Blast from the past
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whatcharterboat
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Bays
Already has. I've seen really top bays in the $30k bracket. Good story on Fraser by the way and Happy anniversary for the weekend. This 'll blow you out. Where is it . Have to search a bit. Have a pic somewhere of my wedding day and the dualcab all covered in paper and heading off to Central Australia. I'll find it any way.
Already has. I've seen really top bays in the $30k bracket. Good story on Fraser by the way and Happy anniversary for the weekend. This 'll blow you out. Where is it . Have to search a bit. Have a pic somewhere of my wedding day and the dualcab all covered in paper and heading off to Central Australia. I'll find it any way.
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Will half an hour Mick if you're still up. Still scanning. Bla bla.
Will half an hour Mick if you're still up. Still scanning. Bla bla.
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Well I suppose it is "Blast from the past" so technically we are'nt off topic. See if we get thrown off?
This one is identical to the '65 we used to go on Surfari in.
And this one cause it's your wedding anniversary this weekend. Congrats.
I was working in Roxby Downs when we got married and we sold the twincab down there. Regret it to this day. Bought this cruiser in Adelaide and made all the bar work and battery cradles, long range tanks, completely rewired it and replaced the springs with Ultimate Springs, Donaldson, spoties, Recaros etc.etc. As you do. Did everything after work in the mine workshop. After all that , it was still a lemon. This is the one with the Diesel Coaster Bus engine in it.
Spent a couple of months heading home via the Northern Territory. See how simple it was back then. Just a swag on the ground and cooking on a fire.
When we were in Roxby one of my friends bought this from on of the US Airforce guys based up the road in Woomera. $5oo. This was the best desert rig ever. 400 cubes and just floated over the corrugations so this was how we traveled out there for much of the stint. About a year. Hottest day was 127degrees F. and dust storms like in the movie > "The Mummy"
Lastly is another old pic from Fraser Island. 3 little kids in the back on our way home from 4 weeks just South of Happy Valley in the Tailor season. Travelling light. Have to with such a small rig.
Gotta watch those Dingoes too as you'd know. They might look cute but I would't trust em as far as I could throw em. This one always hangs near the ferry.
Mickldo
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Thanks John.
Had a good chat with you on the weekend. I really loved your campers. Very cool set up. Pass on to your boss my thanks for letting you show me round your factory.
Hopefully I will be back down your way to watch the Noosa Classic Car Club Hillclimb. Might be able to catch up and chat a bit more then.
BTW nice pics of the Kombis.
I stopped in at my parents place on the way home and grabbed some more photo albums to go through and scan more cool old pics of campers. Stay tuned...
Had a good chat with you on the weekend. I really loved your campers. Very cool set up. Pass on to your boss my thanks for letting you show me round your factory.
Hopefully I will be back down your way to watch the Noosa Classic Car Club Hillclimb. Might be able to catch up and chat a bit more then.
BTW nice pics of the Kombis.
I stopped in at my parents place on the way home and grabbed some more photo albums to go through and scan more cool old pics of campers. Stay tuned...
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More Kombi Pics
Mick , This is a test to see if my "pic posting" skills have returned.
Took this pic at Cutta Cutta Caves just near Katherine, N.T. in '89? What caught my eye was the security bars on the windows then I noticed it was LHD. Check out the heavy duty alloy cases on the roof too. They were obviously a Swiss couple doing a Round The World trip but never saw anyone around. They were probably still back in the caves checking a different section to us. If you've never been down them take plenty of water cause it gets really hot the further in you go.
Mick , This is a test to see if my "pic posting" skills have returned.
Took this pic at Cutta Cutta Caves just near Katherine, N.T. in '89? What caught my eye was the security bars on the windows then I noticed it was LHD. Check out the heavy duty alloy cases on the roof too. They were obviously a Swiss couple doing a Round The World trip but never saw anyone around. They were probably still back in the caves checking a different section to us. If you've never been down them take plenty of water cause it gets really hot the further in you go.
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Correction
Sorry. Not Swiss meant to write Danish
Sorry. Not Swiss meant to write Danish
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These definitely fit into the "Blast from the Past" category. The first one is of Earnest Marples Landrover "Caravan. I believe it was custom built for him by Landrover in the late '50s for "honeymoon" / expedition transport. At the time he was the British Minister of Transport. He was the guy that gave them parking meters and seatbelts. Anyway guess there was a few perks with the job. Note the double skin "Tropical" roof.
This must have been before the Forward Control (FWC) Landrover or they would have simply converted one of them. The one in the sling was exported to the Securitas Express company. This FWC would have made a perfect ExPo truck in its day too. Even today either of them would still be great.
Mick. Have found plenty more really old pics. How's your treasure hunting going?
These definitely fit into the "Blast from the Past" category. The first one is of Earnest Marples Landrover "Caravan. I believe it was custom built for him by Landrover in the late '50s for "honeymoon" / expedition transport. At the time he was the British Minister of Transport. He was the guy that gave them parking meters and seatbelts. Anyway guess there was a few perks with the job. Note the double skin "Tropical" roof.
This must have been before the Forward Control (FWC) Landrover or they would have simply converted one of them. The one in the sling was exported to the Securitas Express company. This FWC would have made a perfect ExPo truck in its day too. Even today either of them would still be great.
Mick. Have found plenty more really old pics. How's your treasure hunting going?
Mickldo
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Nice finds 
I like the Landie in the sling.
My wife is scanning all of the old albums and sorting them out when she gets a chance during the day. Usually only when the girl goes to sleep.
I know there are some really cool pics in the albums but it will be a case of waiting till they are done.
I like the Landie in the sling.
My wife is scanning all of the old albums and sorting them out when she gets a chance during the day. Usually only when the girl goes to sleep.
I know there are some really cool pics in the albums but it will be a case of waiting till they are done.
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Old FWC Landrovers
Mick, I can remember seeing a few of these as a kid but very rare now. Ever worked on them? Very clever hey. They used the 109” chassis. You can just make it out in the diagram. They ended up as a 110” but because they had a stronger floor frame piggy backing the chassis, upgraded springs and 9.00R16 tyres they were rated at 30cwt. IIRC that was exactly double that of a standard 109” Series II Landrover. The early ones ran the 4 cylinder motor and then later the 6 when it was developed for the SeriesIIA. A mates’ dad had one, which he left over on Moreton Island for fishing trips.
They sort of remind me of an OKA a bit. I know they were really heavy and I don’t think the military ever took a shine to them. The ‘70s alloy V8 101 FWC were a completely different animal, especially when coupled to a driven trailer giving an effectual 6x6.
And check this out. Hardly the basis for an Expedition vehicle but seeing as how you build race car trailers I thought you'd appreciate it. Maybe you could do this with a modern Jap truck like an FG or NPS. Haha.
It's obviously a FWC LR converted for Rovers race team. What else would you expect? Definitely a blast from the past.
Mick, I can remember seeing a few of these as a kid but very rare now. Ever worked on them? Very clever hey. They used the 109” chassis. You can just make it out in the diagram. They ended up as a 110” but because they had a stronger floor frame piggy backing the chassis, upgraded springs and 9.00R16 tyres they were rated at 30cwt. IIRC that was exactly double that of a standard 109” Series II Landrover. The early ones ran the 4 cylinder motor and then later the 6 when it was developed for the SeriesIIA. A mates’ dad had one, which he left over on Moreton Island for fishing trips.
They sort of remind me of an OKA a bit. I know they were really heavy and I don’t think the military ever took a shine to them. The ‘70s alloy V8 101 FWC were a completely different animal, especially when coupled to a driven trailer giving an effectual 6x6.
And check this out. Hardly the basis for an Expedition vehicle but seeing as how you build race car trailers I thought you'd appreciate it. Maybe you could do this with a modern Jap truck like an FG or NPS. Haha.
It's obviously a FWC LR converted for Rovers race team. What else would you expect? Definitely a blast from the past.
Mickldo
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whatcharterboat said:Mick, I can remember seeing a few of these as a kid but very rare now. Ever worked on them? Very clever hey. They used the 109” chassis. You can just make it out in the diagram. They ended up as a 110” but because they had a stronger floor frame piggy backing the chassis, upgraded springs and 9.00R16 tyres they were rated at 30cwt. IIRC that was exactly double that of a standard 109” Series II Landrover. The early ones ran the 4 cylinder motor and then later the 6 when it was developed for the SeriesIIA. A mates’ dad had one, which he left over on Moreton Island for fishing trips.
They sort of remind me of an OKA a bit. I know they were really heavy and I don’t think the military ever took a shine to them. The ‘70s alloy V8 101 FWC were a completely different animal, especially when coupled to a driven trailer giving an effectual 6x6.
And check this out. Hardly the basis for an Expedition vehicle but seeing as how you build race car trailers I thought you'd appreciate it. Maybe you could do this with a modern Jap truck like an FG or NPS. Haha.
It's obviously a FWC LR converted for Rovers race team. What else would you expect? Definitely a blast from the past.
I've worked on plenty of Land Rovers but unfortunately never a 101.
I better not show the boss that last one. He might go getting ideas
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Me either. I could just me turning up to work and finding the front half of a 4x4 FG or NPS on the workshop floor and the back half in rubbish skip.
Actually seen this done (or something similar anyway) with a 4x4 pick up. Looked like a normal pick up but the floor of the ute back dropped straight down between the wheels so that it could transport a quad bike. Obviously the rear wheels were on a single sided swingarm like the Rover truck. Have a pic somewhere. A bit off topic but I'll attach it to the next "blast from the past".
Have found some more old Landrover expedition stuff. Perks of Julie working in an old bookshop. Will post it on the weekend.
Me either. I could just me turning up to work and finding the front half of a 4x4 FG or NPS on the workshop floor and the back half in rubbish skip.
Actually seen this done (or something similar anyway) with a 4x4 pick up. Looked like a normal pick up but the floor of the ute back dropped straight down between the wheels so that it could transport a quad bike. Obviously the rear wheels were on a single sided swingarm like the Rover truck. Have a pic somewhere. A bit off topic but I'll attach it to the next "blast from the past".
Have found some more old Landrover expedition stuff. Perks of Julie working in an old bookshop. Will post it on the weekend.
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This was also done here in the States about 14 years ago. I saw it at the SEMA show. They started with a 4x4 F-350 and deleted the rear axle output & locked it in 4wd High. The rear suspension was done with air springs, but the details of which are lost in the mists of time. Their show piece was a flatbed ("trayback?") auto transporter intended to pick up cars with very low ground clearance (road racers etc.). Haven't seen one since.whatcharterboat said:It's obviously a FWC LR converted for Rovers race team. What else would you expect? Definitely a blast from the past.
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"Drop Down" not "Pop Top"
Thom.
Took this pic at World Expo ‘88 in Brisbane. IIRC it was at the Canadian Pavilion. Sort of what you are talking about.
Not sure if he is still in business, but there was a guy around the corner from our workshop that was building caravans on this concept. Haven’t seen him for awhile. Anyway they had a very low roof height and everything was down low (about halfway to the floor). The entry was from the rear and the floor of the central aisle way dropped down to the ground and was sealed by a waterproof vinyl type screen that dropped with it.
Ok. So it was very aerodynamic and much easier to construct than a pop-top but the biggest advantage was that it was wheelchair accessible. How cool is that? Don’t you think there would be a market for a motorhome like this, based on a front half of a 4x4 truck ??
Sure a wheelchair lift can be easily adapted to a rear entry motorhome but how much easier would entry/exit be if the floor of the motorhome were right down at ground level?
You’re a clever guy Thom. I can hear the cogs spinning in your head from here.
Thom.
Took this pic at World Expo ‘88 in Brisbane. IIRC it was at the Canadian Pavilion. Sort of what you are talking about.
Not sure if he is still in business, but there was a guy around the corner from our workshop that was building caravans on this concept. Haven’t seen him for awhile. Anyway they had a very low roof height and everything was down low (about halfway to the floor). The entry was from the rear and the floor of the central aisle way dropped down to the ground and was sealed by a waterproof vinyl type screen that dropped with it.
Ok. So it was very aerodynamic and much easier to construct than a pop-top but the biggest advantage was that it was wheelchair accessible. How cool is that? Don’t you think there would be a market for a motorhome like this, based on a front half of a 4x4 truck ??
Sure a wheelchair lift can be easily adapted to a rear entry motorhome but how much easier would entry/exit be if the floor of the motorhome were right down at ground level?
You’re a clever guy Thom. I can hear the cogs spinning in your head from here.