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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2013 23:47:55 GMT 10
Hi It's the (eskyman) here or Matt this is my first post of my new 1974 10ft? Franklin Arrow caravan i had been trying to find one of these for ages everywhere but of all places to find it was my home town of Colac.
I am the 3rd owner of the van as the person i bought it off towed it home from the first owner and it sat in the shed for 2 years and never shifted, as for the orignal first owners im yet to contact them but as far as i know they used it a bit but i know it has been across the Nullarbor Plain about 3 times hence the a/c above the bed. Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us  Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us
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Post by mausie on Jul 23, 2013 0:17:48 GMT 10
Hi Matt and welcome to the forum.
What a great little van and find. I hope you get many years of fun from using it.
It looks like it is great condition. Thanks for showing the photos.
Mausie
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2013 0:33:31 GMT 10
Thanks for that I am planning a trip across the Nullarbor plain next year for the first time for me but for now im just going to jazz up the inside with some new curtains and cushion covers and just going to hot rod shows in it, as for the tow vehicle here is a photo.
1952 Ford F1 Pickup truck left hand drive
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Post by murray on Jul 23, 2013 8:23:16 GMT 10
Nice photography eskyman ..and nice van.  Am checking out you other photos on imageshack Cheers |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2013 10:54:39 GMT 10
Thanks the other photos are just old photos I took when I started my photography as for the van pics they are just taken with my phone camera and the truck one is taken with the good camera and a bit of editing.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2013 19:57:36 GMT 10
Hi Matt,
great little van,but its not an Arrow,they were much squarer looking and models started at 15ft.
Yours is a Franklin Regent,which were made in sizes from 10.6 to 19.6,and are commonly called a Franklin egg!
Still a beautiful van though!
Cheers
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2013 10:48:17 GMT 10
I'm very sure it's an Arrow as it has the sticker on the left beside the door. Uploaded with ImageShack.us
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2013 19:46:29 GMT 10
Hi eskyman,if you look anywhere for Franklin Arrow you will see its an entirely different lookin model!
Sticker obviously put on by mistake or by someone who doesnt know what sort of van it is.
Cheers
hughdeani.
btw,have a look at the great reconstruction on here of the 19ft single axle version being done at present.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2013 23:15:53 GMT 10
Just a quick update I put my rego sticker on the other day for the last time as they a getting rid of rego lables in Victoria, as for the rest of the jobs time to strip the rims back and paint them red as I'm going to run white wall flappers and making a second spare wheel holder (with bearing set attached) for 2 spares just in case.
Oh I'm thinking about painting the green stripes in red to match the rims maybe?
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Post by bambang on Jul 30, 2013 22:13:45 GMT 10
Hey Eskyman, that van is SOOO SWEET mate....very jealous ! congrats on a great find.
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Post by boblor on Jul 31, 2013 11:00:25 GMT 10
Hi eskyman
I wonder if whether your van is a 1974 model. I would have though it would have wind-out windows for that year ??. Wind-out were available from late '71/ early '72 if I am correct.
Cheers boblor
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Post by tedalley on Jul 31, 2013 15:44:26 GMT 10
Hi eskyman I wonder if whether your van is a 1974 model. I would have though it would have wind-out windows for that year ??. Wind-out were available from late '71/ early '72 if I am correct. Cheers boblor Boblor hi! My Franklin is definitely a 1974 model (rego papers & chassis no.) and it dosn't have wind-out windows. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2013 19:09:50 GMT 10
Having a bit of a play around today and this is what i have
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Post by tedalley on Jul 31, 2013 23:08:50 GMT 10
Hey I like the hubcap --- looks like an EH Holden hubcap with a cone on top.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2013 10:22:15 GMT 10
Hey I like the hubcap --- looks like an EH Holden hubcap with a cone on top. Yeah it's an early Holden hubcap with a bullet center cap attached, as the van is going to be going too a few Rod shows I thought I might jazz it up a bit. |
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Post by murray on Aug 1, 2013 16:42:38 GMT 10
Hey Eskyman I've seen Ben Hur, the movie . I'm sure you will shred the competition at the hot-rod shows Cheers Murray |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2013 18:21:48 GMT 10
Hey Eskyman I've seen Ben Hur, the movie . I'm sure you will shred the competition at the hot-rod shows Cheers Murray
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2013 17:39:28 GMT 10
Well i got a little done this weekend as it rained all weekend, I stripped the paint off the 4 rims
as I'm putting 2 spares on the front and got them all primed ready for the colour Redneck Red!
I was going to get them powder coated but the cost was just too dear.   Uploaded with ImageShack.usSome more progress pics of the rim painted red and finished, I am just waiting
on my Portawall White wall inserts so i can put on the tyres. Uploaded with ImageShack.us
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2013 18:07:30 GMT 10
^The rims are all painted.^
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2013 0:41:44 GMT 10
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Post by murray on Aug 22, 2013 8:36:40 GMT 10
Eskyman NICE !!!!!! Make sure you post a photo of the full rig at the show for us. And some of any nice vans at the show also before they crash and burn . We can all see the competition  Cheers Murray |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2013 11:43:36 GMT 10
Will do Murray
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2013 1:17:25 GMT 10
All hooked up and ready for the 300km trip to Charlton Uploaded with ImageShack.usThis is our camp site at the Charlton Rod Run Uploaded with ImageShack.usIt was well worth the trip too as i took out one of the top 5 cars of the show  Uploaded with ImageShack.us
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Post by annieoakley on Aug 30, 2013 11:22:57 GMT 10
Congratulations on your win. Love your setup. I see you are using an Oztrail gazebo as an awning. I would like to do this but have thought that it would be too low for the van door to open even with the legs fully extended. How have you done it?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2013 15:45:20 GMT 10
Congratulations on your win. Love your setup. I see you are using an Oztrail gazebo as an awning. I would like to do this but have thought that it would be too low for the van door to open even with the legs fully extended. How have you done it? It was my mates gazebo and with the legs fully extended it just cleared sort of. |
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