Out of the Past pt13 - FB EK Customs of the 60's

feute · Post by **feute** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 4:53 pm

Maybe someone knows if any are still around today

FB Sedan with a continental look complete with fender stars by Dale Fisher

EK Wagon with FB side trim ,extra trim and Humber snipe Headlights along with dual bumper over riders by Dale Fisher

Another Dale Fisher job on an FB Wagon this time 58 Chev lights

Heres a nice FB from Perth . Custom full width grill, chrome headlight peaks and work done to the fenders. Owned & built by Peter Simba...FOR SALE... OFFERS

Mild Custom EK owned by Bob Maxted. It had a large hood scoop, rolled front pan and fine pinstiping. Powed by the mighty grey

minifb · Post by **minifb** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 6:30 pm

Kool.................

parisian62 · Post by **parisian62** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 8:33 pm

great pics feute. In the original pic of the EK with FB trim and dual front overriders are you able to read the number plate? is it CHL...? intersted as my plate is CHL 061.

Stewart

Devilrod · Post by **Devilrod** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 8:50 pm

Good stuff!

Smooth customs · Post by **Smooth customs** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 9:13 pm

I asked Dale about those three and others he had built when I did the first major story on him and the cars he had built, almost 25 years ago.
He had no knowledge of where they went, or if they still existed.

Was told that the yellow EK was turned into a drag car, and possibly is the same one that was later two doored. If it is I have a couple of photos of it outside my shop about ten years ago, on a tilt tray as it was being transported somewhere.

Cal · Post by **Cal** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 9:43 pm

It's amazing how something simple (in concept) like the dual headlights can change the overall look of the car.

feute · Post by **feute** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 10:07 pm

Stewart..the number plate is
CBL-705
but dont worry I reken Dale did so many custom jobs that he would struggle to remember them all. He also did work on cars that were less than 2 years old and all sorts of makes

Cheers
Gary

Smooth customs · Post by **Smooth customs** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 10:32 pm

They number in the hundreds, from small changes to total transformations. He only photographed a small persentage of the work he performed. But can still remember in detail how he went about many of the changes he made to customers cars.

Up untill the late 80's he was responsable for building more convertibles from sedans, than anyone else in Australia. It took buisnesses with many employees to better his achievements during these years.

The FB wagon was taken to him by the owner, the day it was picked up from the dealer. For the headlight conversion

Thommo · Post by **Thommo** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 10:49 pm

Great pics again feute

I had seen the top 3 Dale Fisher customs before, but
I have not seen the the other later jobs.

Thanks for sharing them with us

Cheers
Jeff

parisian62 · Post by **parisian62** » Fri Jul 03, 2009 7:27 am

Thanks feute. Still pretty close...CBL-705 to CHL-061.

I asked Dale about those three and others he had built when I did the first major story on him

Hi Paul - was the major story something for a magazine? or similar? Is Dale still about. He would have a stack of great stories to tell.

Stewart

Smooth customs · Post by **Smooth customs** » Fri Jul 03, 2009 7:52 pm

Stewart

It was for a 14 page story on Dale, and covered a small selection of cars he had designed and built for himself and customers since the early 1950's.

Was in the first issue of Super Street magazine in 87 (22 years ago!)
And the first time he was given the long overdue credit for the enormous contribution he had made to the custom car movement in this country

Dale is still around, and is one of the nicest guys you would ever meet.

He unfortunatly no longer does any work on cars, but still has that great passion for all things automotive

parisian62 · Post by **parisian62** » Fri Jul 03, 2009 8:25 pm

many thanks for that Paul.

Anyone got a copy of the Super Street magazine in '87?...sounds like it would be a good read.

Devilrod · Post by **Devilrod** » Fri Jul 03, 2009 8:45 pm

parisian62 wrote:many thanks for that Paul.

Anyone got a copy of the Super Street magazine in '87?...sounds like it would be a good read.

Possibly, will try and find some time to find which box it might be in....

Smooth customs · Post by **Smooth customs** » Fri Jul 03, 2009 9:04 pm

My web site should be open in the next couple of weeks.
And that feature article will be posted, so people can read about him and see some of his work.

Thommo · Post by **Thommo** » Fri Jul 03, 2009 10:35 pm

parisian62 wrote:Anyone got a copy of the Super Street magazine in '87?

Im sure I have it, I'll did it out.
Thats probably where I had seen the cars in the first three pics.