Clipper Caravans [NSW]

[Don Ricardo]

CLIPPER CARAVANS [NSW]

993 Hume Highway (Cnr Anzac Street), Bankstown, NSW

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It appears that over the years there have been several manufacturers who have produced caravans under the 'Clipper' brandname. These include caravan manufacturers located in:

• South Australia - click here
  
• New South Wales (this thread)
  
• Queensland - click here
  

It is uncertain whether there were any links between these manufacturers. If anyone has information which shows a connection between the manufacturers in different states, we will combine the threads.

In addition, several other caravan manufacturers have also used the 'Clipper' name for some models or some of their vans sold through particular distributors. These include:

• Roma - click here (See Reply #4 from Don Ricardo)
  
• Kennedy - click here
  

Don Ricardo

[Don Ricardo]

1956 NSW Clipper advertisement







(Source: Keith Winser, Australian Caravan & Touring Manual for 1956, pp 96, 99 & 80)

[Franklin1]

From the Sydney Morning Herald archives:


March 1956: showing the address of Clipper Caravans at Bankstown...






June 1957: announcing the new Clipper Consul model:






November 1961: (2nd advert down) advertising only parts but not caravans:






December 1961: showing a change of name and apparently a change to become a Millard sales outlet:

[kingy]

[cobber]

This Add. is from the 1954 Caravan and touring Manual.
Sorry about the quality but my computer and I don't always see eye to eye



Cobber.

[Don Ricardo]

NSW Clipper caravan seen at the 2014 Vintage Caravan Nationals at Broken Hill:

[Don Ricardo]

1966 NSW Clipper, 11 ft, 3 berth, advertised on Gumtree, May 2014:





Not sure about the shape of the door. It either has a very unusual shape or there is a bit of camera/display distortion, but the rest of the photo doesn't seem to be distorted, so...

Don Ricardo

[quincy]

Hi we have bought the above Clipper 1966 caravan. It has the Clipper logo on the front and plates with the address in Bankstown Nsw. We have been unable to find out any more about them except what is on your site. Does anyone know anything about them?

[Don Ricardo]

Information on the Clipper Consul model from the 1959 Winser Caravan Manual originally posted on the SA Clipper thread by Cobber on 3 August 2008:

[Don Ricardo]

Clipper Consul name plate from a caravan seen by HarveyEH in Canberra in April 2011:

[Jennison]

I still have that clipper consul makers plate pictured above if anyone wants it
Jenno