Van Trivia

Righteo guys on another post we had the question asked:
Name 2 vans that got burnt out and name 3 things they had in common? We came up with Mid Summers Dream and Star Warrior and Troy said they both had Jag rear ends.

Can anyone name 2 other things these vans in common?

And the new question is............

Name 2 vans that shared the same name and who owned them?(Or describe them, or use pics!)

No takers..........................................

Do we get a hint

1st Question:

Both Holdens.

Both HQ

Both Green

Sorry that's 3.

regards

Rusty!

All correct Rusty, also had full length rear bars, horrible door trims, the is quite a few the closer you look!
Now who'se good an answer for the other question?

Your 2nd question is a little harder, but it's only fair I give someone else a chance 1st. (Who's got a BIG HEAD? Who me? )

regards

Rusty!

We could make it harder and ask for 3 or more vans that shared the same names! But we'll start with just a pair of vans that shared the same name! And if no one else can get it Rusty, you better step up!

So name 2 vans with the same name and who owned them or describe them if your not sure who owns them! Let the games begin!

stormbringer

yellow HZ kingswood van

xb van maybe?

SMQQTH wrote:stormbringer

yellow HZ kingswood van

xb van maybe?

Correct JJ, the XB was owned by the guy that occasionally did cartoons for C,V and T and the yellow Kingswood is owned by Stuart Marshall.

Other possible answers might have been...

Buccaneer Stephen Haines' HQ and another brown Holden van
Wizard Rob Heinrich's HZ and the green Transit van
Innervisions Craig Godbee's Holden and David Holmes Blue Holden.

And Im sure there was plenty of other "double ups" over the years.

Next question......

Name the van and its owner that won the Australian Van Nats only to be told hours later he had to give the winners trophy back because the judges had stuffed up and he'd came second instead. Here's a clue after driving back to "Newcastle" he than got a phone call from the Van Nats organisers saying he had to send the 2nd place trophy back because he'd actually came 3rd! After this stuff up he never had the van judged again and very rarely showed it.
Any takers.........

I don't know the answer but man, what a screw up. I don't blame him for not showing the van as much after that.

It was when the Victorian/New South Wales rivalary was going strong, the Victorians always ran the event and couldn't build vans to compete with the NSW ones so they changed the rules to suit themselves. And the judging results often showed this!

Hey Rob was Innocents

hell raiser wrote:Hey Rob was Innocents

Correct it was Innocents which built by Geoff Cook. Who is a really nice bloke, Geoff attended our Majestic Vanners reunion BBQ and told us heaps about his old van.
Here's a photo of Innocents.

And Geoffs the bloke in the yellow hat in the middle of the front row.

Some of the other famous faces in the photo are:
Dave Marsh-Street Legal
Stephen Haines-Buccaneer
Craig Godbee-Innervisions

Which brings us to our next question?

Who built and fitted the crossmembers and Jag diffs to Street Legal,Innervisions and Checkmate?

The Zodiac wrote:
Which brings us to our next question?

Who built and fitted the crossmembers and Jag diffs to Street Legal,Innervisions and Checkmate?

Any takers......................

John Roach

SMQQTH wrote:John Roach

Correct JJ!
We're all getting good at this!

So here's the next question!

Name the van that was bought brand new in July 1975 and travelled only 12,000km's before the original 202 4 speed was removed and replaced with a some what larger engine and box. It never won the van nats but did place in the Top 3 several times!
What was it's name and who built it?

The Zodiac wrote:
So here's the next question!

Name the van that was bought brand new in July 1975 and travelled only 12,000km's before the original 202 4 speed was removed and replaced with a some what larger engine and box. It never won the van nats but did place in the Top 3 several times!
What was it's name and who built it?

No takers??????

The Zodiac wrote:

The Zodiac wrote:
So here's the next question!

Name the van that was bought brand new in July 1975 and travelled only 12,000km's before the original 202 4 speed was removed and replaced with a some what larger engine and box. It never won the van nats but did place in the Top 3 several times!
What was it's name and who built it?

No takers??????

Might be one for Rusty.................

Put it in the to hard basket!

Sorry Guys

I didn't want to be the one answering all the Trivia questions as I thought it was a bit selfish.

My guess is Steve Haines' Buccaneer, which is one of the best built and detailed Vans there has ever been. For some reason it just never had the accolades it deserved.

Regards

Rusty!

Should have read the Question morely closely.

The answer should have been Buccaneer by Steve Haines.

Regards

Rusty!

My guess would be Van Rat by Steve Abbot

Rusty62TransAm wrote:
My guess is Steve Haines' Buccaneer, which is one of the best built and detailed Vans there has ever been. For some reason it just never had the accolades it deserved.

Don't think Buccaneer was ever entered into the van nats and I will think you will find thats why it doesn't have the accolades it deserved.

Who two different answers! For it to be sold it new in July '75 it would be a HJ, so this counts Buccaneer out as it was a HQ. Although Buccaneer did start out as a 6 cylinder and progress to a 253.

The answer was as SMQQTH said.........Van Rat built by Steve Abbott.

Since Rusty mentioned one of my favourite vans Buccaneer we'll incorporate it into our next question!

The next question is:

Stephen Haines' Buccaneer had a tool compartment door fitted to the passenger side behind the door, name another HQ-HZ van that had one? It was also featured in C,V and T!

Was it red?