townsville rodding 1983

[bushbloke]

heres one for the townsvile rodders back in 83 i spent a week end there and met some rodders , think his name was mat , he also took me to a friends house who had a 33 tub and a sports coupe body , where are they now ?

[324dor]

Quite a collection of cars there. Pretty good looking 38 Coupe. Here's some photos that I took at Garbutt Wreckers about 1968. I've often wondered if Rodders got their hands on any of these.




Ken.

[CRUSTY - COUPE]

yer his name is mat and think he still has the 38 coupe,the sports coupe is in t/ville and has blown sb and painted black going for rego now.
crusty

[ken1939]

[quote="324dor"]Quite a collection of cars there. Pretty good looking 38 Coupe. Here's some photos that I took at Garbutt Wreckers about 1968. I've often wondered if Rodders got their hands on any of these.



OH MY 32 304 Ute! Golly wonder where it is now?

[324dor]

[quote="ken1939. OH MY 32 304 Ute! Golly wonder where it is now?[/quote]
Hopefully it got saved. I actually liked the Marquette sedan that was hanging in the breeze. Reckon it would make an awesome Rod.
My cousin has just finished a build on a 34 Buick Vicky for a customer. It should be at the Nationals. I think I'm correct in saying that Buick & Marquette were somehow related.
Ken.

[nassi]

yer his name is mat and think he still has the 38 coupe,the sports coupe is in t/ville and has blown sb and painted black going for rego now.
crusty

Is Matt a shortish chubby chap by any chance? I was in the RAAF posted there in the 70's, met a chap named Matt who was into rodding and wanted to buy the flathead in my boat.

[bushbloke]

that would be him . i can still remember were he used to live ,

[nassi]

that would be him . i can still remember were he used to live ,

Small world then.

[bushbloke]

if i remember rite ( its been over 30 years ) he had a 32 roadster that was used on the beach the body was bought by ( think his name was ) ian mcdonald who built a hiboy 32 when there was not very many around most seemed to be in queensland at the time , it had a 2L ford motor in it and was painted a light pale green was a very nice car think it was bought buy col from victoria cant remember his last name used to run the tac down there for years , i got the chassi and still have it to this day , no its not for sale ,

[graeme34]

matty never had that 32 roadster it came from a farm on the road to the horton river I cant remember who bought it but I know it went south as I was the one that originally found it when I lived in townsville and started building my 34 Chevy Tourer I knew matty Ryan very well we were good mates and hopefully still are but have not seen him for quite a few years

[Cool 32]

if i remember rite ( its been over 30 years ) he had a 32 roadster that was used on the beach the body was bought by ( think his name was ) ian mcdonald who built a hiboy 32 when there was not very many around most seemed to be in queensland at the time , it had a 2L ford motor in it and was painted a light pale green was a very nice car think it was bought buy col from victoria cant remember his last name used to run the tac down there for years , i got the chassi and still have it to this day , no its not for sale ,

You will find the 32 hi-boy with the 2L Ford that went to Victoria was Ian McConnell. Actually caught up with Ian at the Nat's.

[bushbloke]

like i said it was 30 + years ago , would be interesting to find out were my chassi came from