Roadhaven Caravans

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Roadhaven Caravans

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Roadhaven Caravans
H. Pruser.
110 Mitchell Street, Northcote, Vic.

This advertisement from Modern Motor 1-4-1955.
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1956 article on the new Roadhaven 15' 6", featuring the wrap around front windows.
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Another ad from 1956 featuring the very nice 15ft Roadhaven Caravan.

I really like their slogan.
Roadhaven Caravans where every caravan is a de-lux model.
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1953 Roadhaven ad.
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1958 Roadhaven ad.
Was this the start of the scenic front window, I wonder who was the manufacturer that started this trend ? :D :D
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A very rare Roadhaven Caravan brochure from 1956.
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1962 Roadhaven ad. I was just having a look at the previous posts and the Roadhavens are very "flashy" by now with lots of stainess steel trim.
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That is a very stylish van, I could see myself trading the Debonair for one of those :) ;)

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1952 vintage caravan ad for Roadhaven Caravans.
Shown above is a rehashed version of this for 1953.
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Three Roadhaven vans attended the Nationals at Broken Hill, and I find them particularly, clean, smart looking vans, and I'm rather partial to them. The first two seem identical, maybe early 60s, apart from the flash on the side, and have the 'scenic wrap round' windows.
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Roadhaven - Firefighters.JPG
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The third still has nice windows but is obviously a different model with different badges.
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I didn't notice Mr. Pruser's little name plaque on the other vans.

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