My vintage Caravan

[mint62]

G'day all,
Im new to this site and am firstly looking at identifiying my caravan.we've only owned it for 4 months and bought it to accomadate our vintage Holden EK Special Station Sedan
our plans are to freshen it up a bit,but keep that original look,
as per the EK.We havnt started on it as yet but plan to re-do the beds/seat and curtains etc.then repaint it.
All we know about the van at this stage is its been in a shed for twenty odd years,is in original condition,has a canvas roof,metho burner stove,an old fire extinguisher,ice box.
Q:would/should it have ID tags or anything which states make/year etc,and if so where would it be located?
Any info would be greatly appreciated ;D

[earlee]

hi minty62.

good to see another ek enthusiast with a vintage caravan.
Can you post some internal pics as that may help to identify it.
where are you located?

regards earlee

[dosse]

G'Day mint62
Welcome to vintage vans, I can not help with the make or date, But a
few vans back then were home made from kits. Would be good to see some shots
of the inside. Regards David dosse

[Deleted]

Mint 62,
what a great caravan you've have there ......looks very 1940'ish ......and very much like a South Australian "Furness" of the 1930's and 40's .......some inside pics would be appreciated.

Your EK really does look mint, but what happened to the nice original hubcaps .....

.......and wheels don't give an accurate date to the age of a caravan, coz caravan manufactures and DIY'ers mostly used old wheels for caravans.

Mark

[wildmanaus]

Hi Mint 62
Looks great are you going to paint it to match the car as i seen alot of pics of the vans on here and the paint work matchs the car and it looks great.
Wildmanaus

[cobber]

G'day Mint62,

Welcome to the V V site ;D

That is a little gem you have got hold of there, at a rough guess I would agree with those who say it was home made sometime in the late 40's, to my mind the lack of wheel arches and the "barn style" door and the mould over the plywood joins date it back then.
But if Mark says it could be a S.A. Furness he won't get an argument from me

As everybody has said, we'd like to see some inside photos.

I hope you were saying "our plans are to freshen it up a bit, but keep it original"

Cobber.

[mint62]

Wow :othat old
first of all thanx for your responses
Good old fashioned free advice I like it
colour matching the stripe is definately on the cards Wildmanaus
Dont worry got a set of original hubcaps with the H centres,Its good to alternate between the 2 to suit the run/show we're at,
been doin a few rod shows in her lately hence the mooneys
cheers Markt
Also the rims on the van are FJ Holden 15s or earlier I believe Jailbarjuice
heres sum pics of the inside excuse the pics






P.S I live in Salisbury Park 30 mins north of Adelaide

Thanx guys
luv ya work

Regards Mint62

[raym]

Hi Mint 62'
Your van is not a Furness, as Furness vans had sliding doors and the band or sash was totally different. Your van could be a Regal, built in South Australia. I have a small photo of one on the centre page of Keith Winser's Book 10 1958 also there is a photo of a Furness on the same page. If you would like to contact me - phone [phone] or 8258 9295. I live in Salisbury Downs S.A.
Raym

[mint62]

Thanx Ray
Good to touch base with another south aussie.
Also congrats on the teardrop project-absolutely awesome mate.
Im sure your father would be proud.
you obviously know your vans.
would luv to catch up one day and have a yarn.
Vintage vans & old holdens-2 things we have in common
almost finished the EK project
After 5yrs and a tight budget
Next comes the van

Regards Mint62

[mint62]

G'day all
just putting the word around, and I thought id start here.
unfortunately I have to sell my first vintage caravan
due to financial reasons
the asking price is 1000$ ono
it comes with a kero burner and fire extinguisher
has been kept under a tarp for a year
prior to that in a barn for 20+years
all offers considered
feel free to message me for any more info

regards ray