Cobber cufflinks??

[cobber]

G'day Don R,

You certainly do have wonderful friends and family who keep you well stocked with vintage caravan paraphernalia ..... we could probably have a thread along the lines of ' The Don R Vintage Caravan memorabilia Collection'

Kylie & Victoria's design also features vans from the USA, I see a couple of 'Shasta' vans there, I wonder if they are aiming at the U.S. market and have mirror reversed 'Driftwood' for that reason ?

Thanks for giving this thread a shot in the arm, it has been quite
We still haven't found the highly desirable 'Driftwood Teapot' .... I hope we never do because it will no doubt cost more than it's worth.

Cobber.

[Don Ricardo]

Mar 30, 2015 10:18:41 GMT 10 cobber said:

G'day Don R,

You certainly do have wonderful friends and family who keep you well stocked with vintage caravan paraphernalia .....

True Cobber. And do you notice that almost all of the paraphernalia seems to feature Driftwood?? I'm suspecting a plot, or alternatively Driftwood has an agent that really earns their commission!

Don Ricardo

[maplegum]

I just purchased this set of 3 little 'suit cases' in VV style and theme.



I bought them online from the Vinatge Caravan Magazine website.

[Don Ricardo]

Hi Cobber,

Just thought I should let you know that Ol '36 is competing for attention with Driftwood, getting herself posted all over Facebook here.

Nothing more unseemly than two elderly caravans fighting for the limelight. You might have to sort them out before things get out of hand!

Don Ricardo

[cobber]

G'day Don R,

Not only unseemly but sad isn't it ?   

As you would realise that photo would have been taken before 2011 when Ol '36 had her facelift in order to try and compete with Driftwood.

I'm pretty sure the photo would have been taken by an admirer in 2008 at Castlemaine, on the way to the second Nationals at Mt Gambier, I vaguely remember parking between those two gum trees opposite the 'Restorers Barn'.



Cobber.

[cobber]

Old Driftwood hasn't given up yet  ... here's another cushion cover made by
Sconnie & Jam



Cobber.

[Don Ricardo]

G'day Cobber and collectors of Driftwood emphemera (and isn't everyone? ),

And still they come...

What about some matching earrings to go with the brooch featured earlier on this thread?



Perfect for every V V'er who also owns a Mini. Oh, hang on - that'd be Dona Ricardo and me. Lucky we bought them for her then, isn't it?

Don Ricardo

[cobber]

G'day Don R,

I knew somebody must be buying this stuff because they are still making it aye?
Apart from you and me, I wonder who the other person is 

I hadn't noticed the van and Mini set before but the Driftwood earrings set are very nice quality so I expect the van and mini would be the same.
AND I see Bok Bok also have plain wooden laser cut earrings as well.



Sconnie and Jam who make the cushions mentioned just above your post and the laser cut broaches mentioned in the thread HERE have expanded their range of Driftwood items.
You can now get Digital art prints in colours of your choice, you can see the details HERE

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(Sorry only little photos but you get the real deal if you click on the hyperlinks)


They also have Wood laser cut earrings, the details are HERE



Actually..... I think all of these items have already been mentioned in page 6 of this thread , but it doesn't hurt to mention them again........ does it

 Cobber.

[cobber]

I am reluctant to mention this ( as you can imagine ) but Driftwood has played a staring roll in the most recent TV advertisement for Tooheys beer titled 'Here's To Having A Go'.

The production took around 8 hours at an address in Fivedock in front of a 50's style house with numerous 50's style paraphernalia on the set to compliment Driftwoods appearance that I could have supplied myself, if they had of asked me however,  as you will notice, Driftwoods involvement was crucial to the success of the advertisement, I hope you enjoy it 

Cobber.

[Don Ricardo]

G'day Cobber,

Great to see Driftwood playing a significant major role in another TV production.

Another big contribution to Driftwood's trust fund, no doubt...

Don Ricardo

[seeshell]

Hi Cobber

Welcome back from your trip - looks like it was a real hoot!

As for the ad - I did have to watch a few times to truly appreciate Diftwood's contribution. Very subtle.

*wink*
Seeshell

[cobber]

Very subtle you say seashell, I think it could be a very cunning ploy on the producers part to entice vintage caravan enthusiasts to watch the advertisement more than once

Actually, on the day I was afraid that the Director and crew were paying too much attention to Driftwood, after all it was a promotion for Tooheys


As dusk descended the director had, at considerable effort, a large reflective screen assembled and erected to highlight Driftwoods vintage profile then more and more footage was taken.



All on the cutting room floor but, as always, an interesting exercise to be part of.

Cobber.

[DC3Td]

Well done Cobber. Hope your taste buds were rewarded with a slab or two also.

[cobber]

G'day Gordon,,

No slab mate, but they did go the extra mile in another respect.
I'll tell you how particular these people are. On the back windows of Driftwood there were a couple of stickers that were of some significants so far as I was concerned, see photos of 'em HERE 'they' reckoned they weren't period appropriate for the 50s era they wanted to create, could they be removed ? I said they won't come off without wrecking them, they said we'll make you new ones, AND THEY DID !

They also thought the number plate AP 2151 wasn't 1950s, should only have three numerals they thought so they covered the last digit with black tape. I had a look on Wikipedia which confirmed from 1952 onwards trailer plates had two letters and four numerals so ..... they took the black tape off ( I didn't tell 'em that the plates actually came off a box trailer I made about 1966 )

Anyway, I was grateful they came good with the new stickers.


You probably noticed these details on Driftwood in her staring roll in the advertisement ? .......yes ? .....no ?

Cobber.

[DC3Td]

[Quote- (sort of) You probably noticed these decals on Driftwood in her staring role in the advertisement?......yes? .....no?] Yes,of course.Actually no! Geez you certainly struck gold Cobber.Guess we`ll soon be looking for a Star on a foot path somewhere!

[cobber]

One of the drives we did while at Shell Harbour 2015 was out to Kangaroo Valley.
Browsing through 'The Nostalgia Factory' shop we were amazed, surprised, shocked, excited to see some Driftwood stuff by 'Vango Collections' ….. so it cost us $60 to get out of that shop (if you don't buy this stuff they'll stop making it )

Their Facebook page is www.facebook.com/vangocollectionsaustralia/


A laundry bag, China mug and a tea towel, these items were shown to us previously by Don Ricardo.



The mugs,



Cobber.

[DC3Td]

You`re going to need another Driftwood to put all the goodies in Cobber!

[cobber]

I know I know it could be kind of repetitive but, I should let you all know that Henderson's Greeting Cards have again this year released the ' Charity Pack' of Driftwood Christmas cards



And the individual cards this year are filed under the 'Overseas' category. 




The big difference is quality and price. The Charity packs work out cheaper per card AND they are better quality, got ' glitter ' on the tree

Cobber.

[cobber]

It's been a drought aye ?

Broochs, Driftwood look alike (I reckon) 


And you can get it with a VW tow car
I

From Deer Arrow

[Don Ricardo]

Hi Cobber,

Yes, Driftwood continues to find the limelight.

I came across this image on the UK Retro Caravan Group Facebook page the other day - you may already have seen it?  Obviously a portrait drawn on Driftwood's last trip to England... 

I've just created a link to the Facebook post and haven't copied the pic because it's marked 'Copyright Beetle-ink'.  However, that's obviously just your pen (and ink) name because surely the copyright for Driftwood belongs to you?

I just checked.  The artist doesn't seem to look at all like you. If you look at her Facebook page you'll see she has quite a 'thing' for Vee-Dubs, but it's good that she recognises and draws a quality caravan when she sees it.

Don Ricardo

[cobber]

G'day Don R,

No, I hadn't seen that image in that place before although it does look like the same image I have seen somewhere else previously 

I think that image is a copy of one available from Sconnie & Jam, a Queensland couple, who made the first of the laser cut wooden necklaces & brooches
More recently they have used that same image to make digital prints available

You can buy yours at this link 
www.etsy.com/au/listing/216022446/retro-vintage-caravan-mint-green-digital?ref=market

So it looks a bit like Beetle-ink might have bought a print from Sconnie & Jam and are now pretending it is theirs   SHAME !

It looks like I might have to start a 'Driftwood merchandise DHL' to sort out who did what first, and who's paying the rent.

Cobber.

[cobber]

From 'Nutex fabrics NZ, retro caravans' (on eBay at the moment)

Spot 'Driftwood' and a couple of other vans we know 



Cobber.

[Don Ricardo]

Hi all,

A familiar image of Driftwood to those of us on the forum, but still getting featured in different places, and still getting a positive reaction from lots of people. This is from the Australia Remembers When Facebook page - note 1,700 likes and 150 comments in five hours at the time I'm posting this!!

It's worth looking through the comments too - some interesting photos of a range of different caravans from the 50's and earlier. Just click on the 'Comments' icon to see them.

Don Ricardo

[cobber]

Just one of the highlights ( for me   ) at the sixth Vintage Caravan. com Nationals in 2016 was the discovery of this tea towel from ' Allgifts Australia '



Sorry 

Cobber.

[melanco]

Hey Cobber

Is this you too??



Given to me by my boss who bought it for $3 at a market on his holiday....... cant wait to see if all the pieces are there!

Cheers

Mel