today 44 years ago I landed in Melbourne , same day flew to Adelaide been here since at west beach I came from to & from land now a Aussie . Dave Now that is history
kiwijims said
02:35 PM Jun 4, 2014
Hey Dave, Here's a bit more history,
When I was a young nipper and had my first car, a 1927 Essex super 6, ( N.Z. 1960 )
Petrol cost 1s.3p a gall for Standard and 2s.6p for Super. How times have changed !!!
When I was a young nipper and had my first car, a 1927 Essex super 6, ( N.Z. 1960 )
Petrol cost 1s.3p a gall for Standard and 2s.6p for Super. How times have changed !!!
K.J.
And the car yards over there are still selling these as the current model!!!!!!!!!!
PJK
Glenelg said
03:00 PM Jun 4, 2014
What have we done wrong here then ????
rockylizard said
04:36 PM Jun 4, 2014
kiwijims wrote:
Hey Dave, Here's a bit more history,
When I was a young nipper and had my first car, a 1927 Essex super 6, ( N.Z. 1960 )
Petrol cost 1s.3p a gall for Standard and 2s.6p for Super. How times have changed !!!
K.J.
Gday...
Love the photo...
My father had one of these - Studebaker Light Six when we lived in Biggenden QLD in 1951 -
He sold it early 1952 and bought an Essex Ute so we could carry all our belongs from Biggenden to Blackall QLD when he got a job droving sheep.
Incredibly, this carried me mum, me dad, me brother and me AND all our belongs in the back. I was five years old then .
Not a sealed road for the entire journey .... AH ... those were the years
Cheers - John
GaryKelly said
09:40 AM Jun 5, 2014
Gee, you blokes go back a ways. My first car when I was 18 in 1962 was a '51 Morris Oxford for 200 quid. 50 quid deposit. No wooden spoked wheels or canvas hood. The old Morris couldn't pull the skin off a rice custard but at least it looked as if it could.
rockylizard said
10:02 AM Jun 5, 2014
Gday...
I bought my first car in 1963 ... it looked just like this.....
... I then elevated myself to one just like this in 1965.....
Cheers - John
Glenelg said
12:36 PM Jun 5, 2014
My first was a ford van about a 54 model after having 2moter bikes I bought it in 1963 for 90 quid, had great fun in it with a mattress in the back
ShortNorth said
09:38 PM Jun 5, 2014
rockylizard wrote:
Gday...
I bought my first car in 1963 ... it looked just like this.....
... I then elevated myself to one just like this in 1965.....
Cheers - John
Co-incidentally, I bought my first car in 1963, and it was a ........................ 1956 Hillman Minx.
The car shown in your piccie was known as the Special 4-D Saloon - later in 1956, they released the 'Gaylook' sedan - this had a chrome strip along the side and a 'winged' embellishment in front of the rear wheels - mine was Gisborne Green all over, but did not have a sun visor as shown the the attached piccie. Had it for 4 years then bought one of the first of the new Hillman Hunters in 1967. I still have a soft spot for Hillmans !
Hillman Hunters have featured much in the life of my brother and I.
We used to compete in rallies in Hillman Hunter GTs - overall four of them. Each one more developed then the previous one.
My brother still restores Hillman Hunter GTs. He has one GT fully restored in standard trim, another two on the way and about six in the back yard for 'spares' and future projects.
Here is a photo of us at the start of the Alpine International Rally at Bright in Victoria in 1970. (Geez they look young )
Cheers - John
Peterpan said
03:50 PM Jun 6, 2014
I had a 1956 Hillman Husky S/Wagon.(Last of the side valves)
There was a spare parts place around Surrey Hills (Vic) Which I
frequented a lot. Especially for side plates and filters for the fuel pump.
The first car I ever owned was a 1928 Austin 12. ( I miss that car.)
today 44 years ago I landed in Melbourne , same day flew to Adelaide been here since at west beach I came from to & from land now a Aussie . Dave Now that is history
Hey Dave, Here's a bit more history,
When I was a young nipper and had my first car, a 1927 Essex super 6, ( N.Z. 1960 )
Petrol cost 1s.3p a gall for Standard and 2s.6p for Super. How times have changed !!!
K.J.
And the car yards over there are still selling these as the current model!!!!!!!!!!
PJK
Gday...
Love the photo...
My father had one of these - Studebaker Light Six when we lived in Biggenden QLD in 1951 -
He sold it early 1952 and bought an Essex Ute so we could carry all our belongs from Biggenden to Blackall QLD when he got a job droving sheep.
Incredibly, this carried me mum, me dad, me brother and me AND all our belongs in the back. I was five years old then .
Not a sealed road for the entire journey .... AH ... those were the years
Cheers - John
Gday...
I bought my first car in 1963 ... it looked just like this.....
... I then elevated myself to one just like this in 1965.....
Cheers - John
Co-incidentally, I bought my first car in 1963, and it was a ........................ 1956 Hillman Minx.
The car shown in your piccie was known as the Special 4-D Saloon - later in 1956, they released the 'Gaylook' sedan - this had a chrome strip along the side and a 'winged' embellishment in front of the rear wheels - mine was Gisborne Green all over, but did not have a sun visor as shown the the attached piccie. Had it for 4 years then bought one of the first of the new Hillman Hunters in 1967. I still have a soft spot for Hillmans !
Gday...
Hillman Hunters have featured much in the life of my brother and I.
We used to compete in rallies in Hillman Hunter GTs - overall four of them. Each one more developed then the previous one.
My brother still restores Hillman Hunter GTs. He has one GT fully restored in standard trim, another two on the way and about six in the back yard for 'spares' and future projects.
Here is a photo of us at the start of the Alpine International Rally at Bright in Victoria in 1970. (Geez they look young
)
Cheers - John
I had a 1956 Hillman Husky S/Wagon.(Last of the side valves)
There was a spare parts place around Surrey Hills (Vic) Which I
frequented a lot. Especially for side plates and filters for the fuel pump.
The first car I ever owned was a 1928 Austin 12. ( I miss that car.)
Kevin