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Post by casavilla on May 10, 2007 22:38:15 GMT 10
Hiya
Just wanted to say a quick howdy. I know this is a website for pre1970 vans but it's difficult to find a forum to speak to other caravaners and our van is a 1979 CasaVilla....so I hope you will accept us all the same.....
We are very new to caravanning and have had our fair share of drama's so far - as expected but we are learning, but we love it and try and get away as often as possible.
We tend to find we get some odd looks when a young couple (27 and 30yrs) pull up with a van! Still, we love it.
Well, if anyone wants to say howdy - please feel free.
See Ya
CasaVilla
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Post by lulu on May 10, 2007 22:46:59 GMT 10
Hi and Welcome fellow Newbie  I only joined up a few nights ago & have been addicted ever since. This site is my drug of choice and i'll be hooked for the rest of my life ;D Everyone here is really helpful, so no doubt youll be given a few good bits of advice along the road. Anywho, its nice to meet you  LuLu |
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Post by casavilla on May 10, 2007 22:53:45 GMT 10
hey - thanx Lulu
is hard to find other caravaners to chat with
ANY advice would be valuable
wot sort of van do u have?
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Post by lulu on May 10, 2007 23:02:28 GMT 10
hehe well thats the thing, youre one step ahead of me, im vanless atm but its all good, theres 2 lovely ppl (one in here) that have sunliners, they are our fav and the only van hubby and i agree on ;D Im seeing my first sunny on Monday and we cant wait. Hopefully we'll have a vv to bring home, if not, we will see this other sunliner if its still available. Have seen the pics of that one and i love it! When you get confident on here, you'll have to post a pic of your van. Would love to see it. |
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Post by casavilla on May 10, 2007 23:08:23 GMT 10
sunliner? will have to do a little search on that coz i never heard of it - thats not hard though coz we are very new to all this would be more than happy to post a piccy of "Vanessa the Contessa" - she is a 1979 CasaVilla which we bought in a very untidy state, gutted her, rebuilt the kitchen, new carpet, new curtains, new sink etc etc etc the bit we are most proud of is our DVD suround sound - speakers in every corner of the van.....overkill maybe?  hahahahaha good luck with van hunting Lulu - wish u all the best just dont forget your extension lead on your first trip like we did......wot a circus that was!!!! |
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Post by lulu on May 10, 2007 23:08:28 GMT 10
Oh btw dont worry if ppl are slow answering you, it doesnt move as fast in here like other forums. Plus make sure youre always logged in when even just browsing, because i forgot twice to log in & i did a post or two the wrong way. Plus a PM is "personal message", i didnt know about that till i got a PM the other day off a member. I wondered why someone said to PM him. Didnt know what the hell he was talking about so i gave him my email instead  And no im not blonde ;D |
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Post by lulu on May 10, 2007 23:13:36 GMT 10
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Post by casavilla on May 10, 2007 23:19:08 GMT 10
oh Lulu - the sunliner is fantastic! love it
no wonder u have fallen for it! are they hard to come by?
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Post by lulu on May 10, 2007 23:36:20 GMT 10
Well i thought they would be hard to come by, but since being in here ive heard of a couple now that are available, so i guess not (unless ive just been lucky) and id prefer to buy a van from someone in here or one of their contacts because they all have such a passion for restoration and none of them would do a dodgy job just to make a profit. Seeing Paris Hilton have a Streamliner Van in her show is the first time i knew about vintage vans. Never knew there was such a following and its growing too. This is a site ive just found, theres one similar to Ms Hiltons one in here. www.airstream4u.com/its not in english..wish i could understand what they are saying  |
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Post by casavilla on May 10, 2007 23:43:58 GMT 10
yeah - wise to stick with fellow caravaners when buying a new van coz they know what they are talking about
i never though the words "paris hilton" and "caravan" would be in the same sentence.....although i would never have put the words "paris hilton" and "jail" in the same sentence either.....but......here we are!!!!! teehe
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Post by Administrator on May 10, 2007 23:45:56 GMT 10
Hi CasaVilla, yes, this website is for pre 1970 caravans, but we welcome anyone who shares our interest  , so welcome to the forum Please feel free to post photos of your CasaVilla caravan if you can master "photobucket" ;D ;D We love restoration pics on this forum, so if you have pics of your van as it was when you started, and pics of it being rebuilt, our members would love to see them. We also encourage young people to the hobby of vintage caravans, coz, when us old buggas (speaking for myself here ;D) are dead & gone, it will be you guys upholding the interest in vintage caravans. For the record, our youngest members, one male, and one female, are both 24yo. Cheers, & enjoy ......... Mark |
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Post by lulu on May 10, 2007 23:46:33 GMT 10
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Post by casavilla on May 10, 2007 23:50:15 GMT 10
hey Mark
thank you so much for your warm welcome - must get in contact with these other "young ones"
as soon as i find the disc of our before and after photos i would be more than happy to share them
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Post by casavilla on May 10, 2007 23:51:02 GMT 10
Lulu - i think she looks loverly in orange polyester!!! lol
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Post by lulu on May 10, 2007 23:52:29 GMT 10
Mark 24yrs old, thats great news I bet in a few years time there will be more and more and younger and younger people interested in vv's. There is for classic cars so its only a matter of time till the vv catch on.  |
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Post by lulu on May 10, 2007 23:54:38 GMT 10
Lulu - i think she looks loverly in orange polyester!!! lol haha well now ive got that silly "polyester girl" song in my head, thanks so much for that  |
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Post by lulu on May 11, 2007 0:07:34 GMT 10
Well im off to bed, nice chatting with you & hope to see you here soon...with your van pics i hope. Take Care |
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Post by greenie on May 11, 2007 11:38:02 GMT 10
Hi Casavilla Welcome on board....although I don't post very often, I'm addicted to the site and just luuuuuuuv all the goings on. To be brief I tend to be in the same boat as you. In the process of restoring a VK Valiant (1976 model) and as we speak a new motor is in the process of being installed into the beast...and yes I also find it hard to find a forum for this era. I can find a million enthusiasts for the Val in various forums, but finding a core of enthusiasts who hang out in their "70's model of van and being towed by a muscle car, is like finding a needle in a hay stack I wish to keep with the 70's theme and will be looking for a similiar age van, that I can also restore also. Would love to see you pikkies of your resto on the van. Yep I know I am not in that pre '70's era  , maybe we can be a bit naughty and just prentened..anyway 30 years plus....any acceptions to the rule Mark? Cheers |
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Post by Administrator on May 11, 2007 23:29:46 GMT 10
Yeah greenie .....there is .......a couple of our overseas members have "classic" 1970's caravans, and one of our WA members who joins us on vintage van runs has a 1975 pop top caravan, so there are exceptions to the rule. As I said above, the website is about pre 1970 caravans, but we welcome anyone who shares our interest, and if their enthusiam extends to caravans from the 1970's, then so be it Mark |
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Post by greenie on May 12, 2007 14:12:55 GMT 10
Thanks Mark
As I have mentioned, just starting from scratch really. Get the muscle car up to speed in all areas first, then concentrate on finding a van of that era. Lean towards an 18' with dual wheels.
We need it as a full time live in, as our lot in life is freelance hospitality managers, and we wander all over this great land. However in saying that, we are in Kilcoy SE Queensland till at least March 2008 as our current contract ties us down till then. We are taking that opportunity to get it all right!
As advised an avid watcher of the site...and like all the rest....I'm hooked!!!!!!
Cheers and when the muscle car is totally finished I will post some pikkies.
Greenie
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Post by anthonywalton77 on May 12, 2007 19:16:24 GMT 10
Hi Casavilla,
I too am 30 and really interested in v.v's i have a really nice carapark and am new to the site it is good to see that i wasnt the only one who had a vintage van! And at least you only forgot to take ext lead one time i forgot to wind a leg up and the second incident happened when i put two new tyres on the van put on both tyres and before i got to tighten the second wheel nuts up got a phone call and packed up while talking on the mobile phone 120kms down the track and a wheel very similar to the ones on my van overtook me!!!!! HAHA!
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Post by casavilla on May 28, 2007 16:04:29 GMT 10
hey all sorry bout no replys - but we have just finished taking Vanessa the Contessa on a wonderful trip thru the Flinders Ranges and as far north as Coober Pedy and she didnt miss a beat!!! well.....nearly......{note to self: get leak above bed fixed!!!! teehee} oh well - is all in good fun hey greenie - would luv to see piccies of your baby - or beast......i will post some pics as soon as i get the hang of this photobucket nitemare! hey anthony - well - my forgetting the ext lead pales in comparison to you - sheesh - you poor soul.....much damage to the van??? my grandparents once forgot to release the brake on their van and drove a good 3 hours before some kindly passer-by indicate there was smoke pouring behind their van!!!! we are gluttons for punishment arent we p.s. hey lulu - hows tricks babe B |
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, so welcome to the forum 
, maybe we can be a bit naughty and just prentened..anyway 30 years plus....any acceptions to the rule Mark?