FE-FC Holden Discussion Forum

Here is an original colour ad from a 1957 Womens Weekly.

(http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c110/ridgeydidge/General/fead001-1.jpg)

I'm not sure that an FE was ever as easy to reverse park as they would like you to believe.

Cheers
David

Hey David
That's a cool advert.
It's 1 of a couple of colour adverts I don't have up on the wall.
If you come across another, keep me in mind.
Thanks for sharing.
Regards
Alex

I've been able to get better quality from scans, so here it is again.

(http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c110/ridgeydidge/General/IMG-1.jpg)
(http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c110/ridgeydidge/General/IMG_0001-1-1.jpg)

Cheers
David

Note that there is an FE for sale on ebay at the moment in this colour scheme.

Ken

It has reappeared again must not have sold last time.
cheers
Scott

Notice how the front arm rests are 'Parchment Ivory' and not 'Persian Turquoise'
1956 cars are this way, later cars have reversed the combination.
The light colour gets dirty very quickly, so the trim was changed.
Geoff_K

Did the FE have different armrests to the FC, none of the ones i have look like that.
                                                               Pedro

you gotta keep in mind Pedro, the FC was just a stripped back, low end, price shaved, poor man's version of the (Deluxe) FE ;D ;D

Isn't that the other way around ;) :D :D
                                   Pedro

Umm lets see;

The FE has a neat stylish arm rest with a padded top plastic base and a snazzy chrome trim around it.

The FC has a blob of material splashed onto the door card and the stupid things wear out so quickly its almost impossible to find a good one on the driver's side.

Jury's in - The FE is far classier  ;D ;D ;D ;D

Ken

Oh no here we go again!!!!!!!!!
Cheers
Brett

Ah, but the FC has snazzy chrome trim around the whole car, not just an arm rest, so that wouldn't that make it the classier one ;) ;D ;D

Feeling a bit stupid now though, I threw away a few of those arm rests thinking they were off a later model ::) :-[ :-[
                                                                              Pedro

Pedro, I quite like the exterior trim on the FC and I think it was a nice improvement over the FE's rather plain 2 tone treatment, but the interior of an FE is so far superior to the FC it's not funny.
I've already mentioned the arm rests, some others are;
Check out the way the metal above the door trim is shaped so that it extends down into the trim - it looks magnificent in the pic at the start of this thread. On an FC the sculptured metal leads into nothing more than just plain trim. :-[
The 2 tone FE seats with their scalloped inserts are such a treat compared to the boring FC seats. :P
The FC has half a horn ring - come on, this suggests it is only half the car the FE is.
The steering support bracket is chromed - yes real chrome. :o
There is carpet in an FE - yes real carpet. :o
The dash is painted 2 tone to match the car.
The seat surrounds are colour coded to the seats on an FE.
Even the back of the mirror is colour coded to the car on an FE.

I could go on but I feel I have raised enough points here to convince even the hardest supporter of the FC that their prejudice is in vain, and that they should climb back on board with the FE - the greatest GMH product of all time - In fact the only thing missing from the movie "Australia" was Nicole and Hugh leaving on their honeymoon in an FE :o :o :D :D :D

Ken

I thought that's what FC stood for....Far Classier... ??? ;D.Anyway,I like em both although I don't have an FE.The guys at modern motor have a bit to say on your ideas though Ken."the dashboard grill,now with vertical instead of horizontal bars(may not collect so much dust),"and the half instead of full horn ring ( a good idea,that-didn't blow the thing once accidentally),"upholstery and door trims are much improved,and the new two tones are far more practical than the huge areas of white stuff used in the FE"...But what would they know...
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(http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa281/ttv6fc/IMG_0006.jpg)
(http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa281/ttv6fc/IMG_0007.jpg)
(http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa281/ttv6fc/IMG_0008.jpg)
Cheers,Jamie.

SHHH :-X, don't tell anyone but I actually like them both too :o, it's fun to stir those poor deluded FE prototype drivers who actually think their cars could be superior to the mighty FC though ;) ;D ;D ;D.
                                                                           Pedro

Jamie, you answered your own question correctly "what would they know?"
Motoring writers - that unintelligent and self absorbed group of people who gave us such gems as the
Renault 8 - car of the year in 1963 :-X
P76 - car of the year in 1973 :-\
Camira - car of the year in 1982 :'(
Magna - car of the year in 1985 :P

What more can I say - motoring writers wouldn't know style or good taste if it bit them. ;D ;D ;D


Ken

he he he.... ;D still a good story.... ;)