Gartrac Van - Sneak Peak

[gartrac1970]

Our newest project. Here is a sneak peak of the Gartrac Van.

Gartrac Van

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The original van was shipped from Australia, then we got hold of it!!

[Neville Bertwistle]

I'm sure most of you will have noticed that we have a new forum sponsor - Gartrac Ltd

On behalf of our small community down under I'd like to welcome them to the RSM forums

I look forward to seeing more of the Gartrac Van

[jpayne]

welcome unnamed stranger.
More photos Or I don't believe it!

JP

[Danny M]

Nev I think we need to go back to using names again

[Neville Bertwistle]

Guys I can assure you our friends at Gartrac are really on board with us here.

I think it's great to have such an internationally respected company not only help sponsor our site but also be prepared to participate in the forum discussions.

Now we just need a few more photos of this van

[gen mk 1rs2000]

van or wagon??

[wayovermyhead]

Hi and welcome to the Gartrac boys, whoever they are. I think it's great to have Gartrac involved with the forum.

I'm sure you guys are very busy but please just keep the updates and info coming, would be great to see what you guys get up to over there. I know everyone would feel the same and look forward to it very much.

Llewellyn

[gartrac1970]

Hi all,

This van (not wagon) originated in Australia and was imported with a shipment of Mk1's and Mk2's. Once we saw it, we had to buy it! We love our vans over here!

We used to have one of these as our works delivery van back in the late 1970s early 1980s and thought it would be great to have one again.

The body was in excellent condition, hardly any rust, so only minimal repairs were required. The project started out as a repair, paint, throw some shiny parts at it and get it back on the road.

Original Shell

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We then thought no..... Why don't we do something different, so we set about installing the following -
- Shock Turrets
- Watts Linkage
- Four link suspension
- Side outlet exhaust
- Etc, etc, etc

Basically this has had all our group 4 rally car modifications custom fitted into the floorpan of this little old van.

Here are some other teaser pics and we will post more when she is close to being finished!

Workmanship

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Part of Engine Bay

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PS - we have a promotion running in the UK which is 5% discount on parts ordered online at http://www.gartrac.com/shop. The code is GAR0514. We know that shipping costs are a nightmare and we are working on this. If you need a shipping quote, please let us know.

[ozstang65]

Love your work, and your products, but please, STOP STEALING OUR CARS!

[gen mk 1rs2000]

i will swap 3 panel vans for one good wagon estate

[bmw02rally]

Some of the best lanes rally cars were Escort Vans in the 70's and 80's....That's night event road rallies that I grew up doing in the UK if you didn't know. (Not aimed at Gartrac as they would know!)

[gen mk 1rs2000]

yeah but a wagon has fold down back seat
would you like more details
of my old surfwagon ????

[gartrac1970]

Hi all,

Another quick update on the Gartrac van. These pics have been posted to twitter recently, so you may like to follow us to check out future progress and what else we are up to. Follow us @gartrac1970

Engine in place

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New Tinted Windows

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[Lightning_Boy]

Time for an update Gartrac!