Travelo Caravans. East Brunswick, Vic.

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Travelo Caravans from the 1954 Caravan and Touring Manual.
They were still listed in the 1957 "Trade Directory" but had disappeared by 1959.



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[Don Ricardo]

1956 Travelo advert and info:







(Source: Keith Winser, Australian Caravan & Touring Manual for 1956, pp 134, 132 & 83)

Note that the 1956 advert includes reference to a larger "foursome" model not mentioned in the 1954 advert posted above.

"Travelo" was also the name of a US caravan manufacturer. At this point there is no evidence one way or another to indicate that there was a link between the Australian and US Travelo makers.

[Don Ricardo]

On 24 November 2012, Crikeyitsbruce wrote:

"Travelo" was also the name of a US caravan manufacturer. At this point there is no evidence one way or another to indicate that there was a link between the Australian and US Travelo makers."

There was indeed a Travelo made in the US by Raymond Products Co. of Saginaw Michigan. Travelos were produced from 1934-1986. Early models were masonite sided and had a treated canvas roof so very few pre-WWII examples still exist. I own a 1950 Travelo that is aircraft grade aluminium clad. There is no relationship between the Australian Travelo and the American Travelo except the name.

Crikeyitsbruce's posts about his Travelo and other US vintage vans can be found here.