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young van man · Joined: 31 Aug 2009 Posts: 117

thought id post a few pics of my new old caravan.....always wanted a streamlined Winchester and now i've finallly got one although at present she is in the workshop being prepared for a re-paint....

she was restored in 1996 for a family to use for holidays to the lake district once a year the rest of the time she lay in the garage out of sight...

now having her second restoration and a deffinate change of colour....

will keep you posted with more pics when i can,

youngvanman....

Dalek63 · Joined: 15 Aug 2009 Posts: 490 Location: North Cornwall

Quite a find! How did you come to find out about it, we all want to know the where, how, when, why, etc etc etc. lol
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Knowsley · Joined: 13 Sep 2010 Posts: 158 Location: uk

Ditto Dalek

Questions and answers please!

An Amazing find though

look forward to the updates too
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Bayliss Thomas · Joined: 25 Sep 2009 Posts: 557 Location: SUFFOLK

They are super caravans and your one looks beautiful as is, I love the colour. Still, look forward to seeing the 'new look'. Smile

young van man · Joined: 31 Aug 2009 Posts: 117

some interior shots of the 33 winchester

Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22838 Location: UK

Proper looker, very nice, if I ever found one like that I'd be tempted - then I'd need a period towcar though Confused

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young van man · Joined: 31 Aug 2009 Posts: 117

halfway through the paint job.....

your opinions on colour choice would be greatly recieved Laughing

62rebel · Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 6:57 pm Post subject:

she's a wonderful bit of kit. does that table have a slideout leaf in it? intriguing idea...
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Dalek63 · Joined: 15 Aug 2009 Posts: 490 Location: North Cornwall

I have a pre war Cheltenham brochure with exactly the same colour scheme. Its a bit bright for me, but looks the part. I was surprised at the interior of the caravan, for a Winchester it looks quite basic. But at that age she must be a very rare bird indeed. A couple we know in St.Day have a 1932 Hutchings, which is like the box type Cheltenham you have. So unless they made both types at the time, yours must be one of the first " modern" shape Winchesters made.
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young van man · Joined: 31 Aug 2009 Posts: 117

hey dalek63

yeah reading up on Hutchings history apparentley the box type shape of the 'Voyageur' as they were called carried on until mid 1930, then the streamlined 'Winchester' was introduced at the end of 1930..... a few box type were still produced but mainly the streamlined style type were made,

Mine was made in 1933 and was part of the hire fleet hence why not so luxuriously fitted out it was made with Ripplings parrafin cooking stove and two electric 12v lights .... then when it was sold to the general public gas was installed....

Having looked at most of the pictures of Hutchings vans from the 30's colour schemes tend to mostly be very dark lower half panels with a brighter lighter top half....

unfortunatley theyre all black n white photos grrrr lol .

Dalek63 · Joined: 15 Aug 2009 Posts: 490 Location: North Cornwall

Here is a scan of the picture of the Cheltenham with the same colour scheme.

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Riley Blue · Joined: 18 Jun 2008 Posts: 1751 Location: Derbyshire

As a non-caravanner, I prefer the original colour scheme. I also think the colour split might look better if it was at the same height all the way round, at the height it is on the front and rear.

Just my view of course YVM, it's yours to do whatever you wish.

ady · Joined: 26 Oct 2009 Posts: 25

To be honest and I do not want to offend.I would have just done it in the primrose,the blue is too much for me

Knowsley · Joined: 13 Sep 2010 Posts: 158 Location: uk

Hey YVM just paint it cream and put transfers down the side that will fade in a few years time and you will blend in with the rest of the modern vans on site and no one will even notice you in the middle of the field!

Think you've done a grand job and pleased to see you've been as bold as brass, this old girl deserves sticking her neck out!

David
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captinbash · Joined: 03 Jun 2009 Posts: 79

"Think you've done a grand job and pleased to see you've been as bold as brass, this old girl deserves sticking her neck out"!
Here Here, A lovely caravan and a lovely job.
Well Done. Cool