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Title: Wrecks - Poochera SA
Post by: Martin on May 21, 2006, 10:05:43 AM

I went on a fishing trip to the far west of SA and saw these at Poochera, about 650km west of Adelaide.

Not much to salvage here - and no i.d. plate, either.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/lewis1411/Pooch10506a.jpg)

Engine bay chalk marks show the colours India Ivory over Empress Maroon (1958 colour), and upholstery (what was left of it) appeared to be red with black inserts

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/lewis1411/Pooch20506a.jpg)

Flanked by FB ute, XL Faolcon ute, what appears to be a single spinner Customline, and Mk II Zephyr utes.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/lewis1411/Pooch30506a.jpg)

While I was there these two rolled past, on their way back east from the V8 race in WA. Had to catch them up for a pic:

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/lewis1411/Pooch40506a.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/lewis1411/Pooch50506a.jpg)

Title: Re: Wrecks - Poochera SA
Post by: fcfromscratch on May 22, 2006, 10:08:22 AM

Hi Martin,

Surferboy and I saw those wrecks on our way over to Jindabyne last year. I stopped on the way back and got some pics of them...very similar to yours... :D

It's interesting how the crayon marks eventually show through the firewall paint as it fades...

Catch many fish??

cheers.....Brad

Title: Re: Wrecks - Poochera SA
Post by: Martin on May 22, 2006, 11:46:21 AM

I've driven past those wrecks probably more than 50 times & this was the first time I'd spotted them.

Excellent weather - 7 consecutive days in the boat - and bagged out every day by 1:00pm at the latest. Great!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Wrecks - Poochera SA
Post by: Shayne on May 22, 2006, 08:21:24 PM

Always interesting to see the wreck pics.
I didn't realise that the 'later' models had the chalk on the firewall as well as the FX/FJ. Does anyone know at which model GMH stopped this? I've only ever seen examples on FJ's, and it is nice to see it on a few original cars still driving around as well as the sun weathered wrecks.
:)

Title: Re: Wrecks - Poochera SA
Post by: Brad on May 23, 2006, 06:46:14 AM

Hey Shane
   I was cleaning the paint off the firewall on my van the other day and found "Dutchess" under the black paint . It was manufactured in April 1959 in Adelaide and was assembled in Brisbane in ? 1959.
   It got me thinking how they designated what colour each car would be and I imagined some bloke on the line going (arr, we'll paint this one green and that one, err blue,wadaya reckon mate)
   Anyway I thought I'd found something unique and unknown but there you go seems all and sundry know about It already.
   Brad.

Title: Re: Wrecks - Poochera SA
Post by: fccool59 on May 23, 2006, 07:00:31 AM

from memory mine had black ritten on the fire wall. guess one day i should look up the numbers and see what colour my car was.

Title: Re: Wrecks - Poochera SA
Post by: mcl1959 on May 31, 2006, 08:33:28 AM

Actually it's not that common. It would seem that only the SA plant wrote the colour on the firewall. I'm yet to see a Melbourne vehicle with the crayon marks.

Leon, your car was originally Black and White

Ken

Title: Re: Wrecks - Poochera SA
Post by: fccool59 on May 31, 2006, 09:09:47 AM

how do you know that ken?

Title: Re: Wrecks - Poochera SA
Post by: customFC on May 31, 2006, 09:41:45 AM

Leon.
He would have written the numbers down when he first saw your car and just looked up his database. ;)
Interesting little bit of trivia Ken re the SA plant.
Regards
Alex

Title: Re: Wrecks - Poochera SA
Post by: mcl1959 on May 31, 2006, 09:52:56 AM

Leon, I saw your car at the Sydney nats, I think I actually mentioned to you at the time what the colours were.
The flame thrower remains in my memory banks as well:D :D

Regards Ken

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