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Post by Don Ricardo on Apr 19, 2009 19:36:54 GMT 10
G'day all, This is a request to the owners of aluminium vans.As you know, many V V'ers initially come on to the forum because they want to identify (a) the brand of their caravan or (b) when their van was built. Fair enough questions too - almost all of us like to know a bit about the heritage of our vans. Franklin1 has suggested that it might be possible to date aluminium caravans by the design/profile of their aluminium cladding IF we can put together a "library" of pics of cladding on vans for which we are reasonably certain of the build date. People can then look through the "library" and look for a pic of cladding which is the same as their van. Obviously the photos will need to be close enough to show the detail of the cladding (ie the imprinted design and/or ribbing etc). So, we would like to ask anyone who has an aluminium van which they have dated reasonably accurately (within 2 or 3 years, say) to post a photo of the cladding on their van, indicating: - the date of their van
- the brand
An example of the type of photo we are looking for is as follows:  If your van uses several types/design of cladding, then a pic of each type would be appreciated. The "library" could turn into a useful tool over time if we can get enough pics which show what kind of cladding was used over what period of time. Don Ricardo |
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Post by elpea on Apr 19, 2009 21:40:36 GMT 10
Sandrover 1968  |
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Post by Franklin1 on Apr 19, 2009 22:44:01 GMT 10
The following Comalco advertisement first appears in the Sydney archives in November 1963...  ...the same advert appears in Aug and Sept 1966 with no changes. Viscount Caravans' first mention of ribbed aluminium appears in February 1963. Millard Caravans' first mention of ribbed aluminium appears in June 1964, about 15 months later than Viscount. In both cases, I don't know what the actual profile of the ribbed aluminium looks like. ------------------------------------------ This advertisement appears in October 1966, and seems to have the same profile as elpea's van above...  ...this profile carries through all the way to the end of the Vintage era, even after painted aluminium comes in around 1967/1968. |
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Post by mad on Apr 23, 2009 16:10:43 GMT 10
These pictures are of the "fleetwind gazelle" outside and the real shiny one is on the inside wall at the back. Hope these help. mad.  This is the front just under the window.  This is the side view  This is the piece at the back on the inside. |
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Post by Jennison on May 28, 2009 21:22:27 GMT 10
I can,t remember if I put this up somewhere onsite last week(forgive me I have been studying in Sydney and its been frantic!) but Richard from ourtouring past has some jennison adds stating that "the first test all aluminium pathfinder was built in 1949 and after 4 1/2 years showed no sign of deterioration" Interesting!
jennison
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Post by daisy on Aug 9, 2009 10:51:00 GMT 10
This is my "Daisy". I got her a few weeks ago and have been told it is an old Viscount Van. Apparently there was a sticker on the back, but it is long gone. Had to crop photo to fit in. Does anyone know what year she is? Thanks  |
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Post by fireballv8 on Aug 24, 2009 21:07:54 GMT 10
These pictures are of the "fleetwind gazelle" outside and the real shiny one is on the inside wall at the back. Hope these help. mad.  This is the front just under the window.  This is the side view  This is the piece at the back on the inside. Oops... hit the wrong "quote", THIS is the same as my Valiant caravan 1964-68 |
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Post by winterwood on Sept 17, 2009 17:05:28 GMT 10
Hi Don, The following photos are of the front, rear and roof of my 1964 Globe Trotter. Hope this is of help in building your "library'' Max    |
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Post by frankidownunder on Sept 25, 2009 21:57:27 GMT 10
Another couple of Aluminium cladding photos, these are of a Franklin Caravelle, 1967 production. The wheel spats are not standard Franklin ones.   Frankidownunder. |
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Post by cobber on Aug 5, 2011 7:10:45 GMT 10
I recently found this 1959 advertisement for “Alumply” made by Ralph Symonds. I don't think we have heard of it being used on caravans but “Alply” is a name often associated with caravan construction. The 1955 description of Alply was posted by Geoff 'n Jude in the Gypsy Caravan thread in DHL and it was claimed to be exclusive to them. According to the Keith Winser Caravan and Touring Manuals it was not offered on Gypsy vans as an option in 1959 so it didn't last long. I doubt that “Alumply was ever used in the construction of caravans but............. you never know  . "Alumply" "Alply"[  Cobber. |
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Post by bone on Aug 8, 2011 22:26:53 GMT 10
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Post by seeshell on Aug 9, 2011 6:53:39 GMT 10
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Post by Don Ricardo on Oct 31, 2011 20:38:55 GMT 10
Aluminium cladding on a 1963 South Australian Clipper caravan: For more photographs of this caravan which were originally posted by Olfarts on 11 October 2011 click here
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Post by jamesandbel on Nov 11, 2011 14:04:10 GMT 10
i used to work opposite these guys, as the old company i used to work for anodised their sheets for them. Great products, and good quality. Even though i am still in the aluminium game, the company i work for now doesnt sell sheeting, but still have the contacts to if i need it. We do sell "J" moulds etc, which i will need for my van at a later date, so might have to be nice to the boss. |
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Post by The Green's on Jan 1, 2012 12:07:58 GMT 10
Here are a couple of pics of our Atlantic van. Not exactly sure of age, but we have worked out early to mid sixties. Would have been unpainted back then, along the way has had an update, although now it is starting to thin and flake so we are going to have to look at re-painting down the track  |
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Post by The Green's on Jan 1, 2012 12:11:12 GMT 10
Here is a close up of the aluminium. I could not seem to get two pics to attach to my first post  |
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Post by missdaisy on Mar 6, 2018 15:27:50 GMT 10
just contacted Rimex Metals Australia in that link and they are fantastic they do alot of the older style aluminium for the vintage vans id been struggling to find that old diamond pattern for my 1950s Croydon van and iv now got something from them and they are reasonably priced
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Post by wins55 on May 23, 2020 9:57:25 GMT 10
Hi,
I’ve tried to reply to this post with photos of my van, but when I click on my post on my iPhone to attach photos it doesn’t work. Anyone else having this issue? Is there a trick?
Cheers,
Wins55
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Post by Don Ricardo on May 23, 2020 13:19:08 GMT 10
HI Wins55, Welcome to the forum. It will be great to see photos of your van. Yes, there is a trick to posting photos. Because the forum is built on an older platform, pre-Facebook and Instagram, etc, you have to post your photos via a photo storage website such as Flickr or PostImage. There are instructions on how to do it in the 'Forum Guidelines & Helpful Section' of the forum. It may look a bit tricky at first, but is not at all hard once you get the hang of it. Yell out if you get stuck. Alternatively, if you only have a few photos to show us, you are welcome to email them to me at caravanhistory@gmail.com and I'll post them for you.  Looking forward to seeing what you've got to show us, Don Ricardo |
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Post by aussieute on May 31, 2020 12:56:32 GMT 10
 This is the cladding on my 1962 16 foot jennison and it is on my 1963 32 foot jennison cheers chris |
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Post by Aaron on Oct 20, 2020 15:52:48 GMT 10
HI Wins55, Welcome to the forum. It will be great to see photos of your van. Yes, there is a trick to posting photos. Because the forum is built on an older platform, pre-Facebook and Instagram, etc, you have to post your photos via a photo storage website such as Flickr or PostImage. There are instructions on how to do it in the 'Forum Guidelines & Helpful Section' of the forum. It may look a bit tricky at first, but is not at all hard once you get the hang of it. Yell out if you get stuck. Alternatively, if you only have a few photos to show us, you are welcome to email them to me at caravanhistory@gmail.com and I'll post them for you. Looking forward to seeing what you've got to show us, Don Ricardo I’m trying to find some cladding for my viscount supreme. I’ll try and post a photo. |
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Post by Aaron on Oct 20, 2020 16:03:19 GMT 10
Let’s see if this works. Not sure if this is the right thread to track down profile aluminium cladding?   |
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Post by margra on Nov 8, 2020 17:35:19 GMT 10
I have found that on the early 1956 / 7 vans the diamond aluminium used had the pattern on one side only, the back was flat. Nowadays it seems all the sheets are patterned on both sides.
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It seems to be pretty standard stuff but can't find supplier 
