Owned by Gordon and Dellis Whittaker
In 1979 the Whittakers drove the A model to Weipa. A group of fifteen cars left Gladstone and the round trip took three weeks. The only mechanical repairs to the Ford was a flat tyre ( although Gordon did mention a Quite serious incident that resulted in the loss of a full bottle of rum)
In Biloela some 5 years ago the Ford sprung a leak, and water gushed out of the head. It happens that the dip stick (New guinea soft wood) was handy, so a section was cut off using Gordon’s handy ‘Solly’s’ $4.50 pocket knife. Gordon poked the cut off section of the dip stick into the hole and tapped it in with the same knife.
I asked Gordon if it was OK to write that in our Annual Magazine, and he said “Everybody knows it is there by now”
( well the whole world will find out from here)
It was about this point that Gordon pulled out the said pocket knife, and while demonstrating how sharp the lift out scissors were. . . Cut his Finger.
The truck comes complete with winch(all in working order) It is located under the truck just in front of the rear axle, but no spare wheel.Cab comes complete Cab comes complete with canvas seats –
thentic radio cases with the internals removed. Also not visible is the Insignia ‘buffalo over boomerang’ of the 12 Australian Division Northern Territory. Based in Darwin, raised in 1942 and no longer current.
Photo Below – A picture of the car as Eddie First Purchased it, looks fine in the photo but as the Photo Bellow right shows there was a fair bit of rust in it, Eddie had a good few photos showing rust, one of them we both looked at for a good five minutes and were still unable to figure out where it was.
he had only had this 1927 Chevrolet Four for around two months, and arrived at the general meeting with a fist full of photos. So I snaffled five of them to let you all know what a great little car that John has got his hands on.
ed a little reluctant to hand over the photos, But I insisted. After all, I had forgotten to take my camera with me for the last few meetings, and Bill had also been leaving his camera behind lately, PLUS, our New president had added to my own and our Editors frustrations by sitting on the new (old) FORD “A” photos for over a month. 
I conferred with John Hinde, “what condition would you call that John” I said, “would you call it Basically complete” (That’s what John said his Essex was when he got it, ) “YUP” said John
“That’s what I ‘m Told”
ned him wondering who Dolly was. When Jim returned to Australia ‘Dolly’ was put on a boat leaving from Southampton, For Australia. At the recent 30th Anniversary rally at Gladstone, the two cars made a ‘his and hers’ Entrance,
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Owned by Ray Hobbs Gladstone
I saw the car. I always loved the style of this era. It has similarities to many sporty 50s cars My favorite of course is the British Riley. (below)
Fifteen is one of those cars
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