1965 gypsy 12ft van

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Hi.
its my first time posting here so let me know if i am doing anything out of place. Im after any info on this little van.
I have a 1965 gypsy ..(that is what it was rego'd as)..and i want to restore it as original as possible, but it was half wrecked and i dont have any info about the seating.. except tell tale paint and scratches etc on the old floor from which i can tell its pretty much like all those little vans, with a small table to the lest of the door between 2 chairs that falls into place to become a single bed, and a couch that slides down into a bed at the back.. ( i do have the couch/bed boards that tell me a lot about that)...
There was 2 doors that fit long ways at the front end and i guess they slid to the side to store bedding....anybody?

Its missing the badge at the front.. the lid for the sunroof..and has 4 curious, almost tennis ball size holes at top and bottom, front and back, as if something slotted in there.. there are marks on the inside of the outer skin like something round was inserted into it.. ( a curtain rod could explain the top one.. but the bottom one is a mystery..)

thats bout it..
if anyone has any pics of the insides of the same van or similar or any info.. it would be greatly appreciated!!

i cant seem to upload a 35kb pic.. ill try for next post.

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i still cant upload a pic.. but its the same as the small van... the last photo on this post.


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G'day led, and welcome to this forum!

Just to give you a bit of background about this forum - it was set up in 2007 to cater for those people who had an interest in caravans that were built in the 1970s. We have a sister forum for caravans that were built prior to January 1st, 1970, and which is known as the Vintage Caravans forum. That forum is where you'll find more information about your Gypsy van, so join up over there and see how they can help you. They have a section known as "Down History Lane" where they've put together the history about the various brands of caravans (well, at least as much of the history as they have gathered so far ). The history of the Gypsy brand can be found here.

As far as posting photos on this forum goes (and on the Vintage forum as well, for that matter), you can no longer post photos via the Attachement method, so you have to learn how to do it via one of the other methods. See the first few threads in one of the Vintage forum sections in this link.

A few years ago, one of the members of the Vintage forum decided he would break away and start up his own website about vintage caravans. I don't look at that forum very often, but you might find some helpful info about your Gypsy van on that forum as well. Click on this link: Our touring past

Hope this helps,
cheers,
Al.

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Thanks Al.
exactly what i need to know.
all the best..and happy wheeling.
Led