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All Ford Day Geelong 2018

Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2018 6:21 am
by BJB
https://imgur.com/a/9X5Mc

If it was a Ford it was there...some left hookers, some previously left hookers...now right hookers...

Great turn out, met up with friends.....

Met up with John (Aussie comet) face to face from NSW who had traveled 900 k to be there. First corresponded with him through this site. The world is getting small...

cheers

Bruce

Re: All Ford Day Geelong 2018

Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2018 6:37 pm
by Aussie Comet 1964
Hi Bruce, great to finally meet up with you, great pics again as usual, some of those cars I didn`t get to see, the show was so big I don`t think I saw half of them, didn`t help I spent most of the day talking with people. Truck did well again, 1850km round trip. John

Re: All Ford Day Geelong 2018

Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2018 8:20 pm
by BJB
Aussie Comet 1964 wrote:Hi Bruce, great to finally meet up with you, great pics again as usual, some of those cars I didn`t get to see, the show was so big I don`t think I saw half of them, didn`t help I spent most of the day talking with people. Truck did well again, 1850km round trip. John
John it was a ,good day, and a big day thats for sure. I did return to say good bye but you were deep in conversation with two guys at the back of your truck, so I thought I best not interrupt. :)


cheers

Bruce

Re: All Ford Day Geelong 2018

Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 7:35 am
by caseville cyclone
Bruce,beautiful pictures again. It was also nice you could meet up with John from the forum. Keep the pictures coming,I really appreciate them while I sit here in cold Michigan. Andy

Re: All Ford Day Geelong 2018

Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 10:15 am
by Rocket989
Yup, always some fascinating stuff!

Re: All Ford Day Geelong 2018

Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 4:59 pm
by BJB
caseville cyclone wrote:Bruce,beautiful pictures again. It was also nice you could meet up with John from the forum. Keep the pictures coming,I really appreciate them while I sit here in cold Michigan. Andy
Hey Andy, glad you appreciate the photos . You may be interested in this article concerning Ford OZ's '71 XY Falcon 4WD utility ( Ranchero) http://www.truckjungle.com/2012/08/18/a ... n-4x4-ute/

cheers

Bruce

PS I won't tell you that it will be 81F down my way. ( I have mate in Okemos MI and he tells me how cold it gets). https://imgur.com/a/KAoyK

Re: All Ford Day Geelong 2018

Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2018 6:24 am
by BJB
caseville cyclone wrote:Bruce,beautiful pictures again. It was also nice you could meet up with John from the forum. Keep the pictures coming,I really appreciate them while I sit here in cold Michigan. Andy
Hey Andy, I hope I don't embarrass John, but here is a great article of him and his toys...

https://www.streetmachine.com.au/featur ... ruck-combo


Sorry John.... :)

Bruce

Re: All Ford Day Geelong 2018

Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2018 7:13 am
by loman
That's a great article! Thanks for posting it.

Re: All Ford Day Geelong 2018

Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2018 2:18 pm
by caseville cyclone
Bruce,thankyou so much for the articles!!! I really enjoyed reading about the article on the XY Falcon ute. I would love to have one of those 4X4's to run around here in Michigan. Also the picture of your friend in Okemos is exactly what I have in my front yard except for the flag of course LOL. Thankyou for the article on John's car too!! I absolutely love his Comet and his beautiful car hauler. In fact one time I mentioned on one of John's forum posts that it is hard for me to understand how he can shift that car with his left hand sitting on the right hand side of the car. I couldn't power shift with my left hand with any consistency if I wanted it to. John said it's so natural for him that I would get used to it after a while. I guess I'm a spoiled YANK. Oh, buy the way, thanks for the 81 degree weather report. I'm about 2 hours away from your friend in Okemos!!! Andy

Re: All Ford Day Geelong 2018

Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2018 3:37 pm
by BJB
caseville cyclone wrote:Bruce,thankyou so much for the articles!!! I really enjoyed reading about the article on the XY Falcon ute. I would love to have one of those 4X4's to run around here in Michigan. Also the picture of your friend in Okemos is exactly what I have in my front yard except for the flag of course LOL. Thankyou for the article on John's car too!! I absolutely love his Comet and his beautiful car hauler. In fact one time I mentioned on one of John's forum posts that it is hard for me to understand how he can shift that car with his left hand sitting on the right hand side of the car. I couldn't power shift with my left hand with any consistency if I wanted it to. John said it's so natural for him that I would get used to it after a while. I guess I'm a spoiled YANK. Oh, buy the way, thanks for the 81 degree weather report. I'm about 2 hours away from your friend in Okemos!!! Andy

Cheers, I met my Okemos friend in Melbourne in '08 when he was here for work, His uncle was in the USAAC , stationed in Australia, and was killed after engaging the enemy during the Battle of the Coral Sea. He hasn't been well lately but every 4th of July I fly the US flag and on Australia Day he flies ours.



As for power shifting with the left hand , you just get used to it. Our turn indicator levers are normally to the right of the wheel but my current Explorer retained the turn stalk on the left during the conversion.. Annoying at first but you get used to it. I stuff it up when I drive my wife's car often hitting the wiper stalk by mistake..

Bruce

Re: All Ford Day Geelong 2018

Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2018 4:20 pm
by caseville cyclone
Bruce that's a nice tradition you and your friend have,I love it!!!! Andy

Re: All Ford Day Geelong 2018

Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2018 9:49 pm
by BJB
caseville cyclone wrote:Bruce that's a nice tradition you and your friend have,I love it!!!! Andy

Image

Ole Glory flying down under

Bruce

Re: All Ford Day Geelong 2018

Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2018 1:19 am
by popscomet
very nice article,on AUSSIE JOHN and his work and both the trk and the comet....just for grins and giggles===my comet was built on sept 20,1963 number 277,,AUSSIE JOHNS was also built on that very same day,,his is 365,,,,in SAN JOSE,,,both red,,,,to be built so close together when new and today to be so far apart,,,,the MERCURY GODS work in strange behavior.....thanks POP

Re: All Ford Day Geelong 2018

Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2018 9:15 pm
by Tambo
Hey Bruce, great "all Ford Day" pics mate. Thanks for sharing.
I wasn't aware so many XP Falcons are still alive! John's car and truck looking great as always.