tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68297570654396095682024-03-13T16:49:36.432-07:00"Monty" - The 1928 ChevroletIn 1969 dad rescued this 1928 Chevrolet (10,485 original miles) off a Gippsland farm, he then stored it for a further 41 yrs in his workshop. A few months before dad was suddenly diagnosed with "AML Leukemia" in May of 2010 we spoke about getting it out of the shed, dads said "We'll get it running but we're not painting it all fancy". Sadly this never happened as dad passed away after a 6 week battle on 14th June 2010, I owe dad this restoration so here is my story of "Monty" our 1928 Chevrolet.Grant Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13436211058309683186noreply@blogger.comBlogger271125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829757065439609568.post-31007154173575092332016-05-11T14:39:00.005-07:002016-05-11T15:27:48.033-07:00About to roll over 100,000 blog hits - Thank You<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Grant Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13436211058309683186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829757065439609568.post-86673785385504555862016-05-02T02:58:00.000-07:002016-05-02T02:58:32.046-07:00My Daughters Debutante Ball - 1928 ChevroletGidday,<div>
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Saturday afternoon and you could not of asked for a better sunny autumns day here in Oz, and just as well because old Monty and Ray Deans "The Red Chev" were on call for a few photos in leafy Bowen Street, Warragul for my daughters Deb Ball with her friends from school.</div>
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When the camera's stopped clicking Ray then chauffeured the two of them out to the event at Lardner Park. Sadly ole Monty had to pass on the chauffeur duties due to the lack of roof, messy windblown hair is not an ideal look for a gathering like this.</div>
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The ute went well on its first time 30 km loop from home and traveled along well at 45 mph, Gerry was impressed with his old chev when we pulled up back in his driveway. Next time no doubt it will be a little further, this feeling I know all to well as it took me a while to venture any great distance from my home on my own. </div>
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<br />Grant Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13436211058309683186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829757065439609568.post-1446686339753455302016-04-25T03:06:00.000-07:002016-04-25T03:06:17.183-07:00Walhalla - Gippsland's Historic Gold Mining Town - 1928 Chevrolet Gidday,<br />
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We woke early to Anzac day, the 26th April, threw on the coats and gloves then walked up to the RSL for the local Anzac Day Dawn Service.<br />
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After breakfast I rolled the Chevy back out of the shed again after Saturdays run out to Noojee, I stood in the driveway looking at the clear blue skies and decide that it was to nicer day to turn spanners on one of the bikes so I coated up, grabbed the phone and camera then headed off towards the hills, destination today was Walhalla, Gippsland's Historic Gold Mining Town out towards Mount Baw Baw<br />
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Its 93 miles return trip of up and down, twisty and sometimes tight roads and today being a public holiday I was surprised at the amount of 4x4's coming and going in all directions and the occasional one or two that got caught behind me seemed patient once they could round me up and overtake. <br />
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Anyway I made it there in one piece, had a look around the old streets and buildings then grabbed a nice coffee and sat the sun shine looking at the surrounding hills and landscape, its is a very pretty place in Autumn.<br />
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Ray, this is next for us after your 1928 ute rebuild. we need a speedster to stare at over coffee mateGrant Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13436211058309683186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829757065439609568.post-43235166184711351182016-04-23T02:05:00.002-07:002016-04-23T17:56:33.967-07:00Out Baw Baw Way In the 28 ChevyGidday,<br />
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Today I rang a mate, Gerry lives about 12 kms away, he has a 1928 Chevy ute and I felt like a coffee and chat on this slightly overcast Saturday morning so a destination and time at one of the local cafes was decided.. Well the coffee done the trick and we solved the worlds problems as always under an hour.<br />
To good of a day to just roll ole Monty back down the driveway, it was decided so I pulled up at our front gate, had a quick bite of lunch, grabbed my good camera and a warm beanie for the head and I headed back down the street towards Mount Baw Baw which you can generally see from Trafalgar on a sunny day, just not today.<br />
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Willow Grove is about 19kms north of Trafalgar, then I veered left once in the town and took the Hill End road, quiet good with nice views on your right of the Blue Rock Dam for a few kms then the road becomes tight and twisty in places. We went straight past the farm gate where in the late 1960s dad found ole Monty siting under a tree in the paddock, a few words were quietly spoken today and as I rounded the bend and ran up along side the row of trees beside this paddock, I'm a sentimental aging prick.<br />
A little further along and the bitumen is occasional rough and bumpy due to amount of logging trucks that use it through the week, but hey, we are riding in a 1928 Chevy and not breaking any speed records with ground clearance a plenty.<br />
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A left turn was made for the 10 km leisurely run into Noojee, the road was very steep here with 2nd gear selected and 20mph showing on the speedo, we climbed awhile and then in was downhill, along the flatter twisty section and soon we were sailing past the pub and out the other side for the sign posted turnoff left and up the dirt track to the Trestle Bridge visitors parking area. Always a busy spot over the weekends and each time it looks just as impressive as the last..<br />
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A quick pic or two was taken then for the Neerim South I headed, actually it was the Neerim South Pub smack bang in the middle of town to say gidday to my cousin who owns the place and pours the beers. Nope he's not there today, so my cold beer was downed fast and tasted very nice to help wash the bugs down then a quick visit to the rest room .<br />
I'm back in the seat and turning left onto Bloomfields Road then over Old Sale Road to take me down onto the Princes Hwy and the 25 minute run home back to Trafalgar.<br />
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Approx 72miles (115kms) in 2 hours<br />
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Ole Monty did not miss a beat, today made me smile!!..<br />
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Oh, one last thing, Monty rolled past 14,000 miles today..<br />
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<br />Grant Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13436211058309683186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829757065439609568.post-142352463900445982016-01-03T21:51:00.001-08:002016-01-03T22:00:58.225-08:00Out to Rokeby In The ChevGidday,<br />
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Misty rain mixed with a strong east wind today but still surprisingly warmish so I flipped open the bonnet, checked the oil and then rolled the Chevy out the driveway and headed off down the Princes Hwy towards Warragul and then out across to Rokeby to catch up with a friend, have a coffee and chat and also to have a look at a few of his early 19th century vintage cars and motorbikes which are all just lovely, rare and all very much road going and drive able.<br />
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I lost my hat on the way out there due to the wind from a passing log truck, so I had to stop on the way back and grab it, and while I'm there on the side of the road grab another photo of the Chevy which is always a must do to and add to the collection, you can never have to many :)<br />
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Old Monty ran very well again, the little 4 cylinder is not a big fan of the strong head wind but always just keeps plodding along and gets me home at a steady 45mph, although this time it was a little damp on anything that sticks up above the top on the windscreen..<br />
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Out along Bloomfield Road, just north of Nilma.<br />
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Grant Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13436211058309683186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829757065439609568.post-44143837932943239152015-12-08T12:26:00.000-08:002015-12-08T12:26:31.072-08:001928 Chevrolet UteGidday,<br />
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My good friend of 25 years Gerry rings me the other day, "I brought an old 28 Chev ute and its coming down on the weekend etc"... Well it arrived on the trailer from northern Victoria and yes it is all complete and very original, the engine starts and runs smoothly with most things in the right place including the rear old wooden tray, I love it and can just see it getting around town after a good tidy up of the running gear etc, then a few cans of WD40 thrown over the top of it and a quick rub down with a scouring pad so the patina can shine through.. <br />
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Grant Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13436211058309683186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829757065439609568.post-69684066053486709562015-11-22T16:32:00.003-08:002015-11-22T16:32:53.817-08:00More Spares Than We Can Use<br />
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Don't quite know what we are going to do with all these 1928 Chevrolet spare parts that we picked up off a bloke rather cheap who was moving interstate, but over the coming years no-doubt they will come in very handy between Ray and myself as things are only getting harder to find when you need them quickly or even just for a general repair...Cheers<br />
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More pix and info below on this link<br />
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<a href="http://my28chev.blogspot.com/2015/09/day-43-28-chev-ute-restoration-19th.html?spref=bl">My 1928 Chevrolet: Day 43 - 28 Chev Ute Restoration (19th September 2...</a><br />
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<br />Grant Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13436211058309683186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829757065439609568.post-60409598971410156022015-11-22T16:12:00.001-08:002015-11-22T16:19:44.852-08:00Mick's 1927 Chevrolet<br />
Gidday,<br />
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On the weekend a friend from up East Gippsland way in Bairnsdale, Mick brought this fathers 1927 Chevrolet down for a little tune up, click on the link below from Ray Deans "The Red Chev'' blog and read a more detailed write up of what was done to this lovely little 1927.... Cheers <br />
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<a href="http://my28chev.blogspot.com/2015/11/something-different-working-on-1927-chev.html?spref=bl">My 1928 Chevrolet: Something different - Working on a 1927 Chev</a><br />
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<br />Grant Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13436211058309683186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829757065439609568.post-21223652490333569902015-08-18T02:07:00.002-07:002015-08-18T02:07:45.529-07:00The Thorpdale HillsGidday,<br />
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Well the dull wet winter weather cleared for a little the other Saturday morning so I pushed the old Chevy outside the shed, fired him up and took it for a run up the back of Trafalgar South and over the hills towards Thorpdale, always great views looking straight down the valley and you can see Trafalgar in the middle of the photos .... Cheers<br />
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<br />Grant Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13436211058309683186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829757065439609568.post-29862722270246644002015-08-01T14:30:00.001-07:002015-08-01T14:30:57.937-07:00Early Photo of Monty The ChevGidday,<br />
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Mum handed me a few old family photos the other day that she had found to my surprise there were two coloured pix of the old Chevy that I had not seen before.<br />
Taken in the late 1960's outside the workshop of Fowler & Sons in Kitchener Street Trafalgar, they are of dad driving with my older brother Stuart in the passenger seat and there is a small child running behind the car in one of the photos well that would be me..<br />
These photos do show the Chevy without any "red lead" primer painted along this left hand side of the bodywork and also the screen is off it to, so I would say that dad must of started to do some "preservation" work on it soon after these were taken and as a child all I remember is the Chevy sitting in this shed for many years gathering dust under a pile of canvas truck tarpaulins..<br />
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My Dad
was a motor engineer of the finest sort, started his apprenticeship in 1936
and worked his way up to director of Sydney Atkinson Motors the state distributor
for Holden and GM. His passion was Buick but he loved his 28 Chevs "last
of the fours, first of the four wheel brakes" he would comment ad nauseum.
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roadster, no dickie seat. Found it in Bedfordale, once an orchard, now a
suburb in the Perth hills. All that was missing was the trunk lid, it had not
been cut down like so many. The old Italian orchardist had simply plonked a
water pump in the boot. we made a very basic boot lid for it and I must try and
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Nice story and its a great car Mike, good luck with the resto and I will be in touch soon.</div>
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Grant Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13436211058309683186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829757065439609568.post-79526897550612657542015-03-08T22:05:00.001-07:002015-03-09T23:01:53.481-07:00A 28 Chev from Horsham arrived in TrafalgarGidday,<br />
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Darrell from Horsham in Western Victoria made the trip over on the weekend and showed up at our signshop for a BBQ lunch along with a bunch of others.<br />
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"Nat" as Darrell calls his 1928 Chevrolet has been in their family since the mid 1960's and had been a locally owned Hamilton "daily driven" car for many years before that and it is so very original in every aspect when you stand and run your eyes over it, really fantastic to see in this condition.<br />
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Original weathered, soft and rather cool looking upholstery still is attached, all the timbers are intact, it is still running the 6 volt system and the reliable old vacuum fuel tank and the spoke wheels really set it off.<br />
It is just lovely to see a car like this in this condition still out and about and still being driven, I loved it and it certainly looked the part parked up beside ole Monty.<br />
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Many thanks Darrell for making the trip across to Gippsland and one day I will return the favor and head over west for a visit.<br />
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Cheers Grant<br />
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<br />Grant Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13436211058309683186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829757065439609568.post-47390032638398513622015-03-08T16:33:00.001-07:002015-03-08T22:09:55.777-07:00Car Club Run out to the Trafalgar Holden Museum Gidday<br />
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The link below takes you to Ray Deans Chevy blog which has a good write up and heaps of pix on their car clubs run out to the Trafalgar Holden Museum and then a BBQ lunch at our signshop just up the road<br />
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http://my28chev.blogspot.com.au/2015/03/car-club-run-to-trafagar-holden-museum.html<br />
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The last head count was about 75 in for lunch and the weather was great!!<br />
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<br />Grant Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13436211058309683186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829757065439609568.post-71403809110888411952015-01-01T13:48:00.000-08:002015-01-01T13:50:42.383-08:00Kev's Chev - Another Aussie 28 Tourer being restoredGidday<br />
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Yep there is another old 28 Chevy taking shape in Melbourne, is always great to see and then watch one come back to life slowly!!<br />
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Check it out in a little more detail from this link below.<br />
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http://my28chev.blogspot.com.au/2015/01/kevs-chev-another-aussie-28-tourer.html<br />
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<br />Grant Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13436211058309683186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829757065439609568.post-61750847962182989042014-12-24T11:54:00.000-08:002014-12-24T11:54:33.272-08:00The Festive Season...Gidday,<br />
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Enjoy, stay safe and thanks for looking in to check up on the old Chevy from time to time over the last 12 months.<br />
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Cheers and have a great 2015<br />
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Grant Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13436211058309683186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829757065439609568.post-51122800985596021172014-10-26T13:12:00.002-07:002014-10-26T13:15:16.978-07:00Trafalgar Holden Museum Is Now OpenGidday,<br />
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Trafalgar, my home town in Gippsland which is approx 124kms on the Princes Hwy due east of the Melbourne CBD now has a new attractions which opened on the 18th October.<br />
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The Trafalgar Holden Museum is location in Waterloo Road and well worth a look if you love your old Holden cars and a group of locals have worked long and hard to transform the old disused butter factory into a wonderful show piece for our small town, come out, have a look and spend a few dollars in the town :)<br />
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Check our there facebook page also : https://www.facebook.com/TrafalgarHoldenMuseum<br />
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btw we supplied the signs for the museum and also my signshop is only 300 meters up the road so call by there for a chat if I the door is open :)<br />
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Grant Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13436211058309683186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829757065439609568.post-82584205119835285062014-10-12T13:15:00.000-07:002014-10-12T13:15:23.878-07:00Springtime - Is Good Driving Weather Once AgainGidday,<br />
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Yes the sun is out and shining most days again now that spring is here, so the hood-less Chevy gets a few more outings this time of year.. Cheers<br />
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<br />Grant Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13436211058309683186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829757065439609568.post-2706155161814845742014-07-28T21:55:00.001-07:002014-07-28T22:21:45.507-07:00Monty The Chev - Resto Vid<br />
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I should of done this a few years back, Cheers.<br />
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"<i>We'll get it running, but we're not painting it all fancy" - Wayne Fowler</i><br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/k3AX12OYg90" width="459"></iframe>Grant Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13436211058309683186noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829757065439609568.post-14870739657250366332014-07-23T02:33:00.001-07:002016-05-02T03:00:19.177-07:00A Bit Of A Once Over - 1928 ChevroletGidday,<br />
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Finally got a break with the winter weather last Sunday so I rolled the Chevy out of the shed for a bit of TLC, a quick wipe over with some WD40 and then a run up the road and back, all went well and it just purred along like every other time at 47mph, so very sweetly.<br />
Apart from that I have done not much else to it at all these past few months, only flush out the radiator and refill with coolant, I start it up on a weekly basis and get the temp up nice and hot and while that it happening and am constantly listening for rattles and squeaks, checking nuts and bolts and watching for any new leaks that might have occurred, all rather boring but it must be done and you have to keep on top of the little things before they get out of hand and become a costly repair.<br />
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Cheers Grant<br />
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<br />Grant Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13436211058309683186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829757065439609568.post-33926292822766420602014-05-31T15:56:00.001-07:002014-05-31T15:56:39.280-07:00A few Spares - 1928 ChevroletGidday,<br />
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The other day myself and Ray Dean located a few cheap 1928 Chevrolet parts, yes your typical "I have no room" shed clean out was taking place and the bloke wanted them out of there and yes we brought them over the internet seen only by the grainy picture below for a very good price and will collect soon which included one complete engine (less carbie) 3 gearboxes and a diff, and although the diff and two of the gearboxes which are 4 speeds and are from a 1928 truck, these will be moved along quickly which will pay for the engine and one good 3 speed gearbox.<br />
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Ray plans to quickly get the engine home and up on the stand for firstly a compression test, bolt on a restored "Carter" carbie from his fully catalogued spare parts man-cave inventory, change the oil, spark plugs and check the timing and point, basically he will weave his magic once again and get this thing running in no time hopefully like a swiss watch!<br />
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The engine itself has been stored indoors, is sealed up with spark plugs intact so that's a bonus as often when they are located they have just been left to sit and rust away out in the weather and at worse we can strip it for spares as over the last few years they are also becoming a little expensive and more so rare in complete form like this.<br />
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Now all we need is a spare chassis which do pop up from time to time on the internet and we have ourselves the makings of a 1928 Speedster similar in appearance to these pictured below - Cheers<br />
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<br />Grant Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13436211058309683186noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829757065439609568.post-68534360990023135302014-05-31T05:31:00.002-07:002014-05-31T05:31:41.571-07:00Flinders Street Railway Station Melbourne - 103 years apartGidday,<br />
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Not a great deal of change for the building after 103 years, this being the difference between the two photos.<br />
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Taken in 1910<br />
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Taken in 2013<br />
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<br />Grant Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13436211058309683186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829757065439609568.post-36473869946537374752014-05-18T16:00:00.002-07:002014-05-30T14:10:19.765-07:00Old Gippsland Farmhouse - 1928 ChevroletGidday,<br />
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Not to much to write about with the old Monty lately as it is running along so very smooth, just check the basics like water and oil, fill it up with fuel with a splash of diesel included in the mix to keep the insides a little happier and then just jump in, put a big smile on your face and drive it at a steady 47mph, to easy!! but in saying that it is due for a for oil and filter change, a good going over with the grease gun and then run the spanners over the underside of the chassis to tighten up any loose nut n bolts.<br />
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Anyway with this freakish run of warmer than normal autumn weather we are getting here in Gippsland I drove out to his old farmhouse that I have had my eye on for some time to take some pictures and once permission from the land owner was given it was open with the gates and I was soon driving over the paddocks to reach it down in the back corner of the property and it is really only a good stones throw from where dad grew up at Trafalgar East on the family farm back in the 1940's and now all I have to do is wash the cow shit off the tyres but it does add to the character of the car :) <br />
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