The missus was going through an old recipe file this morning. There was a page from the Weekly Times dated April 25th 1956 that her late mother had torn out with a recipe on it. It also had these advertisements on it. Loved the camping light one too.
The missus was going through an old recipe file this morning. There was a page from the Weekly Times dated April 25th 1956 that her late mother had torn out with a recipe on it. It also had these advertisements on it. Loved the camping light one too.
At least the cars were made of metal back then. Not too long ago we towed a Holden Sports Wagon out of a sand bog with our 4x4 ute. Accidentally ripped almost the whole plastic back off it. Whoops!
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In one add they claimed 'Remarkable Economy' of 30MPG. That's 9.4 L/100k.
A quick check on the latest Commodore the VF indicates that the SV6 gets 9.1 to 9.3 L/100k. I think that its a V8 performance vehicle though. Fuel economy is not a first consideration with performance vehicles, perhaps.
I remember getting sore arms from long drives with one of these early holdens. No power steer & used to wander all over the road. Might be a reflection of the poor condition of the particular vehicle though.
Love those adds in old publications like CWA Cook Books. One of my favorites is a South Seas Island Cook book that an ex PNG WW2 Coast Watcher neighbor gave me.
We remember those old days with fondness, but quite frankly, other than the exterior design styling, the cars were sh!t compared to today.
If you get behind the wheel of one of those old clunkers that has been restored, they are scary as h&ll to drive. The road holding and braking is woeful.
A claimed 30 mpg! No wonder, the thing only made 21 HP! That's about as powerful as a 125cc motorcycle engine these days.
Think about the piddling power to weight ratio from 21 HP trying to push more than 2 tons of Aussie iron . Laughable.
I was an apprentice at that time, working for a Standard Vanguard Chrysler dealer, but we loved to get a hand on the FX or FJ's, for the day they were pretty gutsy, but rolled very easily if you didn't keep the foot down. A friend in our sporting car club had an FX done up for competition, I was only 18, and remember a very hairy scary ride between Strathalbyn and Murray Bridge, I don't think we got much under 100mph for the whole trip, but he was a notoriously great driver. (not many speed cops about in those days.)
One often wonders how one survived that great institution, YOUTH!
Can you still buy Tilley lamps? They were great and very popular. I guess gas has taken over these days.
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I was an apprentice at that time, working for a Standard Vanguard Chrysler dealer, but we loved to get a hand on the FX or FJ's, for the day they were pretty gutsy, but rolled very easily if you didn't keep the foot down. A friend in our sporting car club had an FX done up for competition, I was only 18, and remember a very hairy scary ride between Strathalbyn and Murray Bridge, I don't think we got much under 100mph for the whole trip, but he was a notoriously great driver. (not many speed cops about in those days.)
One often wonders how one survived that great institution, YOUTH!
Can you still buy Tilley lamps? They were great and very popular. I guess gas has taken over these days.
I had a couple of the old 'fastback' Standard Vanguards. They too rolled easily as I can attest but were built like tanks so all I got was a bit of skin off & a blood nose.
Mine was resplendent with pink interior lights (sister's nail polish over the globe) and a tank aerial on the back bumper with a fox tail waving in the breeze. A chrome panel in the centre of the dash, molded at the local railway workshops, was the finishing touch.
A real chick magnet that saw lots of service at the local drive in pictures.
The gear change took a bit of getting used to. On the wrong side of the steering column & sloppy linkages that often stuck going from 1st to 2nd if you did not lift up the lever correctly.. Same 'wet sleeve' motor as the Fergy tractor I think.
