Cumberland Caravans. Pascoe Vale, Vic...

[cobber]

Cumberland Caravan from the “Caravan & Touring Magazine” 1959







Cobber

[Don Ricardo]

1956 Cumberland advertisement and publicity:



Cumberland "Cruiser":





(Source: Keith Winser, Australian Caravan & Touring Manual for 1956, pp 100-101 & 82)

In 1956 Cumberland caravans had bondwood exteriors. By 1959, the exteriors were built from aluminium and plas-ply, as shown in Cobber's post above.

[firefighter]

photos of a cumberland van at Somers victoria .........on e bay finishing 18 /4/ 09
looks like this is the first cumberland to appear on the forum





 

f/f ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[cobber]

These photos are from a 1961 Caravan and Touring Manual...... NOTE THE CHANGE OF ADDRESS..... and the cool conversions they do on a range of vehicles.





Cobber.

[Don Ricardo]

Extract from a mid to late-50's Cumberland Caravans brochure advertised on Ebay, February 2014:

[Don Ricardo]

Cumberland Caravans information from the 1962 Winser caravan manual:




(Source: Keith Winser, Australian Caravan and Touring Manual for 1962, 14th edition, 1962, pages 134-5)

The most interesting feature is the 'scalloped' window treatment, front and rear, of the 15 ft 6 in van shown in the first pic.  It's described by Winser as "notched double-ended".   I don't recall seeing an example of this van on the forum, and in fact I can't think of any other caravan with the same 'scalloped' or 'notched' styling (however, you want to describe it).  Definitely an interesting and unique feature.

The advert on the second page is the same as that published in the 1961 caravan manual (see post higher up this thread).

Don Ricardo

[Don Ricardo]

1959 16 ft Cumberland Cruiser listed for sale on Old Caravans and Parts Australia Buy Swap and Sell Facebook page in July 2021:







It appears that the van has been relined inside with office or domestic wall panelling:





















Fancy patterned venetians!



This van appears to be from a similar era to the Cumberland Coach shown in the photos posted higher up this thread by Firefighter in April 2009. However, the icing on the cake with this one is the Cumberland serial number plate:



The plate not only identifies the serial number 264, but also the build year of 1959. Wouldn’t it be great if more manufacturers had followed Cumberland’s lead on that?

Don Ricardo

[Don Ricardo]

Cumberland caravan used for their 1956 honeymoon by the parents of Sue S, posted on the The History of the Old Lost Western Suburbs of Melbourne Facebook page in June 2020:



Based on information higher up this thread about the Cumberland models from about this time, I think the caravan in the photo is probably a 10ft 6in Cumberland Cabin.

Don Ricardo