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Post by firefighter on May 17, 2009 19:56:07 GMT 10
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Post by firefighter on May 17, 2009 20:09:33 GMT 10
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Post by firefighter on May 17, 2009 20:37:18 GMT 10
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Post by Jennison on May 20, 2009 22:08:12 GMT 10
Good one f/f nice find I think the one in reply 68 is a president by the looks jennison
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Post by Franklin1 on Aug 5, 2009 23:08:46 GMT 10
Here's a couple of Motor Manual magazines that featured Jennisons on their front covers... The January 1956 edition...  and the August 1959 edition...   |
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Post by Jennison on Aug 7, 2009 21:58:05 GMT 10
Crikey if I could find one of these!!
...........................................................Truthfull answer - I'd be divorced!!!!!
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Post by Franklin1 on Aug 15, 2009 20:57:05 GMT 10
This is the front cover of the December 1952 Motor Manual magazine, showing a Jennison...  ...and these are two pages from a Jennison brochure from around the same time. The Motor Manual photo and part of the brochure are identical...   The brochure photos have been taken from Reply #17 in the following forum thread: what a fascinating design !! |
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Post by Jennison on Oct 25, 2009 16:17:21 GMT 10
What a cracker. As I say everytime I go away you lot find something new. Great one Kaybee and Donricardo
jennison
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Post by Don Ricardo on Nov 1, 2009 21:28:19 GMT 10
Email from Jennison:"I met this fellow ... at coledale checking out the vans. He is an austin freak, a matchbox collecter and hopes to get a VV someday. I sent him some photos he requested and he sent me back a jennison add and a 1956 NSW caravan show listing. Don't think we have seen either before. The add shows a model very similar to mine with the ribbing on the side. Something for the history file anyway" 
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Post by myvan on Nov 2, 2009 12:22:35 GMT 10
Hi Jennison This is your Grandfather from Australian electoral roles of John Jennison. Regards Kathryn 1936  1949  |
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Post by kaybee on Nov 9, 2009 15:24:47 GMT 10
G'day all, here's some Jennison info from a 1955 magazine ,   ....there is an ad too , just have to find it again ;D, cheers.... |
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Post by Don Ricardo on Jan 19, 2010 19:22:24 GMT 10
Here are some further Jennison Pathfinder photos Jennison has found amongst his mother's things.The first two photos show the framework and A frame for a late 40's Jennison Pathfinder taken at John Jennison's factory in Parraween Street, Cremorne (Sydney):   There are further photos of the frame higher up on this thread. The next photo shows a late 40's (possibly 1948?) Jennison Pathfinder set up at a camp site:  Are they family members in the photo Jennison? The final photo from this set shows a Jennison Pathfinder that met with a rather unfortunate accident: 
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Post by Jennison on Jan 19, 2010 21:32:03 GMT 10
Pondered the question of family DonR but I don't think so. The little boy is too young to be my mums little brother. He was about 18 or 20 by then.
Perhaps our resident number plate guru (sorry can't remember which character that is!) could put a date on that damaged pathfinders number plate out of interest. Its a 14 foot VV by the looks.
jennison.
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Post by firefighter on Jan 19, 2010 22:27:17 GMT 10
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Post by Jennison on Jan 20, 2010 19:01:37 GMT 10
Good question f/f, a small number of pathfinders were made before the war, but WW2 stopped all production till the end of 1945. Guess we will never know that one
jennison
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Post by Don Ricardo on Jun 25, 2011 21:18:34 GMT 10
Article on Jennison Pathfinder 21st Anniversary model from the May 1953 edition of Wheels magazine (pp 94-95), posted on behalf of Jennison: 
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Post by Jennison on Aug 5, 2011 21:17:30 GMT 10
A bloody big one by the looks Dave, check out the size of the the old trademark roofhatch!!
regards
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Post by cobber on Aug 22, 2011 9:22:18 GMT 10
Another book..... another advertisement for Jennison caravans  . This one in the first edition of the “Australian Caravan Almanac” published by Keith Winser in 1961. Maybe Jenno can tell us if the young lady in the colour coordinated swim wear is one of his relatives...... he'll probably say she is even if she's not    And on the inside cover of the same book.  Cobber. |
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Post by Jennison on Aug 22, 2011 15:12:18 GMT 10
Alas no , no relative Cobbs.
16 foot models featured by the looks.
Mr Winser does have good taste doesn't he. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
jenno ;D ;D
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Post by Jennison on Sept 7, 2011 11:13:57 GMT 10
I spose they did Dave....unsure to be truthfull....be interested to see what you have found nevertheless!!
jeff
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Post by Jennison on Sept 7, 2011 20:00:23 GMT 10
I wonder if it has hubcaps  ;D ;D any pics yet by chance |
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Post by Don Ricardo on Jul 4, 2012 22:30:03 GMT 10
Hi all, Another wonderful photo from the Jennison family album posted on behalf of Jennison:  The caption says: "the Sturrock boys with mum". Mum was Doris Jennison, wife of John Jennison, the creator of Jennison caravans. Jennison has commented that the van is "a 16 foot pathfinder by the looks". Don Ricardo |
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Post by Don Ricardo on Apr 27, 2013 23:09:18 GMT 10
A review of the Jennison Pathfinder from the May 1955 edition of Cars magazine posted on behalf of Jennison and Boblor:    Note that this model featured aluminium cladding and aluminium window and door frames.
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Post by Don Ricardo on Apr 30, 2013 21:54:42 GMT 10
1954 Jennison Pathfinder advert posted on behalf of Jennison and Boblor: (Source: Australian Motor Manual, April 1954, p 45)
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Post by Jennison on Apr 30, 2013 23:05:00 GMT 10
Boblor has written the note, correctly pointing out the timber windows in the picture but I reckon the add photo is pre 1954 (the date of the magazine).
The May 1955 article above it states their aluminium window frames were released for sale 18 months earlier (1953)
Further to that with my van I have an extract/copy from the original owners daily diary, of the day they collected it and that was in May/June 1953. I'll double check.
I also note the weight of the 14 footer at 16 1/2 cwt (940kg). Mines is 100kg more than the 1955 model. The aluminium is ridiculously thick on mine ...an easy 3mm or perhaps otherwise they may have moved to foam mattresses by then, my original horse hair originals are a two man lift!!
jenno
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