Perth Airport 1959 Photo

[59wagon]

I found this in yesterday’s digital news - a 1959 shot at Perth Airport. A few nice old cars flanked by a FE/FC wagon at one end and sedan at the other.



Cheers,
John


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[FireKraka]

Cool photo John I still remember in the late 70's having to get out of the plane and walk across the tarmac it really was a sleepy town in those days.

Neil

[ardiesse]

John,

Fresh from the Wayback Machine indeed - a DC-6, a couple of TAA Viscounts, and a Comet in the background, in BOAC colours.

Rob

[59wagon]

John,

Fresh from the Wayback Machine indeed - a DC-6, a couple of TAA Viscounts, and a Comet in the background, in BOAC colours.

Rob

You know your planes, Rob 😀
Here’s the caption that came with it

Ansett-ANA DC-6B, TAA Vickers Viscount, two BOAC Comets and a South African Airways DC-7B occupy the apron in 1959. The Comets, which operated from Sydney to London, were in Perth because of fuel contamination in Darwin, their normal stop.


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[old-blu]

What about the cars?  My guess is FE/FC standard wagon, Austin A40, Hillman minx , Austin A30,  Austin A70,  Vanguard 10 & some "sloper", [ maybe a dodge?]. Then the FC 225, possibly a 3 tone .

[59wagon]

What about the cars?  My guess is FE/FC standard wagon, Austin A40, Hillman minx , Austin A30,  Austin A70,  Vanguard 10 & some "sloper", [ maybe a dodge?]. Then the FC 225, possibly a 3 tone .

Thanks mate, I was wondering what they might be. At first I thought the second from the front was a rust bucket, but it’s probably brown paint😀

[ardiesse]

The blue car, fourth from front . . . doesn't quite look like an A30 (grandfather had one).  I thought humpy Holden for a while, but it's a two-door, and the rear guards aren't quite Holden: maybe a Morris Minor?

[Ken's 57]

2 door Morris Minor I think  ???

[DJ]

2 door Morris Minor I think  ???

I think so too.

[old-blu]

 The Vanguard, [3rd from the top], was called "the Spacemaster], it carried the same engine as the famous grey fergie tractor.

[2brite]

lots of knowledgeably people here

[Not Happy Jan]

Great Photo. The innocence we once had. :-\