Tom & Doris

Hi Brief story, 2 years ago as a backpacker, I purchased a campervan, I found the old gal on Gumtree, the one owner van had not been used but there owners for a while as they were getting on a bit and she was just sitting there gathering dust, the couple had owned the van straight from the factory. I brought her to take me around Australia whilst I completed my visa required rural farm work, (Being from the Uk you are allowed to stay a second year if you complete 88 days of specified rural work, farming is one of them, plus I wanted to experience the real Australia or at least rural Australia). We headed to Tamworth, I worked there for a month, then to MIttagong for 7 weeks, then onto Bogan gate! WOW! that place opened my eyes, then back to Sydney, Doris (the name of my grandmother, a caring old gal in her own right) was tired, I was broke and couldn't afford to fix her up, I reluctantly had to sell her, sad times, that was in February of 2014. Since then I completed my second year and fell in love with Australia, it's customs and people, I got offered a sponsorship in February, meaning I have a work visa for another 4 years. I was thinking since I am hanging around, how good it would be to get another camper and explore Australia again at weekends, getting out the smoke to the fresh country air, so I started looking, since February I have been searching, then I thought, I wonder where Doris is? I searched aimlessly for her......Then out the blue and to my amazement, I found the same van, with the curtains I hand stitched, the hola doll (Maria) still stuck to the dashboard! I contacted the guy, in Penrith, we had a long chat but some woman had agreed to buy it, I was gutted! A couple of days later I had a call, the sale had fell through, due to my heartwarming stories about my travels and adventure (the guy told me) he would like me to have it! I went and picked the old gal up yesterday and are totally over the moon! Sorry if I went on a bit, just thought I would share that as my introduction. Has anyone else here had experiences with the HiAce, 1982 or close? I have a few questions, I'm looking at recovering the rear seats, Doris is completely original and in great condition, I want to keep to the original and wondered if I could get some of the original fabric ( or close to it), its brown with an orange and light brown stripe running up the center, I have an upholsterer friend in Sydney who can complete the job. Has anyone ever come up with something to transport a scooter (vespa) on the van? either incorporating a bracket to the back or a ramp into the rear of the van? I would be keen to hear your ideas on this. The bike doesn't really weigh much. Wing mirrors, I need a new offside, are there any scrap yards in Sydney where you think I could pick one up? A "Safari" spare wheel cover for the front of the van, that would be awesome, the one I had is missing. Insurance, any advice here, can I get a classic insurance? If you have stuck with me this far, thankyou! Many thanks Tom & Doris