'74 Italian import panel van

Well this is my bus. It's a '74 Italian import panel van. I brought her 2 years ago and love her to bits. I think she was imported around '07 and I'm the third owner in this country (first being the importer who sold it straight on). She is a very very straight van. Possibly one of the best I've ever seen. The chassis has never bin welded and since stripping the paint back I fount the body has had 3 bits of welding. Not bad in my opinion. Her colour is "light grey" which I'm sticking to when she's painted. Inside is pretty blank at the moment. Some Racaro seats in the front (which I hope to find an original bench) and a rear bench in the back which I will be replacing with a rock and roll bed. Suspension wise she has an adjustable beam and shortened shocks. I hope to get some lowered spindles too. Here a couple of pics of her when I brought her in 2010.




The start of stripping and filling...


In the body shop (AK body repairs, leek. Fantastic painter)




And with her boyfriend

 

On the way to all types last year



Pitched

 

I Like ;D

 

very nice...

 

Also like to add that I prefer it on stock wheels, one rack and no visor!
Looks meaner.
8)

 

i do like a good panel van, looking forward to seeing this in its new paint

 

Thanks every1. Just heard that she's ready for primer then hopefully paint next week. Very excited

 

Nice van dude

 

My van is in primer and being rubbed down as we speak. Excited.com

 

:ttiwwp:

 

Looks cracking!
at times i wish mine was a tin top

 

Arhh thank you. Now I have a little one, I wish sometimes I have pop top lol.

 

wanna swop roofs?

 

karma for panel vans.

 

I might have to. But not for a couple of years. Well, until my misses fires more kids out ;-)

 

My van is being painted today in L345 "light grey" with a white roof. Do I paint the gutters grey or white?