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Post by cobber on Apr 13, 2007 16:49:12 GMT 10
G'day folks, I Just received these photos from a cousin of a trip he did in 1967  and I was surprised to see his van was the same style, only longer, as one I restored and sold back in October 2004.  A few other people on this forum have the same, or similar van, but I don’t think the make of it has yet been identified...it must have been popular at the time and it seems as though many of them have survived. If you are one who has a similar van can you post a link to yours here so we can compare them? Cobber. |
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Post by earlee on Apr 13, 2007 17:12:52 GMT 10
here's mine cobber - it's from the same mould..  Thought I should finally give photobucket a try – so hopefully here is one of my vans and car. Ear  lee. |
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Post by earlee on Apr 13, 2007 17:23:07 GMT 10
Here is the other side ;D note the roof line over the side and end windows are the same as yours. The wheel arch shape has been altered for the spats. I refer to it as a gypsy van - but i dont really know what it is   |
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Post by will and Lyn on Apr 13, 2007 21:30:15 GMT 10
 Gidday Cobber I had a Vanguard Ute around that vintage for work in 1968 Im thinking it was a 63 model mine had twin Carbs standard what year is the one in the photo Will
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Post by will and Lyn on Apr 13, 2007 22:19:18 GMT 10
  Gidday Earlee yep I love spats on anything including Vintage Vans I purchased some spats off the net on ebay and they were supposed to fit my EK however they fitted an fC so ripped againso I tried trimming them down with snips nope not a goer so into storage they went however I started to think which really is not good a lot of the time but was good this time hmmmmm I wonder if they will fit my kennedy guess what ? they do see what you guys think they are in yellow primer  goer or not guys yes or no?
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Post by sutcac on Apr 14, 2007 7:36:09 GMT 10
Non goer for me Will . Doesn't seem to sit properly around that bottom raised moulding. Don't mind the shape ,though.
Cheers , Clyde.
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Post by cobber on Apr 14, 2007 8:07:27 GMT 10
Hey earlee, Your van originally had the coupling that started the thread “old tow couplings” didn't it vintagecaravans.proboards30.com/index.cgi?board=technicalstuffboard&action=display&thread=1130624684&page=1The van I sold still had that type of coupling when it went, so that might have been the standard fitting at the time they were made (it is still on “free to a good home” # 1 ). That type of coupling is not a good idea, so it could be an indicator as to the age of the van if we could find out a bit more about the coupling eh? How about an update in the thread “earlee’s find” mate   ;D Cobber. |
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Post by firefighter on Apr 14, 2007 8:35:16 GMT 10
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Post by will and lyn on Apr 14, 2007 8:50:33 GMT 10
gidday Firefighter and sutcac the spats will be black same as betty and to match the black line down the side they will be fitted with a small u mould and bolted with 3 cuphead bolts painted black in that photo the spats were just being held by the clipping system provided for the F C with a bit of shaping they will sit flat Will
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Post by will and Lyn on Apr 14, 2007 9:01:04 GMT 10
gidday firefighter I have got a photo of a 57 Chev belaire with whitewalls and spats in chevy blue looks awesome but it is a convertible Ive never seen a 4 door sedan with them 57s look good any way they come the van will look great with spats just gives them something extra I think Will |
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