1975 Millard 16ft - M42719 - millardm42

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Here's my 1975? Millard i purchased off my mate recently. The millard is 16ft and pretty much all original. Air con is getting thrown out soon and replaced with a window. It has a 4 seasons hatch, Electrolux 2-way fridge, double bed at the end, bunk beds and table + couch up front make another double. Also has a full size annex. The Vin number welded onto the drawbar is M42719, so i'm thinking it was made in 1974-75, i previously thought it might be 1976-77 but not sure. The rego label has the date 1900 lol, in other words Vic Roads doesn't know either.

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G'day Bruno, I've separated your post out into it's own thread, and put it here in the Hall Of Fame section.

Your van looks reasonably tidy on the outside, so at least you're not starting with a disaster, which is always a good thing.

Hopefully you get the rear window(s) sorted out easily.

cheers,
Al.

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Hi Al. It's tidy on the inside apart from one sheet of ply on the ceiling has copped some water damage in the past. I have taken the ply sheet off and the wood underneath is good, not rotten. The windows i received from Graham are good and are the exact size, even the mounting screw holes line up (bonus!). Just waiting for the weather to get better, strong wind and rain here everyday lately

Cheers,
Bruno

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I've just purchased one too! Also really confused, re year model!

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What is the chassis number on your van, farawaydreaming?

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M16212.

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Rego papers say 1985, but I'm sure that's wrong.

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M16212 will most likely be a 1970 model. I work on the basis that Millard were up to chassis number 14,000 (ie. M14000) at the start of 1970, and your number is only another approx 2,000 above that. Millard were churning out up around 5,000 vans per year then, so yours could be from the middle of 1970. Does your van have the triple-louvre windows, or the previous style single glass windows?? The triple-louvres were introduced some time around the middle of '70 or perhaps a bit later that year.

cheers,
Al.

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That sounds much more like it. It has single windows. Thanks so much for your help. The floor an is different to many that I have seen with side bunks in middle of van, double bed near door which is at the rear and long lounge and table at front. Kitchen I so the side towards the front on the door side. Would love to post pictures but can't figure out how!

Thanks again !
Angie