Our Beautiful World,Week 43 - This week Ros has suggested "Transport" as the theme for our photos.This is a 1974 (scanned) black and white photo of our first car...
an old 1947 Ford V8 Pilot....here in this photo all shiny and restored - hubby and myself with sister-in-law (right) (Stephen's brother took the photo) having a picnic in the Dandenong Ranges, Victoria, Australia. Sadly we no longer own it,.
The car meant a lot to me as it belonged to my grandfather, who had the pedals modified as he was a amputee from Gallipoli. Leather interior, rear window roller blind, wind out windscreen and in excellent condition as the grandfather only ever drove is short distances to the town and back over 25 odd years.
Sorry for the poor photos, just realized they're more than 40 years old but I enjoyed sharing them and the story.
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Robyn
Such a lovely nostalgic post!
ReplyDeleteHappa Easter :-)
Wow!! Robyn that car is amazing!! What a great restoration job ... and your photos take me back too! We all dressed like that and guys had longish hair ... But they were really good days ... thanks for taking me down memory lane ... Happy Easter!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing these oldies but GOODIES, Robyn!! The photos are priceless....thanks for stopping by Virginia's View Challenge blog. Your comment and encouragement mean so much to me!
ReplyDeleteWow Robyn! I think Ros has said it all...what a transformation. Thanks for sharing...that's a great story and great photos.
ReplyDeleteLovely...and so cute, full of nostalgia!! your pictures are as old as I am ('74 )...let me to say: oldies but goldies... thanks for sharing!! Made me smile and feeling good!! Happy Easter, too!
ReplyDeleteHappy Easter!
ReplyDeletecool, so nostalgic!
the fotos from your first car are looking great.
Wow, a lot of work to restore it, but it's worth the work. Great result.
Wish you a great week, Manuela