There's been a bit of talk about Repco cross flow recently see http://www.fbekholden.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3207 so I thought I'd share some pics and info about Graeme Allbon's FB ute.
regards
Stewart
These pics were taken at the Nowra 2004 FB EK Nationals...
These two pics I think were taken by a member of the Victorian Club at Nowra Nationals...
As part of by Editor duties for the NSW Club I interviewed Graeme in 2004...this is an excerpt of what he had to say...
Tell me how you ended up with your ute and do you know anything of its history?
I purchased the ute from the original owners son and daughter-in-law. I had seen the ute around Goulburn and thought it looked pretty sound. Raelene spotted it parked outside a house and we had a talk to Phyllis Costello and she said that she was thinking about selling as it needed a lot of work. On the 31st August 1997 we went out to the Costello’s Farm and was told that Princess Di had just died. The day was a very emotional one for the Costello’s as the ute was Harold’s Fathers and they had both purchased new FB’s from Turners Garage in Goulburn in 1961. When I first got it I just put in a fresh grey and gearbox and tried to get some originality back into it. There was minimal rust but the turret had been beaten out as it had been rolled at some stage. From there it was used as a daily driver for the next few years with any failing parts replaced.
What have you done to the FB ute so far?
At the end of 2001 I decided it was time to tidy up the body so I did a quick panel and paint job at home in my carport. One of my neighbours wasn’t too pleased and called the EPA on me. I had the flash kit (Autolux – Flashline) restored over the years by Val Neil in Brisbane so after drilling 140 odd holes and 3 toning the paint it was time to fit it! The engine runs a Repco Highpower – crossflow head – stage 3A with twin Webbers, extractors, lightened flywheel, angle cut dissy and some other high performance grey motor parts. 120bhp! This runs through a heavy duty clutch to a standard box. The wheels have had widened rims fitted and the body sits 1” lower on sedan rear springs with a Selby swaybar and heavy duty lowered front coils. A PBR VH-44 booster applies the race compound shoes to the finned drums. These are some of the 60’s Hot Rod modifications that make this FB the Sportiest and one of the fastest around!
Does it have any accessories?
Well it doesn’t have seatbelts! But lots of performance and sporty accessories like – Smiths Tacho, Chrome side pipe, mesh visor, Autolux flash kit, fox tail and noddy dog. NASCO items such as Anti-sun tinted windscreen, Airchief radio, Warmaride heater, Radiator protector, parcelshelf, door paint protection plates (inside & outside), locking petrol cap, venetian, and number plate frames around its original plates.
Postscript
Graeme sent me me this pic of a race car with cross flow...
) he tells me it is a repco engine, the engine was painted blue when i got it, dont know if that had something to do with it being repco.