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NSW Club
FE-FC Holden Car Club of NSW

Meetings	Triglav Panthers, 80-84 Brisbane St, St Johns Park Meetings held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month, from 8pm Meetings on hold due to COVID-19
Mail	PO Box 159 EDENSOR PARK NSW 2176
Email	nsw@fefcholden.org.au
Website	http://nsw.fefcholden.club
Facebook	http://www.facebook.com/fe.fc.holden.cc.nsw
Twitter	@fefchccnsw
Club Contact	0413 00 1957

Seems more like Field of Dreams here, "build it and they will come". It wasn't under active consideration at all.

I'm not averse to the idea, but we'd need to source a track from somewhere around BH. It would be prohibitively expensive to truck one there.

As others have said, it's a gamble getting exactly the right length and profile, sight unseen. But it's not that surprising that the Chevrolet ones are the right size, of any you've looked at. I recall reading somewhere once that Holden were very (and justifiably) proud of the 95%+ Australian manufactured content in their cars of that era, and that the fully imported parts included things like locks, ignition barrels and so on. You certainly see a lot of familiar looking interior parts on a 54 Chev (and not just the locally assembled ones!)

cheers
RET

I can't recognise anyone from the first photo beyond those already identified. For what it's worth in the photo with Phil's monster I can recognise Ken McLean, a very young looking Russell Bates, Siggy and Craig Wilson at the far right. The faces of the two blokes either side of Russell I remember from long ago Nats, but not sure of either's name. I'm sure Ken knows who they are.

You're absolutely spot on with your recollection of when we had rocker cover races at the Nats, Ken.

I don't know if any photos exist of Phil's monster-truck rocker-cover, but I do recall there was a fracas over it. It really wasn't very safe, letting it loose down the ramp and away between the line-up of cars. A weight rule was implemented for the next event.

That's a great blast from the past.

Word is that Broken Hill Tourist Park are not accepting bookings for next year AT ALL, so our advice to entrants and enthusiasts is to not even bother calling them. There are plenty of other options available. <middle finger emoji>

The lovely people at Broken Hill Council have provided this one-stop-shop guide to all the accommodation available in the town. Please download it and get yourself a bed for what will be a fantastic outback weekend.

Nick,

I think the NSW Club still has a few of these available to members. I'll make an enquiry of the Merch Officer.

Ladies and Gentlemen...

Start your engines!

We're a year out from the event, so now's the time to book your accommodation in Broken Hill. All venues are now accepting bookings.

Note that we are not having a particular Nationals HQ location. There is no single accommodation venue big enough to hold all attendees, and there are accommodation options in the town to suit every possible preference and budget. If you received a Nats goodie bag through your club, you'll find a document in there with listing of accommodation options. Otherwise, just google "Broken Hill accommodation", there are caravan parks, AirBnBs, hotels, motels, even farm-stays.

With the recent announcement regarding filming of Mad Max Furiosa in Broken Hill next year, we strongly recommend that you don't delay booking your accommodation.


Note: we have heard that one or two accommodation venues are saying that "they are not taking bookings because of Mad Max". Should you get this response, please PM me, or reply here with the name of the establishment. The Broken Hill Council and Tourist Information Office have already made enquiries about this on our behalf, and would like to know details should anyone get told this.

You really know your away around that kind of rust.

You don't know the half of it mate. Check out Rob's thread here: Found Object

Artlab Australia retrieving the 90-year-old, art deco mosaic from the former GMH factory site at Port Adelaide to save it from further environmental damage.




A bird's eye view of the 90-year-old, art deco mosaic from the former GMH factory site at Port Adelaide while it was being saved from further environmental damage.

While I'm at it, I have been searching the forum trying to find out which tin master cylinder reservoirs were original to an early FE, I have a few tall ones and the squat short ones; what is the story here. Thanks. Al

Short squat ones

85% ?

What does that actually mean?

I would assume it means that if the ambient temp is 35º, and the temperature in the locked car is 50º, then the film cuts the 15º difference by 85%, meaning it would only be 37º in the car. But then there's those weasel words "up to"...

Look it's your car, you do what you want, but personally I think the tinting on "Rosie" looks awful, and I have my doubts it makes that much difference, even in Queensland. I have seen tinting on obviously modified cars (which Rosie was not), and it has looked okay. I think it's the tint against the cream roof on Rosie that turns me off.

Bottom line, if you're going to drive your FE in the baking sun, you'd do it with the windows down, cowl vent open, and the quarters turned inside out to give you as much draft as you can get when moving. 

Hi guys can some one tell me Sherri can purchase adjustable boot spring posts go my fb
Cheers Rocco

Hi Rocco,

Check your messages here for my banking details and instructions etc.

cheers
RET

Ask and ye shall receive, Laszlo!

Here's exactly what you asked for: a maroon FE with tinted windows.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuX2FeBK8rw



cheers
RET

+1 for imgur, I use it all the time. There's an 'embed code for bulletin boards and forums' option that is exactly what you need to copy/paste here to get the image to appear.

You don't have to sign up, but if you do it makes it a lot easier to keep track of all your images, create albums for them etc.

And here's a pro tip which applies to any image links: if you don't want to resize your images (or forget to), you can also force them to appear on the forum at a sane size by editing the code as follows:

Code:

[img]your URL here[/img]

to

Code:

[img width=800]your URL here[/img]

Vern,

I've sent you some contact details for Steve.

GMH made 191,724 FCs in 20 months. Assuming no ramp-up in production (since all plants already making FEs), roughly 9600/month, or ceteris paribus 3200/month/factory. But all vans and wagons are made in SA until November 1959 which means comparatively more sedans at the other two, and FC-225 most popular body, so with a licked finger in the air and taking away the number you first thought of, I reckon around a month separates them.

Of course, if Ken offers an age difference, I'll defer to him. He's the Guru.

cheers
RET

Comparing the chassis numbers will be more precise, because that tells you the sequence off the line regardless of body-shape.

But their birthdays will be way closer than three months apart. By my back-of-the-envelope calculations, closer to 3 weeks than 3 months separates them.

cheers
RET

Had no idea it was on, was there any cars for sale there.

Well, yes, if you're in the market for a Kia or an MG. 

The club was there to take some photos under the Holden signage before it all disappears.

The strengthening ribs in the parcel tray were part of a suite of changes made in late '56, after complaints from customers who had back windows fall out. Real early FEs (like mine, and apparently yours) neither have this ribbing, nor the braces that extend from the top of the wheel arch to the parcel shelf. On Specials, the stainless trim around the back window was also modified.

You will also find the rear wheel arch is only a single skin, whereas later cars have a double-skin here. This was also about reducing flex in the body.

cheers
RET

I have a small number of bootpin kits available.

$68 including postage (they're quite heavy, and pickup at club meetings etc obviously out of the question at the moment)

PM me if you'd like a set.