Newbe here with a '79 Hiace

[retromat]

Just though i'd say hi, i recently purchased this hiace camper:


more info here
oldjapanesecar.proboards91.com/index.cgi?board=yourcars&action=display&thread=1114
its in pretty good nick but its does need some love, are there any other hiace owners on here?

cheers Mat

[jon]

Hey Mat, welcome aboard!

[johnbluerio]

hi Mat,

looks like a lwb Rio Grande from the pics but a black bumper which was for the European models in the late 70s ?, spacesaver roof, and I reckon the interior looks very much like Motorhomes International. Looks in preety good condition.

welcome on board ,
think your search for body panels is on a par with the holy grail they exist but are few and far between. (the good news is it you havn't followed the crowd and bought a VW camper twice the price for a rusty bay.)

John

[retromat]

cheers all, i suspected replacement panels would be hard to find, for the most part this one is pretty straight and the underside is mint. Bumpers arnt very nice, there is a yellow swb hiace up the road from me with chrome bumpers i wonder if the owner could be persuaded to part with them ;D

I will be starting on the bodywork at the begining of next year for now its getting a fullservice and a tune up.