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Post by red750 on Oct 30, 2018 7:23:01 GMT 10
For those of you whom I have email addresses, you will have seen these before, sorry for the double-up.
Yesterday, a few members of the Vintage Driver's Club visited the Whitehorse Men's Shed in Nunawading with their prized machines. As you an see, it was a glorious day.
1928 Model Ford
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Post by red750 on Oct 30, 2018 7:25:54 GMT 10
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Post by red750 on Oct 30, 2018 7:30:16 GMT 10
1953 Riley Saloon
1950 Morris Commercial truck
There was one other vehicle in attendance, a Morris Cowley Saloon, but each time I went to take a photograph, there was someone's rear end sticking out of the bonnet or the window. I went inside to edit these photos on the computer, and came out for the sausage sizzle and the Morris had gone.
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Post by Sediba on Nov 1, 2018 16:49:54 GMT 10
That is one beautiful little truck
5 star on the pics Peter
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Post by red750 on Nov 1, 2018 18:44:43 GMT 10
As you can see over the rim of the side, the lining and floor of the tray are polished timber. I was told today that when the owner restored it, he had surprisingly little to do as it virtually no rust on it.
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Post by Pedro on Nov 2, 2018 5:12:13 GMT 10
Fantastic cars & photos! I had a Hillman (1950 model) for many years and driven IT to work MANY times...a few years ago! I had a driver costume/uniform and drove my wife (wearing a 1950 dress) MANY times to Thirroul Cafe'. It was a GREAT...performance!!
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Post by qjumper on Nov 2, 2018 11:06:37 GMT 10
The marvel is in the dedication, the vehicles of course are basic.
My family owned cars back to 1927 and we could not wait to upgrade, we stored a steam car for a while called a Locomobile it had a tiller steering i wonder if someone restored it.
My mate bought an Austin 7 before we were old enough to drive and we pig rooted around the back lanes because the clutch was lethal 3mm between in and out. it used to break woodruff keys in the back axle. My brother had a Plymouth ute 1920s with hydraulic brakes and he had an Essex he bought them for nearly zero pounds.
Mostly we bought them for the rego left then scrapped them.
My brother was a mechanic and his worst car he called the "Prawn Sandwich" it was a 48 Hillman that was a wreck but he could still drive it home. The bloke he bought it off was the smart one of his family and had been working on it, he was eating a huge prawn sandwich when we turned up, and if he was the clever family member the others needed to to institutionalized. The gear handle came out halfway across a 5 way intersection with lights but one way or another he got it home followed by the biggest smoke cloud imaginable. About all that was good was no rust. There was no linings ragged upholstery and the paint was shot but it had good rego.
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