Introduce yourself Here!

Welcome aboard Bruce, great intro - very interesting reading. Don't suppose that you have a bushmaster in your garage you could bring to our next run? It would look kind of cool with a Majestic Vanners sticker on the back

Do you still have the HQ? I assume that's it in your avatar?

Unfortunately, no - at $500,000+ each it's a bit too much capital to have lying in the shed.

I traded the HQ back in 1984 and have just embarked on a quest to find it again - I have confirmed with Vicroads that it is still registered and on the road, but in their cute fashion they'll not tell me any more - still working on that angle

Privacy laws! Privacy laws! Often a good excuse to not get involved. Good luck - hope you find it, and let us know if there's anything we can do.

Do you know what the current rego number is?

Nah!!, that'd make it too easy!
(but I'm still working on levering it out of Vicroads)

It's early days yet, but I would appreciate you all keeping an eye out for likely vehicles - it may well have changed color in the last 20-odd years.

See my topic in "Your Van" for some identification clues

Hi folks,

Thought I better make my MV membership official! I'm Simon or more commonly nick-named as Simo (pronounced Symo not Simmo) from somewhere way back in my past!

Am 37yo from Bris Vegas, married with a 13yo daughter (going on 33). I've always loved Vans since I was a kid and currently own the Mr Juicy and Disturbia Valiant Pano's.

Have built a heap of other Valiants over the years incl. a daily driver VG Hardtop Gasser called 'Old Daze' plus a couple of B&W US style cop car VG's, but have only just recently actually got around to owning project Vans which have always been my first love. I've owned a few Holden Vans over the years (HQ, a HJ and HZ) but they were all pretty rough and mainly fill-in cars while I had something else off the road. Also had an Escort Sundowner replica for a couple of years while I was at Uni back in the late 90's.

Currently work as a Accident Vehicle Inspector for the QLD Police where we do mechanicals on cars/bikes/trucks/dozers/wheelchairs etc. involved in any serious or fatal road crashes (see Feb '10 issue of Street Machine mag) and am a freelance contributor to Street Machine and do as many van or Valiant stories as possible (Time Machines on Mr Damage and the Dieckmann silver FJ most recently).

Had a letter published in CV&T No. 30 as a 9yo which pretty much sealed the deal on my lifelong commitment to Vans.

Best part about the Van scene? Vanners love Vans no matter what make or model, whereas the rest of the car scene is always dominated by Ford vs. GM vs. Mopar crap, we just love Vans regardless of make! It's bodyshape over build marque anyday!

have fun

Simo

Thanks for sharing your story with us Simo. Makes someone who has only had one van feel like a junior....

Cheers

pez350 wrote: Makes someone who has only had one van feel like a junior....

Cheers

We're all equals here Perry and thats what makes it what it is.

Great intro Simo, I've read your letter to C,V and T before and it always brings a smile to my face. Reminds me of when I was a young tacker drawing vans at my nans place with my cousin. Wasn't till years later that I realised the reason his door window shape looked funny was because he was drawing XB Fords and I was drawing Holdens!

Gday fellas im Damo 31 living in brisbane, I have 1 son hes 7. Iv always loved the Hq series and im just starting my first project, its a 7/74 van thats been heavily molested but I can see she is worth fixing.

Damoruss wrote:Gday fellas im Damo 31 living in brisbane, I have 1 son hes 7. Iv always loved the Hq series and im just starting my first project, its a 7/74 van thats been heavily molested but I can see she is worth fixing.

Hey Damo, welcome aboard. I think you'll find the people here friendly, and full of some great knowledge when it comes to questions about your HQ.

Cheers

Welcome aboard Damo, hope you enjoy your time on here mate. We have a MV member in Brisbane already, Glenn (greycloud) lives up that way. Looking forward to seeing some pics of your project!

That's something I haven't done yet --Introduced myself????? Later today.

Hi Damo and welcome to majestics mate

Regards Tony.

Welcome Damo,

Most of us on here (speaking for myself)
Have gone through the early mid-life crisis & bout another van.
I started when i was about 28, am about 12 vans down now.

Plenty of help & friends to be made on here.
Send through some photo's of ya build.

Cheers Al.

Just realised I never filled this out

names Brad and im a vanoholic

Im from Wagga Wagga and I enjoy long walks on the beach




love my old falcs but can put up with the odd lion or 2 hahaha
found mv cause I spotted a couple of vans in town with the stickers on their windows and decided to check the site out.

and thats me

Nice one brad,buts thats a funny looking beach

come on mate give me a break its all we got



see haha

At least the salt air at the Wagga Beach wont rust ya van Brad!

Hi, I'm Paul and i currently live with my partner Katie and no kids, one dog in Nurioopta, Barossa Valley.
At the moment i am working at a Holden dealer and Katie works for luxaflex window fashions.
working at the Holden dealer is ok but would love to get back into my trade as a spray painter, i really enjoy restoration work over crashed cars.

My dad Ray own's a fully restored FJ Holden ute that my brother (panel beater) and i restored with him back in the good old 90's years ago. Its brought home its fair share of trophy's but the best part was building it together as a family.

For my next project i have a white WB ute in the shed that was my daily drive for a few years. I am the second owner, my dad found it while out working, it had to been registered for a few years and was sheded.
Plans are for a monza styled nose like the alley cat had, bob jane ute rear wing and pump out the wheel arches ......... now if i could only fine them!, not sure of colour yet but will need a mural on the tail gate.

anyway thats a bit about me, i am very happy to have found this sight its just what the doctor order, i felel like i have found home, thanks for having me.

Welcome mate. The fellas n gals here will make you feel at home that's for sure. Get some pics of both the utes up for everyone to see mate

Gl with it all too. Sounds like a great project

feel'n uted wrote:Hi, I'm Paul and i currently live with my partner Katie and no kids, one dog in Nurioopta, Barossa Valley.
At the moment i am working at a Holden dealer and Katie works for luxaflex window fashions.
working at the Holden dealer is ok but would love to get back into my trade as a spray painter, i really enjoy restoration work over crashed cars.

My dad Ray own's a fully restored FJ Holden ute that my brother (panel beater) and i restored with him back in the good old 90's years ago. Its brought home its fair share of trophy's but the best part was building it together as a family.

For my next project i have a white WB ute in the shed that was my daily drive for a few years. I am the second owner, my dad found it while out working, it had to been registered for a few years and was sheded.
Plans are for a monza styled nose like the alley cat had, bob jane ute rear wing and pump out the wheel arches ......... now if i could only fine them!, not sure of colour yet but will need a mural on the tail gate.

anyway thats a bit about me, i am very happy to have found this sight its just what the doctor order, i felel like i have found home, thanks for having me.

Welcome aboard. I look forward to seeing some photos of the project. You live in a nice part of the world - my cousin was a teacher at the school there until a few years ago. Cheers!

Hey Paul, from one painter to another welcome to majestics mate it is a great place to hangout

Regards Tony.

Welcome aboard mate, great to have you on board, there's a few WB's on here and we've even got a windowless FJ van as part of MV too!
We've got a heap of utes too, including Sandman look a likes and others. Really looking forward to seeing your project pics.

Cheers Rob

Thank you for the warm welcome, will hopefully have some pics of the WB and the FJ up by the weekend. the computer and i dont always get along lol i will do my best.

Hey all..Its Nigzy,back in the fold again,lol...Ive been offline for,geez over a year maybe..For those that dont know me,Im an artist and avid van fan..Ive had a HX Holden windowless van,a Bedford CF van and currently a XG Falcon crap box van,lol..I used to post pics of cartoon panelvans (I call Vantoonz) and photochop art..Havent done anything for a long time but once Ive gotten a cool paint/photo edit program for this new comp I got,I will endeavor to pump out some freaking cool as Van drawings for your viewing pleasure...Its good to be back \m/_(><)_\m/

cool dude, looking forward to seeing some of your artwork