Here are some photos from Sunday's Cruise. Apologies for the poor quality, our video camera takes lousy still shots. Keep an eye out for the Drag Racing shots at the end. Cheers, Tim

Other Top Ten Awardees:

Mick Slater, Modified FE Utility (Red)



Tony Galea, Stock FC Sedan (Blue/White)



Cat Wright, Street FE Sedan (Grey/Green)



Margaret Saul, Stock FC Sedan (Grey/White)



Nunzio Rafala, Stock FC Sedan (Yellow)



Gary Claypole, Stock FC Ambulance (Tan)



Graham Cran, Street FC Panelvan (Rossa Corsa Red)




Longest Distance Travelled: Fred & Candy Searston, Stock FC Wagon

G'day Wayne

All of the winners and some photos have been posted in this thread:

http://fefcholden.org.au/forum/index.php/topic,21062.0.html

Cheers, Tim

G'day Everyone

A huge THANK YOU and Congratulations to the FE-FC Holden Car Club of WA for hosting a fantastic and thoroughly enjoyable FE-FC Holden Nationals. Congratulations also to everyone who made the effort to attend the Nationals, especially those that drove their FE-FC Holdens across the Nullabor. Here is a quick list of the winners & grinners from the Nationals. The three Grand Champions were club members and vehicles that many of us know well.

I look forward to catching up with you all in Tasmania in 2014!

Cheers, Tim

Grand Champion Stock: Graham Pryce, FC Holden Sedan (Two-Tone Blue)




Grand Champion Street: Bruce Stewart, FE Holden Sedan (Two-Tone Green)




Grand Champion Modified: Steve Mason, FC Holden Sedan (Two-Tone Blue)



Other Top Ten Awardees:

Mick Slater, Modified FE Utility (Red)
Tony Galea, Stock FC Sedan (Blue/White)
Cat Wright, Street FE Sedan (Grey/Green)
Margaret Saul, Stock FC Sedan (Grey/White)
Nunzio Rafala, Stock FC Sedan (Yellow)
Gary Claypole, Stock FC Ambulance (Tan)
Graham Cran, Street FC Panelvan (Rossa Corsa Red)

Longest Distance Travelled: Fred & Candy (Two-Tone Grey), Townsville North QLD
Hard Luck Award: Jim Altmann, blown engine, (Two-Tone Green) Stock FC Sedan

Best Exterior: Nunzio Rafala, Stock FC Sedan (Yellow)
Best Interior: Bruce Stewart, Street FE Sedan (Two-Tone Green)
Best Mechanical: Graham Pryce, Stock FC Sedan (Two-Tone Blue)
Most Authentic Stock: Cat Wright, Stock FE Sedan (Grey/Green)
Entrants Choice: Graham Cran, Modified FC Panelvan (Red)
Best Display: Graham Pryce, Stock FC Sedan (Two-Tone Blue)

Nationals Entrants that actually drove their FE-FC Holden across the Nullabor:

Scott McKenzie, Street FC Sedan
Tony Galea, Stock FC Sedan
Melinda Addison, Modified FC Sedan
Margaret Saul, Stock FC Sedan
Kevin Clarence, Stock FC Utility
Greg Pritchard, Modified FC Sedan
Dianne Power, Modified FE Sedan
Cat Wright, Stock FE Sedan
Daryl Howe, Modified FC Utility
Michael Pirotta, Stock FC Sedan
Fred & Candy Searston, Street FC Wagon
Gary Claypole, Stock FC Panelvan
Kathleen Textor, Modified FE Sedan
Dean Jacka, Modified FC Utility
Paul Roberts, Modified FC Wagon
Robert Shaw, Stock FC Sedan
Jim Bentley, Modified FC Panelvan
George Lee, Modified FC Sedan
Steve Mason, Modified FC Sedan
Philip Ivanov, Modified FC Utility
Jim Altmann, Modified FC Sedan
Ken Graham, Modified FC Sedan
Christine Black, Street FC Utility

Here is a short video featuring Surferboy & Kathy's wedding car procession through the FE-FC Holden 'Guard of Honour' during the 14th FE-FC Holden Nationals in Perth WA. Congratulations to Surferboy & Kathy! Here's hoping you have very many happy & healthy years together where you keep Holden on...

http://youtu.be/MNQNscgt9Tc

Here's the third and final batch of selected photos from Saturday's Show'n'Shine on the Court House Lawns.

It was a great day where the location, organisation and of course the weather was a huge credit to the WA boys & girls.

Cheers, Tim

Happy Easter Everyone

Here's the second batch of selected photos from Saturday's Show'n'Shine on the Court House Lawns

Gotta go, Sunday Cruise is leaving!

Here's the first batch of selected photos from Saturday's Show'n'Shine on the Court House Lawns, Perth WA

FE & FC Holden's have fired up for their first cruise of the Nationals. Congratulations to the FE-FC Holden Car Club of WA on organising a fantastic and scenic cruise along Riverside Drive and up to Kings Park for a view over the city of Perth. The convoy turned plenty of heads and took in some impressive vistas this afternoon.

Here are some of our shots and a video taken from our FC Holden station sedan. Please excuse the quality as we're new to filming (you can also hear our one year old Oscar calling our "Car, Car". Hopefully some other entrants can add their contributions here too.

http://youtu.be/xjh0HSEB-vs

                 

No worries Wayne

Hope the guys and girls back home can enjoy some of the images from WA

Here's a video taken during the Friday Cruise, forgive the quality as we're new to filming

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRUvO9aLg1g

Congratulations to the FE-FC Holden Car Club of WA on organising a fantastic and scenic cruise around the centre of Perth. The convoy turned plenty of heads and took in some impressive vistas this afternoon. Here are some of our shots taken from our FC Holden station sedan. Hopefully some other entrants can add their contributions here too.

               

Ladies & Gentlemen, start your engines...

FE & FC Holden's are starting to fire up for the first cruise of the Nationals, along Riverside Drive and up to Kings Park for a view over the city of Perth.

Stay tuned for photos and updates

Great to see you guys arrive safely today to dry the camper out and shelter out of the wind for a bit...  thanks for the Port in Esperance too!

It looks like most of the ACT, SA and QLDers are here...  hope the VIC & NSW convoys have a safe trip into Perth.

Look forward to catching up with everyone else as they arrive too.

It's been good to see everyone arrive safely today, although very tired from epic minimum day journeys across the Nullabor. So far it's nearly exclusively FC Holdens at the Country Comfort Motel... how far behind are all the FE's?

Great Travel Diary Guys! Loving every update... glad you are taking the time to enjoy the sights along the way as well. We've been passed by three QLDers since our last update: Glenn Adams, Harry Brazier & Ron Richardson. Nearing Esperance now for a few days break after taking a week to cross the Nullabor. Really looking forward to seeing you guys again in Perth. Lets see who's FE/FC is the dirtiest upon arrival, here's our photo entry. Cheers, Tim

Good luck coming in via NT Fred, can't wait to catch up again in Perth!

We're in Port Augusta waiting to get a safety check done on our new trailer before we cross the Nullabor.

We broke a tie-down strap less than a couple of hours out of Canberra. It wore through where it was in contact with the sub-frame. There's now a NASCO nappy between the metal and new strap. All good since.

So far Greg Pritchard and Dan Power have caught and passed us. Look forward to seeing the next convoy in the rear mirror.

Cheers, Tim.

Thanks for letting me know Col. The 2010 'red ute' stickers weren't as good as the 2009 'green sedan' version. The sticker on our wagon still looks great. I'm wondering if we'll be able to find this one that we put on a bin near the centre of the Great Australian Bight. There was also one on the 'Australia's Longest Straight Road' sign.

Looking forward to catching up with you and our fellow ACT convoy at Wave Rock WA.

We picked up our brand new trailer late Friday afternoon and left town a couple of minutes later...  so far the Winnebago has been towing the FC wagon well, averaging 80km/h using 19L/100. Not as economical as the FC wagon, which hasn't used any at all! We can't wait to catch up with you all in Perth or on the road. Even with our week headstart, most of you should catch and pass us before Perth.

Across the Nullabor, keep an eye out for some FC Holden/Holden Heaven stickers that I put up on some road signs at rest stops back in 2009 (knowing that the Nats were but three short years away)!

G'day Everyone

Bec and I left Canberra last Friday night and are currently driving between Wilcannia & Broken Hill. We'll have a couple of days camping in the Flinders Ranges before heading down to Port Augusta on Thursday night to meet up with Greg Pritchard, Dan Power and others.

Here's a photo taken in Nyngan yesterday of a red & white 1958 FC Sedan owned by a local bloke named Henry. We followed him into town and then he invited us over to his place to check out his EK Sedan. I've invited him along to join us all at the 2014 Nationals.

Safe travels everyone! Our number is 0437 HOLDEN if you wanna know where we are across the Nullabor.

Cheers, Tim Bec Erik & Oscar | Winnebago & White FC Wagon

We'll be at the Perth Nats. Can't wait to catch up with everyone!

We left home bound for Perth back in May 2011 and have already clocked up 13,000kms. Mind you, along the way we've popped into Cooktown in far north Queensland and Cockle Creek in far south Tasmania. Oh, and we don't actually pick up our FC wagon until next month. We'll be towing her across the Nullabor behind the Winnebago and then finishing our lap of Australia on the way home.

Which reminds me, better get that Nats entry form in!