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moggy



Joined: 28 Jul 2008
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 3:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Gd Day cobber she`s only 16ft and i use at the moment my iveco van ,But thinking of using my vauxhall zafira but dunno if it will do the job its only 1600cc 16valve Confused Glad you can see the pics down under and cheers for the reply,Regards moggy Very Happy
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moggy



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 3:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Does anyone out there know were i can get an original towing hitch from for a bluebird 1958/63 as at the moment i had to change mine for a modern one due to rust Sad
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Brian M



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 8:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Moggy

Do you have a pic of the original, I have a couple of hitches that I have taken off later Safaris.
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Penman



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Location: Swindon, Wilts.

PostPosted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 9:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi
moggy wrote:
Does anyone out there know were i can get an original towing hitch from for a bluebird 1958/63 as at the moment i had to change mine for a modern one due to rust Sad


Be careful, old hitches were 2" and modern ones are 50mm so if you change the hitch you have to change the ball as well.

I'm not sure exactly when the change over happened.
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Barry Lord



Joined: 03 Jan 2008
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Location: Shropshire and Powys border

PostPosted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 11:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Good to see the pictures of your Bluebirds. I know of two Bluebirds, one of which appears to be very like yours, still on a static caravan site in Shropshire.
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moggy



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 11:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks barry lord you don`t happen to know the owner do you?
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moggy



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 11:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

thanks for the advice penman regards moggy
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Barry Lord



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 6:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I don't, but certainly one out of the two is still used and is in very good condition. There are two further Bluebirds close to this particular site, both in people's gardens, and my friend and I recently looked at another, again standing in a man's garden alongside a 1950's Argosy caravan.
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LadyThames



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 2:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Love your photos moggy, I like Bluebirds too, heavy trailers but worth the effort definitley, good luck with your plans for them.
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moggy



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 12:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thankyou LADY THAMES for your comments ,I am actually thinking of selling the mk 1 1958 as i have plenty on need the room and may not get to restoring it this year as its all original Regards ,Moggy Very Happy
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Travelmaster



Joined: 25 Apr 2008
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 6:59 pm    Post subject: Pics of my caravan Reply with quote

Hi Moggy, I have managed to upload pics of my caravan on my post, if you would like to see them. Best wishes.
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LadyThames



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PostPosted: Mon Dec 29, 2008 3:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hey Moggy, hows the bluebirds going?
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old van man



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PostPosted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 5:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi, your hitch is more than likely to be a 2 inch type , 50mm started to came in use early sixtys onwards , you can put a 2 inch hitch on a 50mm ball but only for emergancies ! .
A tip for spotting the differance between the two types most 50mm balls have a small flat on the top of the ball, My first resto was a 1960 bluebird cambrian, and my tow car was a 1962 vauxhall cresta ,good luck with the bluebird ....Paul Smile
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Keef



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PostPosted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 11:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Brian M wrote:
Too many to post on here


Why don't you open a photobucket or similar account?

I've got a Flickr one and you can create groups e.g. :-

http://www.flickr.com/groups/riley_kestrels/
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moggy



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PostPosted: Sat Jan 03, 2009 6:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for the advice to all concerned and happy new year to all members
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