FE-1957

[Paul In Ireland]

[ebay]230242784137[/ebay]

Looks like a lovely car - whose is it and what do you think it will fetch? I would love to look it over if I was nearby.....

[Paul In Ireland]

[ebay]230243817030[/ebay]

Relisted - same car.

[Paul In Ireland]

Pity I wasn't closer, I could have a proper look at it. Anyone guesstimate what it would likely be worth? Seems to me somewhere between where it is now and 8 - 8500 would be fair enough. But what do I know sitting over here - except I am determined to get another FE/FC over here soon by hook or by crook.

[Sideplate]

9 plus Id guess now of a stock FE.  Specially from Ballarat..............

[Paul In Ireland]

7600 in the end. Seems a good price for the buyer.

[rat]

was on car sales for 6500 ono ::)

[Paul In Ireland]

Where was the ad rat? Do you have a link?

[FE_STD_WAGON]

Hi Guys
Rat the one on car sales is a different vehicle it has a red roof and is in Queensland and FE1957 was in Frederickton NSW

Regards Mick

[Paul In Ireland]

Relisted again - must be getting p'd off:

[ebay]230247963733[/ebay]

[FC427]

OR he has a mate running it up for him  ??? ???......FC427......

[Paul In Ireland]

Don't know FC427 - been in contact with them and I was the underbidder on the last go round. Could see myself driving it around Ireland. They got stiffed by the last winner and have relisted. First relist was ebays fault I think. I will bid again but probably won't get her as I have to consider shipping costs.

[Paul In Ireland]

So, I bought it!!

It will be joining my FC ute in the coming months over here in Ireland...

My father has insisted he gets to fly up and drive it back to Vic and store it for a while until I sort out shipping. There is value in shipping 2 or 3 cars in one 40 foot container over a 20 foot container that can take only 1 car.

So now I need to source another car that would come over and ultimately get sold to offset some of the shipping costs of the FE. Will probably have to sell the plates off at some point for the same reason - no point having them here where they will not do any good. More than likely buy a spruced up v8 of some kind pre mid 70's as cars over 30 years old here attract lower import tax and about $80 a year to register.

Really looking forward to getting it over here......

[I958GM]

Great pick up, l half thought about it myself. Good luck with the new addition-1958GM-Mark

[customFC]

Hey Paul
Cool score and cool idea.
Ireland can't have too many Holdens.
How about a V8 1 tonner as a second car for the container.
Regards
Alex

[NosFEratu]

Hi Paul

Congratulations on your purchase. 

Obviously your dad is only going up there to drive it back cos there's no-one else that can ::) ...... and he'll probably have to take it out of "storage" every now and then just to make sure it's still running before it gets shipped to you  ::)  Aaah, the sacrifices parents make for their kids! 

By the sounds of it, I think you might have a tough time getting him to load it in the container for you!  It's really good to see your dad as enthusiastic about it as you!  Hope his road trip goes well!  :D

Kathi  8)

[Paul In Ireland]

Kathi,

He's already after telling me it is the same model and colour car he courted my mother in back in the day. And they have been thinking about a 50's sunday driver for a while as well. So I told him he can enjoy this for a few months - and you could be right, I may have trouble getting out of his carport and into a container!!

Paul.

[Paul In Ireland]

Alex,

I think it will have to be a v8 to be realistic in selling it on. More buyers for classics with v8's here. I like the one tonne idea... you selling one or something??

[NosFEratu]

Hi Paul

As long as you don't get these comments from your parents "our first child was conceived in the back of one just like this".  We hear that one all the time from the "more mature ones" that talk to us but, ooooo  too much information if your parents happen to spring that one on you!   :o

The two other most popular comments are "we drove all the way around Australia in one of them with 4-5 kids and a caravan in tow" and "I used to have one exactly like that - except it was a different model and a different colour".   ::)

These cars tend to bring back lots of memories for them of their younger more spritely years!  And being a little sentimental myself, I think it's great if they can relive some of their memories through my car - even if theirs was exactly the same as mine except it was a differnt model and colour!  :D

Hope your mum and dad and eventually you (when you prise it off of him) enjoy the car!  ;)

Kathi  8)

[pedro]

Congrats, Paul, an FC and an FE in ireland, now you won't be able to be biased towards FC's anymore when we have debates ;D

[EffCee]

Kathi,

LMAO at your last post, My wife, Sandra, was told by her mother that it was Karma, me having an FC. When asked why, Sandra was told that she was conceived in the back of a green FC panelvan. Sandra hasn't thought too highly of FC's (of any type) since... ::) ::)

And Ken, I did ask if she still had the rego papers so I could get the numbers..... ;D ;D ;D