Our "Fleetwind Gazelle" restoration

[mad]

Hi everyone
This is a few of the photos of the Fleetwind before we started, inside and outside. We got it on the 9th March 2009.



And a month on this is the updated photos:


Our grandson came to help! She's comin up real good. Painted the cupboards the same colour. But not before they had a good scrub and all stripped down, taking all the door handles and hinges off and cleaned. You know what they say 'if a jobs worth doing' could here my dad telln me that one. Were giving her a beachy theme from back in the 1960's. Mark surfs we spend a lot of time at the beach! So that's why we decided to stay with the blue have picked out the curtains but havn't done them yet. Still a lot more painting to do and some.

[Don Ricardo]

Wow, Mad,

What a difference you have made to your van. It is looking 100% better already. The inside where you've painted, cleaned and scrubbed looks fantastic. Was the blue covering on the cushions on the underside in the "before" pics?

What colour are you going to paint the coloured panels on the outside? Are you going to go with the same blue as inside?

Impressed!

Don Ricardo

[mad]

We have decided to do the same colour as the inside around the middle of the van. The seat cushions are original, had to scrub them really well to see what they looked like. There was no rips only the buttons need replacing a few have been lost but not too bad for the age. I have been collection a bit of memoribilla. Have had every one I know on the look out. Thankyou so much for your comments on the van will keep you posted.
Cheers Mad.

[Franklin1]

Crikey, mad, you wouldn't credit that being the same van! A great result from a fair bit of elbow grease, by the looks! ;D ;D

And to think that a set of cannisters was hidden under all that dust beside the sink...what a bonus!

No doubt you can now give lessons on how to convert an 'ugly duckling' into a 'sleek Gazelle', eh?! ;D ;D ;D

Well done,
cheers,
Al.

[jenniewren]

Oh My goodness - hope our little van comes up as good as this!!!! Our cushions definitely will not look this good - tip job as they are fabric... what an excellent job you have done! Congratulations on a super reno guys..you have given us heaps of inspiration and...yes...hope that our wayfarer will come up the same!!!!!