panel vanning in the 1970s

[davidc4430]

RetroFocus looks back at the joys of panel vanning in the 1970s

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-01/retro-focus-panel-van-clubs-in-the-1970s/10766540

kinda sad there are no more panel vans and traditional utes.

if your into them get one now before they are fully extinct

[kopenhagen5]

Wanted one of those (metallic blue) when I got my licence but got mums old corrolla instead.

[davidc4430]

my celica during repaint and completed

[kopenhagen5]

Wow, looks like a total nuts n bolts restoration.

Very noice. 

Planning or wishing for any future projects ?

[davidc4430]

no more projects, lack of a garage/workshop.

i have resprayed the bonnet and rear hatch lid on the comodore wagon.

that proved difficult in my limited space here in my tiny beach front abode.

where we lived before i had a huge 60 feet by 40 feet garage with lots of room.

here i have converted my carport into a shed just big enough to park the car in with a small work bench and some cupboards for my tools. its full of boxes of toys and 'stuff'

i have built a 1/10 r/c scale model of the celica.

[davidc4430]

[chameleon54]

Very impressive work on both cars Dave. When I saw the pics of the real thing I just instinctively went WOW.

Spoiler

To any ladies reading, its just a Guy thing .......

On the story of what you wanted when you got your licence and what you ended up with.............

I also wanted a Celica but ended up with my Grandfathers clapped out old HQ Holden farm car. The dog had ridden in the front for years and being Granpa's farm car it had a few major bingles. I tidied it up as well as I could and finally had it looking reasonable. I went away to a regional centre to do a two week TAFE course and met the most beautiful girl this country lad had ever seen. Heck she even loved riding motorcycles !!! ( big turn on for an eighteen YO boy from the bush....  )

After much persausion I finally convinced the girl to come for a ride " down to the river " .  As we drove off in the HQ. the auto trans decided to stick in second gear with the engine revving flat out doing 40 km. per hour................Needless to say that was the end of that little plan.

Spoiler

AND YES IT STILL BURNS EVEN AFTER ALL OF THESE YEARS !!!

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[duosmash]

I don't think they had wheels that big in the 70s