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Post by Roehm3108 on Apr 17, 2005 17:06:36 GMT 10
Got this snap yesterday whilst on the way to Toowoomba.   Anybody ever heard of an Aristocrat? Is it related to the Carapark? Unfortunately it's completely gutted inside. Spoke to the farmer on whose property this van stands, and he told me that the local policeman was going to refurbish it as a mobile workshop, of all things!!! Of course the policeman moved a few years ago. Ray |
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Post by 22hope on Apr 17, 2005 19:02:42 GMT 10
Ray, Aristocrat made aluminium vans in WA from about 1966 to 1970.  The pictures I have of Aristocrats are more the rounded type of van It certainly does look like a Carapark I will keep looking.  Regards John |
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Post by willandlyn on Apr 18, 2005 21:10:48 GMT 10
yes Roehm ......
Trevs little 9 footer was an aristocrat, they were quite prolific in the sixtys and early seventys.
I dont know if they made the Carapark however it could be a possibility Mark or Snail may have more info on them.
Regards
Will
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Post by johnfenn on Apr 30, 2005 16:14:05 GMT 10
I will just add a point of history in here. Carapark had a source of rounded corner pressed or spun aluminium corner pieces. My dad was never able to find out where they got them, but it was thought they got them from an aircraft manufacturer. In any event Carapark caravans are fairly distinctive by the square box look with the rounded 3D corners. At least from about the 60s onward.
John Fenn
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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2005 11:24:37 GMT 10
The word was the rounded corners on the old Caraparks were made from chinese cooking woks bought in bulk!
Cheers
Hughdeani
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Post by caraparker on Jun 21, 2005 10:34:22 GMT 10
in 1967 carapark was taken over by motels of australia!
they, carapark! had several very good motel sites and I reckon that is why they were taken over.
the rights to make "caraparks" or similar designs were sold to the various state distributors.
hope this helps
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