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"This is an interesting one because it is a semi-trailer arrangement and both the prime mover and the caravan are made up of the aircraft. There were quite a few semi-trailer caravans built out of aircraft after the Second World War (see higher up this thread) but no other instances that we’ve seen where both the truck and trailer were bits of planes." Don Ricardo Link: vintagecaravans.proboards.com/thread/4213/caravans-built-...

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Vesna Verencevic Here is a aircraft based motorhome built in Brisbane and still in existence. www.flickr.com/photos/rosco500/14355851258/in/pool-147934...

Thank you. Looks great. Is it possible to be seen, and where?

The founders of Dodge are two brothers, John and Horace Dodge, born in Niles, Michigan. After a decade of supplying parts for Ford, the Dodge brothers decided to resign and refused to work with Ford. Whatever their reason might have been, the Dodge brothers still valued quality and durability. So on July 17, 1914, the Dodge brother’s decision to begin selling their vehicles and the Dodge Brothers Company began. A few months later, their very first vehicle, the four-cylinder Dodge Model, was born. With their excellent reputation, the brothers had no problem and sold well. The Dodge brand quickly made its foundation on dependability. In the 1930s, Dodge continued to offer quality, value, and dependability, which was unmatched by any other competitor. Not only was Dodge becoming Internationally successful, but it also helped the US during the war. During World War II, the US depended on Dodge-built parts, aircraft engines, and almost 400,000 trucks during the war. The first post-war Dodges were in high demand by civilians and came out to the market in 1946. In the 1050s, Dodge still stood for dependability, but the design changed the game. This new 1950s design was bold and had a sex appeal with its modern chrome, fins, flare, and a V8 engine. Source: www.miraclechryslerdodgejeep.com/blogs/2736/news/the-hist...

Neil Chesney was born into a caravan family and for as long as he can remember he always wanted to build them. His father Alex was a successful caravan salesman, establishing what grew to become “Chesney Corner” at the busy intersection of Gympie and Rode Roads in Brisbane’s Chermside. Alex Chesney initially sold kit caravans that were popular in the early 1950s and was also the Queensland manager for Carapark caravans. Neil left school at age 14 to do an engineering apprenticeship and five years later he began making parts for his father to sell. His first factory space was underneath the family’s Queenslander home, however, demand increased quickly to the point where he had to find bigger premises and moved into an old boat shed at Breakfast Creek in Brisbane. It was there Neil Chesney built the first complete Chesney caravan, which proved to be a little too ahead of its time. In 1960 production moved to a new factory at Stafford as Chesney moved away from timber construction and started building stylish lightweight aluminum caravans. In 1965 Chesney received the biggest order of his career when he was commissioned to build 500 caravans to be used as temporary housing for workers at the new aluminum smelter at Gladstone. He later bought the vans back for a fraction of the sale price, refurbished them and held one of Queensland’s biggest caravan sales of all time. Source: www.timetoroam.com.au/neil-chesneys-60-years-caravans/#:~....