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old van man
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 Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2013 7:45 pm Post subject: A rare find ! |
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they still keep turning up ! found this on a travellers site , its a 1938 Winchester Wagon only made for two years it was a copy of the pan loaf style ,American caravan , lots of winchester touches like a bath in the floor hand wash basin, a drying closet , the roof is clad in steel the sides in oil board !
I have found some wheels for the van and will be moving it to my yard in the next day or two,
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gillberry
Joined: 27 Nov 2007
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Location: Norwich
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Congratulations on another one saved
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Dalek63
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Location: North Cornwall
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Very rare find, but bloody 'ell a LOT of work to restore!
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Rick
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old van man
Joined: 24 Nov 2007
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Yes i know what your saying 
Good points, its all there , the floor, chassis, two thirds of the frame are good,
also i like the layout, very practical,
The shape interesting, not what you think of for a 30s van
And i have a Ford Pilot v8, make a nice outfit ! ovm |
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Uncle Alec
Joined: 14 Jan 2008
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Location: Manchester
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| You're wrong there OVM. With your flair for exterior paint scheme design it will look absolutely art-deco-fantastic. |
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old van man
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Ha a long long way to go before thoughts of paint alec, but having said that theres a nice period advert in the 1938 caravan mag thats got me thinking  |
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jonbott
Joined: 23 Jun 2009
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Location: cornwall
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well done on rescuing that!
good luck!
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old van man
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Being a member of the HCC has its advantages , contact was made with a fellow member who has copies of Winchester caravans, works ledgers
Turns out only nine of these vans made, all built to the owners spec i.e. different lengths , internal layouts etc ,
The van I have looks to have been made for a Mr Pedley this gentleman was the chairman of the Caravan Club and was well know in caravanning circles , he also helpted start up Mr lyons of Jaguar cars fame
so a bit of history behind this old wreck |
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Dalek63
Joined: 15 Aug 2009
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Location: North Cornwall
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Just seen the old girl on eBay, seems a shame to part with her and I must admit if it wasn't soooooooo far from Cornwall Id be putting in a bid.
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old van man
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| Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 8:14 pm Post subject: |
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yep i thought someone would like a rare 30s van to restore for the price of a sprite ! but it seems not  i should have draped some buntings over the van OVM |
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