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    Quote Originally Posted by rocky View Post
    the second van with out the waves on the side nice
    Yeah.... Murals and tailgate Sandman without the other stuff would do me nicely.
    Vans.... This is the 2nd time round the block, 40 years later! talk about turning back the clock!

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    There was also a matching ski boat,I will see if I can find a photo

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    There is another one with the with the same graphics as the van

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    This one perhaps?


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    Quote Originally Posted by Alien DNA View Post
    Looks more like the Overlander.

    VU has to be one of my favourites of the modern Holdens. Nice clean lines and everything looked like it was designed with everything else in mind.

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    The few times I've heard Mike Simcoe talk he would generally bring up the importance of "proportion". When you get that right everything falls into place and people respond positively without really knowing why they like the look of one thing over another. I think thats why original factory generally trumps aftermarket - they can afford guys like Simcoe and are not hamstrung with manipulating something that already exists. Example: the Ford 2 door that came out about the same time as the Monaro. It didn't get anything like the reception the Monaro got partly because I'm pretty sure its origins were the Hillier Brothers 2 door that they manufactured from the sedan. You could drive in to the Hillier's and get one converted. It looked great and the quality of the workmanship was astounding but it didn't quite nail the proportion bit because of its origins. When Simcoe did the Monaro it was pretty well clean sheet, only some of the front sheet metal remained from the original, and even those had subtle tweeks.

    By the way, Blockers inteligence is spot on. The Mambo Van is in the design staff studio at the moment, not in the shop.

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    photos were taken at the clipsal 500 in 2002

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    Ahhh i remember that one......wonder where that boat is now??? Do you remember ther HRT Maloo ute and the matching boat?? Ill have to dig up the pics

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    yes,I remember that one too,love the Mambo van when it came out but looking at the interior now it just seems a bit over the top,I have been looking to change my daily drive to either a V series van or a CV8 Monaro.

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