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01-05-2021, 03:03 PM
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01-05-2021, 04:28 PM
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Cool bodywork but for some reason it reminds me of an Aussie Racing Car....
 
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01-05-2021, 04:43 PM
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Green Knight Australia's Top Van 1979
 
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01-05-2021, 04:48 PM
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01-05-2021, 05:38 PM
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01-05-2021, 06:04 PM
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Dont happen to have the Black HQ with extended Statesman grille and Fairmont GXL lights with the blown 350 and 15 x 12" Dragways ???? I lost all my CV&T 30 years ago... |
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01-05-2021, 06:07 PM
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01-05-2021, 06:17 PM
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Couple of years ago a mate of mine bought this thing,pic taken long before he bought it and it was all downhill from there,thing was a mess when he picked it up and he hasnt done much with it though no doubt will eventually.
 Taken about 6 months ago which was the last time i saw the thing. 
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01-05-2021, 10:58 PM
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These vehicles were designed to be used by tradesmen in their work!
Where did we go wrong? 
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01-05-2021, 11:59 PM
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Makes me glad I once lived through better times than what we have now.
These days to feel old is merely to feel sorry for the current youth - that thought makes me sad. Not just downhill for me now, it's downhill for many people and many cars, regardless of age now. I mean look at this:  Where the **** did we go wrong that this is OK?! Butchering a decent escort and falcon for that monstrosity is not OK
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02-05-2021, 10:26 AM
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Damn this thread........now I have the urge to buy a panel van and go driving around the country.
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02-05-2021, 12:36 PM
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The older kid that lived opposite us took ownership of his dads XC pano, in orange with blackouts. We used to get a lift to school in it and then when the son had it he decked out the rear with audio and spent every weekend washing it while blaring Back in Black over and over.... i wanted that car so bad and dad was looking for something similar....he ended up bringing home a friggin Bongo Van
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02-05-2021, 02:20 PM
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A nicely done Landau front end....
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02-05-2021, 03:43 PM
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02-05-2021, 04:05 PM
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Smore from the Albury van in....
       
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02-05-2021, 04:25 PM
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That XH van would have to be fairly rare
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02-05-2021, 05:01 PM
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Two approved uses for a Sandman..
 
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02-05-2021, 05:48 PM
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Some people even put loads in them.
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02-05-2021, 06:01 PM
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02-05-2021, 06:44 PM
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02-05-2021, 07:40 PM
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03-05-2021, 08:09 AM
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Yes, those large ribs in the floor, ouch.
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03-05-2021, 03:47 PM
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03-05-2021, 08:13 PM
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best mate had a pano all decked out in the early 80s you know velvet and padding and big soft mattress in back, carved arch, full flight stereo, worked engine, sounded mean. he was only 18 was his first car.. the chicks loved it, the parents hated it, i wanted to own it so bad.
then one day shortly after his 18th birthday, he told me his girlfriend was pregnant... that van changed his life forever |
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04-05-2021, 12:01 AM
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Lol a d his many more “came” to the same ending lol
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04-05-2021, 01:20 AM
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White, 179, Speco floorshift, 14x8 rear, 13x6 front mags.. Many hours spent decking the back out... Sides built from chipboard, upholstered in black vinyl with foam backing and matching softhead studded upholstery tacks in diamond pattern, 3 ply imitation teak sheeting for ceiling, 8 track in one side board with 4 speakers, EH prem seats for easy access from cab, Clark rubber matttess, red satin sheets and pillowcases... My then g/f worked p/time at Target, bought the material and made the curtains... red lace with black velvet backing. I remember picking her up from her parents one night, and her mum & dad came out to inspect their 17 yr old daughters curtain handywork... I’ll never forget their look of absolute horror, when I opened the tailgate!!!
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04-05-2021, 10:41 AM
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Back in the mid 80's and first car was a Mk 2 Escort van, great little car. Cruising Hindley St with 9 people crammed in. 2nd car was a HJ with murals down the sides and tailgate, 245 and 265 T/As on magnums etc but unfortunately 202/3sp column shift and bench seat.
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Re: Panel Vans in the 70s
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