Leroy the EK Ute

Errol62 · Post by **Errol62** » Mon May 27, 2019 9:36 pm

Too much shed is never enough

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In the Shed · Post by **In the Shed** » Mon May 27, 2019 10:50 pm

Ok Joe, I am intrigued? How the bloody hell are you going to fit that bench seat in the ute?

Now what's the story with the wheels? The ute fanciers on here have been patiently waiting for the updated pics of your final combo of: hub caps / no caps & dress rings / or something else?

Stephen

thebrotherj · Post by **thebrotherj** » Mon Jun 24, 2019 4:23 pm

In the Shed wrote: ↑Mon May 27, 2019 10:50 pm Ok Joe, I am intrigued? How the bloody hell are you going to fit that bench seat in the ute?

Now what's the story with the wheels? The ute fanciers on here have been patiently waiting for the updated pics of your final combo of: hub caps / no caps & dress rings / or something else?

Stephen

Haha, well that 'bench' also came with two matching armchairs. Maybe I can think about a floor shift situation?...

Wheels: basically I never got around to polishing up a good set of hubcaps and the stack of dress rings I discovered in my parts stash all appear to be 14". So he's just rat-rodding about the place with standard issue 13' steelies, painted black, wrapped in Maxxis white band tyres.

thebrotherj · Post by **thebrotherj** » Mon Jul 15, 2019 2:26 pm

Hello forumers

This rather amazing little nugget dropped in my lap this week: Leroy circa 1989 with owner Bill, back when he was black with a metallic blue roof!

It’s from the inside sleeve of a new retrospective CD by the Wasted Ones, as you can see. Jodie dropped it over when she visited my new digs.

Speaking of which, the Ute has been hard at work this last month, moving into my new shed which doubles as a workshop and music studio and sometime venue... Am now poorer than ever but happier than a pig in shit!!

Hasn’t missed a beat and the motor is feeling up nicely. What a great little workhorse!

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thebrotherj · Post by **thebrotherj** » Mon Jul 15, 2019 2:27 pm

*freeing up nicely

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Post by **Blacky** » Mon Jul 15, 2019 3:03 pm

nice one mate, good to see them being used for the reason they were made

ardiesse · Post by **ardiesse** » Mon Jul 15, 2019 3:46 pm

Joe,

A guitar/string bass/drums three-piece sounds quite rockabilly to me . . .
Any idea as to the location of the '89 photo?

Rob

thebrotherj · Post by **thebrotherj** » Mon Jul 15, 2019 4:08 pm

Blacky wrote: ↑Mon Jul 15, 2019 3:03 pm nice one mate, good to see them being used for the reason they were made

Agreed mate. So bloody handy having a ute in the stable.

thebrotherj · Post by **thebrotherj** » Mon Jul 15, 2019 4:10 pm

ardiesse wrote: ↑Mon Jul 15, 2019 3:46 pm Joe,

A guitar/string bass/drums three-piece sounds quite rockabilly to me . . .
Any idea as to the location of the '89 photo?

Rob

Hi Rob,
Jodie tells me it was in Newcastle, shortly before the quake. Bill made the move to Sydney shortly after, as the artists studio/warehouse he was living in got condemned!

Theres a few clips of Johny Gretsch's Wasted Ones on Youtube, I think the cd's are available here
http://www.big-rock.com.au/a-gretsch.html

Cheers, Joe

Errol62 · Post by **Errol62** » Mon Jul 15, 2019 4:14 pm

Looks like the ultimate batch’ pad Joe. Nice piccie. I do love a bit of urban cowboy psycho-billy swing action. Good to hear Leroy is giving good service.
Cheers
Clay

FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie

EK283 · Post by **EK283** » Tue Jul 16, 2019 6:55 pm

Hey Joe,

Great pad mate, I love the industrial style living but my bones dont like the cold any more !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Great to see that ute chuffing away like its meant to, you have certainly put it to good use.

Regards Greg

ardiesse · Post by **ardiesse** » Wed Jul 17, 2019 2:00 pm

Joe,

A little work with Wikipedia and Google later . . . the "genre" I was thinking of is psychobilly.
I was trying to remember the names of some pub acts I saw in the '80s. "Poor old Injun Joe, took on the fist of God" was all I could remember, so I Googled it. The Johnnys. And I think I saw the Beasts of Bourbon; and I remember the Beefs as the support act for the Emmanuel Brothers.

Rob

Errol62 · Post by **Errol62** » Wed Jul 17, 2019 5:12 pm

Psycho Farmers, Adelaide band. Best mate was the drummer.

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thebrotherj · Post by **thebrotherj** » Thu Jul 18, 2019 10:32 am

Errol62 wrote:Looks like the ultimate batch’ pad Joe. Nice piccie. I do love a bit of urban cowboy psycho-billy swing action. Good to hear Leroy is giving good service.
Cheers
Clay

Thanks mate

Best bit is three phase power at the workshop end. When finances recover, I’m on the lookout for a two post hoist...

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thebrotherj · Post by **thebrotherj** » Thu Jul 18, 2019 10:36 am

ardiesse wrote:Joe,

A little work with Wikipedia and Google later . . . the "genre" I was thinking of is psychobilly.
I was trying to remember the names of some pub acts I saw in the '80s. "Poor old Injun Joe, took on the fist of God" was all I could remember, so I Googled it. The Johnnys. And I think I saw the Beasts of Bourbon; and I remember the Beefs as the support act for the Emmanuel Brothers.

Rob

I can still smell the gunpowder and hay after seeing The Johnny’s, complete with exploding hay bales, at the Annandale round the turn of the millennium. Cow Punk they called themselves haha... There was a bar fridge on stage, and I recall (the recently passed, RIP) Spencer P Jones using his amp stack to stay upright by the end of the set

Oh and don’t get me started on The Beasts...

Proper hard living lifers all of them

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