Our Touring Past

Posted: **Sun Mar 27, 2016 9:06 pm**

What a great ad, those were the days, and all for just 10/-, which was probably pretty hard to come by back then too. Before the days of TV, just radios on offer for prizes.

George

Posted: **Sun May 08, 2016 8:46 pm**

1962 Carapark Zestline brochure.

Posted: **Sat Jun 04, 2016 5:37 pm**

That big Zestline 23 is a joy to behold, for me everything just seems to be in the right proportion.

And what better place than under it to post a few pics of our new toy, an Astronaut 15/5 which again just seems to have the right proportions. It is not original in some respects with a retro look interior begun with black and white lino and while I'm not fond of that treatment it does seem to suit. It won't be carried too far but will probably be continued in time. I'll start a separate post in due course to cover its progress. There is so many questions and too few answers at the moment.

The poor Velox is positively 'underfinned' in the Astronauts company, maybe a Chrysler Royal of Belvedere would look more at home?
George

Posted: **Sat Jun 04, 2016 7:12 pm**

Good score Griffin. Very stylish

I bet the Vauxhall enjoys towing it too....

Cant wait for more to be revealed when you start a seperate thread on it, !!!

Reddo

Posted: **Tue Jul 26, 2016 7:24 pm**

I found this photograph of what appears to be a Carapark in a GMH Pointers magazine from September 1950. It appears to have been a display to dispel some of the fears being raised about towing with the new Holden.

The unusual shape of the wheel arch, the badge in the front lower corner and the square windows match two photos posted by Richard on page 4 of this thread so one could assume that van is an early one. I like the wheel arch treatment, pity it changed in my view.

George

Posted: **Sun Sep 18, 2016 1:28 pm**

Here is a range of advertisements from Trove, found in Truth (Sydney) spanning a five year period.

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During the 1952 to 54 period there were numerous advertisements for Carapark vans and Ford cars which were offered as part of an Art Union promoted by Jack Davey, a selection to follow.

George

Posted: **Mon Oct 03, 2016 6:56 pm**

Here are advertisements from Truth for 'The House That Jack Built Art Unions' featuring the renown Jack Davey of radio and TV fame with the major prize was a Carapark van and a Ford car.