Motu puts his hand on the girl in the bikini

**Motu** · 22nd June 2004, 18:49

This was from my persective,ain't she gorgeous? Some of you might like to guess what I was driving today - oh,that's not wood...it's hand painted woodgrain.

**Two Smoker** · 22nd June 2004, 18:52

Motu im going to have to come down to that workshop of yours and check out some of these bloody nice cars

**wkid_one** · 22nd June 2004, 19:45

Originally Posted by Two Smoker

Motu im going to have to come down to that workshop of yours and check out some of these bloody nice cars

Better give him heaps of warning so he can go and find the nice cars

**Hitcher** · 22nd June 2004, 20:11

What's that Arabic card stuck down behind the dash all about??

**Posh Tourer :P** · 22nd June 2004, 21:27

Ok best guess 1940-1955 Austin

**marty** · 22nd June 2004, 21:55

nope. i reckon a '36 ford V8. 220ci flat head?

**Motu** · 22nd June 2004, 22:21

That didn't last long - yeah,it's a 36 Ford sedan,Fordor,not to be confused with Mordor,spare wheel on rear deck.Even so many years down the track they are a joy to drive,mechanical brakes are not too hot,but those flathead V8s just purr.

The Yanks didn't have craftsmen to make wooden dashes,so they hand painted the woodgrain finish on the dash and doors.Being 1936 it doesn't need much to pass a WoF - stop,a few lights,nothing falling off the suspn and steering - shit,if I get to drive it they pass I reckon.

Oh,that card - he doesn't know,thinks it may have come out of a taxi...but on the side facing out it says something like - the only diety to worship is,and he's put a Ford sign over whatever it said.

**marty** · 22nd June 2004, 22:27

i've got a V8 out of one of those on the floor in the garage - it was running a high output water pump as a stationary engine on a dedicated trailer. i used to love starting it up on the trailer just to listen to it

**SPman** · 23rd June 2004, 00:29

Aaaah - 36 V8. I inherited one of those off my great aunts when they died, back in 70.
Cooked the motor towing a mates Hillman Imp down to Bay Park! - great cars though, particularly the starter button on the floor!

**pete376403** · 23rd June 2004, 11:18

Only time I ever rode in one was on a very rainy night on a windy road. 6 volt electrics made for poor lights at the best of times and I wasn't too jazzed about how the vacuum wipers stopped every time the driver put his foot down (which was a lot, he was about 16 and it was his first car)

**Dr Bob** · 23rd June 2004, 11:22

When I lived in Eastbourne I was in the volunteer bush fire service. We had a circa 1940 V8 fire engine. It had a big cast pump off the front of the engine, sticking through the grille - lots of brass aaahhhh luvly. On the negative, you had to be already travelling backwards to be able to put it into reverse, and you had to take off for the fire before it started to be of any use.

**Motu** · 24th June 2004, 10:46

De Javoo doo - look closely....that's not the same car.

How bout that,another 36 ford V8 Sedan sitting in my workshop,same colour,greyhound mascot,whitewalls,almost identical - cept this one is a trunk back,but the spare is still mounted the same.

**Dr Bob** · 24th June 2004, 10:53

How old are the owners? Could I convince one of them to part with it - although the missus may not like it - no airconditioning, no electric windows, no automatic gear box, no cd player, ..... actually, how many of us would go for a kick start on our bikes? (apart from the dirt ones)

**Motu** · 12th July 2004, 17:27

Something a bit more modern this time,very special this one.I'll come back when I get home later and put some other shots I took today up,but that will give it away.PT didn't see it,it was gone when he went past.