1950 homemade spotted in Beverley

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Spotted passing through Beverley yesterday, a recently restored 1950 homemade (from plans for caravans mag) originally from Kulin in WA.

The caravan was apparently in a sad state with the roof partially collapsed, however has been bought back to life


Typical of alot of WA homemade vans, its sheeted with Masonite.


































Owners Ted & Moira from Glen Forrest in Perth are interested in joining the WA vinvanners on runs.



Mark

[Hillbilly]

WOW.....what a nice find Mark.....

A very tidy unit indeed........good to see it back on the road.

The shape, the colour scheme......lovely.....

Cheers,

Hillbilly ;D ;D ;D

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Thats a nice little van . Good to see another vint van enthusiast keen on joining up with you guys on the west coast .

I noticed the alloy patch on the front left of the van.
I wander if its a battle scar from a reversing effort gone wrong

Reddo

[cobber]

Very nice, and how about the scoop on the roof... sure way to keep dust out from seeping in around door..windows and all the other ways dust finds to get in.
Love the cupboard handles .
How is the masonite fixed to the frame......... with bolts

Cobber.

[Don Ricardo]

Hi Mark,

What a great van - a really classic 40's trapezoid shape. It's good to see vans like this one rescued and restored and good to hear about somebody else interested in linking into the WA V V scene.

What is the purpose of the vent Cobber pointed out? And what is the galley layout like. I presume that tin lined cavity that we can get a glimpse of in the pics is the stove alcove?

Nov 23, 2008 11:33:34 GMT 10 @marktaylor said:

Typical of alot of WA homemade vans, its sheeted with Masonite.

Any idea why masonite was so popular in WA?

Don Ricardo

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don't know what the vent is for Don R didn't investigate ....looks good but ;D


Masonite ......probably coz it was more user friendly for the home handyman .....more pliable.