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1938 Winchester
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rangerover125



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PostPosted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 8:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Has to be Don Amott and yes I'm old enough to remember the tv advert, or as my daughter calls it kinky caravans
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old van man



Joined: 24 Nov 2007
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 9:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote


sorry gang ,not Don amott but a good guess, Don built his empire up on the sales of this mans caravans,
C.I or caravans internatial where the uk largest producer of caravans in the 70s, his vans brought inexpensive caravanning holidays to the public and played a big part in what modern caravaning is today Very Happy Very Happy
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RotaryBri



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PostPosted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 3:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Re Don Amott: The Advert used to have a cartoon lion in it and the full tag line was "Don Amott, King of Caravans. The price is right and the choice is yours."

So there were 2 'Kings of Caravans'.
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