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Crankhandle News
May 2019
The Official magazine of the GOLD COAST ANTIQUE AUTO CLUB
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Bill Budd’s ‘55 Thunderbird Roadster.
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Gold Coast Antique Auto club: PO Box 228, Mudgeeraba, Qld, 4213
Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.gcaac.com.au
Club meetings are held 2nd Monday of every month (except January)
at 7.00pm for 7.30pm start. Visitors welcome
Street Address: 238 Mudgeeraba Road, Mudgeeraba Q 4213
DISCLAIMER: The opinions expressed within are not necessarily shared by the editor or
officers of the GCAAC. Whilst all care is taken to ensure the technical information and advice
offered in these pages is correct, the editor and officers of the GCAAC cannot be held
responsible for any problems that may occur from acting on such advice and information.
Position Name Phone Email
President Colin Hayes 5525 3312
0409 825 913
Vice President Peter Amey 5525 0250
0407 374 196
Secretary Richard Brown 0417 704 726 The.secretary.gcaac@gmail.
com
Treasurer David Mitchell 5577 1787 [email protected]
Events
Coordinator
Bill Budd 0409358888 [email protected]
Dating Officer Bill Budd 5535 8882
0409 358 888
Publicity Officer Peter Jones 07 5574 8293 [email protected]
Editor Karen Hayes 0403 506 635 [email protected]
Spare Parts &
Property
Graham
Tattersall
5554 5659 [email protected]
Librarian/
Historian
Wayne Robson 5522 8000
0409 610 229
Hall & Social
Officer
Leonie Brown 07 5563 0559 [email protected]
Life Members: Graham Hetherington, Peter Harris, Margaret Hession, Graham
Tattersall, Bob Simm, Peter Jones.
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PRESIDENTS’ REPORT
As I write this report we are gearing up for the 2019
Autorama and, although the involvement of our
members is a little less that I would have expected, we
are going to try our best to make it a very enjoyable
event for those involved. My thanks go to all those who
have been involved in the organisation of the event. It
appears the format of Autorama isn’t what people want
these days so your Committee will be reviewing the way it should be run in the fu-
ture; we would welcome any suggestions regarding the event.
Also, before we know it the Swap will be upon us requiring another big effort from
the organisers, not only them though; we will need a lot of volunteers to help set-up
the Showgrounds and man the gates/parking on the day so please when you are
contacted to ask for your help please try to spare a bit of your time. The Swap helps
fund the club each year therefore it is a very important activity for all of us. We have
some fliers for the Swap at the clubhouse which you can distribute if you are
attending any other car-related events so please let me know if you need some and
I’ll get them to you.
The first half of this year has been a very trying one, it would be remiss of me not to
mention the unexpected passing of John Talbot, he has left a large gap in our club,
I’m not sure a lot of members were aware of exactly how much work he did on your
behalf, he is truly missed. As well, several of our members are experiencing health
difficulties of one sort or another; hopefully they are all on the road to recovery and
we will see them around the club in the near future..
On a brighter note, our mid-week and Sunday runs have been quite well attended
and it has been good to see several of our members stepping up to organise runs in
the absence of John. In the longer term Bill Budd has volunteered to act as Events
Co-ordinator but I’m sure he would appreciate some assistance with run-planning
going forward.
Our membership numbers are slowly increasing and we are seeing some newer
vehicles within our group, sadly we don’t get to see a lot of the ‘older’ vehicles much
these days but I guess one of the reasons is that they aren’t suited to modern traffic
and the faster pace, its’ such as shame as they are much more interesting than the
more modern ones.
I look forward to catching up with you all in the coming months.
Cheers Col
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Editors’ Report
The last two months have been quite a busy time with the
club and here on the home front.
March particularly was a terrible month, with the passing of
our ever hard-working member John Talbot, car accident,
house floods, and then “Sir Nibbs” out of action with a
shoulder operation. But we press on.
Hopefully you will enjoy the stories we have for you in this
edition. Our Autorama is held just as this magazine goes to
print, so stories on that will appear in our July edition.
Once Autorama is out of the way it will be all hands on deck
for the upcoming Swap Meet.
At this point I would also like to send a Cheerio to Peter and
Lorraine Ganderton, Janet Bronk, Mel & Judy Frey who
were regular participants in the club activities but due to
health reasons can no longer participate. We are thinking of
you.
Don’t forget, mind
where you park or this
could happen to you.
Happy Motoring
Karen Hayes
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GCAAC EVENTS
May 2019
May 3-5th AUTORAMA
May1 3th General Meeting and Supper- Clubhouse @ 7:00pm
May 18th Cars N’ Coffee
May 29th Wednesday club run—Details TBA
June 2019
June 9th Sunday club run - Details TBA
June 10th General Meeting and Supper—Clubhouse @ 7:30pm
June 15th Cars N” Coffee
June 26th Wednesday club run—Details TBA
July 2019
July 8th General Meeting and Supper—Clubhouse @ 7:30pm
July 14th Sunday club run - Details TBA
July 20th Cars N” Coffee
July 21st Original Gold Coast Swap Meet
July 31st Wednesday club run—Details TBA
August 2019
August 11th Sunday club run - Details TBA
August 12th General Meeting and Supper—Clubhouse @ 7:30pm
August 24th Cars N’ Coffee
August 28th Wednesday club run—Details TBA
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Edward John Talbot 1941 - 2019
It was quite a shock to us all, the
sudden passing of our Rally Director “John
Talbot” on 8th March 2019. We all knew he
was receiving treatment for lung cancer and
to see him only a few days before with him
saying he is doing OK, then for him to be
suddenly struck down by a rare bacteria that entered his
blood stream, and because of his chemo treatment his im-
mune system was unable to fight it.
Isn’t it a shame, that you never really know a person until
you hear all the stories from people at their eulogy. We all
knew John as the little man always in your face organising
our car runs along with the MG Car Club. Nothing was too
hard for John to do if you asked him, he was always wanting
to please. Even though he leaned more favourably towards
his beloved MG’s he was constantly brokering friendships
between the two clubs, with combined runs or invitations to
join the other clubs run. He had his own lawn mowing
business, a Limo Service driver, and helped out Meals on
Wheels.
John had four children from his first marriage - Paul,
Vivienne, Jill and Hamish. Paul and Vivienne along with
their spouses came to Australia to take John’s Ashes back to
NZ for a family service where he will be laid to rest in the
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Family plot at Timaru cemetery. At the memorial service
held here, Vivienne gave us details of John’s life before he
came to Australia which may surprise a few of you. His
family were farmers from the 1860’s in Canterbury, South
Island of NZ. John was born and raised on the family farm
on Talbot Road, Kingsdown, south of Timaru. In the early
1960’s John took on the farm in partnership with his father
which was mainly cropping with wheat, barley, peas, sheep
and cattle. His love of engines came from using and fixing
the heavy machinery. John was also quite involved with
horses (that explains his bowed legs), where he would look
after the shoeing, breeding and breaking in the kids ponies
as well as for the local pony club. His family even owned
racehorses and they still have the family colours today.
Whenever John went back to NZ he was getting back into
the saddle and mucking out at the farm.
John left the farm in the 1980’s to go to America where he
drove a combine harvester from one side of the country to
the other. John didn’t have a green card so when the
officials came around to check on the workers, John being
small, he could hide in the harvester until the officials left.
He went back to the farm in NZ, later to sell the farm to his
son Paul when John moved to Australia and fell in love with
the place. He first started out in Melbourne driving couriers
then chauffeuring limousines. He moved to Qld in the
1990’s still driving his limo’s and then found his love in an
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MGB and the club then gained a very
active and generous man, who would
never say no to anything. He will be
sadly missed by many.
Our 1st run after John’s passing.
On Wednesday 27th March a few “hardy” or “brave”
members arrived at the club house for the mid-week run.
There were intermittant showers but the rain wasn’t too
heavy. We travelled past Somerset College and along
Gemvale Road and Old Coach Road to Tallebudgera where
we where met by another member in his modern car.
Continuing on Currumbin Creek Road and eventually
travelling south on
the M1 we arrived
at Ed Parker Rotary
Park at Kingscliff
for morning tea. Luckily it hadn’t started raining too hard by
then.
Going South on Tweed Coast Road to Pottsville then Tweed
Valley Way to Mooball, we encountered much heavier
showers. Our windscreen wipers were working overtime in
our FX except when going up hills because of the vacuum
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tank. From Mooball we travelled
North over Burringbar Range to
Murwillumbah RSL for a delicious
lunch and great company.
Even though it turned out a very wet
day, our cars didn’t shrink and survived for another day.
The moral of the story is “Don’t let a bit of rain frighten you
from attending our club runs”. We all enjoyed the day.
Thanks to Col and Peter for organising it.
Story by Lyn Neuendorf.
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Phil & Carol Law's 1929 Dodge DA Story
The restoration began way back in April 1992, after purchasing a truck load of Dodge DA parts for $2000. Some 27 years later it has hit the road apart from the upholstery which is in progress at the moment. The project started with "most" parts, but in a fully stripped condition. Some parts
resembled a car whilst others were just a guess with plenty of rusted panels and running gear which needed some real TLC. Progress was frantic at the beginning with plenty of enthusiasm which slowed to a crawl, if not stopped, a few months later as family, work, lack of spare time and money came into play. It then struck me that I had very limited knowledge of panel beating in general so I embarked on a three-year night course learning some skills which helped me no end making new panels and rust repairs. I then decided to learn spray painting so off to night school again for two years so I could maybe finish the body myself. The mechanical part was not a problem as I am a mechanic by trade from the old school where they taught you to repair, make or fix almost anything on a vehicle. I was fortunate at the time to be working in an engine reconditioning shop so I had access to lots of machines and equipment needed for my engine project which saved me heaps of dollars. Apart from chrome-plating, window glass, upholstery and a new Honeycomb radiator it was all done by myself with some help from family members in the back shed as well as the Two-Pack paint job. After many hundreds of hours and many grey hairs later we get to enjoy this classic car.
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The first outing for the Dodge didn't go quite to plan, cut short with an over heating problem, hence the new Honeycomb radiator which is being hand made at present in Northgate Brisbane by Greg Stevens who owns and operates Fuel Tank And Radiator Service. Have you heard of price estimate shock !! Wow. We did. But after being shown the process of making it, we can understand why. The cost is the biggest outlay on the whole project to date, but the car is not much use without it other than a big paperweight. Guess 90 years out of a radiator is not too bad after all. Happy Motoring SOON !!
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Cars N’ Coffee The March meet was so well received that we did it in two
parts. No, I jest, the weather was less than conducive on the
16th with quite a bit of moisture so we had a part II on Sunday
the 24th after getting an overwhelming response.
The Car of the Meet was awarded to a lovely 1969 Camaro
SS in gloss black looking oh so sinister. This stunning Camaro
was chosen by Advanced Auto Detailing amongst a plethora of
outstanding vehicles and the owner walked away with a $100
voucher.
Alfa Romeo GC
t o g e t h e r w i t h
Bentley GC both
showcased their
latest offer ings
being a S Telvio QV
and a GTC, the former being one of the quickest SUV’s in the
world capable of doing 0-100km/h in 3.8 seconds, that’s
serious supercar territory, let alone a large SUV.
Overall we had a very good cluster of vehicles spanning all
makes and models, eras, vintages, shapes, sizes and colours as
can be expected of a
good car meet. The
defining cars were a
Ratty Studebaker,
parked opposite a
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James Bond-ish Aston Martin which was joined by several
American Barges like the Cadillac and Chevrolet Impala. Who
can forget the diminutive Torana and Austin Cambridge in
comparison with the steroid induced Yanks.
20th April Meet
It was the Easter weekend and there were plenty of enthusiasts
out and about. The Easter Bunny did not show, but we had one
better with McLaren Gold Coast coming down with a gorgeous
720S Spyder which was rather brave because it was raining
from the heavens quite a bit. There were plenty more brave
souls and one such person was Kev from the Kustoms Club who
took the accolade of Car
of the Meet and won
himself a $100 Voucher
from Advanced Auto
Detailing for his sublime Torana SLR in fire engine Red.
We had a wonderful turnout of Porsche’s with an absolutely
mint 2 Day Old 992 Carrera S in Cumulonimbus Grey, a fully
restored ’79 911 Wide Bodied Carrera, a 944 S2 Cabriolet,
a 718 Cayman and a Boxster.
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We had quite a few stunning vehicles, instances of which were
the absolutely massive Behemoth
Scout Military Truck and Volvo
1800 Estate or as someone stated
Shooting Brake!
Due to the excess moisture so
often expunged from the heavens, we had a predominantly
modern turn out, but of course there are always the die-hard
fanatics who turn up in their half century old beasts such as the
Chevrolet Belair, ’55 Commer, Austin Cambridge, Cadillac
Coupe Deville, Ford 350GT and ’55 Plymouth.
Now come the juicy young-uns comprising
of the pair of VW Golf GTR’s, BMW M3,
BMW E63 V10 monster, AMG CLA45,
EVO 10, Audi R8 V10, pair of M4’s and
several modern Ponies.
As always the honorary mentions are, Merc R107 SL, multiple Mustangs, Ford F100 Pick Up, “Olden” Sandman, Lincoln Continental, Ford Hearse with a sticker reading “Dead Mans Uber”, Rotary RX8 and the 2 generational BMW 5 series. See you all again next month on the 18th of May for another wonderful morning. To view all the cars, please visit https://www.facebook.com/carsandcoffeegoldcoast
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The boys and girls of GCAAC put on a good show with brekky
as always and fed the famished.
My thanks go to our helpers Graham Tattersall, Leonie and
Richard Brown, Bernadette & Peter Amey and David
Mitchell, on both occasions. The weather was quite wet at
times but the sales we quite good considering.
Volunteers Required
The club has a Bacon and Egg and
Sausage Sandwich stand at the monthly
Cars N Coffee meets to feed the hungry
entrants and to raise some money for various causes e.g.
printing of the magazine and subsidising events. To-date the
same people have been manning the tent but it’s about time we
had more volunteers to lighten the load. It’s a good day with lots
of interaction with fellow car enthusiasts and we usually sell out
of food by about 09:30 so it’s not a long day. If you wish to
assist contact Col on 0409 825 913, you may even get a free
breakfast!!
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Welcome to our new members
Arthur & Marg Hinchcliffe, this is
their story:
We are custodians of Marg's mother's
car now that she has be admitted into
Aged Care.
Marg's father purchased the Torana new
in 1973 and drove it from Sydney to the Gold Coast, living
here until he passed away in 1979.
Jean (Marg's mother) had used the Torana as a daily drive
until 2018.
The engine was changed in 2013 after covering over
250,000 kms, other than this change the car is in complete
original condition and is unrestored. A log book has been
kept to show all service and maintenance.
April 20th Club Run was our first outing and pleased to
report that the Torana went well and Marg and I had a
wonderful day, enjoying the Club Run and the friendship of
Club Members. We look forward to joining in future Club
events and activities and meeting more Club Members.
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Photo Shoot.
In March members had the chance to have their photo’s
taken with there cars by David King, so as we can update the
club house with the pictures.
Some members really enjoyed the modelling of their cars.
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Sunday Run 14th April A good turn up of people for our Sunday run with 24
members in 12 cars (1 modern) assembled at the Clubhouse
to travel through Worongary and Gilston areas, then across
Weedons Crossing to Beaudesert Nerang Road, up through
Mount Nathan and towards Oxenford to stop for morning tea
at the John Siganto Park at Upper
Coomera where we were pleased to
see Theresa & David King. David is
recovering from knee replacement
surgery but it's too soon to drive the
Chev yet.
All of our cars took up most of the parking spaces and were
admired by the boating crowd. A very picturesque spot to
have our leisurely morning tea before setting out again
towards mount Tambourine turning off at Kriedemans Road
& travelling through the area along Birds Road finally
meeting up with Maudsland Road, once again then travelled
through the undulating countryside of Clagiraba. Finally
arriving at the Advancetown Hotel where everyone enjoyed
a delicious lunch.
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Feast’s Classic Car Collection
In 2007 while attending a Chrysler National Rally in
Canberra the late Jim Hession along with Margaret met
another Chrysler enthusiast who said he had over 30 R and S
series Valiants. When Jim appeared sceptical he was invited
to call in on the owner if ever he was passing through Port
McDonnell. Guess what! Their planned route would take
them through Mount Gambier and from there it was only a
short drive to Port McDonnell. They were welcomed here
and shown the Valiant collection, again in a huge shed. What
an eye opener! Sure enough, there were the R and S series
Valiants stored on the floor and on a second tier of racks
above them. It was a large resident fork lift’s job to place
vehicles on the second tier until needed. They were all
original vehicles, in very good condition, awaiting
restoration. Among the collection was an S series
ambulance, a very rare vehicle, which was the next project
for restoration.
In a room behind this collection of vehicles, and
overflowing into the workshop, was a display of
immaculately restored R and S series Valiants, in a variety of
colours, so as to make an impressive display, along with an
ex John Laws Rolls Royce. There was also a large collection
of model vehicles and a huge collection of clown dolls, plus
other unusual, but interesting memorabilia. It’s amazing
what is hidden away in sheds!
Thanks to Margaret Hession for the story. If you are ever in
Port McDonnell SA, you can visit this collection on Lower
North East Road. Now has an entry fee of $10. Worth it.
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Wednesday Run 24th April
16 Members assembled at the clubhouse in 7 club cars plus
one modern car to travel up to Springbrook National Park
for morning tea at Goomoolahra Picnic area. Because of the
heavy rain recently there was a good flow of water in the
Mundora Creek and over the Goomoolahra Falls. Bill Budd
was the lucky winner of the free lunch draw.
After morning tea
we continued down
t h e mo u n t a i n
towards Hinze
Dam and along McLaren Road
t o w a r d s N e r a n g .
Travelling through Gilston, we
arrived at Tallai Country Club
where we were met by Karen
Hayes. We all enjoyed a delicious but very reasonable lunch.
Thank you to Marie & Harry Darke for organising a pleasant
day out.
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The Satnav - by Pam Ayres
I have a little Satnav, It sits there in my car
A Satnav is a driver's friend, it tells you where you are.
I have a little Satnav, I've had it all my life
It's better than the normal ones, My Satnav is my wife.
It gives me full instructions, Especially how to drive
"It's sixty miles an hour", it says, "You're doing sixty five".
It tells me when to stop and start, And when to use the brake
And tells me that it's never ever safe to overtake.
It tells me when a light is red, And when it goes to green
It seems to know instinctively, Just when to intervene.
It lists the vehicles just in front, and all those to the rear
And taking this into account, It specifies my gear.
I'm sure no other driver, Has so helpful a device
For when we leave and lock the car, It still gives its advice. It fills me up with counselling, Each journey's pretty fraught
So why don't I exchange it, And get a quieter sort?
Ah well, you see, it cleans the house, Makes sure I'm
properly fed
It washes all my shirts and things, And keeps me warm in
bed!
Despite all these advantages, And my tendency to scoff,
I only wish that now and then, I could turn the bugger off
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1974 HQ Station Wagon Restoration—Part 1
Back in 1974 I purchased a
brand-new HQ Wagon (left)
which was an awesome
family car. I owned that car
for 25 years using it as a
daily driver, it was pretty
well looked after whilst I had it. In 1999 I decided some
air-conditioning and power steering were in order so I bought a VT
Wagon and gave the old girl to my younger son. Needless to say his
idea of ‘looking after’ and mine were very different and the car ended
up in a wreckers yard a couple of years later.
So a few years ago, as Karen puts it ‘I decided to re-live my youth’
and make a replica of the car I once had and loved. I bought a rusty,
dented, horrible orange coloured wagon from a bloke in
Melbourne and had it shipped up to the GC.
I completely stripped out the whole interior of the car, removed the
engine and all exterior stainless trims (I couldn’t believe how many
there were!) and sent the body off for a rustectomy and two-Pak paint
job in the original Chrome-Yellow paint. Whilst the car was away I
stripped the engine completely and had the
crankshaft machined, bought new cam-shaft,
pistons, rings, bearing, lifters, etc. Gave the
block a coat of paint and with the assistance of
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David Mitchell and Laurence Crediton managed to get it all back
together in a running condition. Although my original engine was a
253 V8 the current one is a 202 6-cylinder. As The Bride says “you’re
not a teenager anymore, you don’t need to do a million miles an hour”
so a six it is (for now!!)
One of the most difficult things with this build was the accumulation
of parts needed, in particular the stainless trims that were damaged or
missing. The early Holden community seem to think they are made of
gold and priced them accordingly, even damaged ones were
expensive. I had to send all 39 pieces off to a fellow in Lismore to
repair and polish but they came up lovely and really set the car off.
I purchased the vinyl for the cargo area and installed the interior there
myself which wasn’t that difficult. The dash-pad was another story as
I had to send it to Melbourne to have it restored because of a crack and
a warp one end. I also sent the seats and door-cards to an upholsterer
in Mudgeeraba (Platinum Trimming) who did a great job, not cheap
but you get what you pay for.
Next job was re-assembly, for some reason bits that came out easily
don’t want to go back in without a fight, particularly the cabin
door windows and dash-pad but I got there eventually. With the motor
installed it was starting to look like a car again, and the one I used to
own at that. Not too far away from a debut at the club but there are
always a hundred small things to tidy up before she gets on the road.
Col Hayes To Be Continued .......
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Club Merchandise
Club Shirts $25.00 (without pockets)
Club Shirts ($35.00 with pockets)
Club Jackets $25:00
Bumper Badges $20:00
Club Key Rings $5.00
Club Patches $5.00
Window Stickers $1:00
Volkswagen Car Show and Swap—Heritage Park Pimpama
5th May, 193 Rifle Range Road.
National motoring Heritage Day 19th May Cameron Park,
Booval Ipswich.
QVVA Brisbane Swap Sun 26 May Carina State School,
1413 Creek Rd, Carina.
Cooly Rocks, Coolangatta 5-9 June
Murwillumbah Swap Meet at the Showground 8th July.
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* For Sale: Wooden spoked wheels, sizes 24” 21”, 20”, and 19” to suit Dodge and
Whippet vehicles 1920-1930, also rims, contact John 0407 496 617
For Sale: 1925 DODGE 4CYL Motor/Gear Box ETC. + other spares
Phone John 0407496617
***For Sale***Pair of Lucas 12 volt wind horns , probably 1950 manufacture . Quick sale $135 the pair. Call Chris 0410082080.
* For Sale - Complete set of spark plug leads suit V8 Kingswood, these leads are
new and still in Holden packaging, $50 Contact Peter AJ 0413379410 for more
details
*** For Sale Holden Colorado Genuine Tonneau Cover suit RG (2012-2016) LTZ
with spots bars, Only 15 months old, removed from vehicle to fix lockable hard cover,
as new in perfect condition with all fittings and screws .
$120 contact Peter aJ on 0413 379 410
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Wanted: Ignition / light switch for Austin A90 Westminster. Phone Richard 0417 704 726
Wanted: Wing Mirror for 1937 Morris 8.
Phone Philip 0415 219 520
Wanted: Door Handles for 1929 Chevrolet.
Phone Albert 5530 4627
**Wanted** timber pattern or timber frame work for 6cylinder 1928 Chev roadster.
Call Steve Hoare on 07 5598 8353 or Email [email protected].
Please Let us know if you have sold your articles or found the items you have asked for. Editor.
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