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Post by Franklin1 on Jun 17, 2010 17:47:58 GMT 10
G'day All, This Olympic fibreglass van has just been listed on ebay: link: Olympic van Who knows the story about these Olympics? Boblor??  cheers, Al. |
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Post by Franklin1 on Jun 17, 2010 17:57:16 GMT 10
Wow!...the power of this forum eh??!! Gone!!!...just like that!  Listing time: 17:12 Ended with the Buy It Now option ($2100): 17:49 Lasted 37 minutes! A new record?? |
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Post by humpty2 on Jun 17, 2010 19:17:46 GMT 10
I think you'll find it was a Franklin anyway!!
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Post by JBJ on Jun 17, 2010 19:20:35 GMT 10
Hi Humpty,
I thought maybe a Kennedy.
But whatever, it went real CHEEEEP.
JBJ
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Post by humpty2 on Jun 17, 2010 19:33:43 GMT 10
JBJ.....That's what I mean to say.......had a loong day at work!!
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Post by dorian on Jun 17, 2010 20:56:54 GMT 10
Yeah, a Kennedy for sure.
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Post by atouchofglass on Jun 18, 2010 5:46:27 GMT 10
That was quick Shows how hard these Kennedys are to get ;D ;D ;D Perhaps the previous owner was a navy bloke.... looking at the colour  |
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Post by chev51 on Jun 18, 2010 6:21:45 GMT 10
That was quick Shows how hard these Kennedys are to get ;D ;D ;D Perhaps the previous owner was a navy bloke.... looking at the colour What do you mean hard to find... we bought a Kennedy off Kaybee yesterday , must be getting common ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by Franklin1 on Jun 18, 2010 11:06:23 GMT 10
Those Chev motors must have some real acceleration to get to the Buy-It-Now button THAT quick! I'm still suffering from WINDBURN, it all happened so quickly...  |
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Post by boblor on Jun 18, 2010 16:23:27 GMT 10
Hi VVers
A Kennedy, but maybe a Franklin , photo is not clear enough to positvely identify. I hope the new owner scrubs 'Olympic' off, we can't have miss leading info.
Cheers boblor
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Post by humpyboy on Jun 18, 2010 17:31:29 GMT 10
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Post by atouchofglass on Jun 18, 2010 18:30:23 GMT 10
That was quick Shows how hard these Kennedys are to get ;D ;D ;D Perhaps the previous owner was a navy bloke.... looking at the colour What do you mean hard to find... we bought a Kennedy off Kaybee yesterday , must be getting common ;D ;D ;D Hang onto it cause it is a rarity This one definitely was owned by a sailor.... Cause it just keeps bobbing up and down Gone off ebay again Perhaps he hasn't had much experience with time limits or such?  |
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Post by chev51 on Jun 20, 2010 17:55:57 GMT 10
Those Chev motors must have some real acceleration to get to the Buy-It-Now button THAT quick! I'm still suffering from WINDBURN, it all happened so quickly... No I didnt buy the Ebay one ;D I bought a horrible coloured one with lots of silicone over every joint..(but it doesnt leak) from Kaybee Funny thing is after driving to a breakfast cruise on a nice chilly morning in the roadster , only one other car showed up  I come across a funny sight heading down the highway    Kaybee and their new one... so we all had a nice lunch in Yarra glen,then went and took photos of the two together and moved our one from their place ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by Geoff & Jude on Jun 20, 2010 19:14:40 GMT 10
It seems the vice pres of "The royal society for the preservation of bondwood caravans".. has turned to the "Fgross "side..... you never know reddo, he might now be the pres of "The royal society for the preservation prevention of bondwood caravans". ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D geoff |
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Post by kaybee on Jun 20, 2010 20:45:49 GMT 10
....hey!....I've been promoted!! ;D......and probably demoted already..... ;D....would you believe it was an accident?.....no?....ah well,it's the fault of whoever put it on the forum first and brought it to our attention ;D . It got processed on Ebay ,then relisted soon after as a buy it now......we sat and looked at the ad for a while and thought "why not"....so hit the buy it now button. Funny thing is, we just had a Kennedy offered earlier in the week......  here's us readying it for retrieval.......  ....got it back here on Wednesday, Dale and Kylie put their hand up for it straight away, then the blue one came back on to Ebay after the first buyer defaulted ....  ....here's the 2 of them together......Dale found the spats for the fawn van in one of the cupboards......  .....near as we can figure out,the blue one is an earlier example than the fawn one......blue one has an angle iron draw bar,other has a box section drawbar .....there are also a number of differences in the body mouldings,windows and a few other small items.......  ....so what are we going to do with it?......dunno.....keep it for a while ,clean it up a little and do a few repairs, then offer it for sale again.......and put the money towards the rebuild on our "proper" wooden caravan..... ;D ;D |
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Post by atouchofglass on Jun 20, 2010 20:56:06 GMT 10
Hmmmm KB Nice save ;D ;D ;D ;D LUKE, Welcome to the dark side Spoken through a tight fitting helmetOr in your case Welcome to the dark blue side. ;D ;D Clean er up and there will be buyers Cheers Atog |
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Post by kaybee on Jun 20, 2010 21:09:22 GMT 10
.......needs cleanin', that's for sure...... , phew!! |
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Post by boblor on Jun 20, 2010 22:17:46 GMT 10
Hi VVers
I think you will find that the blue van is a Franklin.
Cheers boblor
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Post by bobandjacqui on Jun 21, 2010 5:53:52 GMT 10
Very nice score Kaybee and welcome to the fobbergos side ;D ;D Good to see another two old vans saved.  Cheers Bob and Jacqui |
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Post by kaybee on Jun 21, 2010 7:37:15 GMT 10
Very nice score Kaybee and welcome to the fobbergos side ;D ;D Good to see another two old vans saved. Cheers Bob and Jacqui thanks, but it's only temporary I'm afraid......Redmondthewood insists I seek counselling over this transgression of the timber commandments......and you can almost hear the moaning from down here....... ;D ;D |
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Post by Franklin1 on Jun 21, 2010 10:28:33 GMT 10
Hey Col, would you do me a favour and tell me what the cabin length is on this van? I know the seller described it as "approx 16 feet" but I always thought these vans were around the 14ft mark.
And an open question to anyone who knows about these early Franklin/Kennedy/Skyline models...were they only ever the one length, or were there different lengths produced?
thanks,
Al.
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Post by boblor on Jun 21, 2010 19:48:27 GMT 10
Hi Al
My records only show the 14' models.
Cheers boblor
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Post by kaybee on Jun 22, 2010 13:38:00 GMT 10
Hi Al, seems as though they might all be 14ft, this one is, I think the seller included the drawbar, or just guesstimated ;D
KB
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Post by Franklin1 on Jun 22, 2010 16:04:53 GMT 10
G'day boblor and Col, Thanks for the info. These fibreglass vans still intrigue me. How do you tell which brand is which, and how do you tell how old they are? The following photos show a supposed Franklin. It has the typical Franklin-shaped wheel arch; the signature Franklin shelf above the sink; and a square-framed window at the front. The wheel arch looks like it's been moulded to be on show without a wheel spat ... [The sticker on the front of this van is from 1971 - a furphy]  Here is another Franklin, but this time with wheel spats. This one has a Franklin badge (similar to the one on earlee's 1964 Franklin bondwood van); the Franklin shelf above the sink; and a rounded-frame window at the front...  Which one is the older of the two? Col, one day when you're lying on the ground looking at the chassis, can you tell me what is the shape of the wheel arch behind the spat on yours; and also does it have that shelf above the sink? cheers, Al. |
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