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Post by sutcac on Jul 11, 2009 16:02:52 GMT 10
Sunshine Coast hot rodder Jim has been on the lookout for a small bondy for a while now........................... ..............ended up finding this great little 10 footer just down the road from where he lives!!!!! ..........the owners bought it in the sixties for their honey moon, when it was 7 or 8 years old ........then built a shed around it where they lived 'till they built their house.... ..............consequently this little van(built in Brissy in 1957), has sat under cover for the last 40 odd years.......continuously registered 'till 1987 or so........... ...it has 12v/240v......override brakes......original annex / poles.....sleeps 3 in a double and small bunk Jim plans to restore it to it's original glory and tow it behind his recently completed 1957 Buick Cabellero Wagon......... ...can't wait to see it finished!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   .     Cheers Sutcac Cheers Sutcac |
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Post by Cruz on Jul 11, 2009 17:24:37 GMT 10
Looks like a gest find. Look forward to see the progress
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Post by vernon on Jul 11, 2009 18:42:02 GMT 10
Isn't it funny l was`talking to a man in a joinery and he was saying about someone in our town of Kingaroy had done a similar thing of building a shed around the van. Congrat's on your find it's exciting stuff.
All the best on your project
Des and Kel
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2009 19:56:52 GMT 10
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D Hiya Sooty ;D A membership form for the "Royal Society for the Preservation of Bondwood Caravans Australia " has been express posted to Jim.  But... wait there's more....  ........... We here at the RSPBCA acknowledge "spotters " and therefore have awarded you the "QLD Royal Order of the Splinter" for your great work in inducing Jim into our elite and exclusive society. As an added bonus we are sending you our "Boxed set" of designer wooden toothpicks in appreciation of your continuing support of all mobile things made of timber..... Caravans, Billy carts, a rear decks in 46 chev yoots, etc, etc.  Jim  ...... she looks like a real classic. Good luck with the resto... and the wiring harness on the drawbar will be sorted in no time....    If ya get stuck.... just remember... red to red... black to black.... and every two's a pair ;D Waz n lectrizian wunce Reddo.. Pres RSPBCA..... |
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Post by whippy on Jul 12, 2009 18:09:49 GMT 10
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Post by Jennison on Jul 13, 2009 9:25:31 GMT 10
Another bondwood bordello for the RSPBCA.
Top find and gives me hope that we may yet find in a similar situation/story, an old jennison nomad or better yet roadcruiser out there one day !
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Post by firefighter on Jul 13, 2009 10:42:03 GMT 10
 Hi Jennison you Quote Top find and gives me hope that we may yet find in a similar situation/story, an old jennison nomad or better yet roadcruiser out there one day ! what about including on your list what Al... franklin 1 has just come up with Aluminum "CHEVROLET" caravan ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D Gotta have one "Chevrolet towing a Chevrolet" "Better than what happened to me a couple years a go I broke down in the Chev and a....... A model towed the chev home" f/f ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by Jennison on Jul 13, 2009 10:54:00 GMT 10
Better add a Jennison jeep to that wish list as well!!
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Post by Dave&Tammy on Jul 13, 2009 13:24:08 GMT 10
Great looking van, you must be very happy!
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Post by sutcac on Dec 7, 2009 13:06:43 GMT 10
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Post by freeway on Dec 7, 2009 14:02:01 GMT 10
WOW! ;D ;D ;D Hasn't she come up well! The gold stripe really sets it off |
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Post by sutcac on Dec 7, 2009 14:39:26 GMT 10
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Post by Roehm3108 on Dec 7, 2009 15:56:47 GMT 10
Lovely van now, Clyde!!! But what is that cupboard (?) with the red asterisk paintwork??? Does it have a use?
Ray (probably making a fool of myself here with my ignorance)
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Post by humpyboy on Dec 7, 2009 18:03:16 GMT 10
Was wondering that myself Ray so not such a silly question, apart from that I love it, she has come up a treat and will look great behind Buick.
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...... she looks like a real classic. Good luck with the resto... and the wiring harness on the drawbar will be sorted in no time.... 
