FE-FC Holden Discussion Forum

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How are ya guys?
Its been a while, ive been waiting for the right vehicle to come along and i think i found it.
Sorry Robin i know you were bidding dont hold it against me i won by a mere $51
Anyway you all just might be seeing a bit more of me again on the forum
Cheers
Brad

Congrats!!
Will be looking out for the updates.
Regards
Alex

Cheers Alex
According to the tech board re id plates, its a 59

Congratulations Brad, it looks good 8)

It must have done some work, I've never seen an early Holden with that much paint worn off the inside top of a back door before.

Cheers
John

Thanks John
It looks like someone started stripping it back hence why it appears patchy and worn.
It has been shedded since 1982 according to last owner and the rego sticker

Thats OK Brad,

Less work for me and there will be others. It also has a layback front seat in it.

Robin

Cheers Robin,
Yeah the camper seat was a bonus,pity its knackered.
Are they fixable?As you know this one is rat s@#t.
Anyone in adel you can recommend?

Sorry, no.

Robin

Try Stinky - he does trimming.

Yes, if you want trimming Glenn is very good. Sorry I thought you were wanting to fix the seat mechanism.

Robin

I too can vouch for Glenn's work, When I saw what he did to Dean's (Smithy 59) car I asked him to do my upholstery too.

 Although I haven't got it yet, the price is very competitive, and I am looking forward to getting the finished product which I am sure will be first class, if Deans' is anything to go by.

Keith

Cheers guys, i think this one needs more than trimming.
You sit on it and your on the floor almost, prob needs to be replaced.

Just need respringing by the sound of it any motor trimmer should be able to perform this task ...OR you could go buy some springs and have a go not that hard to do once seat cover and padding is removed ......FC427......

Last I heard Glenn was really busy and can't take any new work for a month or three :P but he does have some springs from an FB/EK seat that he is wrecking, you can also buy the "zig-zag" springs on a roll (which he has also) but they are a smaller profile to the original and a bugger to bend to shape.

Cheers guys
Glenn if you want a job redoing my seat in the future let me know mate.
Not in a real big hurry.
Cheers

Thanks Brad,

Lucky you beat me on this one, as I have now found the FE panel van that I was missing from my collection.

Robin

Robin - is that the complete set or are there still one or two more gaps?

Good things come to those who wait....


 8)

I think that robin still needs the ambulance and the police car  :)

Yes it is the complete set, FE and FC 215, 217, 219, 225, 229, 2104 and 2106, plus a few spares, although they aren't all quite as they were when they left the factory and they are not all goers, yet. I like to keep the character of them if it suits the period. The van has side windows and a tilly type kit and is painted in 3 colours.   

Stewy is right, I don't have an ambulance or police car, but my aim was one of each of the models. If it had a special use like the taxi or army car, that was a bonus. I would really like a PMG van as I used to work for Telecom/Telstra for almost 21 years and my brother worked for PMG/Telecom/Telstra for almost 40 years, but these are really hard to find and I am happy to have the cars I've got, but you never know what might turn up.

Robin

Congratulations Robin, now don't keep us in suspense... lets see some pics of the FE Van

All I have seen is a black and white thumbnail picture myself. The van is still coming over here so you, all, like me, will have to wait.

Sorry,

 Robin

Glad i could help you out out Robin ::)
Yeah cmon lets see pics.

Hey Brad

I'm a little bit behind the times and have only just read this post.


The pic takes me back to 1954/55 when my old man was a newsagent delivering papers.  The wear pattern on that back door looks just like what was on his car.  I can see one guy driving and the other sitting in the back seat with a mountain of rolled-up papers beside him, tossing them out the window.  And if the seat springing is stuffed, particularly in L.H.R passenger seat, my theory might hold up. (If it was a business sedan I'd put money on it - but I don't think business sedans saw a life into 1959.)

Martin

Any chance you can post the ID plate details and chassis number of this car?

Thanks Ken

Sorry Ken just read this post again.
Details are as follows
Body-FC2153123-A
Trim-374-638
Paint-253-6258
Chassis-FC-17008A

Last reg no 209206(SA)
April 1982
It has grey dash and inside doors and pillars
What can you tell me about it?

Thanks Brad, Early November 1959 built in Adelaide. The grey or silver dash was added to liven up the interior a bit. Most single tone cars have a second colour inside.

Ken

Cheers Ken
I thought she was a 59
when i punched the numbers into the id tech section,it states that the trim numbers dont add up.
Any thoughts?

Sorry for the late reply Martin.
But the rear seat is quite good considering,so your theory of the paper round may or may not be correct.
Cheers
Brad

Yes trim number should be 4-638, not 374-638. It may have been stamped wrongly - if so, I would like a photo to keep in my file. :)

Ken

Ill post a pic of id plate soon!

Ken sorry for late reply im not really checking this thread anymore
Ill post pic of id plate on my project thread

http://fefcholden.org.au/forum/index.php/topic,16279.0.html
Cheers
Brad