Oh No! Run for it! , It's the Van Thread!!!!

[Crossroads Speed Shop]

Oh God what have we started, oh well, lets kick off with a couple of scans of the old NSVA newsletter's 'Thrap' which I think was short for 'The Rap'. Hey, don't blame me, It was started and named before my time...I have earlier issues but they are just typed and photo copied sheets. By 1978 they had pics on the cover!

http://usera.ImageCave.com/keithyboy/Thrap%20001%20(436%20x%20600).jpg

http://usera.ImageCave.com/keithyboy/Thrap%202%20(436%20x%20600).jpg

Incidentally, all those cartoons are of vans that were around at the time, the Morris with the gullwing doors was the one built a few years ago by Burnham Autos with the company logo on it, now changed hands.

Next is a scan from Hot Car Magazine featuring TVV taken in a very damp car park in Aylesbury. I believe I'm at the back there somewhere.

http://usera.ImageCave.com/keithyboy/TVV%20%20Scans%20003%20(446%20x%20600).jpg

From one of the Thrap's here's a report on the first Thames Valley Vans Mud Run written by Thrap Editor and Solo Trucker, Paul Gilbert. Gives you an idea of what went on if you never made it yourself, though as literally the first run of the year, there was always a good showing from Riverside Street Cruisers, Victory Wheelers, etc etc.


http://usera.ImageCave.com/keithyboy/TVV%20Run%20(436%20x%20600).jpg

Finally for now, here's some odd pics and stuff I found with the other stuff.

http://usera.ImageCave.com/keithyboy/Van%20Club%20Scans%20004%20(436%20x%20600).jpg

L.P.

[Paul]

guess who??

http://usera.ImageCave.com/paulatxntric/harman/Untitled-49.JPG

[Crossroads Speed Shop]

The second one from left is Detective Belker from Hill Street Blues.....

L.P.

[33HEMI]

Is it Mick/Mac/Paddy & wack,

[digger]

old vanner still up to mischief! but who?

6093

[Crossroads Speed Shop]

Here's one for Charlie and Dr Diesel, I'm not sure why I have this as I didn't go to this event and by 1986 had a rod!

http://usera.ImageCave.com/keithyboy/Van%20Club%20Scans%20005%20(427%20x%20600).jpg

L.P.

[eeb43]

hollywood in motion was on ebay about a month ago still with the original murals done in the early 80s

[insanityvans]

Well young man...I've seen that ar*e grow older over the years!! The bum isn't much better..

boom boom...

sorry Gary.



old vanner still up to mischief! but who?

6093

[insanityvans]

you've got pm Trev

[40Stude]

Well young man...I've seen that ar*e grow older over the years!! The bum isn't much better..

boom boom...

sorry Gary.

I'd recognise a certain Mr M's greying locks anywhere (alledgedly!). Slowing down? Who you trying to kid Gary? ;)

[Skimmer]

Why has the bloke on the left (without long hair) got a whip in his hand ????.........What you vanners got upto behind closed van doors is your business.......LOL
guess who??

http://usera.ImageCave.com/paulatxntric/harman/Untitled-49.JPG

[insanityvans]

Knowing how van runs were, that could very easily be a stick of dynamite with a long fuse......

[Ian]

Gowd - I look like a short Richard Beckinsdale having just escaped from the set of "Porridge"!

[Skimmer]

So which ones you ???
Gowd - I look like a short Richard Beckinsdale having just escaped from the set of "Porridge"!

[kapri]

From the description of himself, far right.

[chevy2]

'sooty' was mentioned, didn't he have a J4 that was sectioned?

[Klunk]

It's Roger De Courcey (http://entertainers.co.uk/comedy-speciality/comedy-speciality-Images/roger-de-courcey/RogerDeCourcey2.jpg) on the far left.

[Crossroads Speed Shop]

'sooty' was mentioned, didn't he have a J4 that was sectioned?

Sooty did have a J4, but it was him that should have been sectioned....

[rabid hamster]

The Cruiser Van Company
http://usera.ImageCave.com/rabidhamster/img005a.jpg
http://usera.ImageCave.com/rabidhamster/img006a.jpg
http://usera.ImageCave.com/rabidhamster/img007a.jpg
http://usera.ImageCave.com/rabidhamster/img008a.jpg
http://usera.ImageCave.com/rabidhamster/img012a.jpg
Dusty Rose
http://usera.ImageCave.com/rabidhamster/dusty%20rose-1.jpg
http://usera.ImageCave.com/rabidhamster/dusty%20rose.jpg
Rasberry Shake
http://usera.ImageCave.com/rabidhamster/img019a.jpg
http://usera.ImageCave.com/rabidhamster/img020a.jpg
London Scene
http://usera.ImageCave.com/rabidhamster/london%20scene.jpg
R.H.

[chevy2]

Sooty did have a J4, but it was him that should have been sectioned....
seem to remember him being real good at drinking,

just found some pics of a chassis i built for Hatter's 15cwt thames,
i'll chuck them in the scanner tomorrow.

[jsf55]

Oh look who i found ... steve stringer !
http://www.transitvanclub.co.uk/transitclubstevevans.htm

[digger]

http://www.transitvanclub.co.uk/starvans13.JPG

this was found recently by a member of the transit forum, and is rebuilding it....

[mr1958cadillac]

The Cruiser Van Company



http://usera.ImageCave.com/rabidhamster/img008a.jpg
http://usera.ImageCave.com/rabidhamster/img012a.jpg

R.H.


Sex Sell's........?

[1960Zody]

Did Invader ever get rebuilt?
I dimly remember reading that it was burnt out or crashed or something...

[Hillbillywill]

Bad people, bad people.......I want a van now!

[kripfink]

guess who??

http://usera.ImageCave.com/paulatxntric/harman/Untitled-49.JPG

Dexy's Midnight Runners ?

[Crossroads Speed Shop]

Here's some more memorabilia from those days in the shape of some cartoon artwork from the covers of newsletters of the day. At some point the NSVA newsletter changed name from 'Thrap' to 'Vanews', I can't remember why.

By the 1980's it had also became smaller in format and featured cover artwork from Martin Thoene who was member of Solo Truckers from South London and was also NSVA Chairman from 1977-78. His detailed drawings owe a lot to Street Rodder artist Dave Bell. Here's a couple of favourites. Yes, that's familiar Shakey drag racer Wobbly Bob on one of the covers.

http://usera.ImageCave.com/keithyboy/Vanews%20Scans%20001%20(600%20x%20429).jpg

Meanwhile over at Thames Valley Vans, we had our own newsletter called 'Vanners Views', it featured ex-Riverside Street Cruisers member, talented drinker, signwriter and pin striper, John Brown. John's Cresta Pick-up is one of the cut out images on my last post and John was a true character of the scene. No-one knows what happened to John, he disappeared off the radar some years ago and is believed missing in action. Permanently. RIP John.

As a tribute here are some of his magazine cover artworks of a somewhat racy nature. One featuring a rare self portrait of John himself. Owners of children, small dogs and delicate wives may want to look away now.

http://usera.ImageCave.com/keithyboy/VV%20Club%20Scans%20003%20(600%20x%20436).jpg

http://usera.ImageCave.com/keithyboy/VV%20Club%20Scans%20004%20(600%20x%20436).jpg

http://usera.ImageCave.com/keithyboy/CV%20Scans%20002%20(429%20x%20600).jpg

L.P.

[Rich G]

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o261/von_trippenhopf/UK%20Hotrod%20History/84CF.jpg

Mike Day's "Vansectomy" - Ford V6 powered if the old grey cells are still working... :cool:

[dw123]

As well as Rasberry Sheikh wasn't there a white Transit LWB that I can't remember the name of, and a Ford Thames called Star Wars..? ..

...and anyone got a pic of Truck magazines' Transit that they turned into a mini Kenworth...?

[1960Zody]

There was one I remember from an Ally Pally show that had the interior done out like a cave, with bearskin rugs and statactites dropping down from the roof.

[jsf55]

As well as Rasberry Sheikh wasn't there a white Transit LWB that I can't remember the name of, and a Ford Thames called Star Wars..? ..

...and anyone got a pic of Truck magazines' Transit that they turned into a mini Kenworth...?
Dave, theres some on the link i gave for steve stringer, who did the star wars thames, Rasberry Shiek/shake was on loan to the then swansea sound for a week, never found chance too see it other than the time it flashed passed on fabian way :(

[Crossroads Speed Shop]

There was one I remember from an Ally Pally show that had the interior done out like a cave, with bearskin rugs and statactites dropping down from the roof.

I didn't remember this one from your description, but then I found this page from an old CC amongst some cuttings.

I haven't got any other details on it at present but I think it was in a special CC van issue in around 1979.

http://usera.ImageCave.com/keithyboy/Van%20Club%20Scans%20001%20(433%20x%20600).jpg

L.P.

[chevy2]

Did Invader ever get rebuilt?
I dimly remember reading that it was burnt out or crashed or something...

Invader, owned by George Smith?,
about 20 years ago it was taken into kwik fit in Old st, central London,
for some tyres or exhaust work?
the owner never came to collect it after several weeks and apparently not being
able to contact the owner the kwik fit guys simply dumped it on the street outside,
central London being what it is, within days it was gone, council? police??????????

[insanityvans]

Remember The Worrier...sorry Jesty, the Warrior, by Steve Jest...probably one of the best 'van painters' of the time. Fantastic murals and graphics. And of course, the very unfortunately named, John Thomas and his Transit; Pete Aughtons Thames; Andy Smith (Smurf) Blue VW.

[chevy2]

didn't Pete Aughton emigrate to New Zealand or Australia several years ago.

[Crossroads Speed Shop]

Jesty did the last paintjob I had done on the F100 Panel, just straight red, it was done in early 1985 and was still good when Nitro T-shirts had the truck a few years back.

http://usera.ImageCave.com/keithyboy/F100atGarysPicnic600x417.jpg

Pic taken by Mike Key, Gary's Picnic 1985.

L.P.

[Crossroads Speed Shop]

didn't Pete Aughton emigrate to New Zealand or Australia several years ago.

Pete's alive and well and living under a snow drift most of the year in Montreal, Canada.

L.P.

[insanityvans]

He'll be coming back over for a visit later in 2009 and you will see that he hasn't changed...he's still an FNB and a ****head....but we still love him. He's a bloody well paid scientist and was headhunted to go to Canada. for crying out loud!!!!

i'll drop him an e-mail to tell him to look at the forum.

Cha7z

[BaronVonVVankel]

Oh look who i found ... steve stringer !
http://www.transitvanclub.co.uk/transitclubstevevans.htm

Great find that, thanks! :)
I used to have that 'Wolfrace Customs' Brochure.

[Dr.Diesel]

old vanner still up to mischief! but who?

6093

...stealth mooning, do it when they ain't looking, on their own camera!!

[insanityvans]

I can vouch for that....how many pictures of your ars* is there on my camera......

[SJB]

As well as Rasberry Sheikh wasn't there a white Transit LWB that I can't remember the name of, and a Ford Thames called Star Wars..? ..

...and anyone got a pic of Truck magazines' Transit that they turned into a mini Kenworth...?funily enough theres a mini Kenworth round my way also based on a transit,painted bright yellow,was blue,far as i no biult in the states.I will see if i can put a pic on sometime.

[jay ps]

The bedford was built around 85 and was dumped in the owners garden around 1990 ,its still there but looks a real mess ,pic later

De Devil is however still around
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o241/vansdirect4u70/scanner029.jpg
My boss built this in the early 80s ,rumours that it garaged somewhere sound a bit unlikely ,the garage went bust years ago
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o241/vansdirect4u70/scanner032.jpg

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o241/vansdirect4u70/01012009523.jpg
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o241/vansdirect4u70/01012009522.jpg

[splatered cat]

My old CF circa 1980. Ford V6 auto linked to Landrover transfer box's. Landy chassis that had been cut to suit CF wheelbase and welded to original shell. Knocked up by a local gardening firm .
http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh176/greatest68/img063.jpg Gear ratios were awful

[Truxdelux]

The first pic (blue) is our son Paul (Gedney Rodder) learning to drive in Italy in our old banger (V6, no diesel front), 1980. Second one (bronze) is 1981 in Spain with a paint job. That van worked it's bolox off.
Charlie!!

[bigbadbaldlee]

Anyone got any pics of the old "Iron Horse" Toyota Hiace?

[sidspop]

Plenty of pics of vans past and present at http://www.nsva.co.uk/

Even some of those Japanese abortions if that's your bag, or you feel like a laugh.


Andy

[V8 100E]

a gasser van ??:D:D
http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh176/greatest68/img063.jpg

[V8 100E]

in the late 80"s a friend of mine had a bedford cf it was a full on show van called "harbour hauler" with murals of galleons and ran a 3.3 six i think ! the paintwork got vandalised :mad: and he was so disheartened that he painted it black and sold it :( anyone remember it up manchester way ?

[Pauly Da Mick]

Any one know the whereabouts of Stu Goodwin & his Rover V8 powered custom Transit with a Pulp Fiction mural..?:confused:

Became good mates with Stu when I lived in Leicester, but haven't heard a peep out of him in forever.

P..

http://www.geocities.com/ukcustoms/nsva_04_28_BIG_StuArt.JPG

[ken57]

Pic of John and Jim Welch and family taken far too long ago to remember. I think Jim is on this site some where.

[Crossroads Speed Shop]

in the late 80"s a friend of mine had a bedford cf it was a full on show van called "harbour hauler" with murals of galleons and ran a 3.3 six i think ! the paintwork got vandalised :mad: and he was so disheartened that he painted it black and sold it :( anyone remember it up manchester way ?

That CF was built and owned by Eddie Coles from Pucklechurch near Bristol, it had a chrome Jag rear end and won a lot of pots in its day.

Eddie then built a Ford F1 Pick-up which he owned for a few years, Hersham Bob found it a couple of years ago in Surrey, put it back on the road and sold it on.

L.P.

[insanityvans]

Keith...oh ye of the photgraphic memory....please remind me of who owned the yellow CF? I can't remember his name...big guy.....liked a drink or 2......unusual for vanners I know ...think he got thrown out of an Insanity Vans Bowling Bash for peeing up the side of a holiday makers caravan....while they watched him!! ......

Just come to me....think it was Chris Moore??

[Crossroads Speed Shop]

Sorry Cha7z, I've failed you there, don't know.

When I think yellow CF I think of, Wobbly Bob's, Capt Kremmen's which was a Rover V8 powered one on the road in 1980, and a cool LWB one with Las Vegas murals that I only saw once at the '78 Truck-In at Steeple Claydon.

L.P.

[jay ps]

Keith...oh ye of the photgraphic memory....please remind me of who owned the yellow CF? I can't remember his name...big guy.....liked a drink or 2......unusual for vanners I know ...think he got thrown out of an Insanity Vans Bowling Bash for peeing up the side of a holiday makers caravan....while they watched him!! ......

Just come to me....think it was Chris Moore??

Yes thats right ,hes still about ,has a custom built sprinter which carries his harley !

[MOPAR]

As well as Rasberry Sheikh wasn't there a white Transit LWB that I can't remember the name of, and a Ford Thames called Star Wars..? ..

...and anyone got a pic of Truck magazines' Transit that they turned into a mini Kenworth...?

cant recall the white transit, other than mick kemps swb silver surfer, the star wars thames got wrote off.

heres some pics, slver surfer & the mini kenworth.

[digger]

'silver surfer' now theres a nice van!! saw that and wanted a Transit!!

Still never got round to it though!!

[insanityvans]

'silver surfer' now theres a nice van!! saw that and wanted a Transit!!

Still never got round to it though!!
So swap the Thames for a Transit!! Easy! Or sell it and by a Tranny. I'll start the bidding at £150.00 for the Thames. And I'll collect it myself!

[digger]

Nope!

[insanityvans]

Nope!
god, you're a hard man to negotiate with.....lol

Catch ya later

[SJB]

cant recall the white transit, other than mick kemps swb silver surfer, the star wars thames got wrote off.

heres some pics, slver surfer & the mini kenworth.the mini kenworth Mk2 Transit 6 wheeler was i CC (some years ago now though)-the guy was going to rebiuld it.