Recent content by Aussie Commer

Yep and what a cool trend;) The only annoying thing is the passengers continually calling it a Kombi:mad:. The photographer must have said "Back in the Kombi" half a dozen times while we toured the countryside stopping for photos. At one time i overheard someone say, "I dont understand why a...

There is a link in my post above to see and here it, The TS3,s do have a very unique sound.:)

Thanks Panky,:D I must admit, I was pretty surprised when it started up and ran so well. Two of the pistons should really be in the bin but i had little choice with no new parts for the TD199,s being available anymore:(. Many of the parts including the pistons were found buried under leaves...

Great photos, Thanks for sharing. :)

Had a request to use the bus on a wedding last weekend and i was very proud of how it looked and ran, with 11 passengers and a tin bath full of booze on board we clocked up just over 100miles on the day.

Hey all,;) Still here living in the realms of Commer insanity, I have completed the TS3 project i started in February and although i had to scrounge many parts from the dirt in scrap yards, i finally have a running 1957 TD199 TS3. This engine had sat under a rail carriage in a scrap yard...

A bit too far from me but looks like a good one, starting bid only $1100au with no reserve. https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Commer-Van-1960s-Holden-Red-Motor-Manual-RAT-ROD-NO-RES/173338634167?hash=item285bc9a7b7:g:E10AAOSwfLxbC41T

Thanks for the info Talbot,:D I tried Mark and he is very helpfull, although he only has parts for the newer TD-215 engines and not the older TD-199:rolleyes:. I have managed to get a set of used pistons from someone that dont appear too bad, with ring clearances still allmost within spec and...

My latest project in the realms of Commer insanity is the restoration of a 1957 TS3 Td199 engine. Parts for these early TS3's are unobtainium and i am having to build it from literally bits and pieces found laying around in scrap yards. Does anybody out there in Commer land have any piston...

Love to get my hands on one of these, allmost impossible to find down here and a shame "in my oppinion:oops:" that it has been mutilated into a burnout watsit:eek:, But still would be great fun and a great project for someone wanting to bring it back from the abyss or cut sick. Wish it wasnt...

Sorry for photos not appearing before but photobucket now want a small fortune to host pics. So changed to cubeupload.

Went to Perth (West Aust) on the weekend and had a look at the RAAF museum where they had this on display, Av Gas fueling vehicle. It was still used up until th 90's, And this needs no introduction, Pretty good musem really (for WA) and worth a visit if your ever in this neck of the woods.

Great to see another van getting put back on the road in Aust, There is not many of us and you have chosen wisely, welcome aboard :)

Yes i think it was a raleigh and it also had a T bar gear lever on the cross bar, i think:confused:

Yes john, apart from a few stone chips for the van and a few more grey hairs for me the vans non the worse for that trip. Although i miss the open road we had to find somewhere to live sooner or later. We bought and old house on a few acres that was in a very bad state, so all my spare time...