Still have BabyBlue.
Nearly 39 years old.
I bought her from Telecom auction in April 1986 when I was 23 years old.
An old photo but still the same today.  
 
 

Hi TC,
That is a sweet looking ride. I was in the bus heading to Phillip Is on Friday when I saw it, really caught my attention and I craned my neck looking through the window for as long as I could until it went out of sight. Len

This Sundowner was bought new by a close mate of mine in 1980.
It was the second Wedgewood Blue Sundowner he owned.
He killed both. i haven't yet forgiven him.....
 
 
 
 

Hi Peter,
That blue van is an unusual colour, only ever seen Sundowners in brighter colours with the usual side decals. Len

Hi Len,
I bought the van from Telecom in April 1986. It was originally Sno white.
Started to paint it in 1990 however because back then there were a million white escort vans around, at the last moment before painting I thru some blue tinter into the white paint. In 2000 I repainted it again to a slightly darker blue which is what it still is today.
It's fun to drive it not only because it is an older car, but because the bright "BabyBlue" colour contrasts so much in traffic with the drab silver and black metallic colours most people seem to choose for the modern cars today.

Gidday fellow vanners. I just bought my first panelvan. It’s a 79 1600. Originally wedgewood with tan seats. Just wondering if anyone can tell me. It’s got windows in the sides at the back. I’ve seen different placements of these rear windows. Sometimes there’s a pair on each side, sometimes one towards the back and sometimes one closer to the front. We’re these all added later or what? Also wondering where the spare wheel went. Did it just sit in the back? Hoping some of you experts might be able to help a noob out. Chook

Chooka
Gidday fellow vanners. I just bought my first panelvan. It’s a 79 1600. Originally wedgewood with tan seats. Just wondering if anyone can tell me. It’s got windows in the sides at the back. I’ve seen different placements of these rear windows. Sometimes there’s a pair on each side, sometimes one towards the back and sometimes one closer to the front. We’re these all added later or what? Also wondering where the spare wheel went. Did it just sit in the back? Hoping some of you experts might be able to help a noob out. Chook

spare wheel sits behind the passenger seat, under the floor but only will fit with a very skinny 13in tyre, or  if you lucky enough to find a sundowner bracket that sits the wheel passenger side at the rear, i can take pics if you like,
from my experience the ones with one windows on the sides were normally work vehicles but i may be wrong

Theres a tidy looking MK1 van for $3000 https://www.ebay.com.au/i...efe:g:3zMAAOSwy6la6lAI

Was that sundowner spare wheel mounting bar only on those vans, cause i acquired a 78 1600 van with said bkt..it looks orig fitmented .

Here's another van i got last year 1980 pinto in std rs yellow, it used to have side windows till i plated them up ! Btw side windows are drilled and jigsawed at the factory before painting. .so i find out on this one. .

Hi Marty,
The yellow one is coming along nicely, is that your total collection?  wish I had your shed- lots of space! Len