Thanks for the warm welcome, everyone.
You're right, the paintwork is in unbelievably good condition.
I was very lucky that the previous owner was a paint and decorator, as well as a classic car collector himself. He knew that value of protecting paintwork, and although the van was his daily drive for 27 years it was always garaged or under a carport when not in use.
You mention the Overlander chassis - is that the original 4wd conversion done by a fella in Tasmania (Launceston?), or just a 2wd wheels/tyres/clearance mod?
You've really got me thinking about whether to respray or not. I like the Idea of "survivor van", considering that 95 % of the paintwork is intact. Maybe rust repair and a good touch-up spray is the way to go.
Goodness knows, there's plenty of more deserving areas I could work on (eg weather strip replacement (they literally crumble between you fingers) as well as body mount and suspension rubbers, not to mention doing up the gearbox and clutch
Whatever transpires the colour won't be changing - I love it too,(that's why I bought that colour !!)
Oh, and I'm already bidding on those ebay seats...
Mmm.... got some more thinking to do...
Cheers
Bruce
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