Letters to the Editor....re, how to fix my 33 pickup.

"Dear Editor, I need some help and advice....you see I was driving along and saw this old pickup for sale, and being resale red, I decided to stop"

 "After a thorough inspection, it seemed to be exactly what I need...a parts chaser"

 "I could see the potential, just a few jobs need to be done to make this a nice cruiser"

 "Interior was tidy, although a little tight on room...but I really liked the mirrors and step plates and the side dump exhaust"

" There were just a few issues that I thought I could ask you in your 'Technical Ted' column, I'm interested in any info on how to fit a Corvair front suspension"

 "Now, to smarten up the front, I built a model some years ago called the A LA CART, and wanted to know how I can go about fitting a front/headlight combo like that to my new pickup....also dreaming of some new wheels maybe...can I lower it with 13" rather than the 14s it has?..."

 

"Yep, you've called "WINTERS DELIVERIES".....how can I help you'all today"

"So, back to my question, Ted....can you tell me if these are factory modications"

 " I think it must have hit something once, as it has been repaired"

 "Tech Ted, is this a standard modification to keep the body from leaning over too much, and (below) can you explain what I am doing wrong, I am having trouble, I just can't seem to get it up where it belongs"

 Thankyou, please reply to Mr L. Winter, formerly from  Wilga St, Wacol, now at Willow Park near Weatherford.

Dear Mr Winter, So many questions...however I would suggest you try to track down an L300 front end, they fit.....somewhat better than the Corvair....however, then you will need to fit 12" rims on the front to get it low again....(14s and 12s give that 'rake' look anyway), and the spring problem has been answered...and on that other matter, I wasn't sure what you meant, so I  have referred the question to Dear Dorothy, and she recommends the Cialis Levitra, you can get them at www.viamedic.com.

Old gas stations in USA

 Keth Cunnington sent these to me some time back...just found them while 'cleaning out" pics on the hard drive.....no idea where they are....just a trip down memory lane.

here's some memories...just for the Brisbane people!

Talking about the old 36 in the last blog got me thinking about old time pics to jog memories of growing up in Brisbane.......who rembers any of this..

Gabba five ways...look at the car parts add on the shop...

More of the Gabba...remember the little traffic contollers office up in the middle of the intersection....and where's the whistlin' cop

This servo at the gabba looks like it was next to the train line, where the bus tunnel is now..different fuel companies in those days....

And most of us grew up learning about cars at the EKKA, every Saturday night!

Who can forget "Rock N Roll George"......every Fri/Sat night, he would do laps..

Bottom of Queen Street....must be 1965/6/7 era...means Dougie would be up at the Wintergarden selling orange cordial and jaffas...

Infamous stretch of road...looks like Grey St or was it Stanley St..did many laps up both of them.....Burleigh Marr Oysters..Wizard Smash Repairs..Britons Used Cars...Grey Street Car Sales..

Only place you could get fuel late in the 50s/60s

 

 I never went to Cloudland....the Speedway got me instead of girls...hahah

I did go here once...to see the "MONKEES"....remember when Ron Wanless would work with the trotters, then box here in the afternoon, then race at the Speedway that night...and his wrecking yard was the place to go on a saturday morning to see what  new (old) cars had been dragged in.

Nice having pics come in from Texas..thanx, Les.

 My blog can now be posted more often, thanks to all the random photos that les is taking in Texas.....these are from "this weeks" swap meet....

 Wouldn't you like to see this sort of material at an aussie swap meet...instead of the odd Rugby tourer...an Austin A50 project...XD body needing a new owner.....boring!!,

 And, instead of all the XE heater boxes, Corolla hubcaps, and Austin Lancer front suspension, we could be looking at good bits like this!!

 Even the transport is cool...looks like a Cushman....

 Les mentioned that the Columbia was priced at $1800......been many years since I've seen one of these for sale...KB...remember the 36 sedan we used to look at down the road from Alan Belchers/Camp Hill  that had one of these in...

 The local dealer for Chev panels has this rig...look at the wheelbase needed to get the kick-ass sleeper fitted....trucks almost longer than its trailer!!

 There's a lot of "here's what you shouldn't do" pics that I wondered about showing...like this Stude bodied, Corvette chassied...ummmm....vehicle.

 Now we're gettin' to the good stuff.....here's the start of someones dream car.

 "Gasser project anyone!"...still plenty of tri-5 bodies to be had.

Now this is cool.....I love wagons...this would do just fine, for me!...and another weird encounter for les...he spent the night at a Motel near here....and "bumped' into Craig Bloomer, former owner of Calif. Speed Supplies....I heard that Craig was now living in Los Angeles...but what's the chances of them being at the same motel in Texas!

Mid week rod run, and bits from Texas.

 I was cleaning out my old 'puter files and came across these pics from a couple of years ago, that Charlie sent me...this was available...but big $$$$$$

 AAWWWWW...it's only a 4 cyl model....pass....

  Imagine finding something like this...they're all still coming out of the woodwork

 And to think...when we went to the US in the 70s...these were probably about $500 to $1000 back then....and probably better condition than this!!

 Had our October "Mid Week Rod Run for Retirees and RDO Takers" today...a good drive through the back of the Maleny/Montville area.......good mix of cars.

 And, new people...I like taking this each month to different areas, to get more people involved..11 cars this time..not bad...next month, we're off to Mooball, NSW.

 Locals help with the research of the area, and Graeme Robinson and John Field helped guide us on the scenic back road........which was in the process of being re-bitumened...haha..all good, these cars are made for driving..take the good with the bad.

 Rest stop for pics was Cairncross Park, with good views back to Brisbane area.

 Guess who now owns a pickup truck....Les did the deal on this 33 closed cab.

No favourites on manufacturers, but he sure likes red!...only been there a month now and has all the bits to chase parts or go to cruise nights..."living the dream"....