Ford blitz ambo project

[Mike K]

Did anyone spot the Monaro in the Yarra Junction pic ?

You guys should have been collecting those , not old junk army trucks .

A decent early model Monaro is worth big $$$$ nowadays

Mike

[Howard]

Bit it's still just a monaro
H

Originally Posted by Mike Kelly

Did anyone spot the Monaro in the Yarra Junction pic ?
You guys should have been collecting those , not old junk army trucks .
A decent early model Monaro is worth big $$$$ nowadays
Mike

[lynx42]

Originally Posted by Mike Kelly

Did anyone spot the Monaro in the Yarra Junction pic ?

You guys should have been collecting those , not old junk army trucks .

A decent early model Monaro is worth big $$$$ nowadays

Mike

Mike, there are 2 Monaros in that photo. The one you refer to is, I think, an HK Monaro but in front of it is a HQ LS Monaro as well.

Looks like Holden had the market share in those days.

Left to Right (I think):-
'67 Falcon ute, '65 Holden HD, '50's Holden 215, '63 Ford Compact, Some old green machine getting towed (obviously a Ford), ???, '70 Holden HT with trailer, '67 Falcon ute, '69 Holden HK Monaro, '72 Holden LS Monaro.

So Holden ruled the day.

The wrecker towing the Ford Blitz is either a Dodge or International with Holmes wrecking gear on the back.

Regards Rick

[Keith Webb]

On the previous page is a pic of the engine purring back in 1974:



Here's what it looked like in 2007:



The years had taken their toll and I think it has had water in it and it had seized. It had been put into my old FGT project which languished and at one stage went to the tip, only to be rescued at the last moment.

The new owner has been putting a lot of work into the project but I'm not sure of the current status of that engine.

Oh, whoops... I forgot to warn you not to look at the pic, Tony!

[Tony Wheeler]

Originally Posted by Keith Webb

Oh, whoops... I forgot to warn you not to look at the pic, Tony!

Yes it's a bit of waste after all the work I put into it! As well as being fully reco it had some nice ancillary bits like brand new cleaner and oil filter with stickers intact - all from Hughes in Camberwell as I recall. Would be worth a few bucks in that condition on ebay today!

I remember it being a very zippy motor and pulled like a train in that lightweight cab & chassis F60S. Top speed was impressive too with the 12.00 tyres, I seem to recall we clocked it at 60 mph on Tarango Road one day with your Singer following.

All in all it was a lovely blitz to drive, heaps of power and light to steer with low ratio steering box and very little weight on board. I don't recall any wheel shimmy or wandering at high speed.

I'd be very happy if my future restos are anywhere near as good as that job - except of course for that clevis pin in the brake pedal! More on that later....





Thinking back now