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Thought it about time to add my own post.
I am thinking of starting a broadbrush history........
don't know if anyone thinks this appropriate................

The first two are b/w pix of my bus the day it was purchased and brought home - 7th August 1961.
Both were taken in the front yard of the original owners house (it's still there)

As you can see, it didn't have a bonnet ornament nor door handle scuff plates.
Every birthday/christmas etc, family would buy these for the old chap......



It took me ages to remove the nicotine from the driver's side hood-lining -
I must admit, I contributed a great deal of this when I used to be shackled to that regrettable habit................



hope you find these interesting......

frats,
Rosco

Cool, more pics!!!

Yes! very appropriate...keep going...

I'll be starting my own thread soon too Rosco.

regards
Stewart

Bring it on Rosco

Bring them on Rosco wish I had original pics of mine

In 1962 (aged 7) I can remember traveling in the rear right pass seat when the owner (Mr. Rothnie - my sister's father in law, came to collect my youngest sister and I to stay with him whilst our house was encircled in the 1962 bushfires...
I can remember that short trip - my sister and I were very impressed with "Mr Rothnie's car" I may very well have been the first person to sit on that seat.........

I used to marvel at the vehicle when he visited - my father had an FB wagon and I used to like comparing the two and trying to pick the differences..........

The old chap had the car until 1972 when he died of cancer.

I was given first offer and jumped at it - $350 - I think it important to state that at the time I was a junior clerk for the Railways and my fortnightly salary was $48.

My father drove me to Gisborne, Vic to pay for and collect it.
This was on the 7th October 1972 - it had traveled only 46,631 miles.
I drove it home on "L" plates from Gisborne.........

The first pic was taken after getting it home ..........
You can see that numerous Christmasses and birthdays had bestowed many additional ornaments...............



Second pic is whilst on "L" plates - the Historical Society (of which I was treasurer) did a run to Kyneton - my brother's EH wagon is parked in front..... this was on 4th Novermber, 1972.



Next pic is taken in 1974 after shedding my "P" plates - by now sun visor and hub caps have been removed (thankfully stored) and a window strip (trendy for the time) and Torana trims had been fitted.



This was the general presentation until around 1976 when further original parts were removed..............
at this time, the vehicle had traveled around 70,000 miles

to be continued..........

frats,
Rosco

Hey Rosco,

I'd be telling everyone, that it was Humphrey Bogarts car,
"he even let me grab a photo of him in the drivers seat"see I have the photo to prove it.

Well thats who he looks like to me anyway!
nice classic pics........ a bit of a change to the modern pics we are seeing.

Regards John

great pics

it is Humphrey Bogart

i love seeing history on most cars trucks bike ect ,,,its a real delite to see somone took the time as you would no doubt done rosco,, to keep a record its a great feeling of attachment to a machine that you get when you know its life even before you had it thats a credit to you mate,, more pics more pic more pics

wonderful stuff Rosco. What happened to your Fathers FB Wagon?

regards
Stewart

you were treasurer of the historical society at 17
did you have no freinds

you were treasurer of the historical society at 17
did you have no freinds

hey rosco,

you must have been reading my mind was wondering why u hadnt posted any pics of ya girl ..

keep em coming im sure you have lots ..

D

today's edition...........just a quick backflip to May 1973, had my driver's licence for just one month - decided to drive to work (67 Spencer St, Melbourne - now the Grand Hotel) to show off the bus...............
Mine is in the back row (of the movies?) centre - you will notice the permanent "P" plate wired to the grill.................
This is a period pic - take a peek at my colleagues vehicles - the chap I worked with has the front row EH sedan - he rolled that a year later......
Also in same month - went on annual leave and towed caravan to Sydeny - post a pic of that combo shortly.........little "tale" to tell about brakes.....



Ok back to April 1974 ("I was only 19......")- I had transferred from a clerical position to locomotives - (my avatar pic was taken at the loco depot) - this was the interior - notice heater, tacho (one of the holes still to be corrected in the dash) and auxiliary gauge panel - made of aluminium - I am not a metalworker! - Karsten - these were the "arrow" gauges originally fitted.
Also fitted at the time was a "wolf whistle" - basically a valve fitted to the inlet manifold which "whistled" when the control wire was pulled ........
I very nearly cut my finger off with this wire - upside down under the dash, and shorted the wire across the amp gauge - cut through the oil line, engine running and hot wire burned well into the finger - can't tell you how uncomfortable that experience was..................



Moving up to January 1975 - alteration here is to black out the vertical grill bars.............



To finish this chapter we jump to February 1977 - this was as drastic as the body was modified -
vertical grill bars removed, over-riders removed and bonnet bar emblem painted turquoise.......
This pic was taken at West Beach caravan park, Adelaide - the little van I bought from my parents not long after getting my license - it was covered in Masonite - and as heavy as heck - in 1977 we removed much of the Masonite and covered it as it is here in aluminium............
In May 1973 after having my licence for only one month - took this combo solo across the Sydney Harbour Bridge on "P" plates - think I started to learn a lot about weight, brakes and mirrors from that trip - came back via Canberra to the coast down the dreaded "Brown's Mountain" to Bateman's Bay - lost the brakes on two occasions - have great respect for "cooling off" after heavy applications - later to become very applicable to my trade....

In pic, note use of "cross-screen" filter to give the "starred" effect to pic highlights.......................



Vehicle made it's first crossing of the 100,000 mile mark at Renmark
on 13th January 1977........

pic is of speedo at 99,999.9



to be continued................

frats,
Rosco

Cool pic of your work car park , Trev .