A SECOND LIFE FOR MY 1959 FC HOLDEN?
With all the recent doom and gloom we’ve been hearing about Australia losing our locally car industry, I wondered how this was … Read on..
Tag: 1950s
1957 Chevrolet 210 – Phillip Hopkins
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Initially, General Motors executives wanted an entirely new car for 1957, but production delays necessitated the 1955-56 design for one more year. Ed Cole, chief engineer for Chevrolet, dictated … Read on..
1956 Hillman Husky – Chris Berry
The Husky was resurrected from a watercourse in Queanbeyan and towed home with the idea of “doing it up” as a knock about car.
It was in a sad … Read on..
1956 AC Aceca – Peter Hoskin
MY EXPERIENCE WITH AC CARS
by Peter Hoskin
In UK most schoolboys (and lots of grown men) made a Mecca of the annual British Motor Show held at Earls Court. … Read on..
1956 Buick Special Sedan – Ken Herne
Purchasing Our 1956 Buick Special
My wife Judy and I have owned a 1936 Chevrolet Roadster and a 1937 Chevrolet Master Sedan since 1994. We have toured around Eastern … Read on..
1954 Mercedes Benz Type 220 – Murray Mules
My 1954 Mercedes_Benz Type 220 sedan is quite a rare car – only 16,154 sedans were produced 1951 – 1954, 214 produced in 1954. The car was also available in … Read on..
1954 Triumph TR2 – Graham Bigg
Some of you may remember this car as I have owned it since 1996 and used it regularly including participating in the 1997 “BAY to BIRDWOOD”. Sometime in 2001 the … Read on..
1951 Lagonda 2.6 Litre sedan – Alec McKernan
In December 2009 we bought a 1951 2.6 litre twin cam 6 cylinder Lagonda sedan from a Bowral deceased estate the owner of which had commenced taking the car apart … Read on..
1950 Studebaker Champion – Charlie Adams
A very long tale of a distinctive tail.
My ‘coming or going’ 1950 Studebaker Champion started off with my going to a clearing sale in 1988 out back of Crookwell
… Read on..