Heavy traffic in George Street ...

That lion pic is a cracker.
What bright spark thought painting the car in zebra stripes would be a good idea. Missing headlight rim, dented roof, bent overriders etc. Looks like it may have been mistaken for the real thing.
Makes you realise how big those kitties are.

Here's a carpark full of interesting cars.


Regards
Alex

What a magnificent photo Alex ... That is Chadstone Shopping Centre (South-east of Melbourne) in the early 60's just after it opened ...taken from the roof of Myers ... I reckon I can see my Dad's two-tone blue FJ about 2/3rds along the 3rd row from the left ... wow that really brings it back !!!

Rough road in was it?

Yeah Dean ...pretty rough sheila too ... LOL

I meant the last two pics in reply #378 ...

The last two are Hoyts Drive-in at Bulleen in Victoria ... put the "ankle-straps" to good use there !!!

Thanks Pete .... Cheers , Dave ...

Pete ... I'd like one in stainless ... please let me know your cost ... Cheers , Dave .

Just remembered this ... mate of mine worked at Pioneer concrete in the 70's and the concrete mixer trucks were fitted with Grey motors to turn the concrete mixing tubs and geared for different mixing speeds ...perhaps "I" prefixes

Thanks RET and Gary ...

Firstly the engine in the FE (currently out of the FE) is L 6220030 ... and it appears identical to the "U" ...

One of the guys over at the FX-FJ forum tells me that the only difference between the "L" and the "U" engines is the ancilliaries , belt and pulleys (for 6 or 12 volt system) as they travelled the same assembly lines ...

He also said that although he didn't know how many "U" engines were manufactured , the highest engine number was around 303,000 ...

Cheers , Davo .

The engine number of my FJ ute is U 291929 ...

I have read that the "U" prefix motors commenced with engine number U 283384 and were fitted to "run-on" FJ utes and panel vans which continued in production until February and May 1957 respectively ...

The first FE was produced in July 1956 with engine number L 283373 ...

Therefore a number of the last produced FJ utes (mine included) are "newer" than the earliest FE's ...

Can someone advise how many "U" engines were built and if they were only fitted to FJ utes and vans (as produced) ...

I presume that the "U" prefixed engines were numbered in sequence from U 283384 and these numbers were not duplicated on the "L" prefixed engines ...

And still on the topic of engines ... I presume that spare or surplus grey motors were built .. ie. not fitted to a vehicle ... if so , how many were produced ?

Cheers , Davo .

Hi Fink ... glad you got them ...saw them but as I have 12 already I resisted the temptation ... good buying coz those caps go for $50 plus alone ...

Ya better get to work buddy ... you are expected !!!!!

Love it Gary ...

I meant apologies to Dave and Glen !

Sorry fellas ... Nick was the only local FE/FC ... you guys won all the prizes as I recall !!!

It will be great to have everyone up here and catch up again ... cheers , Dave .

Great that we'll have some FE's and FC's there ... last year only Nick was there to wave the flag (my FJ too) ... be great to see you guys there ... Dave .

My girlfriend called them ankle straps ...

Gotta love an FE grille  <3 <3 <3 

... and that green Humpy has a fair ding in the boot ...

Yes Gary ... Those Tassie Race Drivers ... a bit off the track !!!

Oooops , Not you though Weddo !!