Chesney President Help/Info

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Hi guys, tomorrow morning I'm going to look at a Chesney President 16' for a friend to buy.
Any help would be much appreciated. What's the pro's and con's of the president? Anything I need to look for apart from the obvious?
If it were a Viscount or a Millard I'd be right at home...
Is the Chesney a timber frame?
I think it looks to be an early 80's model from the photos. Maybe around 84ish...
Approx weights would be great.
How do I identify the year of build?

Thanks guys
Chris.

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G'day Chris,

The President model was introduced in 1973 and lasted for about a year before the Vagabond model took over. Chesney closed down in 1978 or '79. Chesneys had an Aero frame, which means they were aluminium framed.

I don't remember anything specific to watch out for with this model, other than the sorts of things you would look for in any van.

Previous threads on the forum for Chesney Presidents are:

ditzygypsy.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=photos&thread=1526&page=1

ditzygypsy.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=general&thread=1891&page=1

ditzygypsy.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=photos&thread=1500&page=1

ditzygypsy.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=photos&thread=729&page=1

ditzygypsy.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=photos&thread=699&page=1


Good luck with the inspection. ;D

cheers,
Al.