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Post by atouchofglass on Dec 27, 2009 18:14:00 GMT 10
Welcome to all the new members
sorry for my slackness
now two months since my last greeting
You will notice that there are 117 members after our clean up....
Still growing and all are welcome to join
Your comments and skills are always welcome on Classic Caravans
Cheers
Atog
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Post by atouchofglass on Feb 5, 2010 13:42:52 GMT 10
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Now thats goooood
Welcome to our new members
Your skills and posts will be greatly appreciated
Cheers
Atog
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Post by atouchofglass on Jun 13, 2010 7:46:08 GMT 10
Hi again everyone
and of course
Welcome
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to our new members
Seems the clan is growing slowly and that is great to see.
Just remember when you register as a member you will need to activate your membership
That is via logging on if I remember correctly.
Some of those that have registered haven't logged on and so are not activeated.
These will be removed after a couple of months if you forget to log on.
So please use your members name and log on when viewing the site......
Cheers and welcome
Atouchofglass
aka Atog
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Post by bryanjohn on Aug 2, 2010 20:14:26 GMT 10
Hello All
The first caravan I owned was a Capricorn made in 1965 Bought it for $800 and sold it for the same after many happy trips. I currently own a 1975 Capricorn that we tow around with our 1991 commodore. You can hardly tell its behind you. Just renovated the kitchen by putting in a four burner cooker and revamped the floor covering with floating timber floors.
Christmas time we will be heading off to the National Caravan Rally in Elmore Victoria. This will be our third national rally. We have one heaps of trips and really enjoy getting away.
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Post by atouchofglass on Oct 7, 2010 16:40:14 GMT 10
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Post by bobandjacqui on Oct 7, 2010 18:05:15 GMT 10
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Post by kiwijim on Oct 7, 2010 19:55:54 GMT 10
A great Big...... WELCOME from me also, The magic 200, " thats great,"  They say that every-one has a story to tell..........  Lets see it folks,   Anything of interest, will make good reading ...... Do you know of any free camp sites ? what happened to you on the road ? Where did you find your Classic ? Come-on, Guys and Gals, get those Pinkies tapping  Cheers and Beers, kiwijim |
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Post by millie on Oct 8, 2010 14:32:00 GMT 10
Hi thAll, So pleased that I joined a few months ago and that there are now 200 members for us all to share snippets with etc. With this in mind, who has the ideas to get the ball rolling about when and where as many as possible of us could maybe meet up with our classic vans that are registered. For us, we would prefer in the autumn or spring months somewhere in NSW or SE Qld. somewhere a bit off the main tourist trails. We hope to get to Canungra in November to see the vintage vans, they certainly seem to be an organised bunch. I believe they will be in Coledale, south of Sydney in the next couple of weekends but unfortunately we won't see them there this time. What are everyone's thoughts on a get to-gether weekend or whenever for our classics??  Cheers, Millie |
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Post by millard1399 on Oct 8, 2010 19:54:33 GMT 10
Slowly, slowly the Classic forum increases its membership. ;D ;D
Good to see the level of interest in the '70s vans increasing. Still far too many of these vans lying around Australia to be considered "scarce", so probably be another 10 years before they really reach the stage where "everyone wants one", and the membership of this forum skyrockets.
For those of us who are in the game early, best to look for the really good examples available while there's still plenty to choose from, and the prices are relatively "cheap".
Millie, with only 200 of us scattered around Australia, it would be hard to get people to meet up for an outing. Having said that, things have to start somewhere, eh?! We also like to travel in the Autumn, usually after the Easter break. Everybody else has gone off the roads, and the autumn leaves provide some fantastic scenery around the place. No hassles about finding a spot in a caravan park, etc etc.
Bear in mind you can join in with the Vintage crowd if you wish. Some of them can be a bit pedantic about ages of vans, but I just ignore them and park next to another Classic (or park on my own as I did in the Mildura Vintage Nationals back in May), and then go talk to the people who'll talk to me (most do).
The next Vintage Nationals are in 2012 and will be in central western NSW somewhere, so make sure you put that in your diary when the final arrangements are made.
Keep raising the subject of an outing for Classic vans (or whatever vans) sometime next year. Maybe you can start a new thread in the Classic Caravan Social Scene section, and see who's interested as time goes on. I reckon we'd be keen to participate.
cheers,
Al.
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Post by atouchofglass on Oct 9, 2010 7:05:59 GMT 10
Hey Everyone Have to agree with Al The idea of attaching ourselves to the Vintage Vans is a good one. You can have a foot in both camps ....... Errrrr some of us do.   ;D ;D ;D But a Classic Caravan get together would be a good one. Perhaps in the South East Qld area or Nthn NSW Bit of a trip for some of us but fairly central for anyone on the East Coast. It doesn't stop any of us meeting up in smaller numbers and just enjoying a weekend for three or more vans that are local to your area. So maybe someone in each state could arrange for a weekend meet. As this isn't a club ..... anyone can make arrangements So if you are so inclined..... give it some thought and start a thread. Just a thought Cheers Atog |
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Post by groundedgypsy on Oct 9, 2010 20:46:59 GMT 10
Just a thought on the subject of getting together. A couple of us with classic vans went to the Seniors Muster in Deniliquin this year. It was really well organised with a variety of things happening throughout the four or so days. Mind you, as far as classic vans go, we were the only two classic vans there, surrounded by every other type of caravan, campervan and motor home available, but hey we stood proud lol
Chez
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Post by paganorcaluva on Oct 12, 2010 10:54:26 GMT 10
Hi all! We received a Millard pop top caravan yesterday. It needs a bit of work done, I thought it would just need a coat of paint, but after reading some of your posts for the last half hour, I'm a little disheartned!!! Maybe it's more than a coat of paint! I'll take some photos, and upload them in a little while (gotta figure out how to do it first!!!) It's in fairly reasonable condition, just a few marks on the roof & front wall, from some water damage ~ Must have been years ago..... The fly screens in the canvas pop top may need replacing, there's a few holes in it and the stitching has come updone. Some of the windows don't open, but most do. And it has no roll out awning for an annexe to attatch to. Everything else furniture wise seems to be in ok condition. We do a lot of camping, have always used tents, we have some amazing stuff that we've bought over the years. It's gonna be a huge jump into using a caravan for our trips! (dunno if I'll like the transition too much! LOL!!) ~ The kids are excited about it though!!! |
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Post by murray on Oct 12, 2010 11:40:54 GMT 10
Good to see the membership increasing Looking forward to seeing the photos Cheers |
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Post by bobt on Oct 12, 2010 20:40:21 GMT 10
Hi paganorcaluva
Welcome a board... you sure picked a tag that is a hole lot of typing..
Don't be disheartened. Start you own thread and post some photos. Once you get into it you will enjoy it.
You could be out using it quicker then you think.
bobt
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Post by beachlover on Feb 22, 2011 15:03:31 GMT 10
Can anybody tell me where you can buy suitable reclinders for a caravan. Want to subsitute our dining table and bench seats with same?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2011 13:07:03 GMT 10
Hi everyone Thought I'd drop in and say g'day. I spend a bit of time over in the VV forum but thought I'd check you guys out too - I recognise a few "dual citizens" all ready! This is our van and towcar:  May be catch up with some of you on a run somewhere ... Cheers, Doug. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2011 16:37:53 GMT 10
Gidday Doug,
Nice tow car. Am I going to see it at the next SEQ event.
Banno
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2011 18:48:22 GMT 10
Yep all fixed up hopefully no probs this time around at Flannagan Reserve, lets hope we both get there in one peice this time! |
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Post by butcherbob on Feb 25, 2011 19:48:39 GMT 10
Hi i'm new to the classic forum, my outfit is a 1978 Franklin Regent being towed by a 1928 A-Model, 302cv8 holden frontend xj6 jag rear, heading off on our Grey Nomad trip around Aus starting at Geelong Nationals in April, next weekend going to Lake Ainsworth, hope to see a few there, come over and say G'day. Butcher Bob.  ;D Attachments:
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Post by atouchofglass on Mar 23, 2011 20:51:33 GMT 10
Hey Everyone Wow What has happened? October last year 200March eeeer now 320 Wow and Wow again The site is boooooming WELCOME
One and AllLooks like we'll need to add another room to the mad house. ;D ;D ;D ;D Cheers Atog One of the Chief Nutters |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2011 20:55:50 GMT 10
I know, it's amazing to watch the numbers rising, and exciting too. Hmmm, dont know which face to put as excited, is this one right? Anyhoo, welcome to all. I can't keep up with it! |
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Post by atouchofglass on May 1, 2011 7:28:12 GMT 10
Welcome to all our new members.
I notice our latest member is a HQ fan.
Welcome HQ4U
Mate of mine is HQHQ not on forums much..... just likes his cars.
So with a handle like yours ...... how about a few photos of your cars?
Atog
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Post by atouchofglass on Jun 27, 2011 17:54:56 GMT 10
Well here we are almost two months since my last post on this thread and we now have.... 400 members Wow Great to have you all aboard the good ship Classic Caravans Tell all your friends as if you haven't already and we will have heaps of older vans being done up in no time at all. Cheers Atog |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2011 0:10:35 GMT 10
After reading the about the membership numbers growing to over 400 now, I have to say WOW as well. And we should have our little van in the next few weeks. Anyway, my brother is GIVING me and my family his 1978 Viscount Royal 17footer, had a look at it today, love it. And after seeing some of the fantastic restoration work going on by members here, I can't wait to get it home and started. We currently have a camper trailer, but I'm getting tired of the 2 hour set ups/pack downs. Will post up some piccies once we get her home. WooHoo , Ray, Alena, Megan and Tessa. |
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Post by atouchofglass on Sept 5, 2011 6:36:03 GMT 10
Welcome Raywise. Given a 1978 Viscount !!!!!!!!!! You must have a really nice brother ;D ;D ;D Look forward to your restoration/clean up photos. There are plenty of nicely renovated and restored vans on the site. Yours will be another one in the near future I'm sure. So let the games begin. Hard to believe the site that was almost dead in the water has grown so much in such a short time. Goes to show just how popular these vans are. With all the newer vans being either overpriced or just poorly made, at least with a restored van you know what you have. And usually at a much more affordable price. Cheers and Welcome Atog |
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