velvet green panel

[dames]

this is my 1970 van. i havnt done much to her yet just got a new mot needed plenty of welding. it had a rough devon interior when i got it but i have removed this and brought a rear bench seat i also brought a rear bumper and some brackets none yet fitted.

i have started to remove some of the paint and plan to reveal as much og paint as poss.

 

[Guest]

i love panels and i love that colour 8)

 

[nz71delux]

hey bud i nearly bought that panel about 9 years ago at bug jam, but the guy had to pull out of the deal !!! i was sooooooo gutted, i ended up with a 71 devon moonraker and painted it velvet green as id fallen in love with the panel. One lucky man, still love it .
look forward to the ongoing updates.

 

[dames]

hey bud i nearly bought that panel about 9 years ago at bug jam, but the guy had to pull out of the deal !!! i was sooooooo gutted, i ended up with a 71 devon moonraker and painted it velvet green as id fallen in love with the panel. One lucky man, still love it .
look forward to the ongoing updates.

it is a great colour! the green on it is a respray but as i said im slowly revealing the velvet green. the paint below the dash is perfect have you got any pics of it from bug jam?

 

[sambadeluxe]

Never seen a completly velvet green only, only White upper or white roof onlt but it looks really cool!!!
What colour interior does she have?
Nice van - take care of her (dont need saying does it...)

Ben

 

[dames]

Never seen a completly velvet green only, only White upper or white roof onlt but it looks really cool!!!
What colour interior does she have?
Nice van - take care of her (dont need saying does it...)

Ben

the interior is light beige, i plan to take good care of her and just be honest with myself i earn a low wage so i wont be getting any flash rims dropped spindles etc going to make the most of what its got. the cut n turned beam is far from ideal so i will prob be going stock hight in time :shock:
my money will be spent on getting it all back together i need a cab floor rubber mat it has a carpet one but i prefer stock. also need dash pod mine has a hole in it. oil bath air filter,front seats and a few other bits.

 

[Gadget Boy]

This panel was in Dudley 2 yrs ago a place called Stourbridge I nearly bought it too , the guy wanted £3700 for it and i cudnt afford it at the time :roll: :mrgreen:

 

[easy]

This is gonna be a sick panel when done for sure 8)

 

[nz71delux]

Hi mate, have got one picture but not digital, could post it to you though if your interested. the bus looks sweet as she is , think the stock rims kinda add to the look of the commercial look, think alloys may spoil it. The guy i was going to buy it from only wanted 1200 quid for it, and i paid 100 in a deposit, but he had a big drama with the mot and couldnt afford to sell it without one, so pulled out. Got a mate over here in nz that has a lhd one in velvet gren, needs a restore but nothing major, so should be on the road soonish. ill get him to post the pix when he gets back from the uk.
dude i still love that van gutted !!!!

 

[paddy56]

How do you remove the paint that has been sprayed on the OG paint ?

I also have a cheap respray to remove on my Velvet green westy :mrgreen:

 

[dames]

thanks for info gadget i got the van from a guy in newquay called wayne he only had it a year or so i believe. he must have brought it after you turned it down. love your van.

easy i hope it does come out good my first resto so it will be a slow and steady.

sambadeluxe i would love to see a copy of the photo i will pm my address thanks for the kind offer! im with you on the wheels and plan to keep a commercial feel to it. i have a combi rear bench seat and my retired dads old facom toolbox that will become a buddy seat/removable kitchen unit it has perfect patina!

 

[dames]

 

[rusty 68]

That is gorgeous!!!!

That makes 3 early bay panels in Velvet Green I have seen now!!!

One at VanFest, one down Andover way, and this one!

Our '69 Danbury was originally Velvet Green and will be going back to that when I can find a panel to replace the one where the fuel filler sits!!!!!

 

[dames]

How do you remove the paint that has been sprayed on the OG paint ?

I also have a cheap respray to remove on my Velvet green westy :mrgreen:

i use a stanley blade to skim off the paint, it has a really good respray on top of the og then a layer of primer then the green seen in the pics. i have only been working on the top half so far but at the weekend i did a test patch under the beltline and found a very tough layer hope its not all round :!: think i will be useing paint stripper on this as the blade had no chance.if you do a search on the samba there is a big thread on the subject with some great pics of the results useing different methods.

 

[dames]

bumper and seat,any ideas for a easy seat fit as its a panel there are no fixing on the floor for it.i cant stretch to any ddfrost hinges .

 

[Danbury Doug]

Lovely! I have an early commercial brochure (c1968/69) which features a panel van in that colour scheme. My dad passed it to me when I was little (he got it from the local VW showroom!).

 

[sambadeluxe]

Enjoy the parts chap!

Cheers

Ben :wink:

 

[rob-stone]

I nearly brought this van too. It was for sale on here and i saw it at Dubfreeze about 2 years ago. It was the first van i looked at but the price tag (was £5500) and the rot on the doors put me off. I still love the colour.

 

[dames]

Enjoy the parts chap!

Cheers

Ben :wink:

thanks again ben still cant believe the price :!: bargain

 

[dames]

I nearly brought this van too. It was for sale on here and i saw it at Dubfreeze about 2 years ago. It was the first van i looked at but the price tag (was £5500) and the rot on the doors put me off. I still love the colour.

its still got the rot on the doors :roll: slider is good though