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Title: Finally bought my FC Post by: Iso007 on August 15, 2012, 07:28:18 PM Hi Guys, Today i finally bought my first FC ( since my last one back in 1973). This follows about 2 years looking for a car with as much orginality as it was reasonable to have. I am happy with what I got.
Getting it shipped down from QLD and Hopefully i will get it in the shed before my wife sees it.. I am an extremely happy little man. regards Ian Title: Re: Finally bought my FC Post by: customFC on August 15, 2012, 11:43:07 PM Congrats.
A long time between drinks. A pic before you hide it in the shed would be great. Regards Alex Title: Re: Finally bought my FC Post by: Iso007 on August 16, 2012, 07:24:26 AM Yeah, a long time indeed. it is easy to forget how reliable these cars were, now that we all drive modern vehicles, however i live near campbelltown and my family lived up near grafton. back in the early '70s i would hop into whatever holden i had at the time, no matter how poor the condition of the vehicle, and drive the 450 miles each way for the weekend. I was still an apprentice so the old cars were just holding together but the only breakdown i ever had was after i got to my parents house, i noticed that i couldnt change gears. The gear selector doovey had fallen off the inside of the steering column. I went down to the local tip in glenreagh, took one of the many cars laying around, fitted it and all was good. if the cars used a lot of oil, i just called in to a local garage on the way and got a couple of 5 gallon drums of old engine oil and used that to keep it topped up. Of course i never checked the oil levels, just topped it up if the engine started rattling or the light came on. Whatever came first. I bought this car from harvey Bay and i am tempted to fly up and drive it back but I just dont have the time. for about $600.00 i can get it delivered door to door. Still very excited though. Will post photos if i can work out how to do it.
regards Ian Title: Re: Finally bought my FC Post by: Rusty_T on August 16, 2012, 08:22:40 AM >:(
Ian, Good luck putting it away before your wife sees it. Regards Rusty. Title: Re: Finally bought my FC Post by: waynos on August 16, 2012, 07:28:24 PM congrats mate
loved the story about the oil i used to do that to my poor hd Title: Re: Finally bought my FC Post by: TTV6FC on August 16, 2012, 09:00:48 PM Well done and good luck Ian,hope all goes well.
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