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Post by retro1 on Jan 9, 2005 17:51:38 GMT 10
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Post by jazhow2 on Jan 9, 2005 21:45:17 GMT 10
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Post by retro1 on Jan 10, 2005 22:35:46 GMT 10
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2005 5:54:33 GMT 10
G'Day Retro The NSW Van has a "Black Eye" (Left front pane) Did the two vans have a bit of a punch up when they first met   Or had they been drinking while parked out front of "Liquorland" and started fighting over some sexy young Millard.  ;D Purple - "One eyed flying purple people eater" Reddo from "The far side" |
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Post by 52chevygirl on Jan 11, 2005 6:57:51 GMT 10
Thanks Reddo for telling me this was here, yep same sort as ours but i think the year on this one is late 50' early 60's as the windows are smaller on the front and the side windows don't have any brows. they apparantly took that stuff off coz it cost too much to produce. Ours is either late 40 or early 50 (they were produced all over the place and i think a couple of different companies had a mould.
Did any one go to the Caravanning Nationals at Naranderra last Easter??? Would love to see some photos from that.
catch ya
have to go to work - someone has to pay for an annex now!!!
Deb
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Post by Will on Jan 11, 2005 10:13:07 GMT 10
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2005 13:19:22 GMT 10
G'Day Will and Lyn Yup, I agree totally. Would love to get something like Ditzy suggested organised. As you say it would need to be at least twelve months away for me and probably others for that matter to get enough coins together to finance a trip to somewhere in the middle. I think someone worked out that Ceduna is about halfway. Most of my weekends are centred around vintage bike runs. When I am not riding them I am usually repairing them. To make matters worse I am president of the local bike club and cop phone calls at all hours of the night and day. The wife and i use to spend heaps of time away fishing and camping at the beach in an old LandRover towing a aluminium back of a milkos truck for a camper. Really good views with all three roller doors up , but proved embarassing on occassions . I really miss it and the vintage van scene is the perfect excuse to get outta the groove that I am in. As for the comedian side of things .... We all need a sense of humour when we make a hobby of fiddling with things that are older than ourselves. Come to think of it thats probably why I drink as well  ;D Have sent a few pichas to Mark of "The backyard Blitz on our van" Hopefully they will be up shortly. hoo roo Reddo from "The Far Side" |
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Post by Purple People Sleeper on Feb 1, 2005 16:32:11 GMT 10
Hi there Retro 1
I is a real buzz to see our van on this site, I had no idea that it would couse such a stir although over the 5322 k trip I am guessing that the PPS was photographed over 50 times So I would not be surprised where pics will turn up.
The trip back to Newcastle seems as if she was preggers, but when we unloaded her on our return I found 6 dozen bottles of wine stashed under the bed. No sign of vanettes yet but I am still waiting.
I purchased some door knobs from the place you suggested... Thanks for the tip.
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Post by retro1 on Feb 1, 2005 23:55:31 GMT 10
Well done guys( purple people eater )
Glad to see the holidays went well. I hope you had a good time in SA. Did you get anymore vintage hoilday trinkets etc in your travels ?
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Post by Purple People Sleeper on Feb 2, 2005 16:06:03 GMT 10
HI there Retro1 I thought that I would pass on the info that I have gathered on the sunliner caravans and to respond by saying that I collected a very large trung full of various Bessemer. I was very pleased with my efforts.
According to some of the many people that we have encountered on our travels, includig an 80 year old man who was still travelling in his 1956 Sunliner which he bought brand new, The model which I have - no eyebrows, and the canvas lining was the first production run which began in 1953. They were built in two locations, Forster (NSW) and Tasmania. They then moved on to the later model in 1956 which incorperated fiberglass in the interior, wheel spats and perspex curved windows at the front and rear. The canvas lining was replaced also. The later models also had the option of independent suspension where as the 56 used a single axle with no brakes.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2005 7:26:56 GMT 10
Hi there purple people sleeper
i see in your post on 1/2/05 that you mention you made it back to Newcastle. what suburb???
I live at Barnsley which is no more than 1/2 hour from anywhere in Newcastle.
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Post by humptydumpty on May 15, 2005 19:51:30 GMT 10
PPS has been seen again. Last noticed at Polly Everets Farm (thats near Gloucester NSW) on Anzac weekend....no one at home!!
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Post by humptydumpty on May 15, 2005 20:06:32 GMT 10
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Post by humptydumpty on May 17, 2005 21:01:13 GMT 10
See PPS posted again... good to hear from you PPs. A lot of Sunliners in Newcastle mate  |
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It was fairly original inside and still had the canvas lining. As we were in the carpark some people took pictures and gave both of us some funny looks. He told me the van weighed 750 kgs and was about to restore it. I have told him of the site and he will look us up upon his return home.
It was fairly original inside and still had the canvas lining. As we were in the carpark some people took pictures and gave both of us some funny looks. He told me the van weighed 750 kgs and was about to restore it. I have told him of the site and he will look us up upon his return home.
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