FE-FC Holden Discussion Forum

As a Newbie, I've been intrigued by the names people give their cars, so I had to name mine.

Well, he's been christened "Jim"  after the guy who started it all in 1856 - James Holden.

I know he's a male because he's got this long "whizzle".  Look between his back "legs"

Any other stories behind names?

i named mine HUI as thats the rego letters and i thought it made sense at the time.
reguards Nicko

An EK I bought recently was named Bev because it was purchased from a WA country town named Beverley, just south of York.  Name seemed to fit at the time, the car is mauve, it was for my daughter to drive etc etc...

Brad

We have an FE Panelvan (awaiting restoration) with glass, it's payload area has had brown lino laid under the runners & the side panels have been made out of a sort of woodgrain formica.
The missus christened it the "Office Job" because of the wood lining.
Zulu

i have an fc wgn & an fb ute ;D ;D
we call one "the fc" & the other "the fb" ???
not very imaginative......eh ::)

When we bought our white EK,Previous owners called it Elle,even with elle sticker on rear windsreen,so we called it Elle.Kids only know it as Elle not the EK.
Then we bought a pink Ek.Kids call it pink Elle so now we call it pink Elle.
Then we bought a Grey FC.    Yep ..Grey Elle.
But the blue FE Ute is         Blue ute.

Cheers Geoff

My wife and I started our tradition of naming our cars with one of our first vehicles. It was cool in the 80's to have old cars as surf mobiles. We had a  1962 Hillman Minx which for some reason was called "Horace", "Horace Hillman. We upgraded to a beautiful two-tone 1956 Morris Major called "Doris". yep "Doris Morris"

When we got the FC wagon we had some how put on 20 years and six kids, so we had a family poll and came up with "Hilda Holden". Now we have an FC sedan also, he's known as "Harvey"

We have had some late model cars along the way, but we have never felt compelled to name them. I think it is a classic car thing.

That's my story.

Emu

and emu got his name because his head looks like this

my ek was called the mistress cause i spent more time with her than my wife
the fc is just called oldN

I had a bright red HJ one tonner called "Bertha"
                                  Rusty

yeah... Thanks Kiwi, good stuff......

Here's Horace and Emu. Emu sporting a fine 80's flat top!  8)

Looking good I think!  ::)

(http://photo.starblvd.net/Emu_FC/3-2-3-1091734626?m=1&pg=2&ro=1&co=2&pw=*481F40E684CF)

Note fine looking hub caps and nice after market board racks

Well I wanted to call mine Bertie after my father. But my kids have dubed it Shreck, because it Big, Green & Lots of fun. Go figure now I am driving an Ogre  ;)

Regards
Sarge

My FC is called 'Maybelline' in honour of Chuck.
She even had her name on the boot for a while....now her name is on the glovebox lid.
(http://photo.starblvd.net/customfc/1-1-5.jpg)

My dad's FC wagon he had as we were growing up was always refered to as 'Betsy' by him.

Regards
Alex

gday martin
my boys always refused to ride in my wagon (unless they needed a lift to the pub) and always refered to it as "THE OLD LADIES CAR"  ( but theyre into commodes & fords , so what would they know about style & class anyway.)
i refer to it as "THE GLIDE"........(glide   surfings equivalent to criusing)
             surferboy  8) 8) 8)

Mine's called TC....The Car.  Numberplate TC 1958.
Some stupid towie though it was a Holden TC  ::) D'oh!!

There are also times it has been called Travelling Circus, Turquoise Car, Top Car, Totally Cool, Totally Crap (yeah, bad day that one!), oh yeah, and Top Chick, but that's about the driver!  ;D

Cat

 ;D It was Emu's Hilda that prompted this thread.

Nice paint job on Hui, Nicko.  The light blue looks the same as mine (Skyline blue) but your top looks darker than my dark blue (Fountain blue).

Classic line, Kiwi   :D :D  I can understand why you'd want to spend more time with the EK "Mistress" that a ewe!  The conversation would be better for starters.

8) Jo Cool with the Hilman, Emu.  Glad to see your taste in cars has improved.

Hey, Cat, you sure the TC is not really Top Cat  ???

 ;D It was Emu's Hilda that prompted this thread.

Nice paint job on Hui, Nicko.  The light blue looks the same as mine (Skyline blue) but your top looks darker than my dark blue (Fountain blue).

Classic line, Kiwi   :D :D  I can understand why you'd want to spend morew time with the EK "Mistress" that a ewe!  The conversation would be better for starters.

8) Jo Cool with the Hilman, Emu.  Glad to see your taste in cars has improved.

Hey, Cat, you sure the TC is not really Top Cat  ???

What happend there  ??? :P

My '56 is called "The Ol' Girl", if only because the previous owner called it that and I couldn't think of anything I liked better.  Ed suggested "Smurfette", but I'm afraid not.

The '57 is called "Faecal", not because it's a POS* ::), but because of the license plate "FEC00L".  When I picked up the plates from the RTA one of my co-workers thought it said "faecal", and it kind of stuck (as if to a blanket ;))

cheers
RET

* although that accusation has been levelled at it from time to time...

 My missus calls my EK the 'one armed bandit' because it takes all my money...

gidday all

my dad's 57 model [identical to ret's '56] was always called " blue lizzie" and from then all fe or fe's were called "lizzie cars". my own lizzie car is actually named "effie" [not too hard to work out  ::)] and she's not even greek ???


denis

My First car was a 58 FC sedan olinda green and adobe beige and she was a Bertha and what a great car.!!!Then i waited another 12 years for my next  a grey and white 59  FC sedan which was named HADLY a take off of the original rego, then annother 4 years to 2000 for my next FC purchase which is Terraglow and adobe beige 59 Wagon and it has no name. Any suggestions?
Brett

What colour's Terraglow, Brett?  Sounds a bit earthy to me.

Martin

Brett,
I think "Terry" is the obvious choice here?

Now, with my family's cars, where do I start ???

OK, Dad's 48/215 is called Ben (after Ben Chifley), then Mum's VS became Bill ( Y'know, Bill & Ben the flowerpot men!).

My EH was christened George (Can't remember why), My FC is called Jean (After the original owner). My VX is called Jeniii (A variation on GEN111), Kathy's VT is called Sam the SS (But she also refers to him as her sexy, blonde boy that growls like a big pussycat  ::)), and young Baydon's EH is called Kenny after his Grandfather (deceased).

Then there's the cars that I don't have any more.......my EH wagon was always just known as "The Wagon", My EK was called Daffy (because it was black, and it used to make a quacking sound every time it boiled......which was often >:(), My FJ Ute was called Neddie (When trying to pull up with both feet on the brake pedal I used to say "Woah there Neddie"  ;D. My EH ute was called Greenie (because it was green  ;). Then there was the Blue EH wagon called BC (Nicknamed off the original number plate DBC 910). Dad had a HD which was always called "The Shitbox"  ;D. Dad also had an FJ Van which was known as Ol' Putter. Dad's current VS work ute is called "Wally Racing Team" (The rego number is WRT 540).

Then there was all the company cars I had (Not sure if I can remember all of these?) Sammy the Supercharged VT "S", the official olympic vehicle VT called "Syd", The VX called Suzi Q (cause it had a Q on the rego number), then there was Roger Rabbit (Can't remember why).


Well that's about all I can remember.

Cheers,

Graham.
:D

All my friends that come over see my car in the garageand ask how the HAW is going I don't know if its short for my footy team or what Michael   HAW 994

my partner has dubbed my FC 'Bubbles', cause she reckons it got a nice "bubbly" shape, we had a laugh with the name throwing around a few more ideas then it just stuck,  she said that the name is sort of like an old exotic dancer/ stripper from the time, coming back from retirement for one last show ::) ::) . i just said it was mutton done up as lamb ;D. ( old body new paint, a bit of a nip and tuck, etc  )
hell i kinda like the name.

and no its got nothing to do with michael jacksons chimp!!!!

dean

mmmmmmmmm mutton !!!!!!!!!!! :P :P :P :P

Hey Kiwi , how about "Dolly" or "Baarbaraa"
                                    Rusty

stop it phantom ewe makin me blush :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[

I've always known mine as "The FC".

When it breaks down in the rain, runs out of petrol or I strip my knuckles working on it, I call it by its full name, not just its initials!  ;)

hi all
mine is called FAITH
i have the plates ready to bolt on
restoration is going well all shelled out at panel beaters

Who is doing your panelwork? Is it up in Kal or have you sent it to Perth?

gday kalfe
the ute doesnt need panelbeating....... it needs a gigantic bull bar & rollcage with 50 spotlights , 100 aerials, then add kenworth mudflaps,a window full of Bundy rum and B&S ball stickers, and a total lack of any exhaust............and a parking spot at the O.B.H. on a saturday night.  (i'd luv an aussie ute)
              surferboy 8) 8) 8)

hey   surfer boy  fads change.........  remember the 70s when it was groovey to cruise round with surfboards on the roof of ya fc wgn..........& sideburns were fashionable ;D 8)
regarding a ute..cant you make Kathy want one ???

now honestly, were sideburns EVER really fashionable?? ;)

OUCH!!

trevs just gettin early so he dosnt miss the next time they come into fashion like ugg boots ?(yum) and platform shoes !!!!!!!!!!

Wadda you guys mean?   Aren't side-burns still if fashion   ???

Kiwi's idea of an orgy: he has one ugg boot attached to each ear, and his tongue stuck in another.  I'll leave it to you imagination as to where the 4th one is.

Hey Martin,

Your getting the hang of this site real quick. You've reached junior status, you've posted pics and now you've burned the Kiwi!

Next you'll be a Guru.........  but that's another story.

Emu

Ugg boots are always in fashion in Kiwi land
                              Rusty

Hey speaking of GURU"S Here is Rusty,

Phantom now Guru (old jungle saying)

 ;D ;Dcongrats phantom on yer guru status
a large amount of drivvle on bloocks got ya there
now ya can join me emu sarge trev and the rest in this very very very special  club  ;D  ;) ;) ;)

Emu,

As to catching on real quick, I'm learning from a couple of feathered masters at the game.

As to reaching Guru status, I don't think I have that much bulls*** in me!!!

Martin

looks like im guna have to pay martin a visit in south australia to teach him a lesson upset the kiwi and the kiwi will visit !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sure you do Martin!!  ;D

This is a little-known fact:  The WA Dept Agriculture pays shooters in the SA/WA border region to patrol and shoot starlings heading west as they are an imported species (there are no starlings in WA & they don't want them). (This is true - I know a couple of the shooters personally from living over that way a few years ago)   :P

What's known even less is that the SA government has patrols to shoot on sight any imported species coming the other way.  In short, Kiwis KEEP OUT.    ;D

Martin

I think they should buy all them croweating kiwi shooters thicker glasses , Kalgoorlie is full of them ! ;D

martin is it true that south australians are proof that taswiegens can swim !!!!!!!!!!!!!!


blacky of course kalgoooolie is full a kiwis other wise ewes wouldnt have anyone there to work !!!!!!

No intermingling of the blood lines here, Kiwi.  We're all of pure non-convict stock, industrious, pure in through word & deed (!!!) (we have the City of Churches, not the city of shearing sheds), and law abiding (notwithstanding a few bizarre murders - but at least we have a barrel of fun.   ;D

Oh poop!  How can I now admit that my son is marrying a Launceston girl in October?!   :-X

Nuttin' wrong with our glasses, Blacky.  They get to Perth, realise the error of their ways and start heading for SA; they get turned back at the border and congregate in Kalgoorlie.

At least with so many Kiwis in Kalgoorlie, it raises the average IQ of both NZ and Kalgoorlie.

The car that started my incurable addiction with early Holdens , my beloved (but sadly thrashed to death ) EK sedan had "shake rattle & roll" on the bootlid

Nuthin` wrong with kiwis Martin , I married one !

Hey Blacky.
Nice to see a post that is relevant to the thread.
Interesting you should mention Shake Rattle and Roll on your ol' EK, there is an EK running around NSW with the same on the boot. A former club member also had similar on the boot of his red FC sedan back in the early 80's, before the EK.
Regards
Alex

 :Pg'day all,gee's it look to me like the ek out of the aussie movie (running on empty) that run's the green is nice car.don't forget the 57 chevy,aarrr memories.COL58FE. ;)

G'day Guys

Thought I'd throw a real late one in here...  I have not named my FC, but when I joined the ACT Club, members christened it the "green limousine".  That was until the "incident" in 1994 when my FC chucked its tailshaft and tried to pole-vault me down the Barton Highway.  As rumour spread interstate, I picked up the name Tailshaft & my FC was often referred to as "Tatiana".  Which suits me, coz I don't mind Russian chicks  :)

In recent years, a lot of new club members have been confused at meetings when people refer to their cars by name (usually a human name).  You sometimes hear the newbies at club runs, asking about these other members that they've heard about but never met...

What have you got under the lid, Tim?  Somehow I don't think the Grey would wind out that fast.

Tim was travelling downhill at the time! But the green limousine does have one of those "Nasco Motorsport" (Stock) engines  ;D

Cheers,

Graham.

Damn, I nearly fell off me chair that is my old car !!!
I bought it off the bloke who did the special effects for the movie "running on empty" he ended up with all the cars out of the movie including the chev. A mate of mine worked for him and I used to hang around the workshop where they kept the cars.
It would have been 1982 and I was 17 when I bought it . I think I blew about 5 gearboxes before the old grey threw a leg out of bed then it got broken into and the seats and a few engine parts , twin carby setup , etc were stolen and I sold it . The last I heard of it it was sitting in someones front yard out Blacktown way (this all happened in Sydney) with grass growing through the floor.Do you know who owns it now?

 Just had a closer look at that photo and I dont think it is the same car , mine had slightly flared guards but it is mighty close , those were the days , sob sob dribble etc......

G'day Martin  & Co.
 
On the day the FC threw the tailshaft, our club was returning from the 1994 Yass Show.  We were just about home, heading downhill passed Ginninderra Village (with a tailwind probably) when all the EH's & HR's in the club took off.  Not to be outdone on one of my first club runs, I planted to foot to see if the FC would keep up and reach the "factory claimed" top speed of 86mph...  it was just under 90mph when the 'inbuilt' speed limiter kicked in and all hell broke loose.  The tailshaft dropped out from the front and thankfully bent at 90 degrees in the middle before flying out from under my car (taking a bunch of parts with it) and over the bonnet of an FB that was behind me.  I've still got it at home, looks like a boomerang.  (Think I threw out the pants I was wearing).

(http://photo.starblvd.net/Tailshaft/2-1-1-1090906548?m=1&pg=1&ro=0&co=0)

gees Tim your lucky they dont have the tailshaft Tim memorial run  now as i had a front uni joint fail in Bundaberg QLD several years ago,i was heading out of town on the hi way when lights went orange ,now usually i would keep going but as my kids were in car i did the right thing,when lights went green i moved off and was doing about 50 kmh when uni fell out and i remember looking down at the mrs feet and kids toys falling on my back as the car was lifted up into the air the back of the car was actually about 10 feet off the ground almost upright luckily it fell back to the ground without flipping over and we all got out with just a few bruises and bumps to the car and me .if i had been doing hiway speed we would have all  been dead or maimed,i learnt a valuable lesson that day NEVER use Super Cheap parts when restoring your car.i only buy brand name uni's and brakes from that day on.oh yeah i dont run the orange light anymore either onless im on top of it  and cant stop safely

I can relate to your story Tim, back around 1969 I was rapping my 1st car, a singletone white FC along the not long opened F3 Expresway on my way to Gosford.
90 mph + (slightly downhill) & BAAANG, the extension housing on the gearbox CRACKS, what a rackett, not quite as serious as your near disaster but equally tuff on the trousers.
I was able to limp into Gosford & find a wrecker for the part!
Cheers, Gary

G'day Nicko/Zulu - scary stuff.

At age 17, I think I was young enough not to have thought about all the "what ifs".  Mind you, I knew I was in trouble as soon as my view thru the windscreen became nothing but a close-up of the highway (ie everything went black).  Scott, the guy in the FB behind me, swears he saw 2-3 foot of daylight underneath the front end of the car and nothing else but the undercarraige as the tailshaft boomeranged over his bonnet.  If the tailshaft hadn't have bent in half when it dug in, I don't think I would be here...  (FC didn't have seatbelts).

Later, I think we all worked out that the diff must have seized (or something) coz the tailshaft had twisted and pulled out of the rear of the gearbox (coz the uni's were intact).

Cheers, Tim.

That's what I was thinking when I saw the photo, Tim.  The front of the shaft appears to be complete.

I had a similar experience to Zulu in my FB (true to "initials", it was a mongrel of a car) in about '68/69 near Tailem Bend on the Adelaide to Melbourne highway.  60mph and bang - extension housing - but it was the subsequent viabration that got me.

Martin

PS:  nice looking car, Tim.

Tim,

I've related the story of how my tailshaft ('inbuilt speed limiter' lol) failed.  Yours appear to have done the same as mine did, and that in a HG 'Van that I was passenger in some years later.  In both cases, the tailshaft failure was preceded by very severe and prolonged vibration, sounding like plastic pieces (cut up icecream containers) pegged to your pushbike frame to make 'engine noise' in the spokes.

The diff & back axle remain serviceable but the tailshaft developes an out of balance whip or bend which makes the end drop out of the gear box.  When the front end hits the ground, you get vertical as well as lateral acceleration.

In my FC, all that I had left (besides the memory of being able to see over the roof of the car we were overtaking at the time) of the tailshaft were the two caps bolted onto the diff flange.  There were holes punched in the floor, in an arc, showing the the tailshaft either snapped ot folded about 2'6" from the rear uni joint.  The gearbox snapped off its cast in bellhousing and the input shaft snapped off immediately behind the first bearing.  The car was pulling just in excess of 5,000 rpm in top when it happended.

At least you had a very 'appreciative audience'.

After I got it back, I put another gearbox & tailshaft in.  Two months later, whilst driving to work, accelerating away from a set of lights, the car dropped its shaft again, at about 10 mph.  In this instance, the welded on brackets holding the diff in place failed, allowing the diff housing to rotate thus pulling the tailshaft out of the gearbox.  I think that the high speed catapaulting cracked the welds and a bit more use caused them to let go.  When these were welded up again, the car was not quite the same.  It used to throw rear gearbox oil seals at any speed over 40 mph.


Cheers

Brett

Holy cow!  Brett.

Major $$$$s - and what a ride that would have been - all over in a few seconds, but bloody bumpy and noisy.