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« on: April 09, 2003, 01:13:59 AM »
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I am currently having a rear upper tailgate made  up as an original Blind panel van had , IE no rear upper glass, I cannot locate one so Am taking to making one up. Did It have a rear Rubber round the inside where the glass is , Or were they a one piece metal  panel . Any help much appreciated . Any pictures of the rear tailgate upper  would be fantastic also .
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« Reply #1 on: April 09, 2003, 08:22:00 PM »
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Hi Slim,
All the vans that I've seen with the solid rear window area have not had any rubber seals. Too high tech for the fifties I reckon.
I've attached a Holden pre-release pic of the van rear end. Photo is dated 25/2/58 so it might have been in proto-type mode still. I've had to reduce the size and crop the surrounds quite a lot to post it here (took forever!) so the resolution dropped a lot. I also have a full side-on shot & can reduce that & post if you like or can email the larger pics to you if you want.
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« Reply #2 on: April 09, 2003, 09:47:06 PM »
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I'd bet that this is the real McCoy (ie not prototypical). I doubt the tailgate changed between windowless FE van and w/less FC.

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« Reply #3 on: April 10, 2003, 03:06:48 AM »
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Thats very Helpful, If you could email them pics to me would be much appreciated. My email address is esposito350@ozemail.com.au.  I took the upper tailgate to my Friends panel shop today. And an outer sunvisor for my van ! Should give it a spunky new look.
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« Reply #4 on: April 10, 2003, 06:09:08 AM »
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Is that a chrome strip around the water channel on the roof?

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« Reply #5 on: April 10, 2003, 06:58:49 AM »
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Certainly appears to be . Glad you spotted that. Just to make me have another sleepless nite !
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« Reply #6 on: April 10, 2003, 07:01:24 AM »
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A guy in our club has had an upper gate made with no window and will finish the van soon.  It is being made as a copy of the van in the FC sales brochure, complete with the florists signwriting.  Should be a top van as it is a full ground up resto and a lot of NOS stuff has gone into it.

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« Reply #7 on: April 10, 2003, 07:04:39 AM »
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Do you have any pictures which might help me out Ken.
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« Reply #8 on: May 27, 2003, 10:29:16 PM »
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The windowless upper rear tailgate for my van is finished being crafted , The vans off to the panel beaters today for colour matching, and then for the fit up ! Pictures soon . Cant Wait.
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« Reply #9 on: May 28, 2003, 12:29:00 AM »
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Just home from panel shop, heres a few shots of my Blind Tailgate
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« Reply #10 on: May 28, 2003, 12:29:48 AM »
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« Reply #11 on: May 28, 2003, 12:30:45 AM »
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My Van waiting to go BLIND  Grin
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« Reply #12 on: May 28, 2003, 12:34:12 AM »
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That venetian is gonna be surplus-to-requirement shortly Wink

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« Reply #13 on: May 28, 2003, 06:42:35 AM »
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Sorry Slim, I missed your earlier post re pictures.
I don't have a photo of the end gate but I have seen it.
The outside looks like yours, the inside has been very carefully joined so that only the outer skin has been welded up and the inner skin remains with a clean end, just as the original would have looked.

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« Reply #14 on: May 29, 2003, 04:25:08 AM »
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Hey Slim,

The gate looks pretty good... What would it cost to get another one done?

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« Reply #15 on: May 29, 2003, 04:39:30 AM »
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He did it for me at mates rates , and reckons it was a pretty fidgity job. I could give you his Phone number if you like and you can discuss it with him, He is in Sydney, Liverpool.  The business is J C smash and the number is 96060082. The Fellows name is Vince and he has been repairing and painting Early Holdens since day dot. He is a great colour matcher and a fantastic guy to boot . Ive had at least 10 cars painted or repaired by him over time. Tell him Slim give you his number and he will do you great service. And no , Im not on commision either , His work speaks for itself Cool
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