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Subject Topic: Old Perle Caravan
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Personcaptinbash
11/6/2016 at 12:55pm
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We have just acquired an old Perle caravan which I believe is pre Avondale can anyone tell me how to date it please?
Thanks


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Have a look here.


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Thanks for the link but this caravan is at least 40 years old so I can't find anything there I'm afraid.


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You asked how to date a caravan but you didn't provide any other information as to roughly how old it which would have helped.


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True, but I did say Old, and pre avondale which gives a good clue


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I can remember Perle caravans which were built by Avondale in the early to mid 90,s. There is a database on .com which might be of use to you.

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PersonRay Clayton
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must be a number on the chassis somewhere if no plate

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PersonOpensauce
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Post up a picture then somebody should be able to identify it.


Personcaptinbash
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Thanks all, I have found a plate with the following: 6. 78   0143 I thought at first that maybe a 1978 but glass windows were no longer fitted after 1976 ???


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Glass windows really finished in 1979 ..... for the 1980 model year everything had plastic windows.

The Perle range kept it's glass windows till 1979, so yours could be a 78.

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11/6/2016 at 8:20pm
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IainM. Thanks for that information, that makes more sense.
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