viscount duralvan

[maree]

hi all, looking to find out anything about my newly aquired
named "Lizzy" viscount duralvans, age? (1965-66?) 15.6 ft van,
chassis #A1258, no front or back awning, gold viscount badge under front left side window,
sm. reflector where door opens back onto, the #6366 is under all draws,(does this mean manufactured 6th march 1966) spats over wheels, it has a round clock in center front cupboard, original paint stripe was red. above sink has a shelf with mirror back.
Similar to Lisa's 1965 "Vicky" in layout. but differs with outside paint work, hers has a "v" in table leg, & diamond cut out air vents,
(i have been searching online for ages but have only come across 3 vans with gold "viscount" badge. "Vicky" my "Lizzy" & another which was sold on ebay 1-2 months ago (it was a 1965, blue paint stripe duralvan, had the badge & same paint work as our " Lizzy" but a squarish clock) any ideas on age. or have i answered my own question?
maree
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[shesgotthelook]

Hi Maree, welcome to the forum. Some pics of inside & out might help.
Also, have a look at the viscount history pages here:

vintagecaravans.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=chat&thread=2038&page=1

Cheers, SGTL

[kiviscount]

Hi there Maree
What a coincidence. I have a Viscount Duralvan which I thought was a 1969 van.
The chassis number is A1245, so it's not too far off from yours.
While processing the registration for my van today, I discovered it was dated as a 1966 van, so I am quite excited by this news.
My first hurdle will be to learn how to tow a caravan and hopefully that won't be too hard.

This forum and the classic caravan forum is a gold mine of info and looks are so helpful. Have fun, I know I will now!!!
Cheers

[maree]

hopfully i got some photos downloaded

[maree]

hi all;
we have since stripped most of the paint off, originally red underneath. New tyres n bearings, new water tank. now waiting for a chance to purple polish n repaint side stripes (as i said before the stripe is a little different to to most viscounts) I will try for more photos.
cheers Maree

[Franklin1]

G'day Maree,

I'm pretty sure the painted design on the side of your van is the one used for the 1965 Viscount models, even though the actual vans could have been built between mid-1965 and mid-1966. The models seem to have changed mid-year in those days.

If you study the pictures closely, you can see in this newspaper advertisement how the painted design differed between the Viscount and the Ambassador models (it's easier to compare the two drawings on the right - Viscount up top, and Ambassador down the bottom)...




cheers,
Al.

[maree]

more photo's

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another photo

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sticker

[willow5075]

Looking good ther maree