1969 - GGL 468G

[BoggyB]

Spotted your van in Rotherham the other day, looks tidy [emoji106]

Ah cool! I didn't know you were up this way.

 

[BoggyB]

Possibly getting gratuitous but I like jail bars so I’ve popped some in, which makes for quite enough bling now. No more shiny stuff.

I haven't cleaned the windows in 4 years, so don't judge them too harshly, and that's another out of line side panel I've since fixed.

Curtains next.

I need to get some minimal storage now but I can't find any compact cabinets that fit in full width bed vans. Not ones I like (and can afford) anyway. I don't want any sinks, fridges or stoves so I'm considering having a go at making some.

Bonus shots:

An unimpressed cat

Finding other buses in a Morrisons car park, with a strategically positioned tree so I wasn't taking creepy photos of the driver.

The hubcap keeps falling off the front left wheel so I've stopped putting it back on. I don't really want it flying off into someones car.

 

[BoggyB]

Had An original gear stick put in to replace the scat thing. They’re a lot nicer to use than I was expecting given how people describe them.

 

[fallingoffalot]

Looks nice I prefer the original to the chunky CSP one I've got.

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[BoggyB]

Ruddy similar looking our buses aren’t they?

 

[fallingoffalot]

Ruddy similar looking our buses aren’t they?

Mine could do with a bit of a clean, no idea how to clean the matting. Washing machine?

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[BoggyB]

Happened across the nice crossover from before again yesterday. It has an earlybay.com window sticker so it must be on here somewhere.

I found these old interior pics too so I thought I’d post them for posterity.

 

[BoggyB]

Finally made it to a show! Here it is at Wentworth Woodhouse with the other campers.

The Woodhouse is usually an amazing looking backdrop but it’s under restoration so instead we have the biggest scaffolding project in Europe to look at.

 

[gninnam]

Van looks well tidy and thanks for sharing the pictures.

 

[BoggyB]

No advisories. Bit of a shame it isn’t going to any shows this year.

 

[gninnam]

Great result

 

[BoggyB]

I've barely driven this thing this year, for various reasons. It could do with some bodywork and I don't have the money to get into that potential horror show yet, the steering has gotten a bit wobbly and it generally just needs more attention than I have the time or money for.

Here it is in 2022 with some nice hubcaps I'd just bought though, in the same place as my last photo 4 years ago. I'll get around to fixing everything and putting a proper roof on it one day...

 

[ozziedog]

Even the house looks better without the scaffolding all round . With your steering being a bit wobbly, just have a look at a couple of things that are disasters waiting to happen. I.E. the flexible connection at the bottom of the column to the steering box as these start to rip apart but starts as a wobbly feel, and have a look at your balk joints at the spindles , i had one that was about to escape to freedom and that would’ve hurt. Bet it felt great getting back out in it

Ozziedog,,,,,,,,,,,, Nice Van