History Aussie Traditional Shows and Builds - Photo thread

That^^^^^last one reminds me of Port Kembla Beach.....

 

Lots of cool pics here, please keep them coming.

 

River City 2018

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Yow! Especially like the Willys Sedan Delivery.Cant Imagine how many were made

 

Is the 3rd picture The Australian Kid? Roger

 

2017 river city

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Killer pics Rhys,stole a few & posted earlier

 

A few more from me that date back to the 60's.













Roo

 

Here are a few of the Sawtell family's rods from Plympton in South Australia.

Pete's bucket used a 30 Chevy tub front half on a Whippet frame with early Ford running gear.





Pete's older brother John was building a T tub and Pete started on a 23 T roadster but then got married and John took over the roadster project.


Although not strictly a rod or custom per the thread theme their dad Don built this 4 cylinder Hillman powered X/Dragster that John drove early in its life. All of these cars were built in the back yard shown in the first photos although I did paint the 23 in my parents' garage. The candy orange on Pete's bucket was done in the open fronted shed in the background of the second photo.


Don also built a matching mini bike from a BSA Bantam to use to get around the pits and this shot shows Pete riding it at Castlereagh

 

Great thread! I wish someone would start a separate thread for Australian hot rods of the 50's and 60's.

 

Thanks for those pics Rooman, lots of local cars (where are they now?) in that lot. The AP5? tailights on the FC are nifty.

 

Rooman will get a kick out of this.

Geoff aka whodaky

 

Here'one using one of Charlie's shots.
Geoff aka whodaky

 

AP5 or AP6 wagon? I'll have to have a look at the AP5 wagon in the paddock as I can't remember as some had a round tail-light section and some were straight like in the pic.

 

You guys know how to build traditional Hot Rods for sure! Good to see Swifty's T in a couple of photos. It would be nice to spend your Summers there. Since it is Winter now in Australia. Looks like a great place to be if you are a Hot Rod nut. Except for the Snakes!

 

Luv the cut down chrome wide 5's on this beast.

 

Yep! Great place to visit during the Christmas holidays.....

 

Thanks mate! Waaay back in time I actually had one of my photos used as the cover shot on Hot Rod. I will try to find and scan/post it as it is relevant to this thread.

Roo

 

Charlie,
the only problem with using 13" rims on wide five centers was tightening up the lug nuts as they end up very close to the well section of the rim.

Roo

 

Here are some customs at the drags at Brooksfield.

Kev Johns' radical section and shorten job


Tom Stranger's humpy


These utes were close to stock but still pretty smooth looking for their time


In the spectator car park

The image is flipped so this one is actually RHD


Roo

 

While we are on the subject of customs...………...

 

Nice stuff, Rooman. The early Holden customs are cool. But that FB/EK is not really pretty, but a lot of work gone into it.
I can see some covers featuring some of those customs.
Geoff aka whodaky

 

Here you go Rooman.

Geoff aka whodaky

 

No problems. Sorry .

Geoff aka whodaky

 

I don't think sorry is needed , whodaky maybe that was your way of telling x38 to piss of, I dam well hope so ! , I for one don't contribute much to this site, but I get a lot from this site in my dark times , and don't want to start a fight or get banished but x38 you are a rude bastard and your comments prove it

 

The post has slowed down a little, thought I would give it a lift. Some more old Aussie cars.

 

Some more, this time in beautiful instamatic colour.

 

Barry Oakman's '53 at Hume Weir Race Circuit, mid '70s...

 

A few cool old drag cars.