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About Gladstone Vintage and Classic car Club. Club Aims 1 - To assist members in locating, restoring and maintaining their vehicles as a medium of exchange of parts, ideas and information 2 - To build up a library of information, relating to vehicles 3 - To encourage and sponsor social activities for members and their families 4 - To promote friendship and goodwill with the people of Gladstone. Please address all correspondence to The Secretary Gladstone Vintage & Classic Carriage Club inc. PO Box 685, Gladstone Qld. 4680 The G.V.& C.C.C. Inc. holds it's meetings on the First Sunday of each month at 3.00 PM. At the Clyde Hotel, Calliope Historical Village, |
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GLADSTONE VINTAGE & CLASSIC CAR CLUB |
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Gladstone Fords FEATURE 1954 Ford Customline |
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RESTORED_CLASSICS.COM |
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PASSWORD ' fording ' |
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Password ' fording ' |
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1949 3 ton Ford tray back truck owned by John Nixon |
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With a lot of members out of town It is sometimes hard to gather together a collection to represent the Club at the annual Harbour Festival Parade. John Nixon (we have met him several times through the Capricornia Branch of the Queensland Jaguar drivers Club) offered to fill a gap with his extremely attractive Ford 3 tonner. The Truck is pretty well original, all the serial numbers match etc. But it now runs on gas. With the side Valve V8 under the bonnet I do not suspect that John misses any loss of power. The Ford spent its life working on a Dairy farm in Bairnsdale, and John bought the truck when he needed a vehicle to complete a job he was working on, so it is good to see that the Ford is not just a display piece. . It still contributes to the work load . . . That's what it was built for. The 49 is Australian built (I am just saying that off the top of my head - presumption) and John has had to do very little restoration apart from replacing the old tyres |
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Photo below An extremely smart interior greets the driver. What cannot be seen is a rather nice sound system that is conveniently hidden away behind the glove box - |
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This article taken from the 'Piston Broke' G.V.C.C.C. Newsletter April 2002 |
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Johns other car A few members will recall checking out Johns magnificent 'e type' a couple of years ago when he called in to pay us a visit at one of our engine running days. I recall someone asked him why the number plates were inside the car? - John simply asked "would you drill holes in This Jaguar ? " |
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Photo below Another under the bonnet photo of a Ford V8 - looking under the bonnet of Ford V8s is becoming quite a pastime for club members lately, and if you ever see a group of members huddled around a pile of photos . . The chances are that they are not 'Girlie pics' But another Ford. |
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Message from Tubby 1949 FORD Free listings of parts for sale and wanted parts submitted by individual owners. |
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This link will direct you to other Ford pages on site and off site |
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1949 Ford 3 ton tray back This site serves Free classified adverts |