Greetings from the UK

[ukbrian]

I found your website as a link on www.rccf.net, (the French Classic Caravan Club), and after a few difficulties getting accepted, have finally managed to join.

(Thanks for your help Mark, as I suspected it was due to your forum provider having problems with emails to AOL accounts)

My name is Brian Miller, I live in Essex UK, and have a 1978 Safari 14/2 caravan that I tow behind my 1970 Volvo Amazon. (A bit new for your site, but the marque was in production from 1948-1982 and my model was made from 1962-1981)

There are photos of Safari Caravans, my outfit, and the International Meetings I have attended at

community.webshots.com/user/eastwoodman

Two years ago, I founded an internet group for Safari Owners at
groups.msn.com/ClassicSafariCaravanEnthusiasts

We now have 80 members mostly in the UK, but we do have members in the US, Canada, and Holland.

In the UK we have two Historic Caravan Clubs, one for pre 1960 caravans (The Historic Caravan Club) and one for pre 1980 caravans, (The Period and Classic Caravan Club) I am a member of the latter, and have contacts who are members of the HCC. Both Clubs hold 15-20 meetings each year.

There is thriving International activity in Europe with an annual Rally in a different country each year. Last year 150 caravans attended the event in Belgium, and last month I went to the French event in the company of 7 other outfits from the UK and joined over 150 other enthusiasts from all over Europe. It is about 500 miles (800k) from my home to the event. Not as great a distance as you seem to cover, but a mighty long way for us Europeans!

I have quite a bit of reference material on UK classic caravans and might be able to help with members questions.

If any members are ever visiting Europe. I would be pleased to let them know of any classic caravan rallies taking place during their visit, and meet up with them if it was possible.

I would like to know if any Safari caravans made it to Australia? A long shot I know, but if so, I would love their owners to join our group.


Brian Miller
email: [e-mail]

[galaxy65]

Hi Brian, I had a look at the site, I love Tony riders caravan now thats a classy looking van. Is there photos of that inside ?.
Regards Bret.

[ukbrian]

Bret
Tony Rider's Safari is a 17foot two berth - the biggest the company ever made. The inside will be the same as the next album on the site posted by Oliver.
Safaris were made from 12ft - 17ft, with 2, 3, and four berths all of which have virtually the same front and back, just getting longer in the middle.
Brian

[will and lyn]

;D
gidday U,K, Brian

You may be able to help me with my Van Imported from the U.K. in 1952 made of aluminium
it was built in Welton by Coachcraft do you know of any others I am trying to identify the year it was built

any help would be appreciated

[will and lyn]

;D ;D
Hi Brian
here is another shot
Will

[cobber]

G’Day Brian,

Nice to have you join us on this site.
My wife and I were over in the UK for
a couple of months last year and
thoroughly enjoyed touring around
your country for part of that time.
Although we weren’t towing a caravan
I did call into a few of your parks just to
have a sticky beak. The best are very good
indeed but many I saw were pretty basic.
On the Isle of Wight I bumped into a fellow
in a “park” who was working on his vintage
caravan, he was unaware that there was a vintage/classic caravan movement in the UK.
I took a photo and it can be seen @ vintagecaravans.proboards30.com/index.cgi?board=photo&action=display&thread=1093757857
Prior to Mark starting this site I used to
get my vintage/classic caravan fix by
visiting the sites you have mentioned, and
as a spin off bought some of the products
produced by Andrew Jenkinson and the
video “Classic Caravans on show”. It
features vans from the “Historic Caravan Club”
including a 1957 "Safari four", a bit older
than yours. I would like to see a similar
video/dvd produced of the older vans over
here, if we are ever able to have a
national gathering.
Sorry I can’t tell you if any “Safari” caravans
made it to Oz, but if they did somebody on this wonderful forum will know.

Best wishes,

Cobber.

[scootman]

Hey will. Just saw the sticker on the front of the tram that says " we crossed the nullabor" I as a child bought that exact same sticker and still have it somewhere when we crossed the nullabor on 1974
Scoot

[will and Lyn]

;D
How ya goin scoot
I would say that the van may have landed in the eastern states and thats how it arrived in W.A.

I did the trip in 59 first and crossed the continent 18 times so far and every time I go it gets better for traffic
great for the suspensions after the 59 trip my teeth are still chattering from the corrugations
thats part of the reason my spelling is so bad
you have probably head about the fine sand they used to call bulldust I breathed that much of it its still coming out of my mouth 46 years later
that label is definately 70s vintage

see ya scoot
;D ;D ;D

[the computers eaten me up]

Gday Pommy Brian,
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I had the opportunity to purchase a
Turners Wren MK 2 (TS2) chassis no.9703-77 ?
T550kg A566kg ?
a couple of years back . was told it could be a 1977 English caravan. I would be interested if you ( or anybody else on site )would have any details.
I didnt purchase it at the time as it looked a bit flimsy for dragging around the Australian countryside, I,m sorry i didnt as i havent seen it or anything similar since.

surferboy