while surfing i tripped across this interesting article !!

https://www.curbsideclassic.com/blog/vintage-ads-and-brochures/vintage-pr-photos-1958-and-1957-pontiac-fairmont-hy-rail-five-mile-bumpers-1950s-style/

For the last 3 winters i have been trying to get myself a couple of Milwaukee heated hoodies for work, and every year i miss out on what comes into nz and its all pre-ordered  !! ( i am too slow!!)

last year i managed to get 1 hoodie and i have saved that one as "best" for rod runs and other dress up times where i need to stand out side late into the night.

Last  year our local Milwaukee agents suggested we do an order early ! like october 2021 ! early !!

today ... may 13th 2022 we got my 2 hoodies and 2 for the boss !! i will get them embodied with our company logo next week, but for today i wanted to trail one out !! 

i hate being cold! thank you Mr Milwaukee !!

Edited May 13, 20224 yr by 64 kiwi boni

If I have to choose between cold and hot I will generally choose cold. Your can always put on more clothes' but in the heat you can only take off so much.

The reason that everything I own has heavy duty A/C.

32 minutes ago, Old guy44 said:

If I have to choose between cold and hot I will generally choose cold. Your can always put on more clothes' but in the heat you can only take off so much.

The reason that everything I own has heavy duty A/C.

yes me too mate ! cold any day for me, but to a limit!!! haha

ok, so i have bought another car !! now who can guess what it is ??????

That's a Mk 1 Escort panel van. 

And you win the prize 🍻🍻

Yay! I'll collect my prize (beer & pizza) first week of September. Yep - she's booked our flights for Sept 1. If you want anything brought over, let me know.

Were they by any chance advertised as being outstanding in their field......................................... you may need to think about that.

1 hour ago, Fitzy said:

Yay! I'll collect my prize (beer & pizza) first week of September. Yep - she's booked our flights for Sept 1. If you want anything brought over, let me know.

way cool mate!! justA the mirrors would be great !!!

1 hour ago, Old guy44 said:

Were they by any chance advertised as being outstanding in their field......................................... you may need to think about that.

hahaha, not only outstanding in their field but up in the back of nowhere!!!! hahaha a little place called Apiti, 

20 hours ago, 64 kiwi boni said:

ok, so i have bought another car !! now who can guess what it is ??????

OH OH OH OH Lemme guess.  

1 minute ago, JUSTA6 said:

OH OH OH OH Lemme guess.  

NEVERMIND....Dollar short, hour late.

On 5/14/2022 at 12:27 AM, 64 kiwi boni said:

ok, so i have bought another car !! now who can guess what it is ??????

 

On 5/14/2022 at 4:37 AM, Fitzy said:

That's a Mk 1 Escort panel van. 

 

On 5/14/2022 at 4:51 AM, 64 kiwi boni said:

And you win the prize 🍻🍻

 

On 5/14/2022 at 6:00 PM, Fitzy said:

Yay! I'll collect my prize (beer & pizza) first week of September. Yep - she's booked our flights for Sept 1. If you want anything brought over, let me know.

I thought Fitzy won the car and gets to restore the bloody thing?!?!?! My bad.

Fitzy mate! Stick with the beer and pizza! You'll be a lot happier and richer!! 

Edited May 17, 20224 yr by Frosty

Kiwi promised me we could borrow one of his cars when we visit later this year. I get the horrible feeling this is the one he meant. Mate - it's not purple nor Hemi powered, although it will use considerably less fuel, especially since it looks like we'll have to push it around.

Kiwis are funny. They have a real soft spot for old British built automotive atrocities. Zephyrs, Cortinas & Escorts were all standard fare for NZ & Oz in the 60s & 70s. It seems Australians learnt more quickly that once their Morris or Austin broke down in the middle of nowhere, they would trot off to the nearest Holden or Ford dealer and get something a bit tougher. I love reading about British cars because they were designed in stark contrast to whatever the rest of the world was producing. The Yanks had firebreathers and chrome mountains, the Euros produced spanky little sports cars, Australia turned out stoic solid basic transportation that had to be dirt road tough and the Poms were mired in tradition and stuffiness and cursed with narrow roads and expensive petrol, produced sad looking soggy gutless contraptions like Wolseleys and Austins, etc. Of course, these are generalisations. Some Euros were garbage and some Brits were stunning.

So Kiwi, the Escort panno. Is this the 'surprise purchase' you were alluding to some months ago, or is there something else on the way too? I've been away for almost 3 weeks at work and am just now catching up.

On 5/14/2022 at 12:27 AM, 64 kiwi boni said:

ok, so i have bought another car !! now who can guess what it is ??????

 

11 hours ago, Fitzy said:

Kiwi promised me we could borrow one of his cars when we visit later this year. I get the horrible feeling this is the one he meant. Mate - it's not purple nor Hemi powered, although it will use considerably less fuel, especially since it looks like we'll have to push it around.

Kiwis are funny. They have a real soft spot for old British built automotive atrocities. Zephyrs, Cortinas & Escorts were all standard fare for NZ & Oz in the 60s & 70s. It seems Australians learnt more quickly that once their Morris or Austin broke down in the middle of nowhere, they would trot off to the nearest Holden or Ford dealer and get something a bit tougher. I love reading about British cars because they were designed in stark contrast to whatever the rest of the world was producing. The Yanks had firebreathers and chrome mountains, the Euros produced spanky little sports cars, Australia turned out stoic solid basic transportation that had to be dirt road tough and the Poms were mired in tradition and stuffiness and cursed with narrow roads and expensive petrol, produced sad looking soggy gutless contraptions like Wolseleys and Austins, etc. Of course, these are generalisations. Some Euros were garbage and some Brits were stunning.

So Kiwi, the Escort panno. Is this the 'surprise purchase' you were alluding to some months ago, or is there something else on the way too? I've been away for almost 3 weeks at work and am just now catching up.

mate !!! i bought the van especially for you and your boss to drive around in !! it even has a heated rear screen to keep your hands warm while your pushing it through the snow !!!!  

12 hours ago, Fitzy said:

So Kiwi, the Escort panno. Is this the 'surprise purchase' you were alluding to some months ago, or is there something else on the way too? I've been away for almost 3 weeks at work and am just now catching up.

nope mate ! this is an extra that justA popped up !! and at the price I could not refuse it . you know how much heaps of British sh-t are worth now ?

Years ago, probably in the 60's I had in my hands on article about does your car have sex appeal. I don't remember much about it but some that I do remember are things like

Does it look like something you would expect to see an RAF pilot driving to the airstrip.

Does it look like something you would expect to see an RAF pilot parked on the shoulder with the hood up trying to get it running on the way to the airstrip.

Does it look like something you would expect to see an RAF pilot parked on the shoulder with the hood up trying to put out an engine fire on the way to the airstrip. 

I do remember  that it went on for about a full page but I don't remember anything else but this. I probably remember this because at the time I was working in my dads repair shop and saw a lot of 40's and 50's British sports cars that in one way or another fit into one of the categories above. 

They did some fine coachwork but they really needed to stay away from the mechanics.

A machine shop I used frequently had a bumper sticker on the wall that said, "the parts falling off of this car are of the finest British craftsmanship.

One of the jokes floating around among those of us that used to repair those things was, the reason the brits drink warm beer is because George Lucas wired their refrigerators.

Enough reminiscing.

Lucas automotive electrics often refer to their maker as 'Prince Of Darkness.'

heard that also

Sunday I dragged the escort home .....

Your van is ready for your New Zealand Tour Fitzy !!!!

its got great air con !!!,   completely environmentally friendly Flintstones floor boards so you will never need any gas !!! motor isn't very flash, special feature is the gear-box drivers seat !!   

tons of room in the back for your mattress too mate  

With that custom lican  glass privacy tints all round too !

Edited May 23, 20224 yr by 64 kiwi boni

One can only ask why did you drag it home, you got a boat that needs an anchor?

I am asking myself that same question Dwight !!! Haha 

but these things even in this condition are worth saving ! .... 

ok ok ! You can stop laughing now !! 

Has your wife left you yet? If mine saw me dragging that piece of fine British engineering & craftmanship home, as it was entering the property she'd be exiting and I would be agreeing with her. 

Yes, they CAN be worth a few (FEW) dollars but uh, that'd be for a whole one. I think you have perhaps half a car there - the rest is either ferric oxide or where metal used to be. I can only hope you have regained your faculties and buried it somewhere before we turn up in September. Get that Challenger cleaned up so we can use it, will you? Will it take 2 suitcases in the trunk?

On 5/23/2022 at 3:44 PM, 64 kiwi boni said:

Sunday I dragged the escort home .....

You did get a nice trailer hitch ball out of the deal.  Momma's got to LOVE that yard art.