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Say hello to your Dad for Donna and I Matt. My FC Standard engine has been rebuilt and almost ready for rego.

Is John still running Walcha Dairy?

Steve Jackson

This car has been around for quite some time!

It was on many a forum in 2009 and 2010.

http://www.fbekholden.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=10040

The car is yet to be blessed by any of the Guru's.

Steve

Steve, do you mean FB's had orange stop / tail light lenses? I am not great on FB EK but I thought they both had red lenses - and the indicator lens was orange.

Ken

Hi Ken, yes, the stop light lenses were amber, not as orange as the indicator lenses. That changed with the switch to Acrylic, like the Gold Lion Horn button.

Have you checked out my list on FB-EK ID plates? we should add our lists together :)

Steve

Have to agree, what a great find Steve, would like to see it when you have time

Gary

You are welcome anytime Gary!

Steve

Graham,

There's a lengthy thread with lots of pics and the car's story on the FB-EK Forum.

cheers
RET

Thanks Ret for the link ....

Steve

I think there were (as usual) 2 suppliers of tail light lenses and they fade differently . Some fade to clear and others fade to orange. For a long time I had an orange lens which I had removed and it was still red around the edges where it was covered by chrome trim.
Through it out a few years ago.

Ken

Very interesting Ken. Having a look at the lights on the FC they do appear darker around the edges. However, in the case of FB's, I have a new lens in the box Orange! All the original low milage Nitro FB's I have seen have had Orange tail lights, unless changes.

Steve

So do I!, Sorry to divert from the thread, but is it a EK 235 on the build tag? It appears to have "Special" badges. I have never seen one in a metallic though.

Hi Keith, I was informed by an ex employee of Holden, that when this car was built the name "Premier" had not been put forward. Though, "Super Special" did come later and was almost lock in, until at the last minute. Then Premier was decided to be the name.

First factory Metallic I have seen on the exterior of an EK :)

Here is the ID plate ....



Keith

Thanks Steve. The paint certainly came up well and looks like an EJ colour. What were the other differences from a special? Where did you find it, and was there only 1 built,how did you find out about it?
Sorry, but i get really interested in this type of car.
Cheers,
Graham

Hi Graham, apologies on the delay. Been resting a cold in bed for three of four days :(

Here are the differences for memory from the usual EK Special.

1. Euroa Gold Metallic Paint.

2. Painted (Saturn) Gold Dash top.

3. Painted Gold inner window dividers.

4. Golf Ball Hood Lining.

5. Three chromed clamps on inner top of windscreen ?

6. Power Steering

7. White steering wheel.

8. Radio

9. Heater / Dimister

10. Two speed whipers.

11. Dual Horns.

13. Washer Wipers.

14. Door Arm rests front and rear.

15. Seat Arm rests front and rear.

16. Cloth seats.

17. Carpet.

18. Glovebox light.

19. Boot Light.

20. Chrome door scuff plates.

21. Thumb press dress rims.

22. Power Boosted brakes.

23. EJ style "low coil mount"  side plate

24. EJ "top ledge" radiator.

25. Alloy Rocker cover (was painted metallic Gold with Metallic Green oil cap)

26. Day / Night mirror.

Without being next to the car, can't think of anything else :)

The car was in the centre of Melbourne since 1975 (Near Victoria Markets) That where I picked it up.

Car was registered May 3 1961 for Harlow W Gage, General Manager of Holden with plate GMH-000. The current plates were fitted 15 May 1962.

Steve

Hey Steve,

Sorry to hear you had so much trouble. I've seen them spot-welded (presumably after they've broken), and obviously in that case they won't come out without a fight.

I can only hope the FC proves a little more straightforward... :-\

RET

Howdy RET, had a fiddle with the FC yesterday. The original pin is on one side and one half broken off. The other side had the big ugly bolt, so only one to snap off :) Unfortunately, I left the two new pins at the warehouse  :-[

Steve

Great find Steve. Any Pics of the EK Prem?
Cheers,
Graham

Here you go Graham.

As she has sat since 1975 in a shed .......






After a lot of hand polishing ...............

Hi Graham, I will dig up some pics.

On FB's, the very first nitro car taillights were Orange, then the red came with acrylic cars. The fade on the red taillights are very different. Maybe this is the same for FE-FC's?  Thanks, Steve

Mmm Orange taillights ....

Chassis! 

Here is what was hiding under the '60's fabric and carpet.

Haven't tried to clean anything yet.

Yeah, I was lucky enough to get a look at some of Steve's collection on the weekend. Wow.

I'll let him tell you about them, but I'm still tripping over my tongue *thinking* about some of those vehicles. And I'm not even an aficionado when it comes to FBs and EKs.

Thanks again, Steve.

cheers
RET

Thanks so much RET, you are welcome anytime!  Next time bring a car over so we can drool. Plus your overalls and we will put you to work   ;D

Thanks for your kind words on the collection. We are thrilled with the new additions. Just shows you, they are still out there in large cupboards.

Steve

Steve I saw your cars at AHD last year and looked out for you but I think we both might have changed a little in the past 25 years  :P

I love the way you lightly restore them rather than going the whole yards. I especially like your preference for the standard model  ;D

I'm sure we'll bump into each other again one day.

You probably walk right past me ;)  Or around me with my middle age spread  :)

Gretting some of the collection to AHD is a fairly simple oporation of three trips from Penrith. Getting fourteen to the Nationals in Naranderra  :o and now eight to Sawtell takes some doing .... and expense  :( :( As I have to truck the extremely low milage and one off cars.

Standards Rule  ;D

Catch up soon, Maybe the Grey Pride run.

Steve

Hi Craig, I was talking about you to Ret on Saturday :)

I do recall catching up with you a few times. I had three FC's and one FE when I lived on Jamieson Ave, Emu. FC Light Blue / Dark blue flash. FC Green with Cream roof flash and boot. FC standard Ascot Grey and and FE sedan cream with Beige roof.

The smashed EK was my Pink and Plum Flashline. The car had 16,000 Gen miles. I had a rear quarter fitted in 1987.

I missed the FE with the flash that was in the Classic Throttle Shop a year or two back, out of the Bruce Terry Holden Museum. I would have loved that car. I wonder where it went to?

Be great to catch up again Craig.

Steve

.. I had an EK before the FE. shhhhh

I won't tell anyone, what colour was it?

Steve

This car reminds me of our FE 217 Steve, it also had the interior covered up & hence has survived well.

I look forward to seeing your FC 215 post clean, looks pretty good in the pics.

Cheers, Gary

I am in Penrith a lot Gary, be great to catch up for a chat. I love the Ambulance, took plenty of Pics at the NRMA Motorfest.

Steve

Iam   in Inverell . its good to see theres some cars like this still out there

Almost neighbours :)