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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2016 21:25:55 GMT 10
Just got back from Sydney what a 24hrs but the van is safely home in the shed . It is below this van is brand new never been used sat in a locked shed for 48 years unbelievable Tried to load pics but no go MAKE. VISCOUNT. MODEL. AMBASSADORE ALUMVAN. YEAR. 10 / 1968. LENGTH. 15'4". TARE WEIGHT. 860 kgs. GVM. 1200 kgs. PLATE NUMBER. TB14PQ. VIN / CHASSIS NUMBER. E8096.  |
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Post by Roehm3108 on Jul 20, 2016 8:37:49 GMT 10
What a terrific find! As you say, like new! Goes to show they're still around. Your next challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to find an even more vintage van (say early 50's) in the same condition   |
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Post by shesgotthelook on Jul 20, 2016 8:49:26 GMT 10
WOW! What a find, & a very good year to boot  You must be very pleased with yourself. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2016 10:20:11 GMT 10
What a terrific find! As you say, like new! Goes to show they're still around. Your next challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to find an even more vintage van (say early 50's) in the same condition Not likely my car is a 1961 and I will never sell her I was looking for a 60-61-62 van but then this came along and was hard to pass by |
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Post by Mustang on Jul 20, 2016 17:09:13 GMT 10
Two words:
Bl**dy WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2016 19:18:04 GMT 10
Two words: Bl**dy WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It will be at Canungra come say hi ? got to find an awning or annexe roof not sure whether to get a plastic one or wait for an old style as I am going to try and keep it as original as possible like the Z |
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Post by BlueBird on Jul 20, 2016 19:40:41 GMT 10
I saw this on line for sale. What a great van you have brought  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2016 20:41:31 GMT 10
I agree :-) not cheap but nothing this good is ,all good so far going to plug the power in tomorrow and see if the fridge works then if that is ok will try the gas stove as well as the fridge on gas , this thing has never had a bottle on it EVER ? so hopefully it will work once I replace the batteries used to start both units .
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Post by bigkel on Jul 20, 2016 21:37:10 GMT 10
keep an eye on it when you turn the fridge on , there could be dust or other crap in the back of the fridge that might get hot . although it looks that clean there probably is nothing back there that will cause any issues . what a great find , that looks fantastic . good luck .
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Post by sutcac on Jul 20, 2016 21:56:14 GMT 10
Beautiful van Did you tow it home with the Zephyr?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2016 8:25:13 GMT 10
Beautiful van Did you tow it home with the Zephyr? No not that game because of other commitments it was a snap decision and even quicker trip so took her indoors Honda CRV left here 5PM monday night drove straight through to Ourimbah a few hrs sleep and in to Sydney and down to Heathcote deal done and back on the road by 11AM home in Casino 8PM it tows great even at 100kmh getting too old for this s##t however  Fuel consumption was great going down 8L/100km coming home 18-20L/100  but I was pushing it , I have hooked it up and had a run with the Z yesterday and if anything it feels better behind it being a heavier car just got to do some mods to the towbar as it is approx 2" too high and the bar is a ( my guess ) homemade one with a welded tongue , this will change this weekend when we make a new one with removable tongue . All going well we will tow it to Canungra next thursday with the Z |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2016 8:30:36 GMT 10
keep an eye on it when you turn the fridge on , there could be dust or other crap in the back of the fridge that might get hot . although it looks that clean there probably is nothing back there that will cause any issues . what a great find , that looks fantastic . good luck . cheers kel. Thanks for the heads up Kel I will pull the back panel and check prior to starting the fridge , fingers crossed it will go  I have never seen one like it ? it is a Astral by Morphy Richards and requires 2 D cells for start up , I am guessing it is pre piezo ign ?The stove is the same 2 D cells it is a Rinnai . There was ebven a page on caravan park etiquette how to set up when you get there and how to prepare to leave it is a full on time capsule . |
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Post by bigkel on Jul 21, 2016 19:36:26 GMT 10
if it has 2 elements ..one for 240v and a smaller one for 12 v . the 12 volts operation is not so good , it is a struggle for items in the fridge to cool , . 240 works much better , I had a similar van back in the day and was told not to run the fridge on Gas while it is being towed . Gas operation was also quite good when parked up . but van had to be parked level .
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2016 6:41:30 GMT 10
No only 1 element it is 2 way so 240v and Lpg only it will not go on 240v so today's job is to remove it and turn it on it's head for a couple of hours then back on it's feet and preheat the pipes and try again on 240v , then I have to somehow resurect the 2 D cell battery unit so I can run it on gas ? If it all gets too hard I will just replace it with a small bar fridge and try and utilise the door fittings of the old one on the new bar fridge so it looks period :-)
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2017 10:38:06 GMT 10
Just in case anybody was wondering how the van got butchered and ruined here are pics of the finished unit Info here |
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Post by aussieute on Feb 26, 2017 16:58:38 GMT 10
Fantastic find goes so well with the car hard to believe that they are still out there cheers chris
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You must be very pleased with yourself. 
Fuel consumption was great going down 8L/100km coming home 18-20L/100 
but I was pushing it , I have hooked it up and had a run with the Z yesterday and if anything it feels better behind it being a heavier car just got to do some mods to the towbar as it is approx 2" too high and the bar is a ( my guess ) homemade one with a welded tongue , this will change this weekend when we make a new one with removable tongue . All going well we will tow it to Canungra next thursday with the Z 
I have never seen one like it ? it is a Astral by Morphy Richards and requires 2 D cells for start up , I am guessing it is pre piezo ign ?The stove is the same 2 D cells it is a Rinnai . There was ebven a page on caravan park etiquette how to set up when you get there and how to prepare to leave it is a full on time capsule . 