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PRESIDENT'S COOPER COACHWORKS CARAVAN STOLEN
In July 2009 this caravan was stolen from a secure compound in Hertfordshire.
Our President now 96 years young is very upset at its loss as she has many fond memories of holidays her and her late husband Jack had in the van touring all over the British Isles.
Any information about the whereabouts of the van would be greatfully received and to have the van and contents returned intact would be the best result we could hope for.
If you know anything about this theft please contact the police on 0845 33 00 222.
Please see stolen section in pictures for more details.
Thank you on behalf of Mary.
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Car Cruiser Owners Club
The Car Cruiser Owners Club was set up in 1963 so that owners of this now Classic Caravan could meet together.
The club is small with about 25 families. 2003 was the 40th year of the club
There are normally about 6 Rallies each year, located at different places around the country.
Dear Friends, We had a very succesful AGM - 5 Car Cruisers and 5 Associate members. We were happy to welcome a new member Mark, Erica and son Forde. Good to have another family joining, positive sign of growth for the club. It was pleasing to see Bruce and Graham who have both had accidents in the past year Both looking much better and making steady progress. We all enjoyed the Rugby match - with a good atmosphere. Fond regards to you all, if you wish to raise any comments, suggestions or give us news don't hesitate to make contact. Nora and Mike.
Provisional 2010's rallies are listed below.
Late May
Norfolk
June
Rutland Water
July
Spilsby in Lincolnshire
August
Northamptonshire
Mid September
Hallaton Sports Ground,
Rutland
Happy Caravaning!
More specific details to follow.
For more information about the make of caravan or about the club and membership please contact:
David Fletcher
21 Tabard Gardens
Newport Pagnell
Buckinghamshire
MK16 0LX
(01908) 61 85 64
Email :djf29576@googlemail.com
Information about Car Cruiser.
Car Cruiser was a company which started by producing lightweight tourers, and these were 'streamlined'. Streamlined tourers were a rarity in the early days, when most manufacturers were still producing trailer vans bearing a resemblance to their horse-drawn predecessors. Angela (named after the founder's daughter) was one such concern, its designs remaining essentially unchanged for a number of years, but eventually bowing to fashion in the 1930s with a very interesting streamlined design.
Major Fleming-Williams, Car Cruiser's founder, had been an artist in World War 1, when his illustrations had appeared in many of the leading newspapers. But his heart wasn't in drawing: his real interest lay in the designs of early aeroplanes (he was later nicknamed 'Streamline Bill'). Streamlined planes gave him ideas about how this principle might be applied to caravans. First, in 1917, he built a motor van, almost the blueprint of the first Car Cruiser design, which he made in 1920. Some years later, he was asked to build another ... and, by 1924, he had a caravan factory.
The caravans were constructed with a spar roof with canvas stretched over. This method was still in use up to 1931, and although durability wasn't a problem, condensation was! To remedy this, Williams introduced a double-panelled roof with an air cavity between. Plywood lower panels were used, and canvas above the waistline, thus achieving a lightweight van and also the Car Cruiser shape which was to prove so distinctive. The chassis, like those of many other makers of the time, was constructed of wood, with very little steel involved, and was built in-house. The Car Cruiser range sold so well that the company eventually moved to larger premises in Hayes, Middlesex. Here production was stepped up to meet demand, as the pastime of caravanning was becoming increasingly popular.
(Source: The History of Caravaning.)
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