Monday 31 August 2015

A few cars n parts for sale...

 First we have Doug Moles 57 Chev hartop...really nice clean car, LHD, been on the road in Aust for years, so trouble free...has a crate 350, T700 drivetrain...$54,000 0412 370515.

 Next up, two cars from Warren Wilkie..this is the flathead drivetrain in his 32 tudor pictured below.
 But Warren has this starter project roller Brookville roadster body, that can be sold as -is, or finish built however you like..no motor, gearbox..Ring to find out what goes with the car ...price is $45,000 0408 758373
Warrens all steel american 32 Tudor has  new wood kit, cowl vent, stock firewall, hinged windshield, sits on a new frame, Superbell axle, split 'bones, 40 brakes, HQ sterering box, limeworks column and wheel, So-Cal gauges, 40 rearend, open drive, and a rebuilt 8BA, Isky Cam, Edelbrock heads, Offy intake, C4 auto, Walker radiator, new interior..$69,500 obo 0408 758373
 Glen Watts still has his 'glass 34 roadster for sale, good reliable car, been on the road for a few years now, has a tri-carb 350, auto trans, lift off roof, and is $62,000 0429 313334
 Malcolm and josh Case have changed direction with their 32 building at the moment, and he indicated that this Tudor body might be for sale...nothing else, just the body, no hood, no frame, no wheels, nothing!..If you are intersted in an all steel tudor, his Ph is 0457 718424

 What malcolm definitely has for sale, is his 49 Ford Convertible..this was an older restoration in the USA, that he bought over some years back..has been sitting in dry storage for a few years, but alas, their are too many projects that will need to be finished before this one....so he says...may as well let someone else enjoy it....all stock running gear, it's available for $24,000.. malcolm, 0457 718424

John Davies still has this almost mint rust and dent free Tudor body for sale, it would make such any easy start on a build up, with almost less work than a fibreglass one, at around the same price! You can get this body, with other parts, for $12,500, just phone JD on 33485320 to find out what deal can be done, and what goes with it..
Here is a Downs body 33/34 5 window that has just been readied for the market..original chassis, with a 4 bar front, and semi-elliptic rear, Mustang 8", HQ steering box, has a 350 crate engine, reco T350 auto, Lokar shifter, Edelbrock wheels, new tires, bucket seats, VDO gauges, new headlights included......wiring is 95% complete, just needs glass, trim, few minor jobs and general tidy up.....$45,000..to get exact details, phone  Chris, 0419 107984.
Don't know if I want to sell my coupe yet...but that was the plan, sell it at any stage, as it is just a fill-in to keep my days busy...it has new JW rails, 8" rear end with Triangulated 4 bar, TCI coilovers, Magnum axle, new stubs, has used rotors, VN calipers, gemini booster, XY cylinder, brake lines and fuel lines almost finished, Deuce Customs body, new Rootleib hood, new Walker radiator, new Brookville shell, new grill insert, new headlights and bar, column is made, has new So-Cal gauges
It looks complete, but there is still lots to do, has to have all the chassis finish welded, as well as finish welding on the exhaust, but is a very good start, with most of the hard work done....will sell basically as pictured with a few extras added that I have got, but no drivetrain, for $27,000, or with a good running 327 chev and T350 auto, for $30,000 Greg 0437 323133.
Not sure if this sedan of Les Winter is still for sale...it was a few months back, and was offers around $70,000..not bad for a good reliable TPI injected 350 powered, Deuce Custom bodied, brookville Steel fendered sedan..try les on 0433 502148

Sunday 30 August 2015

Late night pics I found on the web......

 Just some neat pics I captured while surfing the net today..
 look at those pipes......
 something you don't see every day...




 I'm loving this roadster.....
 Luv the look of this sedan...
 And...look at this...what a top looking A Tudor, complete with banger...





A white roadster......don't see many rods painted white...
 a reminder...duh...I didn't even know Jimboomba swap was on today, or the Gold Coast rod run, so if you want it addvertised...remind me......so here is the one for Eliminators in late September...
 And remember...coffee is on this coming Sunday, 6th Sept....I will be away, so carry on without me..7am start until whenever...Victoria Point Lakeside Shops..
 and later this month...Randys shop for his cars n coffee....27th September..Cairns St Loganholme.
Next blog will probably be in two weeks...first you'll get my caravan trip away to Iluka....then my annual trek to the Deuces limited run following weekend....thats all for now...

Late August...a significant time in my life...

 36 years ago, I teamed up with Brother-in-law Col Dunn, to start a speed shop here in Brisbane...he had been running a successful mechanics business since 1972, we both had the go-fast bug, so thought we would try our luck!..it was about week 3 of August'79 that we officially started...
 I decided we needed a catalog to help bolster the print adds, and race car sponsorships, so every couple of years, I designed a new one.....this is what helped us become known, Australia wide.
 we went in great leaps...1980 was double the turnover to 1980..likewise the ensuing years...3 staff to start, and topped out at 19 in the 90s....thousands of customers helped us along..

 Racing was in the blood!...those early days, even the girls raced in between raising our sons..
 at an estimate...we must have brought at least 300 container loads of stock between 1984 and 2002, when we started trimming down the workload..
26 years we were in business, before selling out in August 2005....10 years ago!!
giggle..check the prices and lame add layout from the early 80s...

Thursday 27 August 2015

here's some events I was going to mention..

 My coffee morning is on at Vicky Point on Sept 6...I can't be there...but party on without me...
 Dennis Cambell has his mid week Old Farts run on the 9th Sept, meet at McDs Nerang for coffee at 10:30..then head out thru Oxenford to the Wattle Hotel, upper Coomera for lunch...0755 36 25 32 is his contact #
 Same day if you are up the north coast..Suncoast Club are having a lunch run as well
 not for a while, but pencil this swap meet in...
 Wings n Wheels on fathers Day..same day as my coffee run...always plenty of events to choose from..
 20th Sept is Eliminators huge event..details above..
Same day, or weekend, is the start of the annual week long Valla Park rod run, so expect to see lots of cars heading south...
finish up with another of my coffee mornings, but this one hosted by, and held at Bayers Smash Repairs, Cairns St Loganholme..itsSept 27...


Add to these the events at all the different MASTERS venues, and the regular cruise nights...always plenty to do!