Vans from the Colac show 2010

Some happy snaps I took today at the Colac show in Vic. Hope you like them.

Great shots Perry, Looks like it was a good show and great weather, Next year we will have to go, Cheers.

Oh and I forgot to mention- WHAT IS IT WITH ALL THESE GREEN VANS, are all these people Color Blind, Cheers....

VANDIL wrote:Oh and I forgot to mention- WHAT IS IT WITH ALL THESE GREEN VANS, are all these people Color Blind, Cheers....

Green - so common... Actually, I'm a big fan of the new Holden Green called "Poison Ivy".

A few more shots:

looks like a good show dont no about the ford tail lights in th EH.

The EH with the Ford tail lights was at the Summernats and one of my friends couldnt work out why you would do that, Every time he saw it he just shook his head and said what the F&$k what he thinking, on another note that HR is very nice, Like I said Perry next year we will make a weekend of it, Cheers Vandil.

Love the HR van, seen the EH at the nats, cant work out them tail lights at all.

In the 1980's it was the norm to change the taillights on any old Holden or Ford, and thats why it was changed on the EH van....just something to do.

If you have a look through early issues of Custom Vans & trucks, you will see some wild mods. Its obvious the EH van dates from that era but it has been given a fresh lick of paint.

double post

The HR is a sweet ride

hell raiser wrote:The HR is a sweet ride

Sure is. The engine bay was impressive - a small block Chev with custom headers so they didn't cut the inner guards. The headers were so close to the steering column you could barely see daylight. A well done piece of work.

Blue Diamond wrote:In the 1980's it was the norm to change the taillights on any old Holden or Ford, and thats why it was changed on the EH van....just something to do.

If you have a look through early issues of Custom Vans & trucks, you will see some wild mods. Its obvious the EH van dates from that era but it has been given a fresh lick of paint.

I understand that part mate, but it looks like shit, they could've put EH sedan tail lights in it.

True. Maybe he could have put in an injected Ford motor, whatever they are called, instead of a Buick V6.

The taillights on the EH Panel Vans were never popular, so out of the many EH /EJ Vans of the past, some had modded tailights. this one is, well different, although the bodywork is well done . Blue Daimond has hit the nail on the head, thats what they did in the 80's . I,ve seen an EH Van with EH tailights and it looks shit as well, sorry, I,ve had 5 EH's and the tailights only look good on sedans and wagons. Another note; if you look closely it runs a neat looking supercharged V6 out of a Commodore . A little bit far removed from its Buick origins these days . The rest of the van its excellent.

Cheers Ron

Commodore speedo too!

He could have used these instead of the XY taillights, at least they would have fit,

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/XC-Falcon-UTE-PANELVAN-Tail-Lights_W0QQitemZ260542583291QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Car_Parts_Accessories?hash=item3ca98c51fb

I really do like the EH van but I would of left the EH tailights but that's me.

VH.

Or to be more precise EJ tailights.

VH.

its sacrilige to put ford tail lights on such a sweet chariot man

vanman69 wrote:its sacrilige to put ford tail lights on such a sweet chariot man

Dont look to close at Checkmate, The Wizard, Tangerine Dream, Street Legal or Innervisions than!

i spoke with the bloke with the HR van at VCV week end away. he was a good bloke. i dont think he will be back at the next vcv piss up

FreeMason wrote:i spoke with the bloke with the HR van at VCV week end away. he was a good bloke. i dont think he will be back at the next vcv piss up

I guess you mean the van nats? I've heard quite a few wont be going back.

Is it just me or is the "Sandman" sticker on crooked?

PS....I dont want to sound like a rivet counter.....just curious

You will have to go back to the original pic on p1 as this one has cut the sticker off. ....nice looking van regardless

pez350 wrote:

from the angle of the pic it looks like it is running down hill

but still a very nice van