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**Ryan** · 01-25-2012, 08:43 AM

I may write like a drunk, but I'm actually pretty well adjusted. Ask any of my pals and they will tell you - I don't do or say a whole lot unless it's really necessary. On Monday night, it was necessary. I won't go into details here as I've alre...

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Camel toe kid · 01-25-2012, 08:48 AM

Got to be the coolest place in the world for a car show! Glad you were there to enjoy it!

thark · 01-25-2012, 08:51 AM

Cool building!! Thanks for the photos.

Butcher's Shop Customs · 01-25-2012, 09:00 AM

Have fun, looks like a blast!

**pumpman** · 01-25-2012, 09:04 AM

Looks like you are having an amazing time, enjoy Ryan. We only get one shot at it! Thanks for sharing you lucky guy.

1950ChevySuburban · 01-25-2012, 09:07 AM

Cool pics! I love checking out architecture about as much as I do hotrods

the-rodster · 01-25-2012, 09:13 AM

I gotta get me a ute some day!

Badass!

**model.A.keith** · 01-25-2012, 09:21 AM

Not bad .....for a bunch of Convicts..

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sgtlethargic · 01-25-2012, 09:29 AM

Nice ute.

flamingokid · 01-25-2012, 09:33 AM

It must be tough to know you have to come back.Savor the experience.

pwschuh · 01-25-2012, 09:37 AM

Sweet venue. Kinda one-ups the old armory show...

**JeffreyJames** · 01-25-2012, 09:40 AM

That really is an amazing venue.....damn!

silverdome · 01-25-2012, 09:44 AM

The attention to detail inside and out on that building is like a well done vehicle. Not overwhelming and very tasteful. True Craftsmanship!

typo41 · 01-25-2012, 10:36 AM

Chick and I we lucky enough to make a trip down under seven years ago. And like Ryan shows, great people, great cars, but you know there is a but here. Every Rodder wanted to show off thier cars and collections which was great, and here is the but, most of the vehicles looked just like we have at home and one import was a one time local car. We understood the effort it take to get that "Hot Rod Look" in a place you have to import parts using either a slow boat or a fast credit card. but what we wanted to see were true Australian cars. "Utes? you want to look at Utes?, Come on Mate, they just our work vehicles,," "Slopers? There just funny sedans?
Yea but we had never seen them. Then finally our hosts got the message, and we started to see 1933 Fords that were just not 'right'. And the shop with the 1940 Ford convertable, that when you went to the back it was a 1936 Ford rear quarters, factory. At a tip (almost junk yard) a Ford Pilot Ute and an Anglia Ute. That's what we came 7,000 miles to see. Then there was the round the block ride in a freshly restorded 1937 Chevy Ute,,,,memories.

**hrm2k** · 01-25-2012, 11:38 AM

looks like fun.......glad you got to have a bundy and cola from a can......nice venue for the car show......is this making us Marylanders look even worst ?

**Smitty777** · 01-25-2012, 12:07 PM

Tain't nuthing wrong with your writing or pic taking! Don't question what your doing man whatever your formula it works for me....Thanks for sharing that place is amazing. Very cool to see what influence us Americans have had across the globe.

hotrodmonk55 · 01-25-2012, 01:29 PM

Thanks Ryan.

rockabillybassman · 01-25-2012, 01:47 PM

Now ya know how I felt coming from a RHD country and trying to drive LHD in Little Rock and San Francisco. Scary shit... especially at intersections...

sololobo · 01-25-2012, 02:23 PM

O.M.G., that little black ute is the bees knees! That majestic structure is so beautiful. What a palace to exhibit some cool rides. Man, thanx for sharing this adventure with us. Uber cool!! ~sololobo~

Mark in Japan · 01-25-2012, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by typo41

and here is the but, most of the vehicles looked just like we have at home and one import was a one time local car. We understood the effort it take to get that "Hot Rod Look" in a place you have to import parts using either a slow boat or a fast credit card. but what we wanted to see were true Australian cars. .

When I was in Japan, everyone wanted to take me to "Outback Steakhouse".......When I came back to Oz, everyone wanted to take me to Japanese Restaurants......WTF????

About a month ago, some friends were having a sendoff for an American guest, and they couldn't figure out why she was laughing so hard at the Cheezy 'American Diner' they had taken her to...

I'm glad Ryan & Blake are getting plenty of Aussie BBQ, cheap piss, and hangovers!!!

For a REAL taste of Melbourne, I hope Ryan got a speeding ticket for being 4 km/h over the limit

01-25-2012, 08:43 AM	#1
Ryan Administrator Join Date: Jan 1995 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 13,617	Nice Place I may write like a drunk, but I'm actually pretty well adjusted. Ask any of my pals and they will tell you - I don't do or say a whole lot unless it's really necessary. On Monday night, it was necessary. I won't go into details here as I've alre... To read the rest of this blog entry from The Jalopy Journal, click here. Last edited by Ryan; 01-25-2012 at 09:06 AM.

01-25-2012, 08:48 AM	#2
Camel toe kid Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Rockwell city Posts: 545	Re: Nice Place Got to be the coolest place in the world for a car show! Glad you were there to enjoy it!

01-25-2012, 08:51 AM	#3
thark FNG Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 31	Re: Nice Place Cool building!! Thanks for the photos.

01-25-2012, 09:00 AM	#4
Butcher's Shop Customs Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Paducah KY Posts: 403	Re: Nice Place Have fun, looks like a blast! __________________ "...Drinkin in a honky-tonk. Kickin hippies' asses and raisin hell!"

01-25-2012, 09:04 AM	#5
pumpman Alliance Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Union Pier Mi Posts: 1,443	Re: Nice Place Looks like you are having an amazing time, enjoy Ryan. We only get one shot at it! Thanks for sharing you lucky guy. __________________ Still smokin tires and cigars

01-25-2012, 09:07 AM	#6
1950ChevySuburban Member Emeritus Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Tucson AZ Posts: 6,239	Re: Nice Place Cool pics! I love checking out architecture about as much as I do hotrods __________________ *My '29 Sedan build thread can be viewed here:* /showthread.php?t=635145

01-25-2012, 09:13 AM	#7
the-rodster Old School HAMBer Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Glasgow, KY Posts: 4,739	Re: Nice Place I gotta get me a ute some day! Badass! __________________ *A good friend will bail you out of jail. A true friend will be next to you saying, Damn that was fun*

01-25-2012, 09:21 AM	#8
model.A.keith Alliance Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: st.uk in the middle Posts: 5,902	Re: Nice Place Not bad .....for a bunch of Convicts.. . __________________ 28A Coupe 28AR Roadster If it ain't broke..................Don't fix it......! Give to Cancer Research.......save a life www.driveoutcancer.org .

01-25-2012, 09:29 AM	#9
sgtlethargic Old School HAMBer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Sonora, California Posts: 5,071	Re: Nice Place Nice ute.

01-25-2012, 09:33 AM	#10
flamingokid Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Olathe,Kansas Posts: 1,052	Re: Nice Place It must be tough to know you have to come back.Savor the experience.

01-25-2012, 09:37 AM	#11
pwschuh Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Mid-Atlantic Posts: 1,573	Re: Nice Place Sweet venue. Kinda one-ups the old armory show...

01-25-2012, 09:40 AM	#12
JeffreyJames Alliance Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: SUGAR CITY Posts: 15,919	Re: Nice Place That really is an amazing venue.....damn! __________________ I PLAY WITH TIGERS WWW.SUGARCITYSPEEDSHOP.COM CHECK OUT MY INSTAGRAM IMAGES

01-25-2012, 09:44 AM	#13
silverdome Grenade Inspector Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: McCune, Ks. Posts: 281	Re: Nice Place The attention to detail inside and out on that building is like a well done vehicle. Not overwhelming and very tasteful. True Craftsmanship! __________________ 1 man, 2 doors, 3 gears, 4 tires, 5 windows, 6 cylinders, GO, GO, GO.

01-25-2012, 10:36 AM	#14
typo41 Grenade Inspector Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Mentone Beach, California Posts: 124	Re: Nice Place Chick and I we lucky enough to make a trip down under seven years ago. And like Ryan shows, great people, great cars, but you know there is a but here. Every Rodder wanted to show off thier cars and collections which was great, and here is the but, most of the vehicles looked just like we have at home and one import was a one time local car. We understood the effort it take to get that "Hot Rod Look" in a place you have to import parts using either a slow boat or a fast credit card. but what we wanted to see were true Australian cars. "Utes? you want to look at Utes?, Come on Mate, they just our work vehicles,," "Slopers? There just funny sedans? Yea but we had never seen them. Then finally our hosts got the message, and we started to see 1933 Fords that were just not 'right'. And the shop with the 1940 Ford convertable, that when you went to the back it was a 1936 Ford rear quarters, factory. At a tip (almost junk yard) a Ford Pilot Ute and an Anglia Ute. That's what we came 7,000 miles to see. Then there was the round the block ride in a freshly restorded 1937 Chevy Ute,,,,memories. __________________ AKA Anthony Huntimer - Huntimer Photography Home of the World's Fastest Calendar

01-25-2012, 11:38 AM	#15
hrm2k Alliance Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Parkville MD Posts: 2,867	Re: Nice Place looks like fun.......glad you got to have a bundy and cola from a can......nice venue for the car show......is this making us Marylanders look even worst ? __________________ you know you want to buy my car http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=801248

01-25-2012, 12:07 PM	#16
Smitty777 Alliance Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Colorado Posts: 47	Re: Nice Place Tain't nuthing wrong with your writing or pic taking! Don't question what your doing man whatever your formula it works for me....Thanks for sharing that place is amazing. Very cool to see what influence us Americans have had across the globe. __________________ "Damn hairy ape! Eatin' all my oreo cookie's and crappin' all over the place!

01-25-2012, 01:29 PM	#17
hotrodmonk55 Newbie Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: dayton, oregon Posts: 76	Re: Nice Place Thanks Ryan. __________________ Go before show!!!!

01-25-2012, 01:47 PM	#18
rockabillybassman Old School HAMBer Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Napier, New Zealand Posts: 2,684	Re: Nice Place Now ya know how I felt coming from a RHD country and trying to drive LHD in Little Rock and San Francisco. Scary shit... especially at intersections...

01-25-2012, 02:23 PM	#19
sololobo Old School HAMBer Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: South Omaha, NE Posts: 6,638	Re: Nice Place O.M.G., that little black ute is the bees knees! That majestic structure is so beautiful. What a palace to exhibit some cool rides. Man, thanx for sharing this adventure with us. Uber cool!! ~sololobo~ __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

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