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Post by cobber on Mar 17, 2012 17:00:36 GMT 10
G'day Lisa, Strewth it gets messy...... there was a Mr Jim King in SA who built "Kings" Caravans.... that we/ I thought looked a bit like "Convair" caravansBut we can now see by reading "Still Swinging the Billy" Convair vans were built by a Mr George Vilaris. Now you find a "Kingsway" caravan built by Mr Reg King in Victoria that looks (to me) to be similar to the Kings caravan built by Mr Jim King in South Australia    . I think I'll leave it to Mr Don Ricardo to sort it all out Found something about "Still Swinging the Billy" that I would have liked to have seen included............an Index Cobber |
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Post by hinch on Mar 20, 2012 11:53:53 GMT 10
Lilsa,
I'd like to do a story for Carsguide on Kingsway caravans. Do you own one or can you put me on to someone who does?
Contact: mark.hinchliffe@carsguide.com.au
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Post by Don Ricardo on Apr 21, 2012 0:06:14 GMT 10
Hi Cobber and Lisa, Interesting to read about the Kingsway vans. Yet another puzzle to try and untangle. (Actually, being a glass half full person  ) I think that from what Lisa has told us Kingsway is quite separate from Kings Caravans in SA, and from the info in Still Swinging the Billy that Kings Caravans is quite separate from Convair. Just to add to the puzzle, there's another King caravan mentioned on the forum here. When the info was posted regarding this particular King van, there was a suggestion that it was made in Tasmania, but reviewing the info we have, I think the Tassie link is circumstantial at best. Interestingly enough the King van looks quite a lot like some Harris vans, which were built in SA. We don't know where Surfncam - who posted the pics - found the van, but if it was in SA then it may be one of Jim King's. A bit off the topic, Lisa, but I would be pretty certain that Kingsway had nothing to do with Kings vans in SA. Where did you get your info on Kingsway from? Was it a family member or friend? If so, what they have told you is probably pretty correct. Don Ricardo |
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Post by moth on Feb 18, 2017 19:19:15 GMT 10
Hi all , the moth here , just came. Across this thread and saw Jim kings nsme mentioned, and dons comment that the S A king vans were similar to the Harris van , I had the great pleasure of talking with Jim King two days ago at thecaravan and camping show in Adelaide, and he informed me that the Harris van was copied from his van and wasn't any too pleased about it happening, he now lives on kangaroo island and is 91 years young .cheers
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