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Old 23-10-16, 11:00
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A local swap meet today

Spotted this rare 1939 Chevy ute with original GMH body . A barn find from Northern Vic. , amazing , it was taken off the road in 1952 (the 1952 rego label is still on it) . I have two 1940 models - wrecks , many of these were used by the AIF of course . At least now I can measure this one and make a body up The Furphy tank is on a original chassis .

The De Soto is a ex Sth African embassy car . The owner had a nasty fright on his way to the event , a wheel came loose and almost came off . He found the nuts inside the hub cap .

Three ex-army 110 Land Rovers on display ..boring

People seem to like old caravans , lots of these on display .
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Old 23-10-16, 11:14
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FJ with hotted up grey motor .Who remembers Norm Beechey ?
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Old 23-10-16, 11:57
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Old 23-10-16, 12:00
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Norm beechey was the original Stormin' Norman! Well before General Norman Schwarzkopf, and just as fearce.
He was one of my first TV heroes. Him, and The Thunderbirds team. My brother must have thought so too, because he came home one day with his new Monaro, V8. Well, it was new for him, anyway.

I once had an FJ sedan, like the one you photographed. It looked fantastic. Always loved the lines of the FX & FJ Holdens.
Mine had a 138 grey motor, 'stock' except for some head work, SUs, bit of a rebore, extractors, and supposedly ported. Maybe jot so stock, come to think of it. The previous owner did all that work, then decided to keep the original '3 on the tree' box. Why would you do that??? Body roll in that car was horrendous, and it handled like a cow, but I loved that old thing. Only ever applied armourall to the bench seat ONCE. It was the catalyst to me fitting seat belts though!
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Old 23-10-16, 12:47
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Another racing driver name I recall is Peter Manton, he mostly drove a Mini Cooper I think. He died too young .

Those Standard Triumph's on display look nice .

The spaceship caravan is very odd .
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Old 23-10-16, 12:56
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Wonder what that caravan looks like fully deployed?

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Old 23-10-16, 13:16
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Holy hell! I've just realised that caravan folds down into a much smaller package. That's really odd, but clever. Like a tiny little bondwood transformer.

What's the mechanical device on that trailer behind the red vehicle?
Is it a hand pumping mechanism?

I don't recall Peter manton, but then I have forgotten things a lot more recent than that.
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Old 23-10-16, 13:54
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G'day Tony,

I am not trying to tell you a Furphy - however that red tank towed by the 1939 Chevrolet is actually a Furphy Tank - as Mike Kelly pointed out.

If you had taken a wee diversion from where Bryce's graduation was held then you might have arrived in Shepparton. Once there you could have taken the Furphy Tank Museum tour. The tanks have a strong link to Australian Military history for providing water to the fronts - plus they bred a colloquialism that is associated with Australian folk lore. Accessed October 23, 2016 from http://www.furphys.com.au/who-we-are/furphy-water-cart

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Old 24-10-16, 02:29
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Yes Furphy ..... the device on the trailer is a hand pump . He told me its a original ex RAAF Furphy trailer which is also a rare survivor .

I found this film of a 1940 ute in Egypt with a cable laying device ..doors removed for air flow. This ute has the same GMH bodywork. The body has a wooden frame and they were fragile to begin with .

https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/F07021/

And a YMCA ute

https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/F03438/

At the end of this film a YMCA ute is seen , a 1941 model .

https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/F01223/
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Old 24-10-16, 11:49
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Norm Beechey, Ian Geoghegan and Bob Jane I recall all lurching around Sandown in bloody big "Yank Tanks" in mid to late 60s (I rode many miles on the pushie to get there). Yep, Peter Manton was the Mini king. (Thinking Norm was Camaro, Ian in a Pontiac and Bob a Mustang? Norm with window down and arm resting on top of door, just one hand on wheel?)
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Old 24-10-16, 12:07
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Mike, to answer you question, no I don't remember Norm Beechey.
Mainly because he retired about the same time I was born.
But I certainly know who he is. His awesome Monaro, and his Shell Charger!
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