and more pics

here are some more pages of the cars,

regards mike.

Just a few pics of some poor old girls i saw today, I have a lot more so just let me know if you can handle seeing anymore.

regards mike.

Hi Slim, the RL is a six valve 1955 6 volt radio so by the sounds of it is probably is a FJ type,
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This is the draw string bag that the original tools were in, it is very grubby as i have not cleaned it yet, the floral type pattern is inbedded in the material and probably not able to be seen in the picture, the trim on the outside looks like it is a light cream,

regards mike.

Here is a picture of the tools, they are a bit grubby but are the right ones going by the master parts catalouge.

regards mike.

Hi i got a tool kit with my FC and it appears to be the original one, my question is did the yellow/tan drawstring bag have a strange type of flower pattern on it as mine has and how many tools should be in it, i have the orange handled screwdriver, hubcap remover tool, sparkplug socket and multigrip type pliers,

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Finally after quite a few months i have now bought my new car to go along with my fe special, first time i have put any photos on so if they dont work i will try again.
the car is a fc standard november 59, skyline blue, 118,000 original miles, 2 owners- second owner has had it since december 1960.

mike.

Hi can any one help i am looking for a parcel shelf to suit FE/FC.

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Rang up quite a few platers today (in SA) to get my number plate surrounds re anodised but no luck, all the ones i spoke to said that they use a different process nowdays and they will not come up as shiny. Has anyone else had this problem and if so how did you get around it, i thought about getting them chromed but not sure how they would turn out.

regards mike.

Torana parts are really the flavour of the month at the moment, the locking fuel caps are a pretty rare beast, an original sticker, not repo (poor copy) went for $150 recently and NOS wheel trims sold for over $1000!!
I have just sold off a few parts for xu1's that i had collected when i had mine and i made $1500 couldnt believe it but it gives me more to put into my FE and FC's.

regards mike.

I would be happy to post but alas i dont have a scanner, i got my priority right and bought a vh24 booster and oil filter for my fe instead.

Hi there was a big write up in todays advertiser (SA paper) the car is body number 19, car is based in Mt Gambier in SA.

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Hi i got hold of a vh24 booster today but it did'nt have the brackets so if somebody has the measurements and/or a picture for me to make them that would be greatly appreciated.

regards mike.

Hi according to the build records there were only 163 cars built from launch date till xmas 1948, so the one in sydney would have to have a very low build number and with so few built in 1948 this explains the rareity of the car especially considering the intervening years.

regards mike.

Hi Gree & Ret yes it is the gear lever lock type not the tube and padlock type, Gree  to get it off all you do is drill into the shear off bolts carefully i used a 4.7mm drillbit and then knocked into the hole a 6 sided attachment (you know the ones you always get when you buy attachments for your cordless drill) and fit a socket onto this and undo, mine undid quite easy, then its just a matter of getting it re-keyed and either buying or making shear off bolts and refit.

regards mike.

Hi I just got hold of a FE/FC nasco gear lever lock and was wondering if they were painted or left the aluminium finish originally, as mine now is just the alloy finish.

regards mike.

Can someone supply me with either the measurements or a template as to where the original nasco fender mirror part #m30441 is meant to be mounted on the right fender, i know its not far from the door edge but not sure exactly.

regards mike.

I remember Alan Hales black FC from my first South Australian street machine show which was i think was in 1977 and loved the car so much i bought one for my first car a few years later and have been into them ever since, that car was just so far ahead of the rest at the time it used to win everything. Its good to see it is still around.

regards mike.

Yes the handle is bigger on one side and it does have printing stamped on it, I think it must be the tap manufacturer, I pulled it out of a wrecked FE but wasnt sure if it was the one, am now thanks Ken.

regards mike.