Recent content by NAGARI51

oops. Don't know what I did to get the supersize. Sorry to hijack the thread. Col

Hi Thomas, yes the flood was a hit as we lost the house and contents too plus all the infrastructure on our 25 acres, fences, dams and irrigation. We had insurance but so much little stuff and cool memory stuff gets lost. But in a way was cathartic. A new start as my weekender had become 14...

Hi Thomas and Chris. Whew I finally caught up with the current posts - fabulous thread and your stories and photos are an inspiration to all garage lovers and car lovers. The T70 would rate highly on anyone's bucket list. In 2008 and 2009 I did a garage makeover on my weekender in Australia...

Referring to the quote about dirt and the Pontiac engine rebuild - As a teenager our cars were painted by an old guy who worked from a dirt floored shed. Used to wet the floor prior to shooting paint and the results were quite acceptable for the era. The smithing shop on the farm always had a...

Hi Thomas, the car is a Bolwell Mark 7, an Aussie kit car from the 60's although that one was first registered in 1973. Mostly they were powered by GM Holden 6 cylinders of the era but avatar car was running a 363 Windsor (11.6 1/4 mile through the mufflers in street trim on street tyres over 2...

Hello Thomas and Chris, Hi from Thailand! What a fantastic thread and the workshop restoration is amazing. When I grew up in Australia in the 50's my granddad was a blacksmith and farmer, my Dad a master welder and all my uncles are car fiends so the sights and smells of old workshops and...