Kapunda - Week 72

Yesterday morning a few Packards rolled into town.

It made me a bit late for my trip to Adelaide but well worth the delay. Magnificent motor cars especially the examples from the twenties and thirties.

What do I like about the Birdwood Classic?

Moments like these.

Salt Lake Milano.

Remember Simon was looking for a new body for the blue Milano?

Well, a mould has been taken from Neville D's body.

Mark at Auto Art in Moonta did the work and it's certainly impressive. A high quality mould with tooling gel. Will try and keep you posted on future progress.

Australian Classic Car's visit to Binalong Museum.

Look what they found.

Time for a Queensland car.

Stacey took these photos when he was up that way last month. He recognised this Mark 7 as the ex-Eastwood car. It's one of three belonging to Bazza Campbell.

Meanwhile, in other corners of the "shed".

Progress in Madrid.

Some chassis pics and a plea about gear linkage.

(Cat's out of the bag - it's going left hand drive)

Dear John,

   I never thought that the gear box linkage could be a problem for making the gear box work, please have a look at the pictures I´ve already sent to you....the pack (Eng. and gear box9 come from an old Mustang......and the standard linkage.....sits too much back and we been told that there there exist a system that we can buy and fit on top of the gear box so that´s it-......please could you help and put a biit of light about this....? 

                                                 Thanks and regards : Joe.

No Bolwells but........

Photo shoot.

See. You don't have to be in a bikini to look sexy. Ripped jeans are fine.

Can't wait for the Sunday Times to come out.

FYI

Vinyl

Yes, I agree, Kristin's 7 would be the very first vinyl wrapped Bolwell.

Looks great doesn't it.
Might go one better and bubble wrap mine.

Comment JB

Just thought we might change direction ... a little. Seems you all loved the ol days, so here's one you might remember. The mighty Veskanda I raced in the 80's, built by K & A Engineering in Adelaide. It was owned by Bernie Van Elson, it was arguably the best car I've raced. I set lap records everywhere we raced it. The last time I raced it was with Dick Johnson in 1988 in the Sandown 6 Hour International race. We ran dry on fuel, those Group C races were economy runs. The car is now owned by my mate Paul Stubber, he's racing it overseas and doing very well in Historic Group C races. Once a good car, always a good car I say! Those were the days. Cheers JB