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Title: Outback petrol stop Post by: Hewart on January 22, 2004, 02:27:18 AM A Shell Petrol station... somewhere in the middle of OZ...
(http://photo.starblvd.net/hewart/3-3-5.jpg) And a closeup of the FE wagon (?).... is it a Standard...? Maybe it's a Panel Van...? Any ideas....? (http://photo.starblvd.net/hewart/3-4-1.jpg) Cheers Les.... Title: Re: Outback petrol stop Post by: Blown_FC on January 22, 2004, 02:36:14 AM Can't help on the Id of the car, but what I want to know....is.....what is that guy doing in the front seat...if I didn't know better I'd say he..........( finish the sentence )....this could be fun !
Title: Re: Outback petrol stop Post by: Effie C on January 22, 2004, 03:10:21 AM The original "Self Service" petrol station ;)
John M Title: Re: Outback petrol stop Post by: zulu on January 22, 2004, 04:55:38 AM Maybe he's lookin for that two bob (half a tank of petrol)
that fell down the crack, between the seat that is. Title: Re: Outback petrol stop Post by: RET on January 22, 2004, 05:58:54 AM I reckon he's filling in his log-book ;D
And IMHO it's a panel van that's been fitted with indicators. There don't appear to be pillars behind where the rear doors would be, and the pillars at the rear look too wide for a wagon. That's a big pane of glass in the tray area - in fact it looks a lot like the glass in Dean's FC (member FC2104, see this thread here http://www.fefcholden.org.au/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=album;action=display;num=1072854614). Also, the mirror on the driver's side guard is one of the original equipment ones fitted to Vic and WA built vans and utes to meet local road authority requirements. That's my opinion, anyway ;) cheers RET Title: Re: Outback petrol stop Post by: Hewart on January 22, 2004, 07:14:01 AM I reckon he's either reaching for his sunnies, because the sun looks like it's getting pretty low as "he rides off into the west".... or he could be looking for his balaclava... ;D
As for it being a Panel Van... the thought hadn't really crossed my mind until I was posting the pic.... mainly the lack of side trim on the front door had me thinking it could've been a standard wagon, but it still had indicators, the sun visor and side mirror, not to mention the bonnet bird.... Cheers... Title: Re: Outback petrol stop Post by: FC0058 on January 22, 2004, 11:00:40 AM I would say he is one of those new mexicans that just moved to the main land, all the way from Tasmania and he is lost in the expanse of the Australian outback.
He is looking at his 1956 explore Austraila book trying to find which red dirt track he is on. Title: Re: Outback petrol stop Post by: graham_fuller on January 22, 2004, 09:30:28 PM I reckon he's looking for the dynamite to blow up the bowser as it was out of fuel and who knows where the next petrol pump is.
Title: Re: Outback petrol stop Post by: customFC on January 23, 2004, 01:39:50 PM I think........this pic was only taken last week, and the young teenager who found himself driving this FE after the car rental place had no other cars available, spent 2.5 hours looking for that darn petrol cap release switch......
Regards Alex Title: Re: Outback petrol stop Post by: Longhurst on January 23, 2004, 10:36:40 PM By the looks of the dirt piles in the back ground he could be close to Coober Pedy and has lost his only opel.
Peter Title: Re: Outback petrol stop Post by: Phantom on January 24, 2004, 11:06:56 AM G'DAY ALL .
And why has he got his headlights on in the day time? ??? Title: Re: Outback petrol stop Post by: FE_UTE on January 24, 2004, 11:28:01 AM as the sun sets slowly in the west................
at least ya know which way hes facing ;D Title: Re: Outback petrol stop Post by: normd on January 24, 2004, 02:59:50 PM geesh , that "Shell sign" is high enough , but I suppose you'd need it that high so people could see it 50 miles away.
What's he doing ? Asking the chick to get her feet out of the steering wheel so he can get some petrol .. ;D Norm :) |