Post by rdjpb on Mar 27, 2013 12:23:27 GMT
I don't know how many of you are CC members but recently there has been a series of articles in their regular magazine about classic car/caravan combination from various decades 60s/70s/80s. Sadly and to their shame a Safari has not featured but there is a lovely article on p52 of the current magazine (April13) featuring a couple in their 80s who have had a Safari for 33 years. Well worth a read if you get a copy.
Are they members of this forum/ Does any body know them?
Being the critical/perfectionist I think there are some glaring inaccuracies. The van featured is apparently a 16/2 - a model I certainly have never heard of - so either this was a typo or Safari went to extraordinarily lengths to build I presume a one off van that was 16 foot. It states that this van was "the last Safari ever made before the company was overtaken by Cosalt" - so maybe they did build a final 16/2 as a one-off? - that would be unique and worth seeing the serial plate.
The photo seems to show a 1978/79/80 van which would fit with the final years and one of the last out the factory at Stroud. The badge on the front is the "green globe" as opposed to the red badge that followed when cosalt took over. Incidentally Cosalt took over many years before production moved to Grimsby which I think is what is being referred to here. Did the badge change when it moved to Grimsby or before? Did not the design of the van change following the move
or were the first vans out of Grimsby the same as the stroud vans?
My van a late 1979 12/2 has a red badge but the serial plate refers to Stroud.
It says they paid £900 - if you do the maths - they have had it 33 years - 1980 or there abouts - and look up the retail price then , it must have been an absolute steal!!
There seems to have been some modification even though the article claims its all original. Look carefully at the main picture and the side parts of the ceiling seem to have a wood effect. Nice.
All in all a nice piece raising a few question about Safaris "recent" history.
Thank you Brian and Joan for sharing that with the wider world and may you enjoy many more happy nights in your Safari
p.s.any ideas on which model this is?
Are they members of this forum/ Does any body know them?
Being the critical/perfectionist I think there are some glaring inaccuracies. The van featured is apparently a 16/2 - a model I certainly have never heard of - so either this was a typo or Safari went to extraordinarily lengths to build I presume a one off van that was 16 foot. It states that this van was "the last Safari ever made before the company was overtaken by Cosalt" - so maybe they did build a final 16/2 as a one-off? - that would be unique and worth seeing the serial plate.
The photo seems to show a 1978/79/80 van which would fit with the final years and one of the last out the factory at Stroud. The badge on the front is the "green globe" as opposed to the red badge that followed when cosalt took over. Incidentally Cosalt took over many years before production moved to Grimsby which I think is what is being referred to here. Did the badge change when it moved to Grimsby or before? Did not the design of the van change following the move
or were the first vans out of Grimsby the same as the stroud vans?
My van a late 1979 12/2 has a red badge but the serial plate refers to Stroud.
It says they paid £900 - if you do the maths - they have had it 33 years - 1980 or there abouts - and look up the retail price then , it must have been an absolute steal!!
There seems to have been some modification even though the article claims its all original. Look carefully at the main picture and the side parts of the ceiling seem to have a wood effect. Nice.
All in all a nice piece raising a few question about Safaris "recent" history.
Thank you Brian and Joan for sharing that with the wider world and may you enjoy many more happy nights in your Safari
p.s.any ideas on which model this is?
