Post by kaybee on Dec 28, 2013 8:39:23 GMT 10
Hi, I have had this beaut old lantern roof van for a while now and it doesn't look like I'll ever get around to the resto ,so it's up for sale and will suit someone who appreciates the history of it that is documented and dates back to it's 1943 origins.....( new pics added about half way down the page).....
...it's super solid in construction, no rot in the frame or floor but it does need new outer panelling due to being left under a tarp for too long.
Loads more detail pics available ,if anyone is interested just let me know and I'll put them on....price is negotiable in the $1800 area,it's in Victoria and transport can be easily arranged, cheers, Colin.
....got a few more pics to show some of the unique features
...bi fold door...
...first aid cabinet
....plaque showing the completion date and the original owners....
...neat brass switches above the door, beside is the hinged fuse panel ,shown below
...cabinetry on l/h/side, little back straps hanging down are for a nifty little pop-up chimney.......they simply push up
....ice chest....
....r/h/side cabinetry, drop down table
...windows were all the same, frames are a bit shaky and the previous owner removed some of the glass to do her version of a "resto", hence the foul paint colours in textured paint
...the r/h exterior, this is the original colour scheme , as I said earlier on, the ply panels need replacing,not a quick rub down and slurp with modern touchy feely paint like was done to the other side.
...chassis work on this van is amazing.....it's full of one -off features I've never seen on any other van....ever.....
....in it's own way, it's as signifigant as Cobbers Ol'36 van.....both represent a time when blokes laboured away to produce something worthwhile and put their souls into the finished product......one things for certain,whomever buys and restores it will never suffer "sunliner syndrome".... (that's seeing a line of exact same vans at an event ;D ;D)
...towing dolly is an integral unit, uses a special sliding coupling to the car...which I have and is supplied. Wheels and brakes are '36 Ford V8 car, vacuum operated.....
...all chassis construction is with old style hot rivets on steel beams , just like a vintage bridge
...and it's not too big either , shown on a tandem for scale....it's about 11 ft.
...it's super solid in construction, no rot in the frame or floor but it does need new outer panelling due to being left under a tarp for too long.
Loads more detail pics available ,if anyone is interested just let me know and I'll put them on....price is negotiable in the $1800 area,it's in Victoria and transport can be easily arranged, cheers, Colin.
....got a few more pics to show some of the unique features
...bi fold door...
...first aid cabinet
....plaque showing the completion date and the original owners....
...neat brass switches above the door, beside is the hinged fuse panel ,shown below
...cabinetry on l/h/side, little back straps hanging down are for a nifty little pop-up chimney.......they simply push up
....ice chest....
....r/h/side cabinetry, drop down table
...windows were all the same, frames are a bit shaky and the previous owner removed some of the glass to do her version of a "resto", hence the foul paint colours in textured paint
...the r/h exterior, this is the original colour scheme , as I said earlier on, the ply panels need replacing,not a quick rub down and slurp with modern touchy feely paint like was done to the other side.
...chassis work on this van is amazing.....it's full of one -off features I've never seen on any other van....ever.....
....in it's own way, it's as signifigant as Cobbers Ol'36 van.....both represent a time when blokes laboured away to produce something worthwhile and put their souls into the finished product......one things for certain,whomever buys and restores it will never suffer "sunliner syndrome".... (that's seeing a line of exact same vans at an event ;D ;D)
...towing dolly is an integral unit, uses a special sliding coupling to the car...which I have and is supplied. Wheels and brakes are '36 Ford V8 car, vacuum operated.....
...all chassis construction is with old style hot rivets on steel beams , just like a vintage bridge
...and it's not too big either , shown on a tandem for scale....it's about 11 ft.