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Title: Oakleigh Motel 1957. (Colour pic added 7/5) Post by: customFC on March 05, 2004, 01:43:39 PM Cool pic of FE and FJ outside the Oakleigh Motel, on the Princes Hwy near Melbourne circa 1957
(http://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/ShowImage.asp?B=11475115&T=P&S=1) National Archives site yet again. Regards Alex Title: Re: Oakleigh Motel 1957. Post by: nicko on March 06, 2004, 01:58:12 AM as Oakleigh has had tarred roads for a lot of years it would be great if one of you Melbourne lads could take a pic now as a comparison as that motel was still there when i was in Oakleigh in the eighties.
Title: Re: Oakleigh Motel 1957. Post by: air-chief on March 06, 2004, 11:22:02 AM Looks the same today. I'll grap a pic of it over the weekend and post it for you.
Regards a-c. Title: Re: Oakleigh Motel 1957. Post by: nicko on March 06, 2004, 12:02:50 PM that would be great as a before and after photo is always interesting
Title: Re: Oakleigh Motel 1957. Post by: FCwagon on March 12, 2004, 12:01:30 AM Have taken a shot of the motel this morning and it will come as a real surprise to see how different it looks. Can someone please tell me how to reduce the file size without losing quality. I've tried cropping and resizing with the microsoft photo editor but it ends up looking like crap. I'm doing this at work (shhh don't tell anyone) and don't have any other imaging programs.
cheers, Leigh Title: Re: Oakleigh Motel 1957. Post by: craiga on March 12, 2004, 12:21:13 AM Leigh,
Email it to me craig_alderson@yahoo.com.au and I'll put it up here for you. Cheers, Craig. Title: Re: Oakleigh Motel 1957. Post by: FCwagon on March 12, 2004, 01:35:28 AM Have managed to get it reduced by a work colleague who has Photoshop. Thanks for the offer anyway Craig.
I've also got some pics of around the back by the rooms from when I had the wagon in the Toyota ad. will try & get those up too. Spoke with the owner when there and the history of the place is that it was built for the '56 Olympics to help with tourist accomodation. Was used afterwards as a general motel and because of the industry in the surrounding area managed to stay open. Most of their business nowadays comes from special events like the Torago commercial and from companies & groups hosting theme based events. Whilst all plumbing & wiring has been replaced, and comfy beds are standard, all fittings & fitout is still circa 1950's. Title: Re: Oakleigh Motel 1957. Post by: Effie C on March 12, 2004, 01:57:01 AM Must be in Mexico, gone from a cafe next door to a cantina :o
John M ;D ;D Title: Re: Oakleigh Motel 1957. Post by: Shayne on March 12, 2004, 03:00:13 AM interesting to compare the pix. hasn't changed much.
what was the toyota tarago ad? is that the one where they could fit the town population in the van, or another one? if its still running, i'll have to look closer for a holden wagon. 8) Title: Re: Oakleigh Motel 1957. Post by: nicko on March 12, 2004, 03:16:13 AM gee your a champ,but wheres the cars,
its great to see someones prepared to go out of there way, thanks nick Title: Re: Oakleigh Motel 1957. Post by: customFC on March 12, 2004, 10:31:05 AM How cool is that.
Looks like it just needed a lick of paint. Thanks for the pic. I remember the Tarago ads, they were cool. Regards Alex Title: Re: Oakleigh Motel 1957. Post by: FCwagon on March 12, 2004, 08:54:00 PM Here's the pics from round the back.
The Tarago commercial being shot was the one which went along the lines "everything old is new again". Started off in the city & went back in time with the hippies & Kombi van, a guy on a Harley then back to the 50's. About 10 of our club members brought cars along. They only wanted FE's & FC's for some reason. Number plates were changed with cardboard overlays and they set up the back of wagons with 50's suit cases & picnic baskets, wooden tennis racquets and cane fishing poles. The usual holiday gear. Even put luggage in the boots of the sedans which never got opened. The scenes around the back were shot during the day but they made it look at night by using big movie spotlights inside the units with the curtains drawn and having the old outside lights on. Only the bit wheer the Tarago drives in the front was done at night (dusk). It was an interesting day seeing what goes on behind the scenes and I was amazed at what detail they go to just for a 45 second commercial. cheers, Leigh Title: Re: Oakleigh Motel 1957. Post by: FCwagon on March 12, 2004, 08:54:56 PM and another
Title: Re: Oakleigh Motel 1957. Post by: robbzfc58 on March 12, 2004, 11:01:01 PM great pics leigh only thing spoiling the shots is the toyota ;).....we didnt get this ad in W.A.
cheers trev Title: Re: Oakleigh Motel 1957. Post by: Shayne on March 13, 2004, 02:34:52 AM I didn't see the advert here either- we get Alice Springs channels here ! ???
Nice pics, looks and sounds like it was a fun day out. Title: Re: Oakleigh Motel 1957. Post by: peterwmh on March 13, 2004, 03:53:37 AM Alice Springs TV hey, you must be in the 'sticks', is that Imparja??
Peter Title: Re: Oakleigh Motel 1957. Post by: Shayne on March 13, 2004, 08:00:44 PM We are 5 hours drive west of Brisbane, but our tv comes from Alice Springs & Townsville/Mount Isa. We are experts on all the shops in Alice Springs & Darwin if you need to know about any bargains. ;)
Title: Re: Oakleigh Motel 1957. Post by: Emu on March 13, 2004, 08:23:29 PM What a great thread! Excellent reading and viewing.
Did ya keep the picnic basket baskets? Brett from the Vic Club would love to talk to ya. ;) I think WE all understand why they only wanted FE/FC's The producers were obviously looking for a quality production. Title: Re: Oakleigh Motel 1957. Post by: HAD 708 on March 14, 2004, 01:08:12 AM They are great pictures and were great promo for the club but the add went buy that quick you had to be quick not to miss the quality vehicles. What a shame we are still not able to see that fantastic red and white wagon in VIC plates any more but that is another story heh Leigh!
Brett Title: Re: Oakleigh Motel 1957. Post by: RET on March 14, 2004, 04:11:01 AM We lucky blokes in the NSW Club get to see it now all the time tho, so it's nice to be able to share, isn't it? ;D
Brett, was a certain Elk Blue FE Special Sedan in that ad as well? cheers RET Title: Re: Oakleigh Motel 1957. Post by: HAD 708 on March 14, 2004, 09:53:34 PM I think it was used for that add but leigh will know for sure as i know there was a struggle to get wagons due to work committments etc. It is great to see Leighs beautiful Wagon alive and well and being so well appreciated it could have gone elsewhere and be wrapped around a tree.
Brett Title: Re: Oakleigh Motel 1957. Post by: Sarge on March 14, 2004, 10:13:02 PM I remember the add well I thought it was very well done and got the point across very well. New space age technology meets yesteryears technology. Still the only good thing in the Add is the Aged Holdens ( I hate the term Old). ;D Another good thing to come from this thread is, I noticed how nice and polite EMU is being. Emu whould this be because of the Number I am seeing or Did Meeting me frighten you that much ;).
Regards Sarge Title: Re: Oakleigh Motel 1957. Post by: customFC on May 08, 2004, 10:01:33 AM Look what I dug up.
Cool colour pic taken in 1959. Check out that extra arrow sign. (http://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/ShowImage.asp?B=4746672&T=P&S=1) Regards Alex Title: Re: Oakleigh Motel 1957. (Colour pic added 7/5) Post by: customFC on May 23, 2004, 07:36:46 AM Some more pics of the Oakleigh from 1957.
(http://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/ShowImage.asp?B=11657036&T=P&S=1) (http://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/ShowImage.asp?B=11657037&T=P&S=1) Regards Alex Title: Re: Oakleigh Motel 1957. (Colour pic added 7/5) Post by: HAD 708 on May 25, 2004, 01:44:12 AM Another good one Alex the Motel must have appealed to the well to do as well, that Yankee tank would have cost a fortune!!!
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