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Post by fireballv8 on Jul 9, 2019 18:09:41 GMT 10
Hi all, been a long time since i've posted here.
Still got the Valiant caravan, its loved, apreicated and used as much as I can.
I have just been offered a Viscount Aerolite in reasonable condition. Not sure how old it is, as it seems to be a very early model.
Chassis number is 50903. It could be as early as a 1979 model, not sure.
Any ideas on how to date it ?
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Post by hughdeany on Jul 9, 2019 20:42:22 GMT 10
Hi fireballv8,
Your Aerolite will be 84 onwards,that’s when they started.
Originally with a wooden frame,then aluminium frame then sandwich panel.
The chassis is only an A frame that extends to the rear of the van,with a sheet of plywood sitting on top of that to which the corner jacks are bolted straight through the wooden floor,the high tensile “chassis” was prone to damage if towed with a 4WD or over rough terrain,it was really only a black top Tourer.
If you look at the expansion joint above the door you can see how hard a life it’s had dependant on how much of a bend it has!
This was mainly on the longer vans,the 15 fters I have seen were ok.Some Aerolites were also badged Ultralight for some strange reason,which confuses buyers no end theses days.They were only around for about 2-3 years before the demise of the original Viscount company.
Also,if you can pick up the front of the A frame beware of how light on vans tow,can get a bit hairy!
Cheers
hughdeany
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Post by fireballv8 on Jul 31, 2019 22:16:33 GMT 10
Thanks for that info. Its 16 foot 6 inches long, cant see any cracks in chassis, but plenty of rot in the back of the floor. fixing that now. its missing a wind down leg at the rear, been taken off to do a repair on floor, but I'm replacing the whole back of floor, so if I could find one of the different looking legs that this van used, that would be great
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Post by Roehm3108 on Aug 1, 2019 6:10:59 GMT 10
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