This is our third van in 2 years as we worked up from an ancient 16' Viscount popup that had to be pushed up manually (Hey! It was cheap!) We bought it on Ebay, sight unseen apart from a few pics. We loved the old shitter. She served us well. At sometime in her life she had a spring over conversion and the chassis strengthened.
Virginia the Viscount weighed in at 1800kg on the road and fair pulled the bum outta the 1989 two litre petrol Courier with 289,000 k's on the clock. Yeah, I know, the Courier was only legal for 1500kg. The Viscount had mechanical over ride brakes as well!
She pushed us down MacQuarie Pass one time (only once!) It took all the old broken down truckie skills in first and second gear when the brakes on the Courier went softer then a pollies brain.
The 26 cars behind us really appreciated my driving display. Every one of them gave us the V for Victory sign when we finally pulled Virginia up at the bottom of the Pass.
That's how I learned that overide brakes never work. Not even in 1965 when they were new!
We almost lost our Virginia that time!
Virginia departed the scene when she almost chopped Spanners finger off as we were packing up one time.
Virginia theViscount in all her glory. Spanner too!
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