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The Bendigo Swap Meet. Tony Dauncey sent me a stack of photos 2 inches thick from Australia. Taken in the nid 80's, at the Bendigo swap meet, they showed a great selection of rods and later 50's and 60's models. I picked out a handful to give you an idea what was around back then. So lets wind back the clock 15 years and see what was going on in the land downunder. |
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How cool is this? Local built Dodge roadster pickup is one classy hay hauler. Windscreen looks 20's. 
One for the Chevy fans. 54 Chev 4 door. Lots of the Aussie cars are 4 doors. This one looks pretty straight and sports contemporary appliance mags and spotlamps. 
Trad, bad 34. Note fenders. I think things are a little easier now but fender law was firmly enforced then. 
Typical stock bodied street rod of the era. Note the other cars also in the picture, a MkII Zephyr estate and Morris Minor convertible, and a very desirable 56 Ford ute. 
Looking like a refugee from the old Sanford pics, this low ragtop 40 looks like a cool cruiser. See that red car just out the shot? I'll keep you guessing what that is for a bit. 
Stock 36 Ford 5w coupe. I'd love to get my sweaty mitts on that sucker. 
Mainly stock 55 Ford. Looks like the top line model. Whats that, a Victoria ? Dont suppose they all had the perspex roof. Looks like a Pilot parked alongside, didn't know they had them in Oz. 
Only one car had an arse end like that, so what we have here is a Lincoln Zephyr V12 coupe. Not the most economical use of road space, viewed from todays perspective.. 
36 Ford seems happy to show off it's healthy motor. 
Immaculate 56 Chev singled out for special display 
Very few 38's were rodded, because the front isn't as instantly appealing as the 37/39/40 styles. Many 38's had later fronts grafted on. But it's had time to grow on me and I personally find this 5 window a very attractive car. 
Another attractive body style. imagine it a couple of inches lower over wode whites on steels or polished Americans. 
Classic yellow deuce. Again, note fenders. 
Timeless fully fendered deuce 3W. 
Wonder how much this creme puff was going for? 
34 Roadster resto-rod. A pretty rare car, but typical of the period. 
Rear view of the 32 roadster. again, very typical, note 4 bars and mustang style steering. Also note Right hand drive. Looks like all cars had to have orange indicators, We can use red over here if the car is older than a 71. 
36 Ford 4 door cabriolet (convertible sedan). Again resto-rod style, has the bolt on wires popular at the time. 
Nice bit of late model tin. The Pontiacs always had the most sculptured body styling. They also stole the march in the stacked headlight styling, forcing Ford to respond with their rather hurried attempt, never quite as good as the Poncho. (in my opinion) 
More stacked headlight Pontiac appeal. 
Very nice 56 Ford. Those "fairlane stripes" were tried on pre production T-Birds but were never adopted, the cleaner look winning the call. 
Whats this? My guess is a Chev. Note independant suspension. 
Another Chev, this time a ragtop. Odd hubcaps. I bought some of those wheels too when they first came out. 
Last but not least, for those still sceptical that these even existed, heres a geenoowine 37 roadster. Not a cabriolet, theres no glass in them doors. Say Pep, is this your car? Thanks for the pictures, Tony...Mart. All contents property of Martin Holden, Solihull, England. |