Vanning Australia - 

Hi.

Its great to see vanning back in full force like it was through the 1970s.Eddie Ford created a magazine to cater for the demand.A lot of businesses started up because of that magazine.Fast forward.......

I thought that as a forum of owners/previous owners/enthusiasts would could use this forum to help magazine publishers cater for a specific van only magazine.We could come up with ideas on …

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Isaw this on facebook and it seeems to be true, next time you'r getting fuel take a camera with you now only put 1 litre in then take a pic' of the bowser is the price correct? Post your pic's and locations

Hi all,

On the Sinbin forums there was a thread on Vanrat with posts and info by the guy who bought it off Steve Abbott when the guy was 17 or so, I remember he mentioned he bought it without the 454 and it had a 308 or similar fitted.

Anyone able to help? The Sinbin forum is inop

Thanks

Simo

I'v survived another one woo hoo

I remember when Ford,Holden and Valiant all had their vans.They were all popular.What is the most popular van to buy new?

What is the most popular small van?
What is the most popular large van?
What are the most popular vans of any make and year model?

I thought about the various types of swap meets there are for various hobbies,etc and there are car part swap meet as well.I thought,why not have a swap meet for all things to with vans? Anyone and everyone who wants to buy/swap/sell van parts,vans,etc can attend and participate in a van swap meet.

Stalls could also be set up like the spare parts retailers,magazine publishers,etc.Hot and cold …

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We all know that every year there is a ute muster in the NSW town of Denilliquin but how about a van muster? Everyone and anyone with a van can congregate to a specific place,obviously yet to be decided,and have a van muster.With the popularity of this forum it would be very popular.Anyone interested?

First,where should it be held? Maybe somewhere in South Australia.What about the riverland …

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I remember back in the 1970s when I was a teenager looking through the newsagent in West Lakes Mall (Adelaide) at various van magazine.There was "Custom Van & Trucks" and Van Wheels and then there were a few American magazines.Vans that were chopped,sectioned and extended and so on.What were those magazines called?
If you have any could you scan the covers and post them here? I …

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I thought I'd post this topic after seeing so many vans with a variety of engine conversions over the years.

My favourite is "Alley Cat",the Holden van with a Jaguar V12 engine.It was good to see something different.Is this van still out there somewhere? I remember seeing it in "Custom Vans & Trucks" with a V8 then in a later edition of the magazine with the V12.

There …

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