The last few days have taken us to Eudunda, Point Pass, Peters Hill, Dutton, Truro, Manoora, Riverton, Mallala and lots of places in between. All fairly close to home I guess. The number of dirt roads are enough for the previous owner of my car to collapse with his leg in the air. Peter, I can see that foot rising now.
In Manoora, this old building in John Street has so much ancient history spelt out on the flat tin above the corrugated iron. I can make out Eckermann's Garage
D.M.
somebody or other Prop.
E.R. Wilkin Proprietor
Manoora Garage
Motor Electrical Engineer
Phone 7
Welding
Motor Trimming.
In Eudunda we came across Phil's latest project. It's a 1960 Australian assembled Pontiac Laurentian. They had 389 cu. in. V8s. Phil had just flown back from Brisbane where he went to get a boot lid which came back as hand luggage. Must have known the pilot. Datto Matt was beavering away with the sander in between coffee breaks, taking it back to bare metal.
Around the corner on the water tank for the steam engines the original old ads have been touched up and highlighted. It's a pity they can't get a grant to refurbish the 150 year old Eudunda railway station before the vandals completely destroy it.
Along the Robertstown road rusty collections like this beg the question "do I take a closer look?" Nah, better not.
At Dutton is this old school house attached to the Lutheran Church which has particular significance in a way. It was where I started school, albeit somewhat briefly.
On a pedestal out the front is this picture of the teacher and his segregated students, date unknown.
This is the rest of the plaque.
2 comments:
G'day John, As a former owner of an Australian delivered Laurentian I believed they were assembled by Holden from CKD kits out of Canada and were basically a Pontiac body on a Chevrolet chassis and hence had Chev 283 V8 motors with powerglides. Yes the 389 was first available in US delivered Pontiacs in 59 but they were not badged as Laurentians and not in the cars delivered in Oz. Colin
As an afterthought, I also owned a 63 Parisienne and that too was an Australian assembled car which meant it was a Pontiac body on a Chev chassis - too bad i did not keep either of these cars although neither are particularly expensive these days Colin
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