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Post by millard1399 on Mar 2, 2009 14:32:32 GMT 10
Please see the last post in this thread !!
General Chesney caravan information:
The Chesney caravan brand has its origins as the Chesney Caravan Coy [Company] in Chermside, Brisbane, QLD around 1952.
By the early 1970s, the brand was operating under Caravan Industries Pty Ltd, Lawnton, QLD. |
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Post by millard1399 on Mar 2, 2009 14:33:14 GMT 10
1970 Chesney caravans:
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Post by millard1399 on Mar 2, 2009 14:33:50 GMT 10
1971 Chesney caravans:
new Regal model released at Sydney Caravan Show May 1971. New rugged styling has been designed with wind drag in mind. Interior layouts on the Chesney range have been changed about, too.
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Post by millard1399 on Mar 2, 2009 14:34:35 GMT 10
1972 Chesney caravans:
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Post by millard1399 on Mar 2, 2009 14:35:08 GMT 10
1973 Chesney caravans:
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Post by millard1399 on Mar 2, 2009 14:35:46 GMT 10
1974 Chesney caravans:
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Post by millard1399 on Mar 2, 2009 14:36:19 GMT 10
1975 Chesney caravans:
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Post by millard1399 on Mar 2, 2009 14:37:03 GMT 10
1976 Chesney caravans:
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Post by millard1399 on Mar 2, 2009 14:37:45 GMT 10
1977 Chesney caravans:
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Post by millard1399 on Mar 2, 2009 14:40:28 GMT 10
1978 Chesney caravans:
Chesney is understood to have ceased production in 1977. (not yet confirmed)
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2009 15:48:25 GMT 10
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Post by boblor on Mar 16, 2009 9:42:14 GMT 10
Hi All
At maroochydore recently I spoke to Neil Chesney about putting some history together on these van built by his family. He gave me his contacts and maybe when we both have time we can have an interview and put something on paper regarding history
Cheers boblor
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2009 23:44:27 GMT 10
Hi All At maroochydore recently I spoke to Neil Chesney about putting some history together on these van built by his family. He gave me his contacts and maybe when we both have time we can have an interview and put something on paper regarding history Cheers boblor That would be great,to get some info on the Chesney Vans,I know a few of us on here own various Models,and I,m sure any info would be warmly welcome. A couple of us have fallen love with the Freedom Express,any info on this model is very hard to come by. Cheers. John |
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Post by Visco on Aug 18, 2009 11:42:34 GMT 10
An Advert in Caravan World march 1976 Sharaton series  |
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Post by magicangelisa on Feb 8, 2010 11:36:56 GMT 10
If anyone has any contact details for any Chesney family members and any information, history and photos about Chesneys can you please let me know? I am writing an article on Chesneys for a magazine.
Oh, and apparently they stopped production in 1979.
Mine is a 1971 Chesney Pacemaker aero-frame 15ft
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Post by Allan Sheppard on Jul 26, 2011 11:56:16 GMT 10
I have a Chesney " President" aeroframe, Reg. 1980.
Has anyone come up with any further info on Chesneys?
Would like to bring van back to original Paint and Decals.
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Post by Paul Greig on Aug 27, 2013 17:04:01 GMT 10
Hi All, I worked for Chesney caravans in their Lawnton, Queensland, factory for five years up until their demise, they were forced to close up shop primarily because of the fuel crisis of the late. Chesneys were thrown a lifeline following the 1974 cyclone in Darwin, 100's of 'specials' were produced to serve as temporary housing for evacuees located in Darwin and around Australia, sadly this was not enough to keep the company operating viably and they closed down late in 1977 note that it is not possible to have a 1980 Chesney caravan as I see mentioned above.
I initially spent time on the production line but was promoted to the Service and Repair department in 1975. Chesney caravans were pretty much well built but the later models suffered from that now common endemic issue of being produced from imported materials, ie, the wall sheeting, once top quality laminex, was fabricated from Asian sheet ply with a paper based wood grain finish that could be rubbed of very easy, the poor quality cupboard catches were another let down.
Chesney caravans produced around 1974-5 were extremely well made albeit a little heavy by today's standards. The Regal models with their fibre-glass front, back and roof resist water entry best of course. Even after almost 40 years one will still see Chesney caravans getting around and I believe they will do so for some time yet. The Chesney family had little involvement in the company in its latter days, It was purchased by Monier in, I think around 1973 or 4, not long before closing down over a million dollars was spent on an automated production line, prior to that all the vans were manually pulled through the factory.
Regards
Paul,
Brisbane.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2015 15:09:30 GMT 10
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