10th Sth East QLD Get together/Maroochydore Feb 27

[Deleted]

Rod,
what a great cause that is, raising money to donate to Wildlife Victoria, to assist with injured animals from the recent bushfires ........a good cause indeed

and with all those industry heavyweights around, ;D .....please pomote "vintagecaravans.com" where possible.

Daggsey .....do the Queenslanders have a banner?

Mark

[RollyDog]

Mark

I'll send you an email to get some stickers as I haven't got one as yet plus I am trying to find a 13 inch spare wheel cover for the van so i can get the wording put on there. The possible questions the radio station will ask include what website should people look at for more info and I am including that with the various info pieces i give to the media. A way to guage will be the number of hits on the group site after the weekend.

Rod G.

[phargan]

Hello Rod,
I am afraid to say that we will have to back out of the Maroochy weekend as my leg swells to enormous proportions just walking from house to garage. Hope to see you all at the 11th getaway week end. All the best to everyone and enjoy yourselves.
Paul & Yoko

[RollyDog]

Paul

Fully understandable but we look forward to seeing you and Yoko and the Minor at the 11th Sth East Qld get together.
Stay well.

Rod G.

[Swellwillys]

So my question is ?

How many members spent considerable time this weekend prettying up their vans?

Swellwillys

[Deleted]

Hiya Swellwillys....

Ummm...... i am one of the fortunate ones that aint gotta polish and spit on nothing in preparation for the 10th annual Hillbilly Lifestyle festival
I have been flat out tryin ta trash Halps' van so it looks like a Hippy bachelor pad.
Left a tin of baked beans , Tin of spagetti and a tin of spray can bright yellow on the gas cooker for an hour today.
I waited till i heard the 3 explosions then opened the door.... the result.......

COSMIC MAN....Lumpy fluoro orange Tie dye interior ....sorta like upside down exposed aggregate with strands of spagetti hanging form the ceiling.....

I think i am gunna enjoy interior decorating these old vans.... By the time i spend a few days on the road and hang all my stinkin soxs ande undies around the windows ... the Halps van is gunna be a show stoppa...... ;D ;D ;D ;D..
Ummm ... oh yeah .. just found out ya cant let those porta pottis run "Full tank" either.... makes a hellova mess on the lino when ya go round a roundabout Fffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffhhhhhhheeeeeeeww..

I might wait until it all "sets" and then shovel it out...
Waddya reckon Halps... First prize or wot!!!!

Old mate .. Reddo

[halps]

Reddo, you are talking my language.

Obviously you too experienced schoolies or you were a member of the local footie club. Your description brings back so many memories for me. I think I will join you. It will be like my old uni days...

Reddo, should I come with or without my clothes on?

HALPS
Brisbane

[JBJ]

Hi Swellwillys,


I dragged the Sunliner out of the carport & hosed it down.

Its stored right alongside Lucille, to who I'm busy fitting interior bits & sanding & painting.

It gets pretty grotty , but it washes off.

Still in primer, & probably will be for a long time.

JBJ

[RollyDog]

Swellwillys
No time to pretty it up. My Munro hits the road for the first time tomorrow when i take it to work. This will give a test as to how the Hunter will tow it. I'll throw it on the hoist to get some more wheel clearance in the guards but hopefully it will be OK. Got a stove at the local markets yesterday but still some other work to be done. Hopefully you will be there Thursday Reddo as that will be the first chance to put up the annex etc.
At this stage the teardrop hasn't had any bids so I am still looking at an extra trip to get it up there.
Just working out some media stuff tonight but I tihink all the rest is done.
Not long to go now.
Rod G.

[sutcac]

Fugly gets pulled out the day before a trip ....opened up and aired ..........fridge hooked up to power ..................and thats it ;D ;D ;D

.............checked the BOM site..............a few showers early in the week ..................then Fri , Sat , Sun........FINE FINE FINE. ;D ;D ;D. ...............29/30 degrees ......................Perfect Sunny Coast QLD weather

Looks like you've even organised the weather pretty spot on too Rod!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. ;D ;D ;D

[ralphy]

Been watching this thread for ages now, cant wait to meet n greet everyone at the van park, ive been furiously paint stripping the Sunny for the last few days, just incase anyone wanted to see a 61 Sunny that hasnt been changed to much from origional, Just a quick one for Sutcac, weve got the tow car sorted, how do you reckon the Sunny will look behind our 66 muzzy ragtop , Has Fozzie got the 16 footer finished?? all will be revealled on the weekend hey? i would love to get a day pass to bring the van along just not sure if main roads would agree, any suggestions?? what reason could i use to justify the permit? oh and ill have to take afence panel off and tow it through the neighbours yard cant wait to see his face when i tell him that!! it can be done!! whadya think?? cheers Ralphy

[sutcac]

Hey there Ralphy...............I think that a 66 Mustang Convertible would be just dandy as a tow car ............keep your 390 cube fastback for special occasions ,hey??. ...........or have you sold it to get into the convertible???9 all will be revealed , hey ?)

Fozzie has painted the exterior of his 15 ft Sunliner.......turquoise/ fowlers ivory...to match his recently completed EH wagon. ..............still has major resto work to finish the interior though....hoodlining, overhead cupboards ,etc..........

Mate, sounds like a bit of a hassle to pay for a permit, then pay for a site etc .............I reckon just turn up and meet everyone sometime over the weekend. ............check out the vans ....Sat arvo /night would be good....bring BBQ tucker and a coupla chairs and a big heap of p..........er . I mean, plenty of drinks.............. ;D ;D ;D

Look forward to catching up...

Cheers, Sutcac.

[ralphy]

couldnt think of a better colour combo for Fozzies van than that!!!!!! should look sensashe!! The cheese n kisses and i were thinkin we would go with antique white with airbrushed chrome highlites on the moulded bits, would really love to find period colour charts for the interior, been researchin Sunnies as much as i can, so far i reckon weve got a bundaberg built 61, almost identicle to the one Tuckies got behind the Rod in the other post,
see ya sat arvo, do you think i could park the car in the park or is that just a bit cheeky??

[sutcac]

Ralphy.........the park is boom gated ..............parking will be at a premium ............if worst comes to worst, then I 'll park mine outside and you can park the Stang next to my van and I 'll just tell everyone that it's MY new ride !!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;D ;D

Seriously ........you're better off with it in the park where you can keep an eye on it ..........there are some grubs about in that neck of the woods , unfortunately.
...better safe than sorry!!!!!!!!!!!!
....we'll arrange something ;D ;D ;D

Cheers , Sutcac

[John and Lynne]

Well----Well----Well-- the Cadet Don van arrived home at 11.30pm last night(Sunday). So, for the people at Maroochydore weekend will see the cadet don van from Vic. We had a trouble free run home . The tyres were in a bad way,so off we went and fitted a new set of tyres before we left Melbourne.
Many thanks to Leigh and Karen, for looking after us also a Big THANK you to NEIL and CHERL. CHEERS from JOHN and LYNNE

[smiles]

We've never been to any of your gatherings yet, but it sounds like you will be a bunch of Lucky Ducks up there at Maroochydore. Sounds like you will have a great time! We recently bought a lovely red laminex table off Ebay from people who turned out to be Vintage vanners and they're off to Maroochydore as well! Unfortunately we're in the middle of planting now.
Have a great time, hopefully we will meet you all, next get together!
Cheers Cathie & Rob

[RollyDog]

Sutcac
About you said something good. Lets replace the Holden with a Ford.

All looks good so far. weather is predicted to go our way. My van just fitted on the hoist last night as I trimmed the inside of the guards back a little to gain some extra clearance for the wheels.
At this stage I am looking at towing the van up with the Patrol on Thursday afternoon and then doing a quick run home early Friday morning (real early) to grab the Hillman and the teardrop so that I can meet everyone at the pub. ( if anyone has an extra car thsre on sunday morning and can tow the teardrop back to the northside of brisbane let me know as it will save a bit for me on sunday)

I have received official sanction from Wildlife Victoria to fundraise for them this weekend (donatioin tins) so if you have a stuffed toy koala or Wombat or other native animal bring it along and put it in front of the van or on a table etc to identify our fundraising to help wildlife Victoria care for the native animals rescued from the bushfires.

IU have asked the caravan park to provide some recycling bins for the barbeque area as I am sure there will be a few stubbies and cans consumed over the weekend and I'd like to see us do the right thing with recycling (am I sounding like a greeny ?)

My normal email is playing up again so if you need to PM me please phone the mobile [phone] as I may have limited computer access for a few days.

Media interest is growing so some news and print coverage is expected.

To reaffirm a few things.

Those meeting at Etamogah Pub on Friday from 10am (or a few minutes before) till 11.30am meet in the front bar area.
I'll give you site maps so that if we arrive at the caravan park in convoy the boom gate will be open and you drive stright to your sites and then fix up the management for site fees and gate passes etc.

Look forward to having a great weekend.

Rod G.

[RollyDog]

John and Lynne
Just phone me to confirm the site number for the Don and I'll modify the list tonight.
If anyone knows of any extra vans or people to the list let me know so that I can get things sorted .
Also when you pay your site fees etc there will be a list there for people for dinner at the surf club at 6.30pm Friday night. Just write the number of people beside your names so that I can get accurate numbers to the club by late afternoon.
Rod G

[Deleted]

Hi Rod.

You wrote:
" if anyone has an extra car there on sunday morning and can tow the teardrop back to the northside of brisbane let me know as it will save a bit for me on sunday"

I am happy to do that for you if Halps doesnt require me to tow his van back down to his place when (if) i leave sunday. We can sort it out when i get up there and talk with Halps.

Great idea with the wildlife appeal and the fluffy toy to ID the supporters. Will strap a real live cattledog on the drawbar before i leave home.
Will also pledge at least 3 cartons worth of empty stubbys over the weekend to the "greenybins"

I suspect living next to the Sutcacs there may well be the odd empty bottle with the big white bear on the side as well

All going to plan........on the road heading north 7:00am tomorrow morning. Only one thing better than vintage caravans.. and that is vintage caravanning.

Reddo

[phargan]

Thanks Rod & all,
My Titainium knee should be well and truely run in by the time the 11th SEQ run comes around and the Austin Land Crab should be ready for the tow too!
Yoko wants to be remembered to everyone there and looks forward to the next trek.
Don't do anything we wouldn't do will yoos
Aveagreatweekendthough!
Paul & Yoko

[RollyDog]

Reddo and Dossie
I don't know whether to laugh or worry about comments from you two. To keep my instructions clear
Reddo- No cattle dogs
Dossie No road kill.
Reddo That may work out well. I can have someone meet us on the gateway road if it is easier to keep you on the road as well.
My van is now registered in my name and I am heading home to pack.
Cheers
Rod G. & all the best in recovery to Paul. Having had a broken ankle a few years back and run over my dogs with the wheel chair, fell down the stairs twice and then get dragged through the ringer when I set off a metal detector at a government building I realise it is not fun. Rest up and enjoy the photos we post next week !

[1954homemade]

Hi all,

Already up in Mooloolaba and enjoying the great weather. Sooooooo looking forward to catching up with everyone on the weekend. ;D ;D

When we were at Coledale last year, "Winterwood" (who was on his first forum trip) made comment that it was a shame that everyone wasn't wearing name tags. That he found it quite hard remembering everyones real name and putting faces to names since he was used to seeing user names and especially with it being such a large group.

As this 10th SE Qld get together is also going to be on a large scale and as it appears as though there are going to be quite a few new people in attendance - what do you think, should we do up name tags?

Just something along the lines of First Name and User Name i.e.:-

Diane
1954homemade

I would have offered to do them up for everyone, but as I am already away I don't have the same computer and stationery access. It doesn't need to be anything fancy, even just a handwritten piece of paper and a safety pin.

I know we are not a club and this may be seen as a "Club" thing, but I think it will be very helpful to everyone.

Regards
Di

[Deleted]

;D ;D ;D
Great idea Di..

I will stop at a tattoo shop tomorrow and get "Earlee:" tattood on my forehead.. that should stop all the confusion. ;

I am off to bed .. gotta big date with a Shev and capricorn van tomorra..
Ballina or Byron looks good for an overnighter

Goodnight from
Redjbsutneilhalpshultzobyokhillmanearlcheryldoss...
oooooooo jeez i am gunna have to get a bigger forehead

[winterwood]

Hi Di,

Saw your post and wanted to let you know that this weekend we are having our Vic "get together" at Blairgowrie, and we are having names tags for all participants.

Good luck for your 10th "get together"

Max

[RollyDog]

Good idea Di, I'll try and remember to get some Stick on name tags because my eyes are already dragging and by Friday I'll have forgotten my own name.

Reddo - See what time you kick off on Thursday and give me a call on 0417 620877. I hope to get out of home at 1.30pm. That would put me at Maroochydore easily by 3 but if we timed it right we could get to the Etamogah a day early and have a beer on the balcony to ease the trip.

Rod G.
ps this is the last trip under hillmansafari new forum name to come later.