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Supalite Caravan Co.
6 Coleridge St. Leichardt. NSW.

1954 Supalite Ad.


Forum member Bondy's 1955 Supalite Atlas..

Hi vanners

Here's two more adverts for Supalite. I wonder who had the job of thinking up names love Wee-Kenda Did they actually sell them with it stensilled on The last advert would seem to be 1956 or early 1957, my original is undated but the final line indicates Supalite were on the move to new premises in Victoria Road, Rozelle for 1957.

George

Hi Vanners

I wonder if anyone has one of these Supalite Amphibi-vans squirreled away. What a fun thing to have these days The Holden panel van tow vehicle with side windows would cause just as much excitement for many too I should think
The advert is a bit of a laugh wonder why you would take it to the snowfields in winter, could you ski with it too
This item is from 1961 and the Supalite address is now 258 Victoria Road, Rozelle, NSW.
I'll post the review separately, I can't seen to add more than 3 files at a time

George

Hi again

The following pages are from the November 1961 Modern Motor magazine reviewing the Supalite Amphibi-van, hope they are of interest George

A 1956 article on the Supalite "OLYMPIC" that was on display at the Sydney Caravan Show. The Olympic has features such as a lift up annex on the off side, a door on each side of the van and a full roof hatch.
The body of the OLYMPIC looks to be the for runner of the AMPHIBI-VAN as shown above.

1954 Supalite badge.

A 1956 ad from Supalite featuring the Atlas 11 ft and the Spacemaster 12 ft.

A 1956 ad from Supalite featuring the We-Kenda.

I came across this 1953 ad for Maxjoy and thought I had come across a new name in caravan builders. On closer inspection I found that both of the van illustrated are actually Supalite caravans with the Weekenda and Atlas shown.
I find it unusual to have a manufacturer building and selling vans as well as a dealer selling the same vans in Sydney.

1953 Supalite ad.