wasnt the ritchie king one a 1 off for mr devon ? i.e mohogony furniture and built specifically for the owner as a gift, perhaps they did the front cargo to mark its difference

i think the back cargo is deffo the correct place






.....anyone got one , i need 1

I think you're right. Jack made the mahogany special edn for his wife as a one off. My bus is a one of... built by me for my wife so same rules apply

maddison wrote: i think the back cargo is deffo the correct place

After inspecting the old original cargo door off my 65, i found it had 4 pins on the inside of the rear door - which obviously held the badge on in days gone by. So that's where the new one's going, problem solved

bobley wrote:I think you're right. Jack made the mahogany special edn for his wife as a one off. My bus is a one of... built by me for my wife so same rules apply

Hi Bob!
According to a guy I met who worked in the Devon factory, it was actually Jack's wife who had the 61 made for his birthday. Apparently he thought it was too flash and never actually used it much.
Our 67 Devon has its original badge fixed to the tailgate, below the Volkwagen badge. I've seen a couple of other late Devons with it in the same place, so maybe the factory started putting them there in 66/67? The detailed plastic badge is in the same place on the inside of the passenger door - they kept this location for at least the first three years of Bay conversions.
Just off to choose my next anorak now

I knew you'd have the full story! Are you going to meet us for afternoon tea again this summer!

bobley wrote:I knew you'd have the full story! Are you going to meet us for afternoon tea again this summer!

Ooh yes - better still why don't you make a short detour to our place and stop for a proper job Devon cream tea with Caroline's scones and jam? Then you can have a real break and have a look around the goodies cave. You have a date yet?

How does sat 1st August sound? I cant turn down a real Devon cream tea with extra Devon chit chat in Devon.

Ho Ho - that's our wedding anniversary We drop off the teenagers at some boot camp , then we are heading off towards N Devon for a night or so away. I can see a plot being hatched for Devon cream teas in Devons in Devon. As we've hijacked this thread (sorry ) perhaps we should be doing a bit of emailing? (BDOTjohnsonATbtinternetDOTcom)
B & C

65DEVY wrote:

maddison wrote: i think the back cargo is deffo the correct place

After inspecting the old original cargo door off my 65, i found it had 4 pins on the inside of the rear door - which obviously held the badge on in days gone by. So that's where the new one's going, problem solved

Hey Jeff

hows things going??....funny i'd just been talking about this subject today as my interest in my 63 caravette has been ignited again!!!....thought i'd do the obligatory SSVC topic search and hey presto....question answered!!...great to see a devon section on the site now too...good stuff!

a pic of an original badge



My 63 caravette is missing a door badge and just wondered how, who you got yours from and where do I sign up?

Be good to catch up with you again some club night too....

Rob - aka The Hatch

i think the club spares sell repro ones ?? contact them

bobley wrote:I think you're right. Jack made the mahogany special edn for his wife as a one off. My bus is a one of... built by me for my wife so same rules apply

Almost right, just the other way round. The bus was made as a surprise for Jack from his wife, organised by the works manager.
[edit] - oops, I see I was beaten to that by someone with a bigger anorak

Back on the original subject, I attached mine with black silicone sealant. I was really pleased with it as it gives a really nice black edged 'outline' to the badge.

[quote="the hatch
My 63 caravette is missing a door badge and just wondered how, who you got yours from and where do I sign up?
Be good to catch up with you again some club night too....
Rob - aka The Hatch[/quote]

Hi Rob, yeah club spares has the badges. I sprayed mine with clear laquer as it looked a bit dull...i can get you one, but will catch up with you at the next club night for a good ol' Devon chin wag....

My '65 Caravette has a plastic woven type of label attached to the rear RH cargo door with four rivets, one in each corner. The badge has a sort of reflective shimmer effect but it is OG and the paint on the door has faded etc and the metal around the rivets has rusted.
I'll post a picture

it is like one of those pictures you can't make out unless the light is at an obliique angle (+ it is 44 years old)
My son's '64 Caravette has a metal badge in the same place...



I have just bought an old metal badge from eBay which is brass plated with nickel. The casting has two 1" long pins to go through two holes. It is corroded around the edges and grubby! It has K4040 cast into the back.
EDIT links repaired

My original cargo door fitted badge is the same two pinned K4040 stamped Caravette badge. Club spares make an aluminium replica without the pins.

Phill

type21f wrote:

so thats who out bid me