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Post by cobber on Oct 15, 2013 7:07:01 GMT 10
 ...... Thanks dusty  are you having trouble sleeping tonight ;D It's close isn't it, and made by "Coastal Vintage" which rang a bell  .... But then I realised I was thinking of Vintage Coast who make another Driftwood item. G'day Ray  Cobber.
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Post by dusty on Oct 15, 2013 12:25:16 GMT 10
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Post by cobber on Oct 15, 2013 15:07:57 GMT 10
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Post by dusty on Oct 15, 2013 20:05:53 GMT 10
Hi Cobber They were both on the Trailer Treasure page of Vintage Caravan Magazine in recent months, I finally got around to looking them up. The above one is a print on canvas, it is for sale. www.facebook.com/moonstarsplay/photos_stream I wonder how many are inspired by the original Driftwood and how many are copies of copies (do they even know Driftwood is an actual van?) .. Might explain the disappearing details.  Dusty |
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Post by cobber on Nov 18, 2013 14:47:28 GMT 10
OK, it's been a while and poor old Driftwood has been feeling neglected, feeling as though nobody loved her anymore but...... Australia Post has come to the rescue.  You can buy one HERE if you hurry. Cobber.... Father of a very persistent caravan  |
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Post by aquamum on Nov 22, 2013 17:44:32 GMT 10
I bought two sets so there are 298 left for you guys. They’ll be worth a motza in 100 years   |
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Post by cobber on Nov 22, 2013 19:33:46 GMT 10
Good on you Sandra, if people don't buy this vintage caravan stuff they'll stop making it And I don't just mean Driftwood stuff Cobber. |
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Post by Don Ricardo on Nov 26, 2013 20:38:55 GMT 10
Hi Cobber, Received my Australia Post Road Trip presentation wallet in the mail today. Very impressive!  How much did you say the royalty payment to you was? Of course I now face a problem...Dona Ricardo and I have already had to give up one room in our house to store all our V V memorabilia, but now we have so much stuff with your van on it that we going to have to build on a separate annexe just to store and display all the stuff with Driftwood on it!! I don't know how you and Mrs Cobber are coping - I reckon you've probably had to move out of your house to live in one of your vans... ;D ;D ;D Don Ricardo |
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Post by cobber on Nov 27, 2013 15:09:28 GMT 10
G'day Don R, The storage or display of all the vintage caravan merchandise available is a bit of a problem isn't it all the Driftwood stuff I just chuck in a cardboard box down in the shed ......... and if you believe that you still believe in Santa Claus I've taken to modifying some posts on page two of this thread with additional greeting cards that have surfaced so as not to bore people with toooo much trivia, but I have to find somewhere to display it all, I'm thinking of building a display case to hang on the bedroom wall so I can lay there and look at it before turning the light out  ...... but I'm meeting with some opposition to the idea, does anybody think "she" is being unfair   Cobber |
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Post by Surf Tragic on Nov 27, 2013 20:54:12 GMT 10
Well Cobber, a display hanging at the end of the bed I do recall you saying a time ago, that the V.V. Forum was the Last thing you looked at as you went to bed, & the First thing you looked at when you woke, ;D ;D... something similar to that anyway. This display case may be the last straw for Mrs Cobber ;D ;D ST. |
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Post by cobber on Dec 20, 2013 19:28:03 GMT 10
Something else to hang on the bedroom wall S T Today....... truly, just today my attention was drawn to this painting that is on display at the Gippsland Art Gallery.... Thank you I and R It was done on canvas ( I think) by the well known local artist Bob Hickman and is available ( I think) for you to purchase and present to me for Christmas ( you could first ask Bob if he has a green one )  Cobber |
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Post by cobber on Dec 21, 2013 11:18:29 GMT 10
Sorry ......a few more have surfaced A European (or American) version....... by an Australian, Matt Mawson and the tow vehicle is a Dalek  A few different tee shirt designs available from Shannon Dand from Gosford for around $28.73 And I bet you all noticed that Shannon has used a painting originally done by Collette the NZ artist...... go back to page 1 reply #19 to see Collette's painting.  And this one might amuse some people... And NO....... the photo was not taken at Coledale. Available from Mathew Halpin as a greeting card or a print.   Cobber |
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Post by Don Ricardo on Dec 21, 2013 11:51:37 GMT 10
And NO....... the photo was not taken at Coledale. Are you sure Cobber?? The guy in the budgie smugglers sure looks like you... Tanned, fit and t'riffic! Great to see the new additions to the 'Driftwood collection' which is now a world wide phenomenon. In fact, given the appearance of the dalek, you'd have to say the Driftwood craze is now galactic! Don Ricardo |
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Post by cobber on Dec 22, 2013 9:13:02 GMT 10
[quote author=donricardo board=general08 thread= [/quote] Are you sure Cobber?? The guy in the budgie smugglers sure looks like you... Don Ricardo[/quote] G'day Don R, Treading on dangerous ground here old mate ...... you wouldn't like to hazard a guess as to who the young lady laying luxuriously on the lounge might be.... would you Anyway..... .... Yvonne and I wish you and Donna..... and all viewers of this interesting thread a merry Christmas and........ maybe a trip to the beach to see if you can find a nice piece of driftwood  Cobber. |
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Post by cobber on Dec 23, 2013 18:43:50 GMT 10
Sandra... Don R, Just an update on your investment.... In the "Road Trip Australia" stamp presentation wallet. It is being offered on eBay for $75.00 ...... you can buy it from Australia post for $40 (if they have any left). And...just announced......the Stamp Design "Peoples Choice Award winner for 2013" is................... "Road Trip Australia"..... So maybe the wallet was produced to celebrate that award Cobber. |
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Post by Franklin1 on Dec 25, 2013 19:29:11 GMT 10
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Post by Franklin1 on Dec 25, 2013 19:41:36 GMT 10
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Post by Franklin1 on Jan 1, 2014 19:34:08 GMT 10
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Post by cobber on Jan 2, 2014 18:27:49 GMT 10
G'day again Al, You really are a good 'spotter'... thanks for posting those photos of the previously neglected poor old 'Swamp van' And here's another one, this one of Ol '36 was on a Christmas card received by Ray Roehm3108... thanks for telling me about it Ray  The card was made by Ms Nat Ferfoglia who Hales from the Gosford area in NSW and has a video on YouTube where you can see some more of her art. Cobber. |
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Post by Franklin1 on Jan 2, 2014 21:43:08 GMT 10
Here's an interesting thought, cobber, and one which contravenes talking about prices on this forum...
The (r)evolution graphic in the 2nd T-shirt above shows a 'backpacker' at the start, who is obviously only worth a few quid; and then progressing to a tee-pee, then a tent, which also is obviously only worth a bit more than a few quid. Now, the really interesting bit is the evolution from the "Airport Hilton" van that precedes yours. Said Airport Hilton van recently listed on Gumtree for twenty thousand smackers. Then we have that monster van at the end, which is worth about a squillion dollars. All of which means your Newcastle van in between those two, is worth enough to give you a comfortable retirement. ;D ;D
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Post by Don Ricardo on Jan 9, 2014 19:33:11 GMT 10
And now - for something COMPLETELY different - I give you... cobber's Newcastle caravan!!!! ;D ;D [but in reverse ] :   Hi Franklin1 and Cobber, These t-shirts were produced for the Australian Caravan Club muster at Mudgee in October last year. I gather that all or almost all of the ACC members have modern vans, but looking at the designs on the t-shirts I feel quite chuffed by the fact that more than 50% of the vans in each design are Vintage Caravans, some of which we know. We V V'ers must be making our mark, thanks partly to this forum!!  Don Ricardo |
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Post by cobber on Mar 14, 2014 7:20:58 GMT 10
Sorry, just one more.
By a Queensland artist Jodi Cox a post card titled 'Circled Wagons'.
By-the-way,.... A director of Charnwood Publishing, the firm who market the items that started this exciting thread... cufflinks, key rings, egg cups, etc.etc.etc. has recently been convicted and gaoled in the UK for BREACH OF COPYRIGHT ........ so there, don't mess with images of poor old Driftwood, OK?
They have an on-line outlet for their items HERE
Cobber.
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Post by seeshell on Apr 13, 2014 17:24:38 GMT 10
Hi Cobber Ok - I think I see Driftwood in this tin sign - promoting glamping! It's all gone to her head...  Cheers Seeshell |
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Post by cobber on Apr 13, 2014 17:40:11 GMT 10
Seeshell,
THAT IS NOT DRIFTWOOD !  ,.....OK ?
Cobber!,
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Post by humpyboy on Apr 13, 2014 18:05:52 GMT 10
On the Champagne bottle? I think it is Mr Cobber.
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are you having trouble sleeping tonight ;D
.... But then I realised I was thinking of Vintage Coast who make another Driftwood item.
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...... but I'm meeting with some opposition to the idea, does anybody think "she" is being unfair 
,.....OK ? 