NEW CARAPARK GUY TO THIS SITE

[e38e49]

Hi All,
i am fairly new to this site, i am into Caraparks, i was rared in Caraparks, my family & i have had 8 Caraparks since 1958, i still own 3 off them,
1st one was a bond wood Hunter,
2nd was a 12,9,, sloper,
3 rd was a 16, 2,,
4th one was a another 12, 9..
5th one was an 18 ft
6 th one was 27 ft
7 th one is a 10, 9..
8th one is a 20ft Astronaut.
i still own the last 3
the 27 footer i bought it in 76, the other 2 i got recently,

maybe someone on this site could help me, i was in touch with a guy that makes & sells Carapark parts, calls himself (Astronauty) & i haven`t been able to get in contact with him, can someone help please?

Thank you,
Cheer`s Harold.

[persephone]

Hi- I am very new here To get a message to Astronauty- look here vintagecaravans.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=viewprofile&user=astronauty

and click on the blue "send personal message' link

hope it works.

[Don Ricardo]

G'day Harold,

That's one incredible list of vans. You must have an amazing fund of Carapark knowledge in your head!

I noted in particular the mention of the 27 footer. There has often been comment on the forum from people saying they'd like to see one of the larger Caraparks in the flesh (metal?). They are pretty scarce on the ground I think, so it is nice to know that there is still at least one of them out there.

If you want to contact Astronauty, the best way to do it is to go to the menu bar at the top of the screen and press 'Members'. This will bring up a list of members in alphanumeric order:

* Work your way through the list until you find Astronauty's name
* Go to the last column on the right of the table
* Press the first symbol on the left in that column

That will bring up a Personal Message box which will allow you to send a message to Astronauty via the forum. He logs on pretty regularly I think, so you should hear back from him fairly soon.

Hope that helps.

By the way, we'd love to hear more about your life with Caraparks and your three current vans. Do you still use each of the current ones?

Don Ricardo

[e38e49]

Hi Don,
i`ve tryed to PM him & also ring him but but with no success, he was gunnu send me a list of what parts he had available for the Astronaut cause i do need a few parts at the momment.
the vans are only used as storage at the momment

Cheer`s Harold

[melanco]

Hi Harold and a huge welcome to the forum.
I have a Carapark Zestline and Matt (Astronauty) and I met up with our two vans a year or so ago. He gave me some spare bits from a van he had seen that was being trashed, mainly cupboard doors and internal panels, but I am sure he has other stuff too. I am coming to Mildura, and will bring any spare things I have there. Keep trying Astronauty, he is a bit like me in that we have waves of van times and then periods of guilt that we are ignoring them! Hope to see you soon. Mel

[e38e49]

Hi Mel, & thanks for the welcome, i was in Mildura a few weeks back on my way to the Adelaide Chrysler Show, I spoke to (Astronauty) just after joining this Forum but i haven`t been able to contact him since, i sent him a PM, i`ve rang his mobile & left A message twice but i just can`t get him, if you can contact him could you please tell him to get in touch with me i would be very much appreicated, i need some Van Parts.

Cheer`s Harold

[e38e49]

Hi Dave,
the most urgent parts are both LHS windows front & back, tailights, also some aluminum off an Astronaut,

Cheer`s Harold