Holden FB 225 Banff Blue / Grecian White

[Aussie Bob]

Holden FB Banff Blue / Grecian White.

[Blacky]

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM - Banff Blue

[CHOPPED]

me thinks that colur would look good on a 32 3 window coupe

[Aussie Bob]

An extremely Clean mostly factory paint Banff Blue / Grecian White FB. Low miles, near mint trim.

[EKfanPaul2]

A classic Old Holden Steve!

That's how I remember most of them. Very sparse with 1 or 2 accessories at most. An outside mirror or a sunvisor etc.

Paul K

[Aussie Bob]

Me too Paul. I can remember a fully accessorised one in my home town. As these cars disappeared, a lot of accessories stayed.

This is the way I am leaving it.

Steve

[vmx-mxr]

Jeez !!!

Just had a look at Avatar

Too cool for school Steve. One very nice set of wheels and look forward to having a good look over it - such a great colour set

Cheers, lucky bastard, lol

Dave Mac

[muza]

Very,very nice Steve.
Great color combo
Cheers Muza

[tm 50]

I love the Car and Colors,But Im Biased

[Mick Jagger]

they dont look to bad in stock form
are you gonna bag it? and some 22s will look sick

[Aussie Bob]

Some pics of the trim ....

[Aussie Bob]

Sorry, for thiose interested, I forgot to put the details about the Blue FB in the thread ....

This is the most original and the best preserved FB special Sedan we have come across in years and years, I would also say the prettiest we've owned! Banff Blue is one of the First Acrylic Magic Mirror colours to be added to the Post June 1960 Holden's colour chart. This FB (Being in the transition of paint) still has most of the Yellow warning sticker, to service and repair stations, to not add Nitro / Duco finish to the new Magic Mirror paint if touching up.

The FB was purchased new by Alwyn Manning of Wellington NSW (himself a car dealer) didn't take the car in the rain, and rode to work on his pushbike on rainy days. When Alwyn passed on in the '70's, the FB sat in the shed under cloth, until the last owner came along and treated the Holden FB with the same respect. The FB continued to be "cotton wooled" and stored dry, the same is to be said in the care of my son Wayne.

The paint is factory 1960 Holden, and is in fabulous shape, with the exception of a few small chips and touchups. There is something about old factory paint that today's finishes just can't replicate! The trim still offerers that factory new smell and the original Dragoon Blue and Jockey Blue fleck trim is still in outstanding condition. The intricate original fleck pattern material in this FB, hasn't been correctly replicated yet, with most FB Holden today having other seat inserts added.

The engine is still extremely strong with a smooth quite tingle. The gear change is equally smooth as too the ride. The experience is what one may have felt when Alwyn drove the FB in the '60's on those Sun filled days.



Wayne and I started detailing the Banff Blue yesterday. Still to clean the undercarriage, although, it is very clean and won't take much.

Steve

Progress pics ....

First we had new foundation replaced in the front seat to preserve the original trim.

[Aussie Bob]

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