my hols in Malta

[Luke]

some of you will have known i was away last week i went on holiday to Malta

definatly recommended for any classic car/van enthusiast thought i'd post a few of my transit snaps here there are still so many mk1/2's being used great to see lots of minibusses in mk1/2/3s aswell but unfortuantly being phased out over time
also the malta buses will all be gone soon EU rules

heres a small selection of my pics - most of these were just driving round - sods law i didnt have my camera when i saw really nice ones

in no partucular order








for some reason the maltesers seem to prefer phase2 mk2's almost every mk2 has been converted to plastic grill and larger rear lights - aslo the mk1's - opposite way to us

and 99% of the pickups have the skirt round them - from maltatransit's pics i always thought it was fibreglass but its sheet metal work

while i was there i met up with malta transit and redeemer BIG thanks guys for showing me round and looking after me for the day

here's a pics of me with Karmnus mk2


and here's us all together

[Dan T]

Great stuff Luke
I've got alot of Family and Friends in Malta, so going ticks many boxes

[barabas]

Nice pics, I can't believe the EU will do away with those lovely old buses . Me and the missus were there many moons ago and those buses were great. Especially the turbos, f*ck me I never knew a 40 year old bus with 35 ppl on it could go so quick

[Luke]

i'd advise anyone to go sooner rather than later - a lot of old vans are getting replaced as they clamp down on them

forgot to post this pic Karmnus mk1 pickup - could this be coming to UK soon

[Luke]

I never knew a 40 year old bus with 35 ppl on it could go so quick

me too

[barabas]

The missus and I were just talking about the colour of our van this evening (she HATES it white.. ) I'd love a paint job like one of those maltese buses.. Off to look at rustoleum.co.uk

[ake]

Cool pics Luke

[redeemer]

Glad to hear that Luke
will post some of my pic soon.
Any of you willing to come, best time to do so is in summer so you might go back sunburnt

About the buses , the old ones , some of them are restored by a sheet metal working firm, which is now closed down due to enviorment bull sh**t, and most of them are fitted with reconditoned or later engines such as Perkins and Leyland 's with turbos

[madmark]

looks like a great place to go ,well done luke

[BigNeil]

Great holiday Luke

This just goes to show that with members all over the world it is very easy to make connections with people, with a common interest.

Last year I hooked up with a Dutch member which was cool, and thats why I missed the Scottish weekend !!

no pictures though


So how much does it cost to import the dying vans from Malta ?

[malta transit]

Hi there,we had a good afternoon going around ,its a pity we did not meet more often , but we enjoyed it . Great picture of us four

[bigmastif]

no pictures though

was there not one of you with a beer in one hand then

[MONSTER 0NE]

im surprised luke there is any spares left in malta, as we all know you would of filled your suitcase's and your pockets with transit bits on the way home

[mealic]

Well Malta. You know what to do now don`t you. You`ve had the money now maybe it`s time for a referendum and Maxit.......................after all you don`t like it much do you? Most of those that I spoke to don`t anyway.

[Luke]

Well Malta. You know what to do now don`t you. You`ve had the money now maybe it`s time for a referendum and Maxit.......................after all you don`t like it much do you? Most of those that I spoke to don`t anyway.

they only voted in my a narrow margin anyway