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Title: My first Van
Post by: John Abbott on June 08, 2011, 12:47:03 PM

 ;D Now here is a custom van for ya. :D
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa315/johnabbott_2007/MorryvanIMG.jpg)

Title: Re: My first Van
Post by: pickmeup on June 08, 2011, 12:50:25 PM

Niiice Johno! ;D





Bloody free radicals!!! ???

Title: Re: My first Van
Post by: Warren on June 08, 2011, 04:49:02 PM

Ah Johno the memories

I went to pick up a girl in mine and before I arrived the Dad was sayin "No Bloody way is my daughter goin out in a panel Van"

When I arrived he Just laughed his head of, slapped me on the back and sent me and his daughter on our way with his blessings.

Was a fun little van, with plenty of room for "FUN"

Warren 

Title: Re: My first Van
Post by: Bas / NZ on June 08, 2011, 07:23:47 PM

That's what I started out with, then moved to an Escort and dare I say it a Transit, and then I saw the light and moved on to Bedfords, That was 20 years ago, will dig up some old photos .........

Title: Re: My first Van
Post by: Bas / NZ on June 08, 2011, 09:03:52 PM

The things we do when we are 15yrs old................

Title: Re: My first Van
Post by: John Abbott on June 08, 2011, 09:08:18 PM

Hey Baz...I had a set of full length windows put in the back as well,, ;D ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: My first Van
Post by: Bas / NZ on June 08, 2011, 09:10:51 PM

And then at 20yrs, my first Fibreglass Van and paint job............ :) ran a 2 litre Cortina, then a 3 litre v6

Title: Re: My first Van
Post by: Bas / NZ on June 08, 2011, 09:16:30 PM

Quote from: John Abbott on June 08, 2011, 09:08:18 PM

Hey Baz...I had a set of full length windows put in the back as well,, ;D ;D ;D ;D

Yep they were the in thing back then, ran a V4 and Cortina diff

Title: Re: My first Van
Post by: Jeff on June 08, 2011, 09:36:46 PM

1956 Hillman Husky. 1265cc sidevalve.  It handled well but embarrassingly slow, and no room to do anything!

Title: Re: My first Van
Post by: rossie on June 09, 2011, 05:08:50 PM

a FB Holden windowless and I ROLLED IT in the padocks back in the early 70s

Title: Re: My first Van
Post by: BusyKiwi on June 09, 2011, 06:23:56 PM

my first was a bedford - which I chopped :D

Title: Re: My first Van
Post by: Bas / NZ on June 10, 2011, 07:34:59 AM

Of course David, why do anything simple, given your background and talent. ;)

Title: Re: My first Van
Post by: BusyKiwi on June 10, 2011, 08:03:06 AM

I had my first bedford at the age of 15.
was driving past a wrecker and they had a CF body shell just sitting there, I fell in love ... luckily they weren't far from my home so they brought it down on a fork hoist. then not long after I gave it a 4 inch roof chop, fibreglass flares and spoilers ...  never had a screen or built engine for it (had a 350 v8 in parts but hadn't started rebuilding engines yet). In the end swapped it for something

Title: Re: My first Van
Post by: Bas / NZ on June 10, 2011, 09:02:15 AM

Sounds like it was a short love affair........... :D I can see this one is lasting longer..