Fibreglass Components Sculpture Styling

A good Friend gave me some fantastic old Magazine's on the weekend.

I was wrapped to find the following article in one of them, particularly as some of you will know I am a Collector of such Moulds and Fibreglassing is a Hobby of mine.

Street & Strip No: 9














I'm tempted to add this to Technical Info as I think its a great record of what was available and what they were worth all those years ago.

Feel Free to add any relevant Pics or Ads you've scanned. Troy has a few in his New Project Directory.

Regards

Rusty!

It's a pity that the moulds seem to have disappeared for some of those. I must admit I actually don't mind the metor kit, not that I can ever remember seeing one at the Van shows in the 80s.

Someone has a son thats a fiber glasser. Dunno if he would be interested in doing some moulds for nosecones?

Max_Van wrote:Someone has a son thats a fiber glasser. Dunno if he would be interested in doing some moulds for nosecones?

I'll ask, but no promises as he hates it.

So Rusty ended up with my Street and Strip no 9! Alley Cat had a Meteor nose cone although slightly modified.

guess there no point in asking. Ya gotta love what your doing and i would not ask someone to do it if they didn't enjoy it.

Will ask one of the guys at work as he does glass work. He's doing special effects on a movie at the moment but when he returns I'm sure he could come up with something. If he's keen he can teach me and i will do them

Earth Scorcher had a Meteor Front as does Black Eagle.

Regards

Rusty!

Max_Van wrote:guess there no point in asking. Ya gotta love what your doing and i would not ask someone to do it if they didn't enjoy it.

Will ask one of the guys at work as he does glass work. He's doing special effects on a movie at the moment but when he returns I'm sure he could come up with something. If he's keen he can teach me and i will do them

you can try this mob,they do a lot of glass work.
http://www.motorsportfibreglass.com.au/

Black Eagle:



Regards

Rusty!

Hopefully Black Eagle will help prompt Perry's memory.

I don't know of any others that currently have the Meteor Front fitted. Maybe there are some locked away in sheds.

Regards

Rusty!

Sorry guys i asked, but its a no

Ive got the moulds for Checkmate! We could all build vans with Trans Am fronts and flares! NOT.

Just finished talking to him on the phone. he said all you need is some MDF and a imagination,And away you go.On making your moulds
http://www.rebelflyingclub.com/moulds.pdf

There's an Advanced Composites (includes Fibreglass & Carbon Fibre) Course running at Wodonga TAFE in a few weeks.

The Teacher is one of the best there is. His Family Business builds top class Ski Boats etc. for a living. Stephens Boats of Corowa

He was taught by John Evans of Race Paint, who may be better known from his VanCraft days and Tangerine Dream.

Regards

Rusty!

Complete Fibreglass Fronts, Step Sides and other Bits:

Hi guys talking to my son,he said if you guys have moulds he will make them for you guys.

He said if he has to make the mould,the price would kill you. but if you have the moulds you are laughing all the way to the bank.

I wish i had a mould

Max_Van wrote:I wish i had a mould

I have some mould, on some bread will that do

Tempting

Thank You and your Son for your generous offer James.

I couldn't see any point in owning the Moulds and not being able to Fibreglass (unless like Rob, you own an Iconic Van like Checkmate, the 1st Ozzie Van to have a real TransAm Front, actually moulded from a TransAm, and you were able to track down the original Moulds and acquire them).

I spent the $money$ and took the time to learn how to Fibreglass and make Moulds from one of, if not, the best in the Business.

I will be making a Mould for a HJ-HZ Monza front sometime in the near future.

I have Orders for two (2) TransAm Fronts to fulfil 1st.

regards

Rusty!

J&G Automotive Moulds:



I had the pleasure of meeting Greg Bullivant (the G in J&G) when he was living in Albury a few years back.

He very kindly lent me his Photo Albums. Talk about some INCREDIBLE gear that came out of their Shop.

They were one of if not the 1st to T-Top a HQ-HZ Monaro Coupe, talk about a Spectacular job.

Just a shame I never had a Scanner and Greg's permission to copy some of those Pics.

Regards

Rusty!

The same Ad, different format:

Arcadipane the Original Designer of the Concorde Van:







regards

Rusty!

A VanCraft Add from CV&T.

I'd love to get a hold of a set of those Manta Guards as used on Tangerine Dream.

Totally Cool!



regards

Rusty!