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Re: Archive Picture Thread
Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2012 7:45 pm
by EKfanPaul2
A sunny evening at Flinders Street Melbourne intersecting market Street in July 1962..
An FB standard (Beige or lt.yellow?) comes to a halt as a smartly dressed MMTB (tramways) female staff member stops the traffic.
There is no tram stop. The passengers are waiting on the side of the road. They are going to board the Tramways bus as opposed to the tram due to the fact that the newly built King St. Overpass bridge had collapsed!
(That bridge has been scrapped and done away with in recent years)
Back then Rail & Tram staff had military style uniforms that looked great as opposed to todays: shirt, pants, jumper effort!
Paul K
Re: Archive Picture Thread
Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2012 9:51 pm
by EKfanPaul2
My mum and dad with our EK Ute at Echuca 1967 for a camping vacation.
Dad worked for a construction company called Bechtel. When they finished major construction projects, they'd sell of assets between projects. So dad saw an opportunity to get a cheap low mile, few years old ute.
It was factory ordered in the construction company color of dark yellow
The mark on the door was the damage done when the company sticker was taken off. The canopy was a stainless steel color
the small wheel trailer was borrowed, the tent was borrowed!
paul K
Re: Archive Picture Thread
Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 1:39 pm
by customfc

Regards
Alex
Re: Archive Picture Thread
Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 8:27 am
by samprinci
customfc wrote:
Regards
Alex
always wondered if that tie on bar was used for show or practical uses ????
Re: Archive Picture Thread
Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 9:29 pm
by indiana
Here's one of the old Ferry at Willi! Remember this as a kid with the chains clanking away and the smoke from the stack.....so much fun.
Re: Archive Picture Thread
Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 10:32 pm
by EKfanPaul2
Ah yes, the Willy Ferry! I come from Williamstown and remember it fondly as a kid
with the old "Princes of tasmania" ferry in the background. It did the tassie trip for ages. I believe it used to be a pretty rough trip back then
Good picture
Thanks
Paul
Re: Archive Picture Thread
Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 6:27 pm
by ek61
looks like a old wrecker storage yard
poor van

Re: Archive Picture Thread
Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 6:59 pm
by Blacky
ek61 wrote:look like a old wrecker storage yard
poor van

..... at least the boats are OK

Re: Archive Picture Thread
Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 7:15 am
by Aussie Bob
My guess would be Police impound yard ... due to the boats. Lots of FB-EK's there ...
Thanks for the pic.
Steve
Re: Archive Picture Thread
Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2012 9:54 am
by Sputzwagon
I'm surprised the Beetle is'nt floating as well??
Scotty.
Re: Archive Picture Thread
Posted: Wed May 09, 2012 12:18 pm
by tm 50
Check out this link , pretty good if your a sydney sider , wonder if anyone owns the ek in the garage
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vR1CU8NjGW0
Re: Archive Picture Thread
Posted: Wed May 09, 2012 12:19 pm
by tm 50
Re: Archive Picture Thread
Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 1:18 pm
by Blacky
Re: Archive Picture Thread
Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 7:40 pm
by ek61
just stole this
looks like a ek cruisin up the rear of the truck

Re: Archive Picture Thread
Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 2:48 pm
by Thommo