Post by BluetangJo on Apr 28, 2008 17:03:32 GMT 10
Tilly is pretty shy on this forum, because her crazy owner has not done an authentic restoration on her, but here goes anyway................
I bought her about 5yrs ago (long before I had heard of “vintage vans”) because I liked the look of her & could imagine doing her up to suit my needs & taste. From what I know now, I paid far too much for her ($3000) but I'd been previously looking at Avans, so this seemed cheap. Then from more lack of knowledge I spent up big getting her undercarriage upgraded....that being a saga in itself, still ongoing & still not working properly.
I was told by her previous owner that she was built in 1964. My guess is that she is a “homemade” & that I'm the third person to work on her.
She was originally bondwood, but somewhere along the line she got clad in aluminium. I actually think that this has made the bondwood rot faster rather than slower, because its trapping moisture in. One day I'd like to release her from her metal corset & return her to bondwood splendour. I'll need to get me a shed first though or she might catch a chill.
Still heaps to do on her ie finish painting outside trim, replace warped door etc. Plus I keep getting new ideas about the inside. I've redone the “kitchen” twice, & am in the process of working out how to put in a washing area.
Anyway, here are some pics.
The inside before I started the remodel.
Present exterior at St Albans music festival this weekend
Some of her present interior not covered in clothes & food etc
I bought her about 5yrs ago (long before I had heard of “vintage vans”) because I liked the look of her & could imagine doing her up to suit my needs & taste. From what I know now, I paid far too much for her ($3000) but I'd been previously looking at Avans, so this seemed cheap. Then from more lack of knowledge I spent up big getting her undercarriage upgraded....that being a saga in itself, still ongoing & still not working properly.
I was told by her previous owner that she was built in 1964. My guess is that she is a “homemade” & that I'm the third person to work on her.
She was originally bondwood, but somewhere along the line she got clad in aluminium. I actually think that this has made the bondwood rot faster rather than slower, because its trapping moisture in. One day I'd like to release her from her metal corset & return her to bondwood splendour. I'll need to get me a shed first though or she might catch a chill.
Still heaps to do on her ie finish painting outside trim, replace warped door etc. Plus I keep getting new ideas about the inside. I've redone the “kitchen” twice, & am in the process of working out how to put in a washing area.
Anyway, here are some pics.
The inside before I started the remodel.
Present exterior at St Albans music festival this weekend
Some of her present interior not covered in clothes & food etc
