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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2009 9:45:15 GMT 10
Please see the last post in this thread for instructions, thank you. Anyone have one of these on their classic van. Mine is afixed next to the entry door.
www.rvmaa.com.au/
Wonder what the number tells us?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2009 6:39:13 GMT 10
Anyone have one of these on their classic van. Mine is afixed next to the entry door on my 1978 York. Number 020672www.rvmaa.com.au/Wonder what the number tells us? May be a good group for history of our classics? |
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Post by millard1399 on Mar 17, 2009 7:19:09 GMT 10
This story relates to the launch of the R.V.M.A.A. plaque/badge program in February 1977...  The number on wahroonga's badge above would appear to be just the number of badges issued at that point. A badge number closer to zero would indicate the van was made closer to March 1977. I have no information to say how many badges were issued, or for how long the program continued. My guess is that with the collapse of the caravan industry, that started during 1978 and was in deep touble by mid-1979, the badge program may have fizzled out. |
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Post by keelz on Mar 17, 2009 18:31:56 GMT 10
The Viscount has one, i thought they still attach these to new vans being manufactured by members of the RVMAA? starts with a 5.  cheers Keelz |
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Post by millard1399 on Mar 18, 2009 15:37:48 GMT 10
I had a look at a 'recent' Winnebago in a local carpark today, and it had the RVMAA badge beside the door. The badge looked to be made of flat aluminium sheet with the design lithographed (painted) on the surface. The shape and design was basically the same as the ones above, but with a slight difference in the top half, where it had a symbol with a road centre line veering off to one side. The colours in the design were red, black, and white, and there was no serial number on the badge.
The RVMAA has recently (2009?) adopted a new shape and design for the "Seal of Approval" badge. It is now round, and the four symbols of the different vehicles are no longer on it.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2009 16:34:31 GMT 10
Our 1977 Freedom Express has this same badge,
No 002827
Be interesting to find the approx issue dates of the numbers.
John
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Post by simosel on Oct 24, 2010 22:26:11 GMT 10
Hi All Our 1977 franklin pop top has the same sort of badge with the number 7418. with the help of the lovely people on the forum it seems like the van may have been made in 1976 but not registered/sold until 1977.  have no idea how the numbering works. we would like to know if someone cracks the code cheers simo and sel |
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Post by bobt on Nov 4, 2010 21:29:54 GMT 10
nothing classic about my van. one day it will grow up.. ;D its a 1998 Windsorbut attached to the side near the door is this.  No number on it. I will have to keep an eye out for this one when I spot classics.. |
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Post by philouise on Nov 5, 2010 12:25:30 GMT 10
Hi, our 78 Millard chassis no M53664 has the RVMAA badge no 032948.
Cheers.
Phil.
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Post by phillt on Nov 10, 2010 17:22:39 GMT 10
My Newlands 1979 model has a plate that looks like Somosels, and Wahroongas, No.006338  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2012 13:15:28 GMT 10
My 1978 Millard pop top has rvmaa no. 023872 near the door...
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Post by Mary on Apr 4, 2014 23:07:34 GMT 10
Yes!!! I too have one of these badges. It (was) affixed to my 1979 chesney Pacemaker 2. Removed it as am re-painting. I've just seen these badges being sold as collectibles a on eBay... Had no idea.. Was going to toss mine out as it looks a bit weathered!!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2014 14:24:41 GMT 10
My 1978 Coronet van has the same badge with the number 004848.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2014 16:30:23 GMT 10
1978 11ft Millard Micro P/T. Someone painted straight over it anyway found the number 035290 .
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Post by viscount6116 on Nov 28, 2014 14:30:53 GMT 10
Gday all found on my 1979-80 Viscount RVMAA No 61528  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2015 17:44:20 GMT 10
i have one of these on my 1978 viscount pop top caravan.i have been wondering what it was all about,i will get the number shortly.
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Post by atefooterz on Jan 8, 2015 19:40:53 GMT 10
Among the many holes on my caravan sides, it looks like at some stage i may have had one lol.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2015 15:30:40 GMT 10
Among the many holes on my caravan sides, it looks like at some stage i may have had one lol. My deepest condolences......for your missing badge, I understand you can buy one from ebay I believe..lol |
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Post by atefooterz on Jan 9, 2015 16:28:36 GMT 10
Among the many holes on my caravan sides, it looks like at some stage i may have had one lol. My deepest condolences......for your missing badge, I understand you can buy one from ebay I believe..lol Haha as an owner of a base model Franklin ( Belmont equivalent) i think it would give it airs & graces beyond it`s station! |
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Post by Mustang on Jan 9, 2015 19:27:13 GMT 10
Our Viscount 1977 has 013135, apparently the dealer number, would be good to know where your van was sold from.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2015 6:54:36 GMT 10
Our Viscount 1977 has 013135, apparently the dealer number, would be good to know where your van was sold from.
Hi I'm pretty sure the number on the badge, is not a dealers numbers as the badges are put on by the manufacturers while in production. Plus I have yet to see any 2 badges with the same number. It would be interesting to know why they all have numbers, what information was kept and by whom.
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Post by Mustang on Jan 10, 2015 8:36:39 GMT 10
Hi Lockyer,
So would that mean they were in sequence of build numbers?
Perhaps ours is the 13 thousandth, one hundred & thirty fifth van made by Viscount?
Hey Andy, your badge is in great order.
Cheers
brent
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2015 7:02:38 GMT 10
Hi Brent, No one knows if they are in sequence, more like the badges would have been in batches of 50 or a 100 in a box and a box would have been on each production line for each manufacturer. RVMAA = Recreational Vehicle Manufacturing Association of Australia. So any manufacturer who paid there due's would be able to attach a badge to there van/s. So how many manufacturers where there and how many production lines would they have going per manufacturer =  ? Cheers Lawrence PS there is a couple of Millard pop tops vans with these badges on here, and there numbers are 1000,s apart and I don't think they made that many of them to start with. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2015 18:17:24 GMT 10
Our 1977 Franklin Snipe has one. the chassis number is X6439 and the RVMMA Badge number is 008947. The badge is located just below the front window on the left hand side.  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2015 10:04:25 GMT 10
Now this is a very interesting thread indeed I've also got one of these badges on my van to the left side of my door  Now my number is 031707 Also my van was made 3 vans after lockyer van (that's right 3) just check our signatures out, but our numbers on this badge are way different so I have know ideas what they mean mmmmmmm very interesting for sure |
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