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Post by imrightjack on Mar 30, 2006 18:59:15 GMT 10
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Post by imrightjack on Mar 30, 2006 19:01:17 GMT 10
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Post by kingy on Mar 30, 2006 19:01:42 GMT 10
Hi guys, congrats on photo bucket. Pics look good, especially overhead,(scary stuff). see ya's Sunday Kingy
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Post by imrightjack on Mar 30, 2006 19:05:04 GMT 10
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Post by imrightjack on Mar 30, 2006 19:05:39 GMT 10
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Post by imrightjack on Mar 30, 2006 19:20:44 GMT 10
Well that's the tour of the Van. Cheers imrightjack
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Post by imrightjack on Apr 2, 2006 11:26:45 GMT 10
Hello all, Col, you have described the brakes exactly how they are and yes they did appear to have been in working order before the cables to the front lever on the coupling rusted out years ago. I have included pics of the braking system and the front brake lever? (set up). Thanks for the info Col. Had an older builder friend check the Van out yesterday and I asked him his opinion of the construction materials used for the van. He reckons the flooring which is a tongue and grove Baltic Pine was commonly imported into the country in that time and the railings and the framing timbers appear to be Australian hardwood. His guess was that it was made in Australia in a factory not a back yard due to the specialty workmanship required in the construction of the canvas covered slatted roof. Regards ImRightJack
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Post by imrightjack on Apr 2, 2006 11:29:26 GMT 10
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Post by imrightjack on Apr 2, 2006 11:31:29 GMT 10
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Post by imrightjack on Apr 2, 2006 11:32:27 GMT 10
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Post by imrightjack on Apr 2, 2006 11:40:25 GMT 10
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Post by imrightjack on Apr 17, 2006 21:43:08 GMT 10
Good news…….. ! I can finally say I know exactly the origins of my van. It’s taken a heck of a lot of research and I have to say I’m cheering to have some answers. The caravan is called a Runlite Teardrop. After looking at the original blueprints taken from the American Modern Mechanics Magazine How-To-Build-It 1938 Edition, it’s built to the exact specs but of a much larger size. The original Runlite Teardrop was a very small compact travelling bedroom and the yanks have not seen anything as big as this one from the Runlite blueprints. So American plans and I would guess Australian built. The caravan has been constructed directly from these plans using a more complex approach due to the height/width/length and weight modifications. The person/s that made the changes and built this must have really known what they were doing. You certainly can not fault the workmanship on what would have been a very challenging project, and it has been suggested on the following forum that Model A Ford parts dated from 1928 – 1931 have been used in the suspension chassis set up. I made contact with Teardrops & Tiny Travel Trailers in America who seemed very impressed with the find and have given encouraging feedback on there website that I might add is also very impressive. www.mikenchell.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8311&sid=b3cee767b9677e0e3ade5baa1e5cc1b7ImRightJack
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Post by Daggsey on Jun 2, 2008 9:22:30 GMT 10
Hi Kingy,
Any idea what happened to this van and Imrightjack?
Daggsey
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Post by kingy on Jun 2, 2008 11:15:54 GMT 10
G'day shed dweller, ;D ran into the owner john about six weeks ago and to tell you the truth i did'nt think to ask him if he still had it. I think he is more into cars these days as he did'nt speak of anything else other than his latest toy - an early impala. The fact he did'nt mention it sorta makes me think he may still have it - he was pretty keen on it, but he did'nt want to tamper with it at the time mainly because of the original state it was in and it's little known history Hows things out there, say hello to Lorraine for us Cheers Kingy
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Post by Daggsey on Jun 2, 2008 17:37:34 GMT 10
No worries Kingy,
I was just trolling through a few old posts and noticed that the photos had dissappeared off this thread.......I assumed that Imrightjack has taken the photos off Photobucket and he and them had dissappeared into the ether. Would have been a pity if this van wasn't saved, considering the pain you went through initially when you found it.
Daggsey
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