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Post by snikkerleck on Apr 24, 2021 16:57:21 GMT 10
Hi all, I have been trawling the (very interesting!) posts to make sure I'm not asking the already answered... but I need some help narrowing down the year of my new Skyline van. The seller guessed 1955, I think later. Has the original ice chest & door, short draw bar, timber window frames inside but round bottom Franklin looking aluminium windows,the galley shelf, dimpled ceiling lining and diamond embossed ribbed aluminium cladding... she might be a Franken-van... If this works there are some more pics here www.flickr.com/gp/192840005@N03/2S1Pzg |
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Post by Don Ricardo on Apr 24, 2021 21:36:31 GMT 10
Hi Snikkerleck,
Welcome to the forum and thanks for showing us the photos of your Skyline.
During the 60's Skyline used to source some of their caravans from Franklin and put their own brandname on them - badge engineering as it is termed. Your van looks as if it is one of those because it has quite a few Franklin features as you've suggested.
Can you look at the drawbar and tell us if there is a serial number on it (created out of weld). If you can tell us that, and if I am correct, that will confirm if the van is a Franklin-built caravan, and will probably also tell us the year it was built.
Don Ricardo
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Post by snikkerleck on Apr 24, 2021 23:24:26 GMT 10
Hi Don, sadly no weld, I should have mentioned. I will try to get a pic on here but think it's had the new coupling tacked over the top at some point perhaps.
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Post by snikkerleck on Apr 25, 2021 11:53:44 GMT 10
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Post by Roehm3108 on Apr 25, 2021 18:25:35 GMT 10
Looks suspiciously like the A frame has been replaced and lengthened.
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Post by snikkerleck on May 4, 2021 8:48:00 GMT 10
Looks suspiciously like the A frame has been replaced and lengthened. quite possibly, shame to lose that bit of her story. |
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Post by snikkerleck on May 4, 2021 9:46:34 GMT 10
A quick shout out and heartfelt thank you to all the Franklin window seal/dust seal hunters for making this little piece of the puzzle incredibly easy - genuinely less than 3 minutes on the phone and I'm all sorted!  vintagecaravans.proboards.com/post/109938/threadIn case it helps anyone else, I found the replacement anti-rattle latches and the folding window stays here: vintagecaravanspares.com.au/Shade-Protector-Catch-Anti-Rattle-38mm-W0123-P5526631.aspx - they also have a good range of window seals and a heap of great stuff. THESE were hard though; the original fiberglass hatch cover had these hinges that I had never seen before...  I asked in groups, I googled every descriptive word I could think of and wouldn't you know it - they popped up in a banner ad!!! www.schots.com.au/quadrant-window-stay.html So.... does anyone have any advice on sourcing a replacement of this beautiful ceiling lining??? Attachments:
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Post by snikkerleck on May 10, 2021 17:46:37 GMT 10
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I asked in groups, I googled every descriptive word I could think of and wouldn't you know it - they popped up in a banner ad!!! 