Modern Caravans. West Australia.

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Modern Caravans. West Australia.

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Modern Caravans.
Wanneroo Rd. Tuart Hill. WA.

With the business starting in the mid 50's.

3 promotional photos taken about 1958.
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Three more 1958 promotional photos for Modern caravans.
Modern 1958 1.jpg
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Promotional photos taken for Modern Caravans in 1957, featuring a huge single axle van.
Modern 1957 1.jpg
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Modern 1957 4.jpg
Modern 1957 5.jpg
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I have been contacted by William recently who has a Modern caravan that he purchased in 1970 as accommodation for his mother.
The caravan would be a mid to late 1960's and is a huge dual axle van and has Modern logos as well as a Viewmater logo, so Iam assuming that it was a Viewmaster model.
The caravan is for sale so if you are interested email me and Ill pass on Williams details.
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Its a bit hard to pinpoint this Modern caravan, but going from the information above I would say it a mid 1960 version with its original ID badge still attached.
Modern 1.JPG
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This Modern vintage caravan was recently listed on the internet for sale. Comparing this with the photos in the first and second post on Modern caravans I would estimate that this van is around a 1958 to 1960 vintage.
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Early 1960's photo of the Modern Caravans display.
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