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Title: Early production and prototype Pics Post by: nigelb42 on May 20, 2004, 09:45:24 AM Hiya,
Being a relative newbie - not sure whether these have been posted. Anyhoo enjoy I thought they were pretty good. Nige Workers leaving Dandenong for the day 1958 http://img67.photobucket.com/albums/v204/nigelb42/Production%20Pics/workers.jpg FE Holden official olympic vehicles 1956 http://img67.photobucket.com/albums/v204/nigelb42/Production%20Pics/olympics.jpg FE Disguised as an Opel Kapitan http://img67.photobucket.com/albums/v204/nigelb42/Production%20Pics/FE_Opel.jpg FC Prototype http://img67.photobucket.com/albums/v204/nigelb42/Production%20Pics/FC_Prototype.jpg FE on production line at Fishermans bend http://img67.photobucket.com/albums/v204/nigelb42/Production%20Pics/Assembly_line.jpg Title: Re: Early production and prototype Pics Post by: Wayne on May 20, 2004, 07:56:54 PM Hi
Great photos it is realy good to see those old photos keep them coming. WAYNE Title: Re: Early production and prototype Pics Post by: graham_fuller on May 21, 2004, 12:22:24 AM Double that Fantastic shots.Hard to beleive after almost 50 years we can still find these great shots.
Cheers, Graham Title: Re: Early production and prototype Pics Post by: Blown_FC on May 21, 2004, 01:01:44 AM I like the "Wait here" sign for applicants...especially written in 4 different languages !
Ah...how times have changed ! Title: Re: Early production and prototype Pics Post by: mickusmickus on May 21, 2004, 06:46:46 AM That FE prototype look absolutly hot why didnt they release that???????
MICK Title: Re: Early production and prototype Pics Post by: nigelb42 on May 21, 2004, 09:09:22 AM Well then, here's some more ;D
FC Station Sedan disguised as Opel Kapitan http://img67.photobucket.com/albums/v204/nigelb42/Production%20Pics/wagonproto.jpg FE carrying the coat of arms of the Duke of Edinburgh - 1956 Olympics http://img67.photobucket.com/albums/v204/nigelb42/Production%20Pics/royal.jpg FE debut in Collins street - Melbourne http://img67.photobucket.com/albums/v204/nigelb42/Production%20Pics/street_scene.jpg One for Kiwi - the first NZ assembled Holden http://img67.photobucket.com/albums/v204/nigelb42/Production%20Pics/kiwife.jpg Some production pics http://img67.photobucket.com/albums/v204/nigelb42/Production%20Pics/2_others.jpg The All Blacks visit Fishermans Bend 1957 http://img67.photobucket.com/albums/v204/nigelb42/Production%20Pics/allblacks.jpg This last one I thought was just real interesting - GMH did experiment with an FJ station sedan. http://img67.photobucket.com/albums/v204/nigelb42/Production%20Pics/fjwagon.jpg Nige Title: Re: Early production and prototype Pics Post by: RET on May 22, 2004, 01:50:31 AM Great pix, Nigel.
You'd have to wonder who would be fooled by the badgework on that Kapitan Station Wagon. Irrespective of whether it's an FE or FC (and I think it's actually the former) the shape of the FE was well enough known by 1957 when the wagon was released that I doubt this would have fooled too many people. Was a prototype wagon already about prior to the FE Sedan's general release? That's what I reckon this is. It's also more likely an FE since it has no indicator/parkers, and by the time the FC was released Lang Lang was set up for secret road testing, so this sort of charade wasn't required. Finally, I can't see what benefit there would have been in road testing what is essentially just a face-lifted vehicle. No, I'm not going to start that discussion up again, even tho it is a Friday.... ;D cheers RET Title: Re: Early production and prototype Pics Post by: Ed on May 22, 2004, 02:07:15 AM Im actually keen on the Opel front bumper bar.....
Title: Re: Early production and prototype Pics Post by: HAD 708 on May 22, 2004, 02:26:56 AM Thanks Nige
Great pix that FJ Wagon in the last picture is featured in Don lofflers book on the FJ and i have seen it at one of the Vic All Holden Days as it was sold on to the employee who helped to build it and is currently owned by Neil Dodge a guy in Melbourne the son of the original owner it is road registered and running and in neat and tidy condition and most of all very rare! Brett |