newlands one above,It has a trace of a rego tag on back window,the old dimond shape. I have taken 70+ photo's of it before doing anything.The chassis number is N-385. Anyone with any info would help,please.I want to do it up,but orignal only if possible. please forgive my spelling,it's bad . I will try to post some photo's up hear,as soon as I figure it out.Also first time Forum user. Thankyou all, Danny. Tasmania.
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Post by shesgotthelook on Nov 2, 2014 12:44:35 GMT 10
Wow Danny! What a great find, love the cabinetry. It looks like it doesn't require any restoration & you could just hook up & go camping. I wouldn't change a thing.
It looks around 1965 66 vintage. Does it have an original rego label perhaps? Sometimes pays to look under the table & or sink. Builders often pencilled the year on them.
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Post by murray on Nov 2, 2014 18:19:01 GMT 10
Wonderful example of a vintage caravan Another great barn find in Tassie Must be one in every Tasmanian shed.....next to the EH,of course Cheers Murray |
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Post by Aussie on Nov 2, 2014 19:18:40 GMT 10
WOW @newdans! What a find!!
Would it be rude of me to ask how much you paid for it?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2014 8:41:07 GMT 10
Aussie, I don't think it's rude at all. If It helps,I paid $2,500 Cash. It was left to a chap 4 doors down from me when his mate died. I was walking my dog and thought it looked like something I could get my teeth into. Shesgotthelook, Thankyou. I will have a good look under everything. I did notice some pencil writing,inside the screen door but it's hard to make out what it say's. A big thankyou to everyone for their help. I now know the age(give or take) and have a job to do today. Re the rego label,top corner of back window,you can see the what's left of the dimond shape label. It was only registered to tow home and park,from what I was told it only traveled about 4/5km,in short burst's in and out of the shed for various reasons. Dose anyone know how much something like this is worth?,did I pay to much? Thankyou, Danny. More of the woodwork photo's. Attachment DeletedAttachment DeletedAttachment DeletedAttachment DeletedAttachment DeletedAttachment DeletedAttachment DeletedAttachment DeletedAttachment DeletedAttachment DeletedAttachment Deleted |
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Post by bobandjacqui on Nov 3, 2014 9:52:26 GMT 10
G'day Danny and welcome to the forum. Very nice pick up you have found. As to what you have paid  It was an absolute steal Cheers Bob and Jacqui. |
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Post by akeepsake on Nov 3, 2014 12:01:27 GMT 10
Wonderful example of a vintage caravan Another great barn find in Tassie Must be one in every Tasmanian shed.....next to the EH,of course Cheers Murray Murray you can have the van but can I have first dibs on the EH Newdans great find ! They're still out there! Welcome to the world of vintage vans There are a few of us in Tassie! Where abouts do you live? You'll get plenty of help here so keep us up to date on your Reno ( which by the look of your van will consist of pumping up the tyres and taking it for an inspection! Cheers Andrew |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2014 12:56:22 GMT 10
Akeepsake, Thank's for the welcome,I live in the Southern Midlands. I will keep you all up to date with what I am doing. Q-the tyre's,they are as new but old and brittle,13in 5 stud. Should I just buy new one's from the servo? about $70 each or go to a Van dealership to get them fitted?. Photo of spare. Attachment DeletedThank's, Danny. |
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