Panel Vans in the 70s

[FTE217]

Good ol Vals.
Always wanted one but couldn't get my head around saying I owned a Valiant.
The above but VG Pacer I longed for.

Yer got to say I always tought it was puke how they did up PV's but all to its own.
Being a very regular surfer back in those days, all I would have thrown in the back is a mattress - thrown down could have been something else as well

Too funny all the Mum's would have thought - my daughter won't be in the back of that thing lol.......
Little did some know.

[slowsnake]

Originally Posted by FTE217

Yes mate reminiscing alright.
Weren’t therestickers we used to get that in the sun would flick colours and was Sinbin or something like that.

My zinc chromate red EK van had 3 stickers on the back window, a Double J sticker, a Shaggin Wagon and a " excuse me, but my karma just run over your dogma" sticker.
It was rough and ready no floor mats or insulation, just a mattress and 2 Pioneer floor speakers with a tiny 40watt amp lol, and running a Repco Crossflow head on the old grey motor twin exhaust with Lukey mufflers, sounded like a 302.....perfect, dident go like a 302 though, but it was quick for a grey motor!

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by slowsnake

My zinc chromate red EK van had 3 stickers on the back window, a Double J sticker, a Shaggin Wagon and a " excuse me, but my karma just run over your dogma" sticker.
It was rough and ready no floor mats or insulation, just a mattress and 2 Pioneer floor speakers with a tiny 40watt amp lol, and running a Repco Crossflow head on the old grey motor twin exhaust with Lukey mufflers, sounded like a 302.....perfect, dident go like a 302 though, but it was quick for a grey motor!

I remember my father bought me one of each of these as a kid before I got my licence.

[Paull]

Old photo and long gone, '77 XC GS PV that I had back in the late '80's to early '90's. Factory 351 4 speed, 9". Wish I still had it

[slowsnake]

I bet you do!......

[FTE217]

this thread would have many of us wishing we still had alot of things from the great ol days, even our own marbles and hair/teeth etc LOL.....

[Captain Stubing]

Originally Posted by FTE217

Too funny all the Mum's would have thought - my daughter won't be in the back of that thing lol.......
Little did some know.

Funny that you say that, check out the rear window!

[FTE217]

BA BA BOOM ! LOL
Too true !

[Tonz]

Originally Posted by FTE217

BA BA BOOM ! LOL
Too true !

you got a little secret buried in your past, hey? Something you need to explain to someone?

[FTE217]

haha Tonz, wouldn't most of us from those days wonderful free life days, lucky mobiles/cameras/social media wasn't around like today.
If whoever is looking for me must be having alot of difficulties, this site is one of just 3 I frequent, no FB etcetc - fingers crossed no surprise knock at the front door before dimentia sets in or aged care facility.

[roKWiz]

Thought this XB on marketplace looks interesting technically a (camper) van I guess.

[Tonz]

Originally Posted by FTE217

haha Tonz, wouldn't most of us from those days wonderful free life days, lucky mobiles/cameras/social media wasn't around like today.
If whoever is looking for me must be having alot of difficulties, this site is one of just 3 I frequent, no FB etcetc - fingers crossed no surprise knock at the front door before dimentia sets in or aged care facility.

knock knock on front door........
"Hello" .......... long pause .........." I think you might be my daddy."

[wodahs]

with straight face looks child straight in the eyes and says with out skipping a beat
"sorry you must be mistaken , i owned a wagon not a panel van"

[FTE217]

Love this
https://www.justmusclecars.com.au/li...-bg188jzld6a8a

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by FTE217

Love this
https://www.justmusclecars.com.au/li...-bg188jzld6a8a

Very nice example. Love the rear interior treatment too.
Solar on a surfboard ??? must have GPS to find the waves you reckon.

[ford71V8]

Lots to love about this one.....the rims, interior rear is super neat and tasteful, custom pieces not gawdy.
The solar connects to car for camping time?..and attaching panel to surfboard just someones idea of neat and clever??

[FTE217]

Agreed a very nice tastefully done re build.
Not ott I actually think it’s perfect.
V8 - wheels are brilliant.
Yer the board and solar panels is out there - wonder what it’s powering.


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[Ford17]

Article on survivor van "Jade":




https://www.whichcar.com.au/features...n-survivor-van

Interesting LTD motif on the custom wheel centers.

[DJR-351]

[FTE217]

Just seeing these old ads, oh the land of the free what it once was despite our tacky fashion sense back then lol.......

[ford71V8]

Took these a couple of weeks ago.
With the Gepps Cross drive-in closing down permanently we made sure to make a few visits before it was all over.


A MadMax doco called Beyond the Wasteland was first up, followed by Mad Max the week after. We also went and saw Grease which was a huge turnout, every spot had a car, never seen it so busy. What a shame its all over.

[FTE217]

How cool great pics


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[roKWiz]

A known 70's trick I had done to my other vans in the past.

Poverty pack option....
Painting the barn door window surrounds to make them look more like a upper gate and lower gate.

Removed the crap window tinting as well, thought I give it the old trick of spraying the inside of the window gloss black and leaving little strips in the paint for suttle rear vision.


Ford71V8 great pictures btw.

[ford71V8]

Painting it like that really works well.
Never considered painting the inside of the windows like that, interesting