Mexican No More

[Glenn 'Stinky' Stankevicius]

Got the wagon registered as a South Aussie today, seeing it was clean and the rain had stopped, took a few photos.

[minifcvan]

 :owell done,we need less mexicans(hehe) very nice looking wagon :o

[Glenn 'Stinky' Stankevicius]

Chassis - FC32541M (Hehe, stole one back for SA)
Engine - L629495
Body - FC/229-507M
Trim - 274-662
Paint - 256-2100
253-5775

Decoder Results

ID Plate
  NO: FC-229-507-M  
TRIM: 274-662  
PAINT: 256-2100  
  253-5775  
RPO:  TOP


*** There could be inconsistencies in the identification data - please check you entered it correctly ***
The trim number does not correspond with the paint numbers!
(Forrester Green over Ice Green eq "Forrestor Green over Ice Green" || Forrester Green over Ice Green eq Ice Green)



Other Details
Chassis Number: FC-32541-M  
Engine Number: L629495  

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Results and Explanation
FC-229-507-M Vehicle is an FC Special Station Sedan, the 507th manufactured in Melbourne, Victoria.
274-662 The Exterior Trim Code (274) describes this car as Two-Tone: Forrester Green over Ice Green.
The Interior Trim Code (662) refers to: Danube Green & Black.
256-2100  The Primary (bonnet, guards) colour is Ice Green (in DUCO Lacquer)
253-5775  The secondary colour is Forrestor Green (in DUCO Lacquer)
FC-32541-M The vehicle was assembled during 1959, and was the 31,541st FC (in any bodystyle) assembled in Melbourne, Victoria.
L629495 Manufacture date (based on engine number) is October 1959
 

[SRVLIVES]

Congrats man, looking good ..... one day it may end up in NSW?!  ;)

[Sarge]

Way to go Glen Glad to see you got the Wagon on the road. I don't mind what state it’s in as long as it's drivable  ;D

Cheers
Sarge

[mcl1959]

Hey Stinky, does this mean that your car was once a Falcon ;D

I reckon if you could get XFE number plates that would be cool, it was once an FE then grew up and became an FC ;)

Ken

[Glenn 'Stinky' Stankevicius]

Yeah, I know, I didn't pick the plates but it is uncanny that the guy picked one out with "59" on it.
We can get "R" and "S" series plates in SA for $70 odd as long as they are available. The thing is Robin (cajerridoc) probably has all the good ones like "RFC-229" etc  ;D

[customFC]

Cool pics of a cool wagon.
That first pic is simply devine.
Regards
Alex

[Glenn 'Stinky' Stankevicius]

Thanks Alex, that's a helluva great compliment coming from you after seeing your photgraphy skills.
I had to dodge around a bit so I didn't get too much glare.

[collecta]

Looks good eh stinks.
what did you do for rego was it as easy as drivin in an checkin engine numbers etc... or ......
interested to know.
cheers
Scott

[Glenn 'Stinky' Stankevicius]

I didn't know until I got there, I wanted to take it to Mt Gambier and was crapping my daks thinking they would defect it. All they did was check the numbers, charge me a lot of money and give me a set of plates and a rego sticker  ;D

BTW, I've changed the wheels again, the other mags were scraping on something.

[Glenn 'Stinky' Stankevicius]

All filthy and covered in squashed bugs in a car park in Nelson (near Mt Gambier). The club went for a cruise and lunch out there on the Sunday Arvo.
Wheels are 13x7 holden steelies I picked up for $120 including tyres, a $6 rattle can of green paint and $64 on moon caps from a trucker's store. Admitedly the wheels needed a "dob" of weld on each nib to keep the caps on.

[Glenn 'Stinky' Stankevicius]

Hmmmmm..... what's going here  ;D

[melburgorbust]

that looks real nice, congrats

[JB]

Hey Stinky, it still has M for Mexican on the ID plate...  ;D ;D

[fc_mad]

have fun

[mitchy]

hi glen nice wagon . i have wagon same colours but my roof is the darker green same as botom half of car . did yours come that way or did you change your roof colour to the lighter green . regards mitch

[Glenn 'Stinky' Stankevicius]

The current (soon to be gone) white and green/aqua colour scheme was painted on by a previous owner. I am thinking of going to something like the original Forrestor Green and a second colour.

I just have to find the time to strip the rest of the shell down to get it off to the strippers, no one twigged the kids have been stripping the car down. Jonas my eldest has done a great job so far, even going so far as to label stuff like headlights as he removes them.

[fcstationsedan]

Hey Stinky my old girl is looking great! It was already painted those colours when I bought it but looks even better now! I sure do miss her and every time I see another FC wagon I get a little sad though it sure has gone to a great home! I am completely wagonless at present too, having sold my 57 Chev and my XY wagons, bout time I found another one, just not sure what yet though I did see a nice Buick the other day!

[Glenn 'Stinky' Stankevicius]

She'll look even better when I am finished with her  ;)
Although at the current rate it may be a while  ::)