Larger Olympics

[atouchofglass]

Greetings All

Thought I'd put this one out there for all you glass enthusiasts.
Does anyone out there have or know of any large Olympics or even other fibreglass vans?

I know of one in Newcastle only.
But does anyone out there have a 19'....21'... or larger?

If you do please post photos of it for us glassies to drool over.

Skip this next bit if you get bored with personal history

A little bit of Personal History:

Back in the early 70's my parents ordered a 21' Olympic from the factory in Brisbane so they and I could travel Australia...

Well things did go as planned and I ended up in a boarding school for a year (one of the worst years of my life) and they travelled without me.....
Seems I was too interested in having a good time than doing all the correspondence work assigned... typical 13 year old... ;D ;D

The van had a front bedroom which I used..... now the van has probably long gone..... but .... that is the reason I started looking for vans and then found this marvelous group of V Vanners

... the hunt for my own personal "Moby Dick" was on...
^{Reddo I know you want to say... something but please resist}
That is one of the reasons why I bought a 16 footer..... if you can't have the best then second best will have to do.

It also has given me the chance to hone my skills at doing up a van.
Just in case I ever do get a 21 footer or even "Moby Dick" ;D


So How about it are there any larger Olympics out there?
What about any large fibreglass vans?

Looking forward to your posts

Atog

[tucky29]

hi.atog.there was a 28foot olympic with dual axles & truck wheels sold by George Day caravans in wa a few months back sorry i have no more info.tucky

[atouchofglass]

Thanks Tucky29

It shows that there are still big Olympics out there and I for one hope that the owners do them up or at the very least treat them with respect...

Atog

[JBJ]

hi ATOG,


There was a big Olympic in a van park at Kingscliff a couple of years back, set up as a permanent. I reckon it was about 25'. It was on duals, & had a raised roof section near the front, with glass front & rear one piece panels, totally unlike your van's construction.

I havent been back there since, but I doubt it would have been moved.

Jailbarjuice.

[atouchofglass]

Thanks JBJ
I'll file that one away for now.

for now I'm concentrating on finishing the '68 and acquiring a Kennedy that is a couple of hours from home.

The '68 Olympic was always about learning how to do up a van so eventually I hope to have a 21' or larger
Thanks again
Atog

[Deleted]

Hi Atog

21ft or larger Thats a lot of class....ooopps GLASS.
Waddyagunnatowitwith
Tucky mention double axle and truck wheels.under the big vans. Ya gunna havta think big mate.

Will resist any reference to Mobys Dick and bed flutes

Good luck with the search. sounds like JBJs find might be what your looking for. Take that trip... Knock on doors.. make that phone call to George Days and find out where the W.A jobby went to. Never know it might be residing in FNQ

Reddoitnow

[atouchofglass]

Hey Reddo

Dear ol' Dad towed his with a '73 Landcruiser four speed, the old Green and Cream type.
My niece's called it Grand pop's army truck

So what do you suggest?
Has to be around the same vintage as the van so ....Late 60's early 70's perhaps.

Atog

[Deleted]

Hi atog
Ahh dare i venture in towcar world without starting another war... ;D
In a non bias response here is what i belive would be the way to go when towing something over 16 ft long. I suppose it all depends on the weight of the van?? A 21 ft glass van might be reasonably light... but i doubt it.

Ford
mid 60s to early 70s F100
or same era Fairlane/Fairmont.

Holden
Brougham, early statesman, Monaro ($$$$$$)

Others
Chrysler??
ideally
Anything with a full chassis, big 6 or V8. ..

Its your choice.


Reddo

[Geoff & Jude]

hi reddo

you covered all bases there with your tow car options. no chance of a range war there.

it seems that the only ones you left out was a simca vadette or a dusenburg.

geoff 'n jude

[tonyh]

When I was drag racing I had a 1976 Chevy C30 dual wheels, 454ci big block V8, tricked turbo 400 auto towing all up about 6 tons and cruse comfortably at 110kph that no hill could stop at 12 to 13 miles per gallon. After selling the race car I sold off the TRUCK to buy a new efficient fuel injected V6 vehicle to tow a 1400kg van. Fuel consumption - 10 miles per gallon - so much for innovation. I wish I still had my truck. Big van - big tow rig and be safe.
tonyh

[atouchofglass]

Thanks Guys.......I think

Now I've got to look at a big rig for a big van
I think I'm a bit ahead of myself...
First the 68 Olympic

then the Kennedy I don't have yet

then the car ( Saw a nice cream vintage F100 in a Cairns front yard recently)

then the larger Olympic......

Hey I don't know if I've got that many years

Perhaps a little rethink is in order Atog

I will have a larger Olympic ..... one day....

But for now I'll concentrrrrate on the job at hand

OOHH and thanks for the encouragement Tonyh.....
You know."if you spent as much time on the van as you do on the website it would be finished now"
Took the advice and the van is getting there..... it had nothing to do with the change in the weather up here..... it was all good advice..... thanks again ;D ;D


Atog