Farm Find

[farmfind]

Hi,

We have a vintage caravan on our farm which we recently inherited. 

It does need a lot of love to restore to its former glory. However it seems structurally sound and we were able to tow it to an open field until we decide the best course of action.

We were initially told it may be a Franklin Freeway. Further Googling led me to this forum and more specifically, this thread vintagecaravans.proboards.com/thread/17288/1962-franklin-bondwood-tandem

So it may seem that our van is a 1962 Franklin Bondwood Tandem.

Happy to be corrected if wrong as we cannot decipher the stamp.

Realistically, what budget should we consider to restore? $10k? $20k? What would it realistically be worth (AUD) in its current state compared to fully restored?

Would really appreciate professional advice.

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[hughdeany]

Hi and welcome farmfind,
Your van is a Hilandale Airflow,18.6x7 6 berth,about 1967.if you look in the down history lane section on here you will find lots of info on it.
Cheers
hughdeany

[farmfind]

Sept 26, 2021 19:37:35 GMT 10 hughdeany said:

Hi and welcome farmfind,
Your van is a Hilandale Airflow,18.6x7 6 berth,about 1967.if you look in the down history lane section on here you will find lots of info on it.
Cheers
hughdeany

Thank you hughdeany for clearing up the make and model.

Interesting reading up on the history of the company.

Are there any other stamps or markings I could look for to further identify year?

Regards

[hughdeany]

Hi farmfind,
I only go by fittings and colours for year,yours has laminex cupboards that were used just before Hilandale went to white aluminium,which was 1968.
You could have a look on the fb Hilandale site,there is a van tha same as yours that was rebuilt a couple of years ago that might help you.Chassis numbers are numerical with Hilandale,not age related as half of fb  will have you believe!🤪
Cheers
hughdeany