I took this the other day from the wharf on the river. I thought it was a suitable photo for today as it is Mother's Day in Australia.
Happy Mother's Day to all mothers.
After a slow start Autumn has finally arrived. We have been having very mild weather with warm days but the last couple of weeks the nights have got cool, down to single figures most nights. The result is the sudden appearance of autumn leaves. What was green only a couple of weeks ago is gold and red.
I prepared these shots to post here but for some reason that is now forgotten it never happened. Anyway here are a couple of shots taken in my yard.
When I get a chance I have been scanning my old negatives and slides. It is fun as I find things I have forgotten and often find photos that are better than they were printed. I found these a while ago and don't remember taking them but I do like them. Also I haven't posted any train photos for a while!
One of my favourite American cars of the 60's and 70's was the Pontiac GTO. This one is a regular visitor to the Oakville Car Show.
Some, OK most, custom car owners are never happy with their car. So they are always making changes. Last year there was no silver sides.
In the comments on my last post I mentioned the Ford XC Cobra. One of the most under-rated and one of my favourite Aussie cars. Supposedly produced to clear the last of the two door coupe body shells Ford had. Not an out and out performance "racer for the road" like the earlier GTs more a luxurious high performance cruiser. The 5.8 (or 351 in cubic inches) gave effortless performance and like the whole XC range it felt smaller than it was. In Ford tradition you get any colour you wanted as long as it was white and blue. It was a limited edition and all cars carried a number on the dash. There are a few fakes, I mean "replicas" around.
I dug out these shots I took nearly a year ago so those not familiar with it can see what we were talking about.
it is still a stunning machine. The Ford GT40 is one of those mythical machines. If you see one there is a one in a 1000 chance it is real. This one is a replica, it even has a Holden engine!
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At the other end of the scale in terms of size is the Lincoln Continental Mark IV
I posted a photo of a Lloyd Hartnett the other day. This was taped to the window.
There was a time a few years ago when it was common for modified cars to have extensive graphics. It is not so common to see them now. They were rare though on standard cars. Here is a Volkswagen Beetle Turbo which is almost standard apart from the paint.
For something a little different here is a Lloyd Hartnett. It was made in Australian based on a German design.
Today I visited a local car show. It was held at the Pitt Town Sports Club and was to raise funds for the Oakville Rural Fire Service. For non NSW readers, the Rural Fire Service is a volunteer organisation. It is government funded but only for absolute necessities. Additional funds must be raised by the volunteers. The RFS is important as it provides the only fire fighting and other emergency services in many rural areas. Each state in Australia has a similar organisation but with different names.
It was good to get out with the camera again. That is something I haven't done for far too long. There were several rare or unusual vehicles on display ranging from hot rods to race cars to classics and too some special daily drivers. So here are a few shots.
I'll post some more photos as I sort them out.
While there has been plenty of reporting on the bushfire emergency in Victoria it has been almost forgotten that much of northern Australia is flooded. Many residents have been flooded out of their homes and needed support. Fortunately there has not been the same loss of life that accompanied the bushfires.
One of the biggest industries in northern Australia is cattle. There have been substantial stock losses in that area. The result of this is that the longer term economic cost of the floods may be as high as the bushfires.
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