Cool Rides - Part 10

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In a Caddy?!

Yes, it was his 1956 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz convertible.

More on the car..... https://au.pinterest.com/pin/presley...2438207056638/

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Brian Keegan and Ron Harrop (Harrops Howler) used to do great racing in their FJs (in the 70s)
.. slow these things were not!

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.. something you don't see every day
spotto out the office window this morning... didn't see it roll up, HEARD it roll up!


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From a boys get together yesterday.

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[Pickles]

Brian Keegan and Ron Harrop (Harrops Howler) used to do great racing in their FJs (in the 70s)
.. slow these things were not!

Hello my friend.
I'm showing my age, I reckon I saw Harrops Howler in the 60s, at Fishermans Bend. his car was black I think, from memory. The Fishermans Bend Drags, whilst very "crude" by today's standards, were a lot of fun....and there were some memorable cars there too, some of which survive to this day, Dave Bennett's "Perfectune Premier 186S" being one! I was a member of The Thunderbirds Hot Rod Club in those days, and many of the members would compete in their Rods there.

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oh ...so, LOTS of memories there!

When I came along, my father ditched the Austin7 he had (no room for a bassinet you see) and bought a 2nd hand FX
wise move.. lots of room to also have my siblings fit in the Holden when they came along a year or 2 later

His father (my grandfather) had an Austin too... an A30 (yeah what Peter Brock stuffed a 6 cyl ino and went racing)
but went.. so says family folklore, I cannot be outdone!

He want out a bought a BRAND NEW* FJ Holden. Same colour as pictured... we too had an FX and FJ in the family at the same time.
ah memories!


*the FJ quickly racked up huge milage numbers! He got transferred (as a minister of religion) from Oakleigh in Melbourne
to Bowen in FNQ. That thing did more than half a dozen trips back and forth as he shifted house using the FJ for the move

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Hello my friend.
I'm showing my age, I reckon I saw Harrops Howler in the 60s, at Fishermans Bend. his car was black I think, from memory. The Fishermans Bend Drags, whilst very "crude" by today's standards, were a lot of fun....and there were some memorable cars there too, some of which survive to this day, Dave Bennett's "Perfectune Premier 186S" being one! I was a member of The Thunderbirds Hot Rod Club in those days, and many of the members would compete in their Rods there.

I do recall the Fishermans Bend drags (it was on the old runway there from WWII) but don't have the Howler in my recall.

I do remember seeing Ash MArshalls originla 'VANDAL' dragster run there... noise, fumes and smoke with each run with
spectators standing around next to the strip. Yeah, very crude! NO Armco and safety fencing in those days !

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... looks fast just standing still


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At Adelaide International Raceway in the late 1970's

That's Glen Dix on the flag. He ls a lovely bloke, lives not far from me & have chatted with him quite a few times.

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