This also happened to my Fc about a month before we went to the Nationals in Sydney in 2003,I suppose I should be grateful it didn't on the trip like it did for Tony, Tony in Tasmania  

Thanks very  much for the replies ,I have now got one, Tony  

Thanks for that Tayz, Tony  

G'day I'm after an FC UTE ID PLATE, I 've just bought a '59 FC ute, which is registered but is missing an ID PLATE , I do have an FC STANDARD 215 plate to swap if anyone needs one. If anyone can help I'd be very grateful, thanks Tony  

Hi Matt, I have  FC  5859 on my red 58 FCsedan, all the good ones like FC1958, FC0058 etc were gone when I tried to get them, Tony  

Hi, I'm just about to fit a reco 149 to my FC, and would like to fit electric wipers at the same time, I have the motor and the switch is this all I  need ?, thanks for any help Tony

thanks RET,   it's not much fun in the FC in winter    Tony

Hi Ed, I'd like to get a pair of demister vents from you, are the still available?, thanks Tony

Hi , nice van , I love the colour,  Tony

G'day Nicko, I love your red and white FC, I've got a red FC, which I want to put a white  flash  down the side of as well , its also got a similar set of wheels on it.  Tony

Hi Streatneat,love your ute, and what a great story. Tony

G'day Brendan ,what an amazing job you have done on the FC, love the colours , great to see another car restored.       Tony    

Alan, what an incredible car you have,and to have kept it for over 25 years? is amazing, I remember seeing it in the '86 steet machine magazine with the Golden Holdens, your car was one of the reasons i got hooked on FC's, it looked so good.      Tony

Some great cars from the west, I love that convertible.     Tony

 what a magic car, Lindsay, did you build it? Tony    

I also have run out of petrol in my FC, coming back from the 2001 FE-FC Nationals,we were getting near Gundagai and passed a few small towns with servo's, Theresa(my wife) said don't you think we should stop to get petrol, no I said we'll be right we will make it to Gundagai, anyway 5 miles from Gundagai it stopped . I hitchhiked to Gundagai while Theresa and the kids waited in the car. I was lucky a lady gave me a ride straight away into town ,she even gave me a ride back to the car,with Theresa behind the wheel and  a drop of petrol down the carbie the FC fired up and Theresa had her first drive of the FCto Gundagai to fill up.
Now I always refill when the gauge reads a quater, the was funny thing was(I found out later ) I could of got the petrol across the road at the dog on the tuckerbox.  

I like the idea of a "what to look  out for page" on the forum when purchasing an FE or FC, such as where to look for rust etc,it would certainly help a lot of inexperienced  people planning to buy one of these great early holdens.    Tony

They certainly are nice cars , does the wagon have a grey motor or red motor?  
                                          Tony

You've got some beautifull cars there Slim , are they all registered?    Tony

I brought the video from Dion and thought it was very good ,certainly more profesional than the video I made of the Sydney nationals, allthough it probably didn't show enough grille badges , eh Rob?     Tony