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Re: The Vans are back in town
« Reply #10 on: May 22, 2012, 10:26:21 PM »
this is a cool 1.

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Re: The Vans are back in town
« Reply #11 on: May 23, 2012, 04:23:12 AM »
Quote from: outriding on May 22, 2012, 09:27:14 PM
Has anyone ever shortened a CF?

I don't think I ever seen one.

This was one at an old NZ van show years back. Sorry, was the only one I took.

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Re: The Vans are back in town
« Reply #12 on: May 23, 2012, 09:49:44 AM »
According to one UK van website, the yellow van above (Abbreviation, famous UK show van) was exported to NZ in the late 80's..

Any of our Kiwi members know anything about this?
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Re: The Vans are back in town
« Reply #13 on: May 23, 2012, 10:02:33 AM »
Speaking of cool stuff on the net, some of you might get a laugh out of this.. 'travelling gin palaces'!

http://www.abc.net.au/local/videos/2011/05/09/3211117.htm
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Re: The Vans are back in town
« Reply #14 on: May 23, 2012, 10:47:36 AM »
This one shown below lived in Christchurch a while back and may still be there. Last seen at the 1999 Van Nationals in Taupo where this pic was taken. I've done a search on the licence plate with the result that that plate isn't registered to a vehicle at this stage so the van well may be in the big CF garage in the sky. At that time it was owned by a member of Vanz Unlimited so maybe Jeff can shed some light on it's current whereabouts. I'm sure it's the same one in Rogue's photo.

I also heard that there was another in Dunedin, garaged and owned by a previous well known vanner. He was looking at restoring it so it may reapear sometime in the future. This may well be Abbreviation as the name rings a distant bell, but not sure.



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Re: The Vans are back in town
« Reply #15 on: May 23, 2012, 11:33:30 AM »
i like them, i wouldnt mind owning one,
 but wouldnt know where to start building one.
dont know if id have the patience either.
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Re: The Vans are back in town
« Reply #16 on: May 23, 2012, 12:10:13 PM »
Maybe that's a solution for Busy seeing as he doesn't have the room at his new place for his current vans. Just make a smaller one.
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Re: The Vans are back in town
« Reply #17 on: May 23, 2012, 02:06:35 PM »
That red one's still a bit big, though.. I'd like something a bit smaller:



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Re: The Vans are back in town
« Reply #18 on: May 23, 2012, 04:30:33 PM »
Yes Abbreviation did make it's way to NZ, last time I heard it was in a backyard somewhere...............
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Re: The Vans are back in town
« Reply #19 on: May 23, 2012, 04:34:24 PM »
Quote from: Zeeman on May 23, 2012, 02:06:35 PM
That red one's still a bit big, though.. I'd like something a bit smaller:





wow thats cool Zeeman,
 it wouldnt be for sale would it?
looks like it should be in a midgit jeepers creepers movie,
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