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Title: My orginal FC 50 this month Post by: openroad on September 05, 2009, 06:45:00 PM Hello everyone. I'm a new user of this site. Just found it yesterday. Where have I been?
I own an unrestored FC Special Sedan and thought I would use this site to show the car to people as it has just been sitting in the garage and not being used lately. Possibly looking at selling as I just dont get involved in any club activities these days. It's like stepping back in time when I driver her. I have owned the car since 1995 and it has won several trophies. Anyway here is a link where you can view some shots. http://www.flickr.com/photos/13051054@N04/?saved=1[/color 47,900 original miles Has only done 800 miles in the last 5 years. Colours: Abobe Biege and Olinda Green She has orange blinker lights and a non-oil bath air filter which were factory standard by Sept 59. First delivered to Ms Jessie Hodge in Ardlethan on 15th September 1959 (50th birthday coming up very soon!) (http://[color=blue]http://www.flickr.com/photos/13051054@N04/?saved=1[/color]) Cheers, Kevin Title: Re: My orginal FC 50 this month Post by: RET on September 05, 2009, 07:24:16 PM Not a flickr user, not sure if this will work:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3515/3888598949_85091eeceb.jpg) (http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2456/3889391960_6fd75040df.jpg) (http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2612/3888598701_0316a9e862.jpg) cheers RET Title: Re: My orginal FC 50 this month Post by: mcl1959 on September 06, 2009, 04:38:43 PM Nice looking car Kevin, would you be able to post vehicle ID details such as body plate, chassis number and engine number? Looks like a really clean car.
Ken Title: Re: My original FC is 50 this month Post by: openroad on September 06, 2009, 10:29:47 PM No problem Ken. The body number is FC225-35220-S
Chassis No. FC60202S Engine No. L613581 It was sold as a new car by Jack Payne Motors in Ardlethan back in '59 Kevin Title: Re: My orginal FC 50 this month Post by: Stubzy.69 on September 20, 2009, 09:20:17 PM Hi openroad interested in purchasing fc in good condition and i like the colour if, interested please contact me stubzy.69@bigpond.com.au
Cheers Stubzy Title: Re: My orginal FC 50 this month Post by: ridgey_didge on October 18, 2009, 02:03:04 PM Kevin,
I was talking to a lady today who married 2 brothers from Ardlethan (one after the other that is). She tells me the Hodge's were a well known family in Ardlethan and she was given a wedding present (at her first wedding) by Jessie Hodge who was the first owner of your FC. She didn't know Jessie particularly well as she was from out of town. Her current husband (brother no. 2) will have more details and I will catch up with him in the next few weeks to see what he can tell me about this lady. I'll let you know if I find out anything more about Jessie. Cheers David Title: Re: My orginal FC 50 this month Post by: ridgey_didge on October 19, 2009, 03:30:39 PM More on the original owner of this car. Here are the details of the death notice of Jessie Hodge:
HODGE Jessie Margaret Lucy Date of Death 20MAR1981 Age at Death 82 late of Sydney, formerly of Ardlethan Sydney Morning Herald 23MAR1981 So if she died aged 82 in 1981, she was about 60 in September 1959 when she bought this car new. I'll let you know more when I have spoken to the old guy who knew her. Chers David Title: Re: My orginal FC 50 this month Post by: openroad on March 23, 2010, 03:23:32 PM David,
I have just read your 2 posts from last October relating to the original owner of my FC sedan. Obviously it has been many months since I last logged on here. Thank you so much for your research, it helps paint a more vivid picture of my lovely car back in her heyday. When I first purchased the car, I did some research of my own on its history and tracked down Jessie's daughter who remembered the car very well. Jessie kept the FC until 1975 (herself then aged 76), whereupon it was sold, having travelled only 6,000 original miles and barely run in. Thanks, Kevin Title: Re: My orginal FC 50 this month Post by: openroad on April 26, 2010, 02:28:16 PM http://blip.tv/file/3534123 ($2)
Title: Re: My orginal FC 50 this month Post by: lucky_gwen on April 26, 2010, 08:08:48 PM Hey Openroad,
just watched your video clip, and it was fantastic. Great seeing all those FE's and FC's together. That's what it must have been like 50 years ago. Its great. Cheers Janette Title: Re: My orginal FC is now up for sale Post by: openroad on January 22, 2011, 02:06:11 PM Hi Everyone. My first time back at this forum in a long time. I have finally decided to put the car up for sale. Will post some additional pics on the Cars For Sale thread later today if I can.
Mileage 48,442 Regular trophy winner when it was displayed 10+ years ago Garaged and seldomly driven since I purchased her in 1995 (7,000 miles ago). Full history available. Club plate rego has just expired. Need garage space. Looking for offers around $20k. Regards, Kevin Fairburn Baukham Hills (Sydney) 0414 321 760 bvt617@yahoo.com.au From September 2009 Hello everyone. I'm a new user of this site. Just found it yesterday. Where have I been? I own an unrestored FC Special Sedan and thought I would use this site to show the car to people as it has just been sitting in the garage and not being used lately. Possibly looking at selling as I just dont get involved in any club activities these days. It's like stepping back in time when I driver her. I have owned the car since 1995 and it has won several trophies. Anyway here is a link where you can view some shots. http://www.flickr.com/photos/13051054@N04/?saved=1[/color 47,900 original miles Has only done 800 miles in the last 5 years. Colours: Abobe Biege and Olinda Green She has orange blinker lights and a non-oil bath air filter which were factory standard by Sept 59. First delivered to Ms Jessie Hodge in Ardlethan on 15th September 1959 (50th birthday coming up very soon!) (http://[color=blue]http://www.flickr.com/photos/13051054@N04/?saved=1[/color]) Cheers, Kevin |