FE-FC Holden Discussion Forum

Was hard at work polishing the grill on my ek the other day and got to thinking that it would be good to have some friends(of the female kind) to converse with about my car.All of my friends think I drive a bomb(slack, I know, but I just tell myself that they are uneducated)So in hope to make some female friends that appreciate classic cars as much as I do, I am posting this. I have posted this on the fb ek forum but its seems there are no girls. Why are cars a guys thing? We need more girl power!!! :)

Renee,

You would be suprised at the number of women who attend our club events and take a keen interest in early Holdens. You may have already seen posts from Kath Russell, she is just starting to restore an FC, and its really good to see her having a go - AND enjoying herself.

Generally the women that are involved are the partners of members, but that's not to say that you wouldn't enjoy talking to them about your experiences with your car.

And not one of them will think your car is a 'bomb' ;-)

The situation in the NSW FB EK would surely be similar, as would the Southern Sydney Early Holden Car Club which also caters for your model car.

Good luck with it.

Cheers,

Craig.

Hi,
 Renee,
  Welcome to the forum, :) :)
  I will agree with you on that one, not many woman like playing with cars.
I think that if you drive it,  you should be able to pull it apart and fix it youself.
Well my FC is under a car cover at the moment, she needs a lot of work. but Im willing to get dirty to get her on the road.

kath

Hope to chat soon

Hi Kath,

So good to know there are other women out there who like their cars! Our 3 yr old daughter is learning fast, hopefully she will be a future hot rodder just like her dad and I.

Talk soon,

Renee

Hi
  Renee,
        We not only have the joy of old holdens as I to have a 3 year old daughter, who I have already converted into a car nut, (she loves to go in her dad FC wagon) ;D SCREAMING go faster ,faster daddy as he has a V8 under the hood. We also have  four other kids that range from 15,16,18,21 years of age you can have sum if you like?  teenagers who wonts them.

Will you be attending the drive in tonight.
if so hope to meet you there.

kath

Hi Kath,
Hmmm, I'd have to say no on the offer of more kids. I do not plan on having anymore of my own! I work with 29 of them everyday (including my daughter) so it gets a little much.
We did go to the drive in last night, shame we didnt  get to meet. I think you guys were watching the chicken little movie.We watched the other one. My husband said he saw your wagon. Must be nice with the power of a v8. I have an ek with a 307 chev in it. We are still doing the conversion, almost there just a few odds and ends to finish. I try and help my hubby where I can. Im not very mechanical but I do try! :)
Good talking to you,

Renee

hi renee
  im useing my worse halfs name to write this.
i own a fb holden im the third owner.im a member of the fb/ek site(karens fb) but dont get much of a chance to get on there (3 girls under 5 and my lazy husband) anyway heres a pic of my fb. see ya.... karen  (http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a48/minifcvan/Copy_of_our_cars_007.jpg)        

Hi,
 Renee,
  Yes we seen a EK last night and I throught that it was yours, from seeing it on the forum does it have white bubble spats on it.
Good luck with the 307 it took us 7 years to get the FC wagon on the road. Finished the conversion after 3 years and then decide to restore whole car, hope that my FC does not take that long or I will be to old to drive it.
Kath

Hi Karen,
3 girls under 5!!! AND a lazy husband!!!! Oh my god, you are a brave women. I struggle with 1 girl under 5, and my husband helps me (most of the time) ;)
Your fb looks cool, would have loved one myself but I cant drive manual!!!

Cheers,

Renee :)

Hi Kath,

Yeah my car has the skirts on now, hubby put em on Saturday arvo. They are yet to get a coat of paint, another job on the long long list. My 307 will probably take ages, it was supposed to be a quick job (IF THERE IS SUCH A THING!!!!!) Life gets the better, not much time for playing with cars.
Good Luck with the fc ;D

Renee

HI
Renee,
    Your car looks great with the skirts on it, I know what you mean about the long list of jobs they are never ending.
Hope to start on my car soon,  when time promits to start to restore. :)

kath

Karen ,
 You should have your own user name don`t use your huddys, your car is cool. I was starting to think that I was all alone until Renee posted were are the girls thank god you were so right Renee, we do need more girls.
You have 3 girls under 5, and I started again when my youngest was 12, my hat is off to you karen?
We all do silly thing (kids).
At least our cars don`t talk back.

Kath

Hi Kath & Karen,

I took my daughter to QLD to visit my grandparents and while I was away my hubby was hard at work on my ek. He surprised me by painting the spats, putting on white wall flappers and painting the roof and visor white with silver metal flake. I was so excited when I saw it!!!
What a good husband hey? hehe :)

Hope to chat with ya's soon,
Renee

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Hi Renee,

Were you at Tug in the Park on Sunday?

I saw an FB very similar and I thought it was yours, looked very cool.

Cheers,

Craig.

Hi Craig,

Yes we were at the Tug on Sunday, what a good day hey? Im pretty happy with my ek :) Heres a pic of it at Tug.

Renee

(http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c312/kustomkitten/DSCF2169.jpg)

Renee,

Tug in the park was a really good day out. Plenty of top level hot rods and sedans, basically a perfect mix. Add to that the beach 100 yards away, excellent weather, the relaxed no frills atmosphere, and it was about perfect.

I took my FC sedan down but was a bit late and didn't get anywhere near getting a park inside the show - or even outside for that matter!! The only issue this show will suffer is its popularity.

Cheers,

Craig.

You gotta get up early!! We were up at 5am, and got there at 7. Its a show we wait all year for, its the best. :)

hi renee, love your car .. karen ... ;) ;) :) :) :)

Hi, Renee

Your car looks hot, your hubby is a good man ;) ;) ;).

As you will have seen the picture on the side of my post, (YES ITS MY FC ). It needs soooo much work as you can see,

 What do they say time is money,
 Or is it money no time,
 TIME IS THE ONLY THING THAT I NEED :( :( :(.

RENEE & KAREN;  Will have to meet one day, maybe take our kids to the park or something start a wife sub branch, I`ll take my husbands FC wagon for the day so I don`t look out of place in my lexcen.
NOT a bad husband he has even insured it so I can drive it, not quiet sure what to make of that one ;) ;).
(http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b249/FCV8/100_0250.jpg)
Here is a photo of the FC.
I think that we would look good out and about.
Can someone tell me how to reduce the photo size it is bloody huge.

Kath

hi Kath,

Would love to meet up with you guys. I agree that we should start up a wives club, get up the boys!!!hehe ;D

Hey dosnt the saying go, whats yours is yours and whats his is yours too! So grab the fc keys kath! I'd drive my hubbys '29 Tudor but I cant drive manual!! :(

Take care, See ya soon,

Renee

Hey Renee.
Is the 29 A cream in colour?
I think you guys live not too far from me.
Regards
Alex

Hi Alex,

Yes thats us. We often see your fc around. I was wondering if you lived in the area. Now I know! ;D

I'll give you a wave next time we see you! :)

Renee

hi renee and kath,
ill be at the fe/fc nats if you want to catch up.we can dump the kids with the boys and go for a cruise lol see you all ...karen ;) ;)

Hi everyone,
I'm in Perth WA. I'm not sure if there are any other 'classic lovin' girls over here. I have an FC Special sedan, its white & mauve, I'll try & put in a photo (I havn't been too sucessfull as yet). I love driving my car & I do every day to work etc. I will do a few mods later in the year when I get some extra cash. My son says I should put in a V8, My hubby says I will probably kill myself if I do!!!!! The guys in the FC/FE club reckon I should take all the stickers off it (I'm a Betty Boop fan). I told them that I'm an individual & so is my car!!!!!
Anyway, nice having a chat with some girls for a change!!!

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Hi, :)
  Yes there are a few of us girls over here that love our old cars :) :).
  Good on you for being an individual you keep betty on that car girl ;), I bet she looks cool 8) 8)

 My hubby wonts to chop the roof off my car :'(.
 I wont her to be as she came out of the factory,( it will in time),<- as you can see by the photo of it, this is how it looks at the moment.

Anyway welcome to the forum hope to chat to you soon and you can chat to the other girls that love there cars.
   ;) ;) ;) 8) 8).

 kath

Hi Rockinmama,

Welcome to the girls club hehe! Wow there are 4 of us now! Cant believe it!!!! ;D

I was thinking that we should swap MSN details so we know when we are all online, then we can chat instead of having to post all the time.

Add me to your MSN, my email is kustom_kitten@hotmail.com

Girls only!! ;D

Hi Everyone, :) :) :D :D

Well sume of us N.S.W girls :D have meet and are talking cars, going on run`s, taking the kids out and just being car nuts, and enjoying it.

We have taken the kids to play at lollipop were they came play and get to know one another and the same with us girl`s. ;)

Today we went to  bobbin head picnic grounds, in the National park were there was a stack of hotrods and custom cars just to name a few cars, even a FC & FE, they all looked really great, it was like going back in time a bit, like watching an old movie, 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)

Everyone had a great day, even the kids as there is an area that is fenced off,  ;)  it`s like a giant sand pit with equipment just so they can play in a safe area, away from the road.

But we still need more so come on girls, :D ;) :)
you are missing out on all the fun, come and join us.

kath  

 :)Hi Kath,

Didn't we have a great time yesterday!!! The weather was perfect and so were the cars!!!

I must say that I really enjoyed trying to get the sandpit out of Talitha's hair! (not!)

Looking foward to our next day out!!!!

C u very soon!

Renee :) :)

I dropped in impromptu at Bobbin Head yesterday early afternoon and had a look too and managed to meet up with Glenn, Kath, Renee, Sonny and respective families after having spent the morning lost in the North Shore...

Great to see the girls enjoying the cars, Renee's EK was cool, and Sonny's Model A was nice too.. Kath was trying her best to get a drive of Glenn's wagon too.  I reckon it wont be long before the sedan is fixed up hey guys!

Pity I didnt take any pics... it definitely is a cool place for a run... the speed humps are tall though.

Cheers

Ed

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Forgot Bobbin Head run was on until it was too late.  :(
Regards
Alex

  Hi, All
 
 It`s was another day of the girls to get together ;D ;D,
 meet up with karen and the girls, and minifcvan karens
 husband (Mark) at fairfield swap meet, it was really
 nice to finally meet you Karen and your beautiful girls,
 sorry and you mark ;) ;) it`s a girl thing.
 
 The guys went one way and the girls went the other
 not always together, but we seamed to find one
 another.

 I mine the kids keeped tabs on were we where :) :)  :-* good love them.

 I really enjoyed meeting you today.

 Hope to get together again soon, next time we meet
 hope that all the girls are together, Renee, Karen
 myself and any other car loving female that is
 interested.
 hope to get together again soon  ;D ;D ;D ;D.
 
 And of course the guys can do there own thing as you  
guys do  ;) ;) ;) ;) ;).
 
 GOOOOO the girls.

 Kath

Hi Kath and girls,

Sorry I slacked off yesterday! Sonny was there but he left at like 6am. (cause he was selling) This was a bit too early for me on a cold Sunday morning. I was supposed to go down there later in the day but got unmotivated!

See you guys at all holden day!

Renee :) :) :) :) :) :)

ARE THE GIRLS STILL HERE??????

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Judi is with you girls !!!! and demands her own number plates

Weddo

Try again

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Weddo

(http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u65/weddo_album/P3174240-1.jpg )
Cool pair of cars.
I thought about picking up another car, but not for the wife.  ;D ;)
Regards
Alex

HI ALL,

    Not shore were all the girls are but I`m still here just on pregnancy leave baby due in 4 half months.

 MInifcvan tell Karen and the girls I said hello, and yes we are still here.

 Weddo good on Judi for being with us and let her have her number plates, you go girl.

Alex that`s not nice not buying the car for the wife shore her and the kids would look great in it.

  Anyway everyone drive safe .
   Kath

Hi Kath,its Karen,Hope you and Glenn + family are doing well. We Are Still here.Ive just sold my vt wagon and am driving this ek as my daily driver.
(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a48/minifcvan/000015.jpg)

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a48/minifcvan/000008.jpg)
and here are our other FB's.
(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a48/minifcvan/000037.jpg)
(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a48/minifcvan/000025.jpg)
(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a48/minifcvan/000033.jpg)
We are going to sydney again soon we will give you a call..
Take care ...Karen

Ha Karen,

How are you,  We are all doing well.
Would be great to get together when you come to sydney.

It looks like you are starting your own car yard......LOL>>>>>LOL.

It will be good to see you all.

Kath

Nice ride, im very impressed....... I sold one very similar about two years ago the a person in toronto... that person was a chick..... ;)

We actually have a female member in the fb-ek club, (im not sure if marks wife -fcminivan is also a member), funny enough, it was her ek that was chosen for steet machine a few months back as its probally the best ek we have seen.

My mrs, also wants an ek (not fb :-[ :-[), but we are looking at getting an auto. Once she has it, ill fix it, and she will also be a member, hence she comes to everything anyway.

You will be surprised with the amount of ladies these days that have become very interested in such beasts these days, so even though you may think its an all males domain, dont be shy to put your head in to a meeting/run once in a while, and you may see the other halfs also admiring the generals work.

Good luck, and hope to see that beast in life format one day, also post that pic on the fbek forum, and let the guys see, they also may be very impressed.