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Post by Don Ricardo on Jan 7, 2011 20:50:00 GMT 10
Hi all, I am posting these photos on behalf of Jennison who saw this caravan for sale near Bawley Point (south coast NSW). I presume the phone number will need an '02' in front of it if you're not in NSW:     Note the size of the hatch!  Jennison commented that the van looks well built, doesn't look like a home build, and is seemingly in quite good condition. The curved top to the door should give us some clues as to its identity... Don Ricardo |
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Post by beesknees on Jan 8, 2011 18:45:14 GMT 10
She's sold, the owner said he had calls non stop. He loved a chat and he couldn't remember off the top of his head but seamed to think it was made by Henderson and could have been a Springs model?  |
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Post by Don Ricardo on Jan 8, 2011 20:38:51 GMT 10
Hi Beesknees, Thanks for letting us know the extra information you were able to obtain from the seller. Henderson's Federal Spring Works were based in Alexandria, NSW, and produced a lot of bits and pieces for caravan construction, as well as DIY caravan kits. It could be that the caravan for sale at Bawley Point was a kit van. There's some further info about Henderson's in the Down History Lane section here. The thread in question shows a structural drawing of a Henderson van. The side profile is different to the Bawley Point van, and my guess is that the latter is possibly a later version (ie post 1955 and 1957), but the drawing appears to show the three-in-a-row window treatment front and back that you can see on the Bawley Point van. This window layout was not all that common in the mid to late 50's, so may confirm the seller's info. The only other caravan I can think of of that era which had three non-opening front and rear windows was a Supalite... click here...which in the larger versions had a large roof hatch and an interesting overhead cupboard which angled in from the ceiling to the wall...just like the Bawley Point van... Hmmm! Something else to consider...  Don Ricardo |
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