Welcome to our new members

[atouchofglass]

Greetings All

Thought it might be nice to shout out a warm and hearty

WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBERS

The membership has been steadily growing over the past months

So to all those that have recently joined

Please feel free to comment on or start new threads
Your input is very much appreciated and a different point of view is always worth hearing

Get those fingers tapping and we will hear from you soon

Atog

[atouchofglass]

I see recently we have added fibrelass and JBJ to the growing list of members

Fibrelass ...... Greetings
just so everyone else knows there is more than one fibreglass nut out there ;D
fibrelass has a nice little collection of fibreglass vans

JBJ? Jailbarjuice is that you?
One of the senior members of our sister site Vintage Vans
Welcome
Your insight and knowledge is most welcome to the site


Obviously we have had lots of other new members and I apologise to you for not mentioning you.....
Post something about you and I will send you a greeting
Until then Welcome one and all

Atog

[JBJ]

Hi Atog & others,

Yes it is I. As I enjoy most old things, mainly cars, caravans, bourbon & women, but not neccessarily all in that sequence, I thought I'd look at what you guys with the new vans are up to.


Something always amazed me at caravan events, & thats the cut off year.

To my eyes an old caravan is just that. There's something indefineable creates a spark of interest when I see a van, or any of my before mentioned favorite things, that I like the look &
thought of.

After all, life is just a proccession of enjoyable mental stimulation occurences. The more enjoyable they are, the happier & more contented you become in life.

Back to caravans. I can readily distinguish in my mind what constitutes a van I like. Many of the 70's vans are barely different from the 60's ones. To that end, I dont see why a Classic van wouldnt be welcome at most Vintage van events.

That gets back to the main purpose of my going thru the complicated process of joining this forum.

Thats to extend an invitation to any classic vanners that want to participate in our South East Queensland group outings. At our Mooloolaba outing, there were several vans attended that could have been 70's or late 60's, I'm unsure. There was also a home made teardrop, only recently built.

There wasn't any problem that I was aware of with them all fitting in & being welcome. We only do it for fun, & we've managed to develop a pretty good friendly group, that keeps growing in numbers.

I cant speak for anyone else, but if you're up here & would like to attend, Boots & I will certainly be glad to see you at our functions.

Lifes only about trying to enjoy yourself

JBJ

[atouchofglass]

Greetings JBJ

Jul 22, 2008 7:42:42 GMT 10 JBJ said:

That gets back to the main purpose of my going thru the complicated process of joining this forum.

Thats to extend an invitation to any classic vanners that want to participate in our South East Queensland group outings. At our Mooloolaba outing, there were several vans attended that could have been 70's or late 60's, I'm unsure. There was also a home made teardrop, only recently built.

I cant speak for anyone else, but if you're up here & would like to attend, Boots & I will certainly be glad to see you at our functions.

Lifes only about trying to enjoy yourself

JBJ

Coudn't agree more with the sentiment
But what are the dates of the next meeting/event?

Perhaps start a new thread regarding these events?

As for attending.....
The dear old 68 won't be finished this year I suspect
^{(Glad it wasn't built in 69 )}
But anyone else with a travel bug and a van could make it surely? ;D ;D


Atog
^{Ps keep up the posts JBJ}

[atouchofglass]

Greetings Menmine

Welcome and HI

Post something and tell us about which type of van you have or want....
What your obsession is..

We are all interested in others projects, past and present

Atog

[les]

I have spent a numbers of years refurbishing my 2nd millard. part time job. Just registered it and previous registration had it as a 1971 model. inside ply that was pulled out had M43 845 and 16/2/76 written in pencil. Little steel plate on braw bar has this number also. It has a 4 season hatch with 3 leouvers and looks very similar to someother ladies who was looking for a year of manufacture. I have hounded Millard etc etc with e males but cant decipher chassis number. No gas compliance plates on fridge or chassis. Can someone share thoughts please

[lacem]

Hi Les....

I think it might be my millards that you are reffering to?

M26071 is my millard number on the drawbar. It has a fibreglass hatch and original hubcaps. There are pics in the members photo album. The rego number in case anyone wants to track the year down is J95434.

I also have another Millard which has a four seasons hatch but compliance plate and chassis number are missing.


Cheers,
Trish

[les]

Yes Trish it was yours i saw. We are both looking for a year of manufacture from chassis number BUGGAR

[jbj]

Hi Atog,

Cant get the info on our SE Qld august gathering at Pottsville on the Tweeed Coast until Mark gets the vintage van site running again, hopefully tomorrow. I lost the adress of this site for several days also.

But its at Pottsville, on the river next to the beach, in one of the nicest caravan parks you will find up this part of the world. Its in late August from memory, & luckily for me its only 45 minutes away.

JBJ

[atouchofglass]

Hey JBJ
No worries .... we can wait that long to get the dates ;D ;D

Hopefully some of our members will attend and enjoy the company of fellow vanners

Greetings Les nice to have you aboard
Keep the posts coming all are welcome on Classic caravans

Atog

[hooligan]

Hey Trish,
Just lookin at the photos of your green stripe van. That gas bottle looks like a 60s/70s job. Is there a date on it? Date could provide further clues. I would reckon if a van has a bottle from the 70s still on it now, it's likely to be ridgie-didge. The one on my York looked similar and (from memory) it was stamped X-73 (not really X, but I have no idea what month ;D). The York has the same beautiful brown stripe as your onsite van - kinda like mission brown (I think in 2008 they call it chocolate or maybe dark coffee ;D).

Cheers,
Gristy

[atouchofglass]

A warm welcome to bradleyha
Our 67th member

and an Olympic owner at that !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;D

The more the merrier

Atog

[atouchofglass]

Welcome lspice

Happy to see more tin tinkerers on the site ;D

Atog

[ditzy]

Hi All, ;D


OMG, it is so nice to see new faces joining us here.

Welcome one and all............. I hope you enjoy your time with us,


Remember, we all love to hear about your projects and cars........ let us know everything


Even though this little black ditzy duck is still looking.............. fibreglass if pos ;D ;D ;D ;D

luv ya all

The ditz

[lspice]

Hi thanks for the warm welcome I look forward to learning so valuable lessons and reno techniques form everyone that has gone before me. My wifes first project for me is removing the dents, I guess I will start that this weekend, weather permitting.

[jbj]

Hi Lance,


Be very careful what you do trying to remove a dent from any creased metal panel , especially aluminium.

I've been playing with cars, hot rods & caravans for a lot of years now, & I'd be real wary of trying to remove those front dents. It takes an understanding of how the dent occurred, so you can try to put it back where it was in the right sequence, or else it will be worse.

You cant just whack on bog & sand it like you can with steel, glass or timber.


Maybe ( if you dont have the experience & skills to fix it confidently) get a sheet of similar aluminium, & make a few dents that look as close to what you have as possible.


Then try various ways of repairing them.


Aluminium is funny to work with, because it stretches easily when it is disturbed from its static condition.

Unless you can repair it by shrinking, you will NEVER get it straight, & will just make it worse.


All the best in your attempts, but be careful you dont make it worse.

I'll normally attack anything ( just look at my efforts on Vintage vans) but I wouldn't be game to try what your going to.


JBJ

[lspice]

Thanks JBJ, I apreciate the advice. I will approach this a lot more carefully now.

I will post some pics of the dents tomorrow. They are really only minor but what you have said in your comments are probably the reason someone has not tried to knock them out previously.

Once again thanks.

Lance.

[atouchofglass]

Welcome Executive
We dips our lids in a friendly greeting
Hope that you find what you need to know about Classic Caravans on site

What sort of vans are you interested in/own?

Atog
_{unofficial meet and greeter}

[atouchofglass]

Welcome to Viscount 78 our newest member...
Now I wonder what sort of van they prefer ;D


Atog

[atouchofglass]

Greetings Yellowuki
And welcome to Classic Caravans !!!!!!!!! ;D ;D ;D

Sorry to all the other new members that I have missed lately...
Slightly busy on the Olympic...
That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it... ;D ;D

To all who have joined recently...

WELCOME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Feel free to post new threads on any related subjects

Cheers
Atog

[ditzy]

Me too.


Along with Atog, Millard 1399 nd all our other members I would like to extend a big hearty HELLOOOOOOOOOO to all.

We are all "chapping at the bit" to hear about your vans etc.

Never be shy.........we are all in this together.


The Ditz

[atouchofglass]

Welcome to our latest member
Wowposter.... you will have to give us the reason behind the name

And to all our members
Post something about your van or photos etc as all the input creates interest for all of us....

I'm sure there are a few that are sick of seeing only my name up there as posts... I certainly am ;D ;D ;D

Cheers and Welcome again one and all
Atouchofglass aka Atog

[atouchofglass]

To all that have joined of recent

WELCOME !!!!!!!!!!!!

Have been a little preoccupied of late and missed putting up any greeting posts to our new members

Welcome aboard and happy reading/posting

feel free to ask questions and add comments
You will notice that there is a really good amount of information happening at the moment on 12 volt wiring

ditzygypsy.proboards107.com/index.cgi?board=photos&action=display&thread=119&page=6

Useful for those of us that are rewiring our vans

Once you master the photo posting thing (it's not that hard) you'll be well and trully taken over by this hobby

Cheers
Atouchofglass

[keelz]

Oct 29, 2008 6:31:22 GMT 10 atouchofglass said:

Once you master the photo posting thing (it's not that hard) you'll be well and trully taken over by this hobby

It's more than a hobby ATOG - fixin' up classic vans must be either an addiction or an obsessive compulsive disorder! ;D ;D

[atouchofglass]

I stand corrected ,,,, holding my hat in both hands with head bowed......

Just don't tell the missus .....
Told her it was a passing fad...... just didn't tell her how long it would take to pass

Cheers
Atog
The penitent