Well ,knock me over with a feather. That shot in Hawthorn road would have been in the first half of 1975.
Near the corner of Inkerman St Outside Woolnoughs tyres , I worked next door.
One almost tragic note was just up the hill was Dandenong road with it.s wide intersection .
The Coupe had an old Toronto electric fuel pump and my "anti theft" measure was to unplug the housed spade connector from the under dash fuse panel.
One evening after work ,I must have not pushed it home properly or forgot to plug it in and took off up the hill,she conked out whilst trying to negotiate the intersection and a tram and traffic bearing down I was fumbling with the connector whilst trying to steer the barely rolling vehicle now in neutral and watch the road. Managed just in time to start it.
Hawthorn road must have been a busy thoroughfare for" enthusiasts."
I was crossing the road from the fish shop opposite one day at lunchtime and Les Mathieson who once owned the coupe pulled up in a grey stock 35 Sedan with enamel plates offering a swap deal.
Later on with the 34 Ford outside. I was called up to the front office where a bloke named Ellis Baron well known in 34 Ford circles was enquiring as to the owner and if interested in selling
Frank.
...other car is Ian Connely's '37, another car that was built from a mint stocker and is the first one to be done in my workshop.