Glendale 18 ft van (single axle) built late 1960s (I think) with a Ford Falcon XP wagon. Van was secondhand in 1973. Had this when we started work, sold 1975.
Now we're about to retire so will be getting another rig - a bit bigger this time!. Probably a 26ft Aussie-built 5th wheeler and Navara/Colorado/Ranger.
Now older and greyer than in this photo!
-- Edited by Robomo on Sunday 3rd of November 2013 05:30:25 PM
Wow, a kodak moment for sure there Robomo. Welcome to the gang, enjoy here and out in the playground. Great people and some very knowledgable people here so ask questions if you need too.
copper1 said
03:39 AM Nov 4, 2013
Love the set up my first car was a 65 XP Falcon I have a photo somewhere will have to look for it welcome from us as well.
mongrel said
04:50 AM Nov 4, 2013
Welcome from us as well Robomo. Enjoy the forum and all it has to offer.Alan.
neilnruth said
05:25 AM Nov 4, 2013
Welcome from us too. A van that size would cost a bit more these days. And weigh a lot more. When I think of what we used to pack into our little 10' van I now wonder how we ever got up the hills. Enjoy the forum like we do.
copper1 said
02:13 PM Nov 5, 2013
Here you go Rob found the photo wish I still owned the car was a one owner when I brought her for $100 with rego can your believe it, when I sold her I traded her in and got $1000 on an LC Torana
-- Edited by copper1 on Tuesday 5th of November 2013 02:22:13 PM
You did better than me - my XP eventually self-destructed so I traded it in (for far less than I bought it) on a Leyland P76. Not too sure if that was exactly the bargain of the century!
However, I reckon my mustard coloured jeans were more 'hip' than your grey strides!
copper1 said
11:15 PM Nov 5, 2013
Robomo wrote:
Hi Copper1
However, I reckon my mustard coloured jeans were more 'hip' than your grey strides!
Wish I could still fit into those grey strides LOL
Vanderee said
06:20 PM Nov 13, 2013
Way to go with fifth wheeler but I would give Nissan a big miss, I had big trouble with
cooling and fuel system, and power loss. Nissan has too many sensors on line. Toyota is the way to go in my opinion.
Never had a problem since.
D and D said
05:34 AM Nov 14, 2013
Had an XP - it was OK around town but boiled like hell on trips - had to stop all the time to let it cool down, and that was without towing a van. Tried a bigger radiator with no joy - got rid of it for an XW.
Robomo said
01:41 AM Nov 19, 2013
Thanks guys, some interesting comments. Looking forward to investigating the various Aussie 5th wheelers I've been told about and talking about what tug to get.
I must say there is a fair variety of opinion on both vans and tugs scattered throughout this site so I guess it's going to come down to what I feel most comfortable with on test drives and the $$$.
For what it's worth the Leyland P76 V8 was actually very good once it got sorted (took nearly a year - terrible quality control) and I enjoyed the three years that I owned it. Essentially a good car but launched at the wrong time (mid-east oil crisis).
Glendale 18 ft van (single axle) built late 1960s (I think) with a Ford Falcon XP wagon. Van was secondhand in 1973. Had this when we started work, sold 1975.
Now we're about to retire so will be getting another rig - a bit bigger this time!. Probably a 26ft Aussie-built 5th wheeler and Navara/Colorado/Ranger.
Now older and greyer than in this photo!
-- Edited by Robomo on Sunday 3rd of November 2013 05:30:25 PM
Love the set up my first car was a 65 XP Falcon I have a photo somewhere will have to look for it
welcome from us as well.
Here you go Rob found the photo wish I still owned the car was a one owner when I brought her for $100 with rego can your believe it, when I sold her I traded her in and got $1000 on an LC Torana
-- Edited by copper1 on Tuesday 5th of November 2013 02:22:13 PM
You did better than me - my XP eventually self-destructed so I traded it in (for far less than I bought it) on a Leyland P76. Not too sure if that was exactly the bargain of the century!
However, I reckon my mustard coloured jeans were more 'hip' than your grey strides!
Wish I could still fit into those grey strides LOL
Way to go with fifth wheeler but I would give Nissan a big miss, I had big trouble with
cooling and fuel system, and power loss. Nissan has too many sensors on line. Toyota is the way to go in my opinion.
Never had a problem since.
I must say there is a fair variety of opinion on both vans and tugs scattered throughout this site so I guess it's going to come down to what I feel most comfortable with on test drives and the $$$.
For what it's worth the Leyland P76 V8 was actually very good once it got sorted (took nearly a year - terrible quality control) and I enjoyed the three years that I owned it. Essentially a good car but launched at the wrong time (mid-east oil crisis).