Hi and thanks.
From memory I measured carefully where the strips were to go then inserted the clips into position in the strips. I then put a dab of grease onto the clips and screws and touched them to the panels. Where there was a dab of grease on the panels I drilled a hole. To do it without drilling you would need a good quality double sided tape. If you do end up using clips, I ruined a strip using too much force pushing it on. So use caution.

A scene of devastation after the Sampson Flat fires in SA

The rusty rings at the bottom of the picture used to be car tyres





Pan to the right





Different angle





Pan to the right further - FE





Pan to the right again - FC





Close up of FE





Close up of FC





Boot springs work better than mine





Stripped and pushed over the edge many years ago

I bought it in 1986... I think   My first car, I was still at high school, 30 years of memories now. I took a day off school and drove with my dad to pick it up. Broke down in the middle of a busy intersection on the way home  . It was my daily drive for nearly 10 years. Back when occasionally you'd pass another old one on the road. Rarely see one now.

I'm not sure if it had been resprayed. I've only just learned in the last few months that the original colour was black. I used to think the original colour was that of the dash face in this picture.



There was some bad crows feet / cracking in the paint on the rear panel between the boot lid and rear window which made me think it had been resprayed a bit thick in that area. I recently discovered it was originally a high gloss black with fall red interior so maybe it was the original paint.

Thanks for the comments. It looks like you've put a lot of effort into your car Ken, and from reading posts on this forum I think it's fantastic that there are so many people out there finding these cars and and going to great length's to get them back on the road. Keep up the great work, everyone.

This was our proudest moment a couple of years ago. Taken at GMH. They have given me permission to post it.

That looks like a very unique Fc, looks terrific

I'll try adding a picture.

 This is the oldest image I have, not long after buying the car. I was around 17 yo and had already added the hood ornament and 225 flash. I still have the parts needed to return it to original when it suits. Didn't appreciate it for what it was at the time.



I completed the transformation in 1995. Still runs the grey motor that came with it, 3.89 diff, 3 speed etc.

Thanks for the welcome Nick. I will do some research on how to post pictures and be happy to share some. Would this be the correct area of the forum to post pictures?

Thanks again, that's some great information.
Pity there is no chassis number, possibly not the original front end?

What change was made to the window, Ken?

That's a coincidence Stewy. My dad was in SAPOL. He began in Adelaide in 1961 and said there was one black FC left as SAPOL were transitioning to the powder blue FB's. He said it was a patrol car as it had the lights and siren fitted,  but that was replaced with another FB within a few months of him starting.

Hi Ken. Thanks for that info.
The rear window doesn't go all the way down. They stop about an inch up. I've seen where the chassis numbers are on other Fc's and it doesn't exist on this one.
The only other info on the body plate is as follows

Body FC 217-219-A
Trim  4-644
Paint 253-6258
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When I bought the car all those years ago the seller told me that it began its career with SAPOL

Thanks for the welcome Stewy.

I've had another look all over the engine bay and still no sign of a chassis number. I wouldn't think it's under the battery tray so I haven't removed that for a look.

Hi to everyone. I'm new to this forum but not FC's. I bought my first, a business sedan at 17 years of age and it's still with me. Only recently I decided to research the history of the car and found that it was the 219th business sedan body produced in Adelaide. My question is does anyone know how many business sedans were produced in Adelaide? I'm trying to get a rough idea of the build date. The engine looks like it's from an FB and there is no chassis number stamped in the engine bay so neither of these methods are helpful. Cheers